{"id":1999,"date":"2011-12-12T11:02:14","date_gmt":"2011-12-12T11:02:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.cvm.org.uk\/blog\/?p=1999"},"modified":"2011-12-12T11:02:14","modified_gmt":"2011-12-12T11:02:14","slug":"robs-round-up-38","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cvm.org.uk\/blog\/uncategorized\/robs-round-up-38\/","title":{"rendered":"Rob&#8217;s Round Up"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>England\u2019s Luke Donald became the first man to top Golf\u2019s US and European money lists by finishing third in the Dubai World Championship.<\/p>\n<p>Having sealed the American prize in October, Donald needed to finish in the top nine in Dubai to secure the European equivalent. He did so with a final-round 66 to end 16 under par, three shots behind the winner Alvaro Quiros of Spain.<\/p>\n<p>Northern Ireland\u2019s Rory McIlroy was the only player who could deny Donald the European title, if he won in Dubai and the Englishman finished outside the top nine. McIlroy\u2019s challenge faded and he ended 10 shots adrift of Quiros.<\/p>\n<p>An Englishman also held off a Northern Irishman in Snooker as Judd Trump beat Mark Allen 10-8 to win the UK Championship title in York.<\/p>\n<p>Allen led 3-1 but Trump took the next seven frames. Allen won five of the next six but Trump, who took his first ranking title in China earlier this year, held on.<\/p>\n<p>In Football\u2019s Premier League, Manchester United closed the gap on leaders Manchester City to two points although it could be temporary with City playing at Chelsea on Monday evening.<\/p>\n<p>United saw off Wolves 4-1 thanks to braces from Nani and Wayne Rooney. Third-placed Tottenham lost ground with a 2-1 defeat to Stoke, former Spurs winger Matthew Etherington scoring both City goals.<\/p>\n<p>Arsenal broke into the top four, again possibly temporarily with Chelsea is action on Monday, thanks to a 1-0 win over Everton. Liverpool went sixth with a 1-0 victory against QPR and Newcastle losing 4-2 to Norwich.<\/p>\n<p>Wigan moved off the bottom with a 2-1 defeat of West Brom and Bolton taking their place courtesy of a 2-1 loss to Aston Villa. Sunderland beat struggling Blackburn 2-1 in new boss Martin O\u2019Neill\u2019s first game in charge. Swansea saw off Fulham 2-0.<\/p>\n<p>In Rugby Union\u2019s European Cup Saracens beat Ospreys 31-26 at Wembley to stay top of their group, the only English side in such a position.<\/p>\n<p>London Irish defeated Racing Metro 34-14, Northampton lost 41-22 to Castres, Bath were beaten 18-13 by Leinster and Leicester lost 30-12 to Clermont Auvergne. Gloucester and Harlequins, who are in the same group, respectively beat Connacht 14-10 and lost to Toulouse 21-10.<\/p>\n<p>In the Challenge Cup there were wins for Worcester, Exeter, Sale and Newcastle but not Wasps.<\/p>\n<div class=\"linkwithin_hook\" id=\"https:\/\/www.cvm.org.uk\/blog\/uncategorized\/robs-round-up-38\/\"><\/div><script>\n<!-- \/\/LinkWithinCodeStart\nvar linkwithin_site_id = 897245;\nvar linkwithin_div_class = \"linkwithin_hook\";\n\/\/LinkWithinCodeEnd -->\n<\/script>\n<script src=\"http:\/\/www.linkwithin.com\/widget.js\"><\/script>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.linkwithin.com\/\"><img src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.linkwithin.com\/pixel.png?w=750\" alt=\"Related Posts Plugin for WordPress, Blogger...\" style=\"border: 0\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>England\u2019s Luke Donald became the first man to top Golf\u2019s US and European money lists by finishing third in the Dubai World Championship. 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