{"id":2332,"date":"2012-03-05T10:51:21","date_gmt":"2012-03-05T10:51:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.cvm.org.uk\/blog\/?p=2332"},"modified":"2012-03-05T10:51:21","modified_gmt":"2012-03-05T10:51:21","slug":"the-bouras-bulletin-9","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cvm.org.uk\/blog\/the-bouras-bulletin\/the-bouras-bulletin-9\/","title":{"rendered":"The Bouras Bulletin"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Andre Vilas-Boas was sacked as Chelsea manager after just ninth months in charge in the aftermath of his side\u2019s 1-0 defeat away to West Brom.<\/p>\n<p>The club\u2019s owner Roman Abramovich lost patience with his man after a poor run of form which sees the side fifth in the Premier League and facing the possibility of missing out on qualification for next season\u2019s Champions League.<\/p>\n<p>Gareth MacAuley reacted to a powerful Chris Brunt cross to give West Brom a deserved lead after 82 minutes.<\/p>\n<p>Two goals from Ashley Young \u2013 his second a spectacular strike \u2013 helped Manchester United to a 3-1 against Tottenham at White Hart Lane on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>Despite Tottenham having the better of a first half in which Emmanuel Adebayor had a goal disallowed for handball, United went in at half time 1-0 up thanks to a Wayne Rooney header from a corner. Jermain Defoe came on towards the end of the second half and scored what was just a consolation goal in the final minutes.<\/p>\n<p>Robin van Persie continued his fantastic goalscoring form with two vital goals against Liverpool at Anfield. The Dutchman\u2019s 24<sup>th<\/sup> and 25<sup>th<\/sup> league goals of the season were enough for Arsenal to register a valuable 2-1 win at Anfield to consolidate their position in the qualification places for the Champions League.<\/p>\n<p>In their rearranged Six Nations fixture, Ireland drew 17-17 against France in Paris. Two first half tries from Tommy Bowe \u2013 one a exceptional solo effort \u2013 had given Ireland a 17-6 lead at half time.<\/p>\n<p>But France responded after the break and a Wesley Fofana try after 51 minutes and two penalties from Morgan Parra levelled things up.<\/p>\n<p>Wales remain the only side capable of a Grand Slam and lead the Six Nations table with France and England trailing.<\/p>\n<p>Rory McIlroy has gone to the top of golf\u2019s world rankings after winning the Honda Classic at Palm Beach Gardens in Florida. McIlroy finished 12-under, two shots ahead of Tiger Woods and Tom Gillis, and four ahead of fellow Brit Lee Westwood.<\/p>\n<p>At 22-years old becomes the second-youngest man ever to reach the rankings top spot behind Woods, who was 21 when he became number one in 1997.<\/p>\n<p>Roger Federer beat Andy Murray 7-5 6-4 in Saturday\u2019s Dubai Championships final. Murray had beaten world number one Novak Djokovic on Friday but was unable to halt Federer\u2019s impressive return to form which has see him win ten straight matches.<\/p>\n<div class=\"linkwithin_hook\" id=\"https:\/\/www.cvm.org.uk\/blog\/the-bouras-bulletin\/the-bouras-bulletin-9\/\"><\/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>Andre Vilas-Boas was sacked as Chelsea manager after just ninth months in charge in the aftermath of his side\u2019s 1-0 defeat away to West Brom. 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