All but one of the 32 ties in the third round of the FA Cup were played at the weekend and most of the big boys made it into the draw for the fourth round. Manchester City and Chelsea both had comfortable win, beating Watford and Southampton 3-0 and 5-1 respectively. Luis Suarez returned to […]
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There was a grandstand finish to England T20 game in Mumbai on Saturday. Having been set a target of 178 England needed three from the final ball of the game to win but captain Eoin Morgan duly hit a six to add a T20 win their test series win. Rahane and Dhoni quickly smashed apart […]
Jonathan Trott and Ian Bell both scored centuries as England drew the final test against Nagpur to win their first series in India for 27 years. India had declared after an hour of day three, still four runs behind the visitors’ first innings total of 330, in the hope of bowling England out in time […]
Robin van Persie’s last-minute free kick won an exciting Manchester derby for United 3-2 at the Etihad Stadium. United had taken a 2-0 lead into the second half thanks to a brace from Wayne Rooney but the momentum shifted in City’s favour after they capitalised on an incorrect decision to rule out Ashley young’s goal […]
England stunned the New Zealand at Twickenham, ending the year in fine style with a 38-21 win. The All Blacks were heavy favourites but a superb first-half defensive display coupled with the faultless goal-kicking of Owen Farrell meant England led 12-0 at half-time. Their illustrious opponents put up some resistance in the second half, scoring […]
Sebastian Vettel won his third straight Formula One world, fighting back after dropping to the back of the field during the first lap to finish sixth. Fernando Alonso needed to make up a thirteen-point deficit to win the title and his second-placed finish behind Jenson Button wasn’t enough given Vettel’s sixth-placed finish. England captain Chris […]
England lost the first test in India by nine wickets after an atrocious first couple of days at Ahmedabad. England could only manage 191 in their first innings but, after being forced to follow, scored 406 to give them hope of a turnaround. That was snuffed out by the top of the Indian batting order […]
Europe staged a dramatic final-day comeback to overturn a five-point deficit and retain the Ryder Cup. Francisco Molinari finished all-square with Tiger Woods on the 18th green to secure a European win by 14 1/2 points to 13 1/2. Martin Kaymer had already holed a six-foot putt to guarantee at least a tie for his […]
In an emotional first home match for Liverpool since the findings of the Hillsborough Independent Panel were announced, Robin van Persie’s 81st-minute penalty clinched all three points for Manchester United. Steven Gerrard opened the scoring for the home side despite having Jonjo Shelvey sent off before the break. Defender Rafael da Silva equalised five minutes […]
Manchester United moved to within a point of Chelsea at the top of the Premier League table with a thumping 4-0 win over Wigan at Old Trafford. Javier Hernandez missed a penalty inside the first five minutes and Wigan kept their opponents at bay for the rest of the half before the floodgates opened after […]
