Weekly roundup
Football
Hull eased their relegation fears with a 1-0 win over Liverpool last night. This also dented Liverpool’s hopes of a top 4 finish.
Tonight will see an in form Leicester host Chelsea. A win for Chelsea will see them 1 win away from being crowned Premier League Champions for a 3rd time.
Saturday’s fixtures
Aston Villa v Everton
Leicester v Newcastle
Liverpool v QPR
Manchester United v West Brom
Sunderland v Southampton
Swansea v Stoke
West Ham v Burnley
Sunday’s fixtures
Chelsea v Crystal Palace
Tottenham v Manchester City
Monday’s fixture
Hull v Arsenal
Congratulations to Bournemouth who join Watford in the Premier League next season after they guaranteed a top 2 finish in the Championship Monday night.
Cricket
The 3rd and final test between England and the West Indies will start on Friday in Barbados.
County Championship fixtures.
Sunday start
Durham v Sussex (Durham won the toss and decided to field)
1st innings
Sussex 335 all out (Oliver Robinson 110) (Usman Arshad 3/41)
Durham 339 all out (John Hastings 72) (Oliver Robinson 4/71)
2nd innings
Sussex 265 all out (Matthew Machan 80) (Christopher Rushworth 5/81)
Durham 263/4 (Scott Borthwick 97 not out) (Ajmal Shahzad 4/86)
Durham won by 6 wickets
Hampshire v Nottinghamshire (Hampshire won the toss and decided to field)
1st innings
Nottinghamshire 371 all out (Alex Hales 141) (Gareth Berg 3/88)
Hampshire 276 all out (James Adams 61) (Luke Wood 3/68)
2nd innings
Nottinghamshire 296/4 declared (Brendan Taylor 103) (Liam Dawson 2/67)
Hampshire 29/0
Match drawn
Somerset v Middlesex (Middlesex won the toss and decided to field)
1st innings
Somerset 408 all out (James Hildreth 187) (James Harris 5/83)
Middlesex 317 all out (Nicholas Gubbins 92) (Lewis Gregory 6/101)
2nd innings
Somerset 310 all out (James Hildreth 86) (James Harris 3/64)
Middlesex 405/5 (Adam Voges 132) (Abdur Rehman 2/100)
Middlesex won by 5 wickets
Yorkshire v Warwickshire (Warwickshire won the toss and decided to bat)
1st innings
Warwickshire 435 all out (Ian Westwood 196) (Tim Bresnan 5/85)
Yorkshire 303 all out (Andrew Gale 96) (William Rankin 6/55)
2nd innings
Warwickshire 219/7 declared (Ian Westwood 84) (James Middlebrook 5/82)
Yorkshire 221/4 (Andrew Hodd 54) (Jeetan Patel 3/70)
Match drawn
The IPL (Indian Premier League) standings are as follows:
- Chennai Super Kings
- Rajasthan Royals
- Royal Challengers Bangalore
- Kolkata Knight Riders
- Sunrisers Hyderabad
- Delhi Daredevils
- Mumbai Indians
- Kings XI
Super League
Huddersfield Giants v Leeds Rhinos
Friday’s fixtures:
Hull FC v Salford Red Devils
St Helens v Wakefield Wildcats
Wigan Warriors v Hull KR
Sunday’s fixtures:
Warrington Wolves v Widnes Vikings
Castleford Tigers v Catalans Dragons
Eorl Crabtree has extended his contract with Huddersfield Giants until the end of 2017.
Boxing
This weekend will see the richest fight in history finally happen. Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao will final get it on.
Nathan Cleverley has supposedly signed to fight Juergen Braehmer for the WBA light-heavyweight title if he comes through his fight on the 30th May.
Darts
Premier League action comes from Birminham this week.
Fixtures:
Dave Chisnall v Adrian Lewis
Barney v Gary Anderson
James Wade v Stephen Bunting
MVG v Phil Taylor
Adrian Lewis v Barney
Snooker
Round 2 matches. (Best of 25 frames)
Mark Selby v Anthony McGill
9-13
Barry Hawkins v Mark Allen
13-11
Joe Perry v Shaun Murphy
5-13
Ali Carter v Neil Robertson
5-13
Ding Junhui v John Higgins
13-9
Marco Fu v Judd Trump
8-13
Graeme Dott v Stuart Bingham
5-13
Matthew Stevens v Ronnie O’Sullivan
5-13
Quarter-final draw (best of 25 frames)
Anthony McGill v Shaun Murphy
8-13
Barry Hawkins v Neil Robertson
10-8
Ding Junhui v Judd Trump
4-13
Stuart Bingham v Ronnie O’ Sullivan
11-9
Semi-final draw (best of 33 frames
Shaun Murphy v Barry Hawkins/Neil Robertson
Judd Trump v Stuart Bingham/Ronnie O’Sullivan
Across the pond
NBA.
The NBA play-offs round 1 best of 7
Washington v Toronto
(Washington won series 4-0)
New Orleans v Golden State
(Golden State won series 4-0)
Milwaukee v Chicago
(Chicago leads 3-2)
Dallas v Houston
(Houston won series 4-1)
Boston v Cleveland
(Cleveland won series 4-0)
Brooklyn v Atlanta
(Series tied 2-2)
Portland v Memphis
(Memphis leads 3-1)
San Antonio v LA Clippers
(San Antonio leads 3-2)
NHL play-off matches (best of 7)
Ottawa v Montreal
(Montreal won series 4-2)
NY Islanders v Washington
(Washington won series 4-3)
Chicago v Nashville
(Chicago won series 4-2)
Calgary v Vancouver
(Calgary won series 4-2)
Pittsburgh v NY Rangers
(Rangers won the series 4-1)
Detroit v Tampa Bay
(Series tied 3-3)
Minnesota v St. Louis
(Minnesota won the series 4-2)
Winnipeg v Anaheim
(Anaheim won the series 4-0)
MLB standings are as follows:
American League
East: Yankees 13-8
Central: Kansas City 14-6
West: Houston 13-7
National League
East: New York Mets 15-6
Central: St. Louis 13-6
West: LA Dodgers 12-8
Andrew Huddlestone
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