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Weekly roundup
Football
Champions league action last night saw Bayern and Barcelona progress to the semi-finals. Tonight will see Real Madrid host Athletico Madrid and Monaco host Juventus.
Premier League fixtures:
Saturday
Burnley v Leicester
Crystal Palace v Hull
Manchester City v Aston Villa
Newcastle v Swansea
QPR v West Ham
Southampton v Tottenham
Stoke v Sunderland
West Brom V Liverpool
Sunday
Arsenal v Chelsea
Everton v Manchester United
Liverpool midfielder Jordan Henderson is close to signing a 5 year deal worth £100,000 a week.
Cricket
England v West Indies in the 2nd test is underway. A rain effected 1st day saw England put the West Indies into bat. At the close of play West Indies were 188/5 with Marlon Samuels closing in on a hundred as he ended 94 not out. Chris Jordan was the stand out bowler taking 2 wickets for 40 runs.
Day 2 has also had a rain delay. Marlon Samuels got to 103 then fell to Anderson. Up to publication Broad has been pick of the bowlers with 4/61 and the West Indies on 261/9.
County Championship fixtures.
1st Division Sunday start
Nottinghamshire v Yorkshire (Yorkshire won the toss and decided to field)
1st innings
Nottinghamshire 428 all out (Alex Hales 236) (Steven Patterson 3/78)
Yorkshire 441 all out (Jack Leaning 116) (Samit Patel 4/102)
2nd Innings
Nottinghamshire
354/7 (Chris Read 83) (William Rhodes 2/42)
Match drawn
Sussex v Worcestershire (Sussex won the toss and decided to bat)
1st innings
Sussex 345 all out (Matthew Machan 135) (Gareth Andrew 3/73)
Worcestershire 389 all out (Richard Oliver 101) (Steven Magoffin 3/69)
2nd innings
Sussex 290 all out (Ed Joyce 82) (Senanayake Senanayake 4/50)
Worcestershire 185 all out (Oliver Cox 48) (Ajmal Shahzad 5/46)
Sussex won by 61 runs
Warwickshire v Hampshire (Warwickshire won the toss and decided to field)
1st innings
Hampshire 319 all out (Adam Wheater 74) (Boyd Rankin 6/75)
Warwickshire 280 all out (Tim Ambrose 113) (James Tomlinson 3/53)
2nd innings
Hampshire 339 all out (Sean Ervine 102) (Rikki Clarke 3/63)
Warwickshire 244/5 (Varun Chopra 119) (James Tomlinson 2/56)
Match Drawn
The IPL (Indian Premier League) standings are as follows:
- Rajasthan Royals
- Chennai Super Kings
- Kolkata Knight Riders
- Delhi Daredevils
- Sunrisers Hyderabad
- Kings XI Punjab
- Mumbai Indians
- Royal Challengers Bangalore
Rugby League
Thursday’s fixture:
Wakefield Wildcats v Wigan Warriors
Friday fixtures:
Hull FC v Huddersfield Giants
Leeds Rhinos v Warrington Wolves
St. Helens v Widnes Vikings
Saturday’s fixture:
Catalans Dragons v Hull KR
Sunday’s fixture
Salford Red Devils v Castleford Tigers
The Challenge cup draw for the next round is as follows.
Hull FC v Castleford Tigers
St. Helens v York
Wigan Warriors v Hull KR
Catalans Dragons v Featherstone Rovers
Dewsbury v Warrington Wolves
Leeds Rhinos v Huddersfield Giants
Wakefield Wildcats v Leigh
Widnes Vikings v Batley
Boxing
Wladimir Klitschko will match Joe Louis’ world title fight record when he faces American Bryant Jennings on Saturday. It will be interesting to see if he wins if he fights Tyson Fury who is mandatory challenger for the belt.
Kenny Bayless will be the man in charge of Mayweather v Pacquiao.
Darts
Premier League action comes from Cardiff this week.
Fixtures
Stephen Bunting v Gary Anderson
James Wade v MVG
Barney v Dave Chisnall
Phil Taylor v Adrian Lewis
Gary Anderson v MVG
Snooker
Draw for the World Championships: 1st round best of 19
Mark Selby v Kurt Maflin
10-9
Stephen Maguire v Anthony McGill
9-10
Joe Perry v Zhang Anda
8-4
Shaun Murphy v Robin Hull
7-2
Barry Hawkins v Matthew Selt
10-9
Mark Allen v Ryan Day
10-3
Ali Carter v Alan McManus
10-5
Neil Robertson v Jamie Jones
10-2
Ding Junhui v Mark Davis
10-7
John Higgins v Robert Milkins
10-5
Marco Fu v Jimmy Robertson
10-6
Judd Trump v Stuart Carrington
1-1
Ricky Walden v Graeme Dott
8-10
Stuart Bingham v Robbie Williams
10-7
Mark Williams v Matthew Stevens
2-10
Ronnie O’Sullivan v Craig Steadman
10-3
Other news is that Ding forgot he was on a 147 after potting 12 reds then 12 blacks he potted the 13th red and screwed back for the blue. Ronnie O’ Sullivan could be fined after breaking the dress code and playing in his socks.
Round 2 matches start tomorrow. (Best of 25 frames)
Mark Selby v Anthony McGill
Barry Hawkins v Mark Allen
Joe Perry/Zhang Anda v Shaun Murphy/Robin Hull
Ali Carter v Neil Robertson
Ding Junhui v John Higgins
Marco Fu v Judd Trump/Stuart Carrington
Graeme Dott v Stuart Bingham
Matthew Stevens v Ronnie O’Sullivan
Across the pond
NBA.
The NBA play-offs round 1 best of 7
Washington v Toronto
(Washington leads 2-0)
New Orleans v Golden State
(Golden State leads 2-0)
Milwaukee v Chicago
(Chicago leads 2-0)
Dallas v Houston
(Houston leads 2-0)
Boston v Cleveland
(Cleveland leads 2-0)
Brooklyn v Atlanta
(Atlanta leads 1-0)
Portland v Memphis
(Memphis leads 1-0)
San Antonio v LA Clippers
(LA leads 1-0)
NHL play-off matches (best of 7)
Ottawa v Montreal
(Montreal leads series 3-0)
NY Islanders v Washington
(Series tied 2-2)
Chicago v Nashville
(Chicago leads series 3-1)
Calgary v Vancouver
(Calgary leads series 3-1)
Pittsburgh v NY Rangers
(Rangers lead the series 2-1)
Detroit v Tampa Bay
(Detroit leads series 2-1)
Minnesota v St. Louis
(Minnesota leads the series 2-1)
Winnipeg v Anaheim
(Anaheim leads series 3-0)
MLB standings are as follows:
American League
East: Boston 9-5
Central: Detroit 11-3
West: Houston 8-6
National League
East: New York Mets 11-3
Central: St. Louis 8-4
West: LA Dodgers 9-4
NFL news and Brett Favre’s number 4 jersey will be retired during the thanksgiving night game against the Bears.
Tebow news and he has signed a 1 year deal with the Philadelphia Eagles. It will be interesting to see how this plans out as they already have Sam Bradford and Mark Sanchez as QB’s as well as Matt Barkley and GJ Kinne. It would be nice to see him given a real chance in a team, but at the moment I reckon he is down the pecking order.
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