Sunday 24 February 2013

Swansea obliterate Bradford to take COC

Swansea absolutely annihilated Bradford 5-0 to take the Capital One Cup trophy at Wembley.

Goals from Michu, Nathan Dyer (2) and Jonathan De Guzman (2) gave the Swans the famous win.

It was a fairy tale ending for the South Wales team that has struggled in recent times, in their centenary season.

It was 10 years ago when a 4-2 win over Hull saved Swansea from relegation from the Football League. Since then, they have climbed up the leagues, made a few great managerial decisions and have now entered Europe - the prize for winning the League Cup is a place in the Europa League.

Jubilant celebrations followed the final whistle, and both Ashley Williams and Garry Monk had great smiles on their faces as they lifted the trophy.

In other games, Man City beat Chelsea2-0, while Newcastle beat Southampton 4-2.

England on track for Grand Slam but Wales closing in

Rugby Union: England are still on course for a Grand Slam however Wales recorded their second win in as many games to start closing the gap.

England won 23-13 over struggling France, who still haven't recorded a win this Six Nations.

Wales beat Italy 26-9 though to start closing the gap.

Manchester United open 15-point lead

A 2-0 win against QPR helped Manchester United open a 15-point lead over second-place Manchester City.

Goals from Rafael and Ryan Giggs gave United a 2-0 win over the Premier League's bottom side.

In other games, a brace from Santi Carzorla gave Arsenal a 2-1 win against struggling Aston Villa.

Norwich surprised many with a 2-1 win over Everton, while Wigan thrashed 10-man Reading 3-0.

The full results are:
Reading 0-3 Wigan
QPR 0-2 Man. United
Arsenal 2-1 Aston Villa
Norwich 2-1 Everton
West Brom 2-1 Sunderland
Fulham 1-0 Stoke

Sunday 3 February 2013

United widen gap over City

Manchester United went 9 points ahead of Manchester City with a 1-0 win over Fulham.

City could only draw 2-2 against Liverpool, while third place Chelsea surprisingly lost 3-2 to Newcastle.

Gareth Bale scored to help Tottenham to a 1-0 win over West Brom, while Everton had to come back from behind to draw 3-3 with Aston Villa.

The full results are:
Fulham 0-1 Man United
Manchester City 2-2 Liverpool
Newcastle 3-2 Chelsea
West Brom 0-1 Tottenham
Everton 3-3 Aston Villa
Arsenal 1-0 Stoke
West Ham 1-0 Swansea
Reading 2-1 Sunderland
QPR 0-0 Norwich
Wigan 2-2 Southampton

Italy surprise France to throw 6 Nations wide open

Rugby Union: Italy beat France to help throw the Six Nations wide open.

On Saturday, Ireland beat Wales 30-22, while England won the Calcutta Cup over Scotland with a 38-18 win. Then, on Sunday, Italy surprised many by beating France 23-18.

The table after one game each is as follows:
1. England
2. Ireland
3. Italy
4. France
5. Wales
6. Scotland

My predictions for the end of tournament are:
1. Ireland
2. England
3. France
4. Wales
5. Italy
6. Scotland