{"id":48514,"date":"2012-03-03T23:04:32","date_gmt":"2012-03-03T23:04:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bigsmoke.org.uk\/?p=48514"},"modified":"2012-03-03T23:04:32","modified_gmt":"2012-03-03T23:04:32","slug":"sports-round-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bigsmoke.org.uk\/?p=48514","title":{"rendered":"Sports round-up"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Premier Division<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Arsenal\u2019s 2-1 win at Liverpool surely ends the recent League Cup winners\u2019 hopes of securing a Champions League spot. Robin Van Persie\u2019s 91st minute winner pushes the Gunners up into 4th place and ten points ahead of Liverpool. Amazingly, it was RVP\u2019s first ever league goal at Anfield.<\/p>\n<p>Sunday\u2019s big game is between Tottenham and Man Utd (16:10 ko). Spurs midfielder Scott Parker will return to action after having captained England for the first time on Wednesday night against the Netherlands. With just ten caps to his name until Wednesday and at the not so sprightly age of 31, Parker is finally winning the recognition he deserves. A win against United is a tough task though \u2013 Spurs haven\u2019t beaten them since May 2001.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>The FA Women&#8217;s Premier League Cup<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Premier League Cup competition continues on Sunday. Gillingham Ladies take on QPR Ladies and Watford Ladies play Colchester United both at 14:00.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Rugby Union<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Wasps hosted London Irish at Adams Park today. The Exiles knew it was a must-win game if they want to push for a play-off position but couldn\u2019t quite get going, losing 18 \u2013 13. They have now lost four consecutive games.<\/p>\n<p>Fellow Londoners Harlequins still lead the table even after a disappointing 9 \u2013 9 draw away to bottom side Newcastle on Friday. Second place Saracens face fellow highflyers Northampton at 17:00 on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Boxing<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Female boxers will <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/sport\/0\/boxing\/17229496\">not be forced<\/a> to wear skirts at the Olympics. Uniform rules have been amended by the Amateur International Boxing Association in light of criticism. Rule 8.1.3 now states: \u2018For all AIBA approved events, women boxers must wear&#8230; either shorts or the option of a skirt.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Basketball<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Byron Mullens may well join the NBA&#8217;s Luol Deng (Chicago Bulls) and Ben Gordon (Detroit Pistons) in Great Britain&#8217;s Basketball squad this summer. The seven-foot Charlotte Bobcats star\u2019s mum is from <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/#!\/byron22james\/status\/169142123218739200\/photo\/1\">Middlesex<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Premier Division Arsenal\u2019s 2-1 win at Liverpool surely ends the recent League Cup winners\u2019 hopes of securing a Champions League spot. Robin Van Persie\u2019s 91st minute winner pushes the Gunners up into 4th place and ten points ahead of Liverpool. Amazingly, it was RVP\u2019s first ever league goal at Anfield. 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