David Ferrer upsets Andy Murray at home in straight sets; meanwhile Novak Djokovic wins a breath-taking opener against Thomas Berdych on Monday.In the doubles, the Bryan Bros and Lindstedt/ Tecau also clinched their first wins at London.

Pakistan and Sri Lanka go into the 5th and last ODI with Pakistan already won the series 3-1. Shahid Afridi made sure of the series win with a performance of real class at Sharjah as he made 75 and took 5-35.

The Sri Lankan batsman have really struggled with the bat as no player has taken command and taken the attack towards the Pakistani attack. The bowlers have bowled really well, but have been let down by the ground fielding and catching by their team-mates.

Likewise Pakistan, have struggled to post a good score. Umar Akmal, Imran Farhat, Mohammad Hafeez and Shahid Afridi have posted brilliant individual scores but the lack of partnerships has to be a worry for a Pakistan team very reliant on it's bowlers. The win on Sunday moved Pakistan up to 5th in the World rankings, a win will retain that place, whereas a defeat will move them back behind England into 6th position.

Ashes to Ashes...Dust to Dust....was what we thought after the 1st Test with Australia dead to rites, and South Africa primed to bury them.
The only talk we heard in regards to Australia was that Ponting should retire, Haddin is the reincarnation of Iron Gloves, and bats like Chris Martin, and Mitchell Johnson is about as useful as a waterproof tea bag.
How the former two left us with eggs on our faces with crucial contributions in a remarkable win, and as for Johnson...lets just say that his batting, and its compelling influence on the result saved him from being given an honorary South African cap
As the historians look back on this game, I am sure it will be used to highlight Pat Cummins first step on his way to impending greatness. Lets hope this doesn't serve as a jinx for the young lad, after me ordaining Mitchell Johnson as the new Alan Davidson a few years back!
My word I must have been drunk to say that!
Let us revert back to the present, and look at the two Teams.

Barclays Premier League Matchday 13 : 

For our first match we have an old classic. Ah Yes! It is:

Manchester United Vs Newcastle United.   

Manchester united And Newcastle Face-off in a top oftthe table (Almost!) clash at Old Trafford. Having a pretty good start , Newcastle will look to build on an incredible run so far which sees them at 3rd place in the table in front of Chelsea , Arsenal and Liverpool.. Manchester United will not be easy to beat and will look to close the gap on Leaders , And rivals , Manchester City.

Our Second match see's the newly promoted squaring off as The Npower Championship Champions face off against the runner ups. Yes! it is Norwich city Vs Queens Park Rangers.

Walking to work this morning I was smuggly content. The streets were quiet and the day was gloomy, but I was happy. Happy and buzzing and still on a high, all because of one man.

Like him or loathe him, you've got to admire him. Cometh the hour cometh the man. Credit where credit is due. Playing for your country is an honour, playing for your country and scoring runs is a blessing, playing for your country and scoring runs and taking wickets is unbelievable, playing for your country and scoring runs and taking wickets and being man of the match is unthinkable, playing for your country and scoring runs and taking wickets and being man of the match and trending worldwide on Twitter and having your name chanted by thousands in the stadium and mentioned by millions and millions and millions of fans around the world and being the envy of all the males and being adored by all the females and the list can go on and on and on is just what dreams are made of; the dreams seen by you and me everyday.

So this season has started a little differently with freaky results flying over everywhere. Manchester United kicked it off with the 8-2 hammering of Arsenal before suffering an embarrassment themselves. While Chelsea have disappointed but it’s still early days for them in terms of new management and I personally believe AVB should be given at least 2 years to prove himself in the best league in the world. In this article, let’s take a look at the teams who have been on the receiving end of defeats.

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