United draws With Tottenham

The Red Devils have yet again drew with Tottenham. Rafael got sent off 15mins of the first half for conducting the ref. It was a pretty close game and Man U still is at the top of the table.

United vs Stoke

Chicharito and Nani twice combined to devestating effect to give United a vital, hard fought victory over Stoke City at Old Trafford. The end score was 2-1 and United are still 1st on the table.

P.S- Man U is AWESOME!!!!

2 Games At Once

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United are back at the Barclays Premier League’s summit, ahead of noisy neighbours Manchester City who'd temporarily gone top with a 4-0 win over Aston Villa. But the lead, by goal difference only, is not as commanding as Sir Alex Ferguson would have liked after a typically hard-fought 1-1 draw at Birmingham City.
  
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Javier 'Chicharito' Hernandez came off the bench to clinch United's second league away win of the season and give the Reds the happiest of starts to the New Year.


Sorry about the delay and you know why. Ladars?....oh right bye

Brilliant Berba Batters Rovers

Everything the Bulgarian touched turned to gold, or more pertinently goals, as United ran roughshod over a Rovers side who were frankly dire.

United's supporters have been waiting for a performance like this all season but when Sir Alex Ferguson's side get it right few opponents can cope with their buccaneering dash and thrust on the counter-attack.

It was Berbatov who will steal the headlines but it was a magnificent collective display that also saw goals for Park Ji-Sung and the irrepressible Nani, before Christopher Samba netted the scantest of consolations.

Since the new league was formed in 1992, only Andy Cole, Alan Shearer and Jermain Defoe have scored five in a single game.

Dimitar Wins It For United

A goal in either half from Bulgarian striker Dimitar Berbatov gave Manchester United a comfortable 2-0 win over Steve Bruce coached Sunderland at Old Trafford.

United dominated the game, especially in the opening 45 minutes, and were good value for their 2-0 win.

Park Earns Praise

United went ahead four minutes before halftime when South Korean midfielder Park twisted to get his head on a Nani cross from the right which had taken a slight deflection off Arsenal defender Gael Clichy.

Manchester United knocked Arsenal off the top of the Premier League as they stifled their title rivals attacking flair with a 1-0 win thanks to Park Ji-sung's goal this morning.



They squandered the chance to go 2-0 up when Wayne Rooney fired a penalty well over the bar with just over a quarter of an hour left after Clichy had handled in the area at Old Trafford.

The hosts, unbeaten in the league this season and with the best home record, were facing the team with the best away form but Arsenal came up short and they now sit second on 32 points, two behind United who have a game in hand.

Dimitar Berbatov Ends Drought In Style As Stunning Five-Goal Salvo Sends Rampant Red Devils Top

Dimitar Berbatov smashed home five goals to set Manchester United on their way to a 7-1 victory against a beleaguered Blackburn Rovers.

The Bulgarian dramatically ended his 13-hour drought to steal the headlines from a resurgent Wayne Rooney on his first Premier League start since September 26. The result saw United race to the top of the Premier League table before Chelsea face Newcastle United.

United burst out of the traps and took the lead in just the second minute through Berbatov. The Bulgarian poked home from close range from a Rooney flick after he beat Ryan Nelsen in the air.

Allardyce may have felt slightly aggrieved as the chance fell after Nani slid in on goalkeeper Paul Robinson. The ball then bobbled back towards the Portuguese who found Rooney with an inswinging cross.

Nani was firing on all cylinders. After a flamboyant back-heel brought him space on the half-way line, his shot was deflected safely into Robinson's hands.

United - with Rooney and Berbatov in ominous form - now looked dangerous with every attack. Rovers, however, refused to sink into the shadows and tried to give as good as they got.

Goulon was a menace in the middle, but the Frenchman's endeavour went unrewarded as Roberts cut an isolated figure.

Patrice Evra opened the scoring against Wigan Athletic and he went close in the 19th minute with a header from a corner which had been needlessly ceded by Christopher Samba.

A second goal seemed inevitable and Ji-sung Park found the back of the net in the 23rd minute. The Korean played a one-two with Rooney - which nutmegged Samba - and had time and space to beat Robinson from six yards.

Things were soon to turn from bad to worse for Rovers. A slack, unsighted back pass from Chimbonda was pounced upon by Berbatov in the 27th minute to make it 3-0.

In a gambit to stop the match slipping further away, Allardyce swiftly hooked the impressive Goulon to introduce the attacking flair of David Hoilett. Unfortunately for Rovers, the horse had already well and truly bolted from the gate by then.

The change made little effect on the flow of the game. A Nani free-kick drifted narrowly past captain Nemanja Vidic before Rooney saw a chipped pass to Park hammer off Nelsen's chest.

Any fears about the crowd reaction to Rooney disappeared as the support held their breath as the striker seemed to twist his suspect ankle in the 34th minute. He received treatment on the pitch and soldiered on despite Javier Hernandez's warm-up.

Sir Alex Ferguson's men kept the pressure cranked up. Berbatov was denied a first-half hat-trick in injury time as he was felled in the box by Michel Salgado, but referee Lee Probert failed to point to the spot.
 
The touch of genius from Rooney was back once more after it had abandoned him in Munich and South Africa. Rovers simply had no answer to his craft as United roared into their best 45-minute display of the campaign.

United kept Rovers on the rack and made the score 5-0 within minutes of the start of the second-half.
Berbatov completed his hat-trick on 47 minutes in glorious fashion. The Bulgarian picked up the ball on the edge of his own area and made light of accusations of laziness as he drove to the half-way line.

His inch-perfect pass found Nani. The winger then repaid the favour to see Berbatov sweep past Robinson.
Nani then finally got the goal his superb performance deserved a minute later. The Portuguese twisted Chimbona inside and out before he curled his effort into the right corner.

The irrepressible Nani almost gave the Theatre of Dreams what it wanted in the 55th minute, but his pass to Rooney was blocked by Salgado.

Berbatov was to only be temporarily out of the spotlight. He soon added goals four and five to make the score 7-0.

In the 62nd minute, another quick fire move saw a Park shot blocked by Samba. The deflected effort fell invitingly into his path and was ruthlessly slammed home.

The Bulgarian's afternoon to remember continued in the 70th minute when he was slipped in by Anderson. After his effort was intercepted by Nelsen, he kept his composure to fire the ball in past Robinson.

United toyed with their dismal opponents with Anderson in fine fettle in the middle. Indeed, it took until the 80^th minute for Samba to meekly head into Edwin van der Sar’s arms for their first chance.

The giant centre-back wasn’t to be denied and in the 83^rd minute he headed in debutant Josh Morris’ cross to add a dash of gloss to the score line.

A Rooney cross then found Berbatov in the 88^th minute but the on-song centre forward was denied a remarkable sixth by Robinson.

Upon the final whistle, both United and Berbatov had put in the perfect performance to further unsettle early pacesetters Chelsea. 

Come from behind draw

A dramatic late equaliser from Nemanja Vidic earned Manchester United a 2-2 draw at Aston Villa on Saturday that extended their unbeaten run to 26 games in all competitions.

Vidic capped a remarkable fightback from Sir Alex Ferguson's team with a header five minutes from time to paper over the cracks of a below average performance from United.

Ashley Young's penalty and a close-range finish from Marc Albrighton had given Villa hope of securing their first victory over United on their own turf since 1995.

But United substitute Federico Macheda reduced the deficit with an emphatic strike nine minutes from time before Vidic stooped to head in a leveller and earn a barely deserved point.

Frustrating Draw For Man United

The four Manchester derbies last season served up enough drama to last a lifetime.

The game had a lot of excitement but unfortunately there was no goals.

 That was end end and the derby ended with a draw. There is not much to right about because there was no goals so see ya later alligator.... just kidding.  Laters!

Parks Lucky Day

Park Ji-sung struck deep into stoppage time against Wolverhampton to secure Manchester United's third successive Premier League victory

Park netted his first goals of the league season to secure a 2-1 win over Wolves. The South Korea midfielder's opener on the stroke of half time was canceled out by Sylvan Ebanks-Blake in the 66th. But Park wasn't done yet. In the second half he put the ball in the back of the net for the second time.

That was the game and now Man United are sitting 2nd on the table 2 points behind leaders Chelsea who had a blitzer against Liverpool who beat them 2-0. Adios Amigos!

Nani's Goal Seals The Deal For Man United

 Man United have won another game at Old Trafford after a controversial game against Tottenham.

Nani's goal against Spurs was one of the most bizarre of this or any other season. Had turned down, or the winger's handball which referee Mark Clattenburg decided not to give a free-kick for, once Heurelho Gomes had taken his own decision, Nani had to take advantage.

But before Nani's goal Vidic planted a great header from Nani's free kick into the back of the net.

2-0 the final score and once again Man United have won yet another game not just at home but in the EPL.

Hernandez Leads United To Victory

Javier Hernandez has lead Man U to victory after outplaying Stoke City 2-1. The Scoring started when Nani's corner somehow glided straight past the defenders where it found Hernandez and he managed to guide a superb header beyond the outstretched arm of Thomas Sorenson.

The controversy was With nine minutes of the game remaining Tuncay picked the ball up on the right hand side and curled a beautiful strike into the top left hand corner to give Van Der Sar no chance. But a few minutes later Evra did a bicycle kick which was supposed to be a shot but he didn't hit the target. Fortunately the ball went to Hernandez who just took a touch and the ball went straight to the back of the net to seal the victory.

2-1 the end result and Man United go home with a win at Stoke.

P.S. GO MAN UNITED!!!!!!!!!..........Again.

An Astonishing Victory!

"Yesssssssssssss!" I screamed as I just found out that the Reds had yet another 3-0 victory but this win was against West Ham.  Although West Ham was at the bottom of the table they still had a chance (not). The goals started as soon as Wayne Rooney kicked the ball right in the net from the penalty spot at the 33rd minute and then Nani showed his class 5 minutes into the second half with a beautiful shot Past the Goalie and it land in the net.  But Man U wasn't done yet, a nice cross to the far post and Berbetov waited unmarked before doing a wonderful scissor kick and the Goalie just stood there watching the ball fly into the net and that was it for West Ham, another loss still keeps them at the bottom of the table.

I would tell you more about the game but it would just go on and on and on...  But whatever happens you  now know who's the best.

Edwin Van Der Sar Mistake Costs Man United

Manchester United dropped Wayne Rooney to the bench before blowing a two-goal lead and drawing 2-2 with West Bromwich Albion.

United didn't appear to be missing Rooney when Javier Hernandez and Nani scored in the first half. But after the break, Chris Brunt's free kick went in off Patrice Evra before Somen Tchoyi tapped in from six yards after Edwin van der Sar dropped a cross from Brunt. Rooney played the last 20 minutes as United drew a third straight match.

Commonwealth Games is all Over

The commonwealth games is all over and Australia has won it by a huge margin. It was a beautiful Bollywood closing ceremony with fireworks everywhere. Unfortunately New Zealand came 11th with 6 golds, 22 silvers and 8 bronzes. Here is the final results:

  Country                       G  S  B  Total
               

1 Australia	74	55	48	177
2 India	38	27	36	101
3 England	37	59	46	142
4 Canada	26	17	32	75
5 South Africa	12	11	10	33
6 Kenya	12	11	9	32
7 Malaysia	12	10	14	36
8 Singapore	11	11	9	31
9 Nigeria	11	10	14	35
10 Scotland	9	10	7	26
11 New Zealand	6	22	8	36
12 Cyprus	4	3	4	11
13 Nth. Ireland	3	3	4	10
14 Samoa	3	0	1	4
15 Wales	2	7	10	19
16 Jamaica	2	4	1	7
17 Pakistan	2	1	2	5
18 Uganda	2	0	0	2
19 Bahamas	1	1	3	5
20 Sri Lanka	1	1	1	3
21 Nauru	1	1	0	2
22 Botswana	1	0	3	4
23 Cayman Is.	1	0	0	1
24 St Vincent & Gr.	1	0	0	1
25 Trinidad & Tobago	0	4	2	6
26 Cameroon	0	2	4	6
27 Ghana	0	1	3	4
28 Namibia	0	1	2	3
29 Papua New Guinea	0	1	0	1
30 Seychelles	0	1	0	1
31 Isle Of Man	0	0	2	2
32 Tonga	0	0	2	2
33 Mauritius	0	0	2	2
34 Guyana	0	0	1	1
35 St Lucia	0	0	1	1
36 Bangladesh	0	0	1	1

There is the end result. Hope it helps. I really enjoyed the commonwealth games and I especially enjoyed watching the gymnastics although New Zealand didn't win in that event.

New Zealand Doing Well in Commonwealth Games

New Zealand are doing well in the comonwealth games coming 11th with 1 silver, 1 bronze and a total of 2 points. First on the leaderboard is Australia with 9 golds, 10 silvers, 5 bronzes and with a total of 24. Here is the table but not all of it.

Country	G	S	B	Total
Australia	9	10	5	24
India	5	4	2	11
England	2	6	4	12
Malaysia	2	2	1	5
South Africa	2	1	2	5
Canada	2	0	4	6
Singapore	2	0	0	2
Nigeria	1	1	1	3
Scotland	1	0	2	3
Wales	0	1	1	2
New Zealand	0	1	1	2
Bangladesh	0	0	1	1
Sri Lanka	0	0	1	1
Trinidad & Tobago	0	0	1	1

       
GO NEW ZEALAND!!!!

United Go Home With One Point...

Edwin Van Der Sar produced a fine 16th minute save to deny Steed Malbranque and then saw his team mate Bolo Zenden hit the 8 minutes before the break as the home side enjoyed much the better of the first half.

Half time substitute Dimitar Berbetov had a 48th minute strike ruled out for offside and after Nani forced a good stop from Simon Mignolet, fired centimetres wide 10 minutes from time as United improved after the restart. However, the Black Cat's were more than good value for their point in front of an appreciative crowd of 41,709.

The Rugby World Cup!

Yes, the rugby world cup is coming up next year and it is happening in New Zealand. The rugby world cup was first held in New Zealand which they won but that was the last time they had touched the trophy. They are planning to win this one but I don't think they will because the team is so old and I think Australia will win this world cup although I want the Springboks to win.

I really want to go the one of the games but I don't think we will be going because we can't get tickets. But we will able to watch it on the television. Maybe the All Blacks have a slight advantage because it's their home ground but we will just have to wait and see.

Yesssssss Man U Have Won..........Not Really

Yeah not really because they drew against Bolton Wanderers.Man U have beaten them for the last 3 year but it had to happen that they draw.

The scoring started as Bolton scored by a corner in the 6th minute. I turned red with anger. Then Nani had a beautiful dribble towards the goal like a Cristiano Ronaldo type run and was gifted an awesome goal half way through the first half. But the Wanderers weren't done yet. Just after the second half a marvelous shot that deflected off Fletcher gave them a one goal advantage. Man U was playing catch up football so they scored another goal which Owen had hit. That goal happened half way though the second half.

It was all over and I wasn't so happy because I wanted them to win every game but well, I can't decide how they play, they decide how they play.

Terrific Turbo Touch!

"Come on lets go" Ezrah said. It was a cloudy Wednesday morning and Ezrah, Viliami, Michael and I were going to Turbo Touch at Henderson Intermediate. Now your probably wondering what in the world is turbo touch, well it is a cross between Netball and Touch so that means you can pass the ball forward. There is 10 players on the court, so that there is 5 in a team on the court. Also there is a box to score tries and you can't go in it and if you do it's offside. 2 touches then it's a handover. Touch and pass is when you get touched and then you pass the ball, so you will need to handover the ball. The ball should not bounce otherwise it will be a handover again.

Our first game was against Swanson and we beat them 6-1. We were surprised that we beat them by such a big margin because we didn't know we were that good. We also played another Swanson team and we beat them 5-2. Our third game was much tougher as we drew with Henderson North 6-6. Next we were playing Pomaria, who had won all their games and we were quite nervous because if we won this we would have won the tournament but we would have been fine if we came in a close second because we all had fun. Unfortunately it didn't really go our way the first half as we were losing 5-2. But Mrs Pulmans inspirational speech(Not really inspirational)gave us a big boost and we scored 4 tries in the second half and they only scored 1. At the end it was a tie and they won by points.

We all cheered on for Swanson as they were playing Henderson North and Vili and even made little banners saying "Go Swanson". Swanson won but I don't know the score.

We all had fun and enjoyed it all though we didn't win.