FA Cup -11th/12th/13th March 2016

This past weekend was the quarter finals of  the FA Cup and Manchester United drew one all with West Ham. This means that there will be a replay in the next week or so.

Crystal Palace beat Reading by two goals to nil and this was a great win for Crystal Palace especially as they have not done particularly well in the premier league. 

The first surprise result of the weekend was Everton beating Chelsea by two goals to nil. I thought Chelsea would win however Chelsea are having an awful season so I guess it really not that much of a surprise. 

The second surprise of the weekend was Watford beating Arsenal by two goals to one. Arsenal where on track to win the FA cup for the third consecutive year. 

However it was not meant to be and Watford truly deserved this win. Arsenal had on eye on champions league game and it has cost them. This could be year of no trophies after two years of the winning the FA cup. 

Maria Sharapova - meldonium

This week Maria Sharapova confessed that she had failed a drug test and had been use a drug called meldonium for ten years! Yes ten years!

WADA banned the use of drug on January and Maria claims she did not read email sent to her December advising all tennis players that the drug had been banned.

Consequently failed a drug test during the Australian Open. 

What I was most suprised about was Maria's attitude in the press conference where she more concerned about the carpets in the hotel as opposed to shameful admission she has just

 made.

Judging by the pictures I have seen of Maria since this shameful admission she is carry on like nothing has happened and almost give you the impression that she is expecting a light ban and to be playing tennis within a year. 

I hope she is banned for at least two years. She is a role model to million of aspiring tennis and she has just given them that you can do something like that and almost get away with it. 

The full story has yet to come out but I have heard so far disgust me I do not understand why Maria would choose to take a drug that banned in USA after getting it from her family doctor in Russia when she resides in the US. 

Then taking the drug for ten years sounds very excessive and almost like she became dependent on it. As influential figure in tennis world this has made me wonder who else is secretly taking this drug that we are not aware of. 

Hopefully it will start and end with Maria and we get back to focusing on tennis games. 

Premiership - 1st and 2nd March

In the midweek Premiership fixtures Leicester drew one all with West Bromwich Albion in a game that you have had expected them to win. 

Leicester drawing on Tuesday should have given the chasing teams an incentive to capitalise but none of them could.

Tottenham Hotspurs lost one nil to West Ham and if they had won they would have gone joint top with Leicester. 

Arsenal were again humiliated as they lost at home and by two goals to one to Swansea City. 

It another inept Arsenal performance and the defence is the worst Arsenal has had in about ten years. I think Arsenal will struggle to win silverware with that awful defence.

Liverpool hammered Manchester City by three goals to nil and it city chance to close the gap and get back on track and they failed to do so.

So a very eventful evening which has only helped Leicester to get even closer to winning the title. 

Premiership - 27th/28th February

In this weekend Premiership fixtures, Leicester City beat Norwich City in the eighty ninth minute to maintain there position at the top. 

 This was a well needed win for Leicester City and with eleven matches to go they are getting closer to winning there first ever Premiership title.

Tottenham Hotspur had a good two goals to one win against Swansea City which has helped them to maintain breathing space between them and Arsenal.

Manchester United beat Arsenal by three goals to two and it was an embarrassing loss for Arsenal. 

Manchester United put out their junior team and Arsenal could not beat them. Arsenal had their chances but did not take them. 

Arsenal chances of winning the league is slipping away but two good wins and they are back in it.