A weekend of two halves

Saturday afternoon was spent at the Emirates watching Arsenal struggle to break down a stubborn Sunderland defence. They weren't assisted by hitting the bar and having a good penalty shout ignored by the referee. When finally the Gunners did put the ball in the net, the assistant referee raised his flag to rule out Arshavin's effort for offside. As I left the stadium I discovered that the Dons had also lost at Grimsby.

In the circumstances the journey home, delayed by roadworks was a depressing hour or more. Sunday started as badly waking up to find that England had lost 3 wickets for less than 20 runs hardly filled me with optimism.

A trip to Chelmsford to watch Sunday morning football was punctuated by cricket updates from India. After making only 172 there seemed no way that England could find a way past South Africa. Yet they did following an excellent spell of bowling by Graeme Swann., ultimately winning by 6 runs.

When Liverpool defeated Man Utd the day got even better. Arsenal are now just 3 points behind United with a game in hand. So I set off to basketball to commentate on one of the finest Leopards performance for several years. Take a bow Ousman Krubally, 30 points and 19 rebounds. Leopards on this form are legitimate contenders for a top two spot, and Ousman has the ability to make Leopards real contenders for the end of season play offs.