Welsh Open snooker (17/02/12 & 18/02/12)

First taste of covering the snooker with live coverage and reports of the Welsh Open quarter- and semi-finals over the weekend.

QFs 1-2 report:
http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/17022012/58/o-sullivan-murphy-move-semis.html
QFs 3-4 report:
http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/18022012/58/selby-meet-o-sullivan-semis.html
SF 1 report:
http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/18022012/58/ding-books-place-welsh-open-final.html
SF 2 report:
http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/19022012/58/selby-picks-apart-o-sullivan-reach-final.html

Eurosport: Lazio v Cesena (09/02/2012)

A stunning comeback from ten-man Lazio as they defeated Cesena 3-2 in Serie A, in my first live report as a full-timer.

Match updates: http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/football/serie-a/2011-2012/lazio-cesena-467091.html
Full report: http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/09022012/58/serie-lazio-comeback-stuns-cesena.html

150th post: final Eurosport freelances (01/02/2012 & 02/02/2012)

Almost a year to the date of my first freelance report for Eurosport, I do my final two games before joining the team full-time the following week.

First was the entertaining 2-2 draw between Aston Villa and QPR.

Match updates: http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/football/premier-league/2011-2012/aston-villa-queens-park-rangers-454125.html
Full report: http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/02022012/58/premier-league-villa-fight-draw-qpr.html

Then Chievo heaped further misery on Serie A strugglers Novara in a game which barely made it following icy cold conditions in the local area in the days prior.

Match updates: http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/football/serie-a/2011-2012/novara-chievo-467076.html
Full report: http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/02022012/58/serie-chievo-victorious-novara.html

Kent Senior Cup QF (24/01/2012)

Charlton's reserves continued their run in the Kent Senior Cup - as well as their knack for high-scoring thrillers - with a 4-3 victory at Margate on Tuesday night.

http://www.newsshopper.co.uk/sport/9490280.Addicks_edge_Kent_cup_goal_feast/

Eurosport: Southampton v Leicester (23/01/2012)

The Championship title race took a turn when Leicester rocked Southampton at St Mary's.

Match updates: http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/football/championship/2011-2012/southampton-leicester-city-454350.html
Full report: http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/23012012/58/championship-hungry-foxes-stifle-saints.html

This report was one of my most popular amongst friends and family. No surprise, given that most of them are West Ham supporters.

Eurosport: Ibra and Messi in goal glut shocker (22/01/12)

So, just a few hours after Zlatan Ibrahimovic nets two of Milan's three goals in a 3-0 away win at Novara...

Match updates: http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/football/serie-a/2011-2012/novara-ac-milan-467100.html
Full report: http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/22012012/58/serie-ibra-brace-sees-milan-defeat-novara.html

... Lionel Messi goes one further with three of Barcelona's four at Malaga, and his fifth hat-trick of the campaign.

Match updates: http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/football/liga/2011-2012/malaga-cf-fc-barcelona-458813.html
Full report: http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/23012012/58/liga-messi-hat-trick-conquers-malaga.html

Be sure at the very least to check out Zlatan's second and Messi's third on YouTube or 101greatgoals if you can. Just absolute quality stuff in two completely different ways.

Eurosport: Napoli v Bologna (16/01/12)

Napoli wasted an opportunity to move clear of Roma in sixth and gain ground on the five Serie A title contenders above them when they were held 1-1 at home to Bologna on Monday evening.

Match updates: http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/football/serie-a/2011-2012/napoli-bologna-467110.html
Full report: http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/17012012/58/serie-napoli-held-bologna.html

Eurosport: Lazio v Atalanta (15/01/12)

Lazio made hay on a weekend where many Serie A front-runners slipped up with a 2-0 win at home to mid-table Atalanta in Sunday's early kick-off.

Match updates: http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/football/serie-a/2011-2012/lazio-atalanta-467113.html

Full report: http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/15012012/58/serie-lazio-atalanta.html

Sheffield Wednesday 0-1 Charlton (14/01/12)

One of Charlton's biggest and most important wins of the season came this past Saturday at Hillsborough, with a hard-fought 1-0 win which ended Sheffield Wednesday's undefeated home record in all competitions.

A brief report with reaction from manager Chris Powell is below:

http://www.newsshopper.co.uk/sport/football/charlton/9472679.Charlton_end_Owls__unbeaten_home_record/

Meanwhile, Powell also touched upon some heated altercations with the Owls' coaching staff after heavy handed tactics from the home side amidst a cauldron-like atmosphere in Sheffield:

http://www.newsshopper.co.uk/sport/football/charlton/9472658.Addicks_boss_fumes_at_Owls_abuse/

Eurosport: Serie A double bill (08/01/12)

The first double header of the new year for me as Udinese took Cesena apart 4-1 before Juventus edged a plucky Lecce side 1-0 away from home.

Udinese/Cesena updates: http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/football/serie-a/2011-2012/udinese-cesena-467119.html
Match report: http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/08012012/58/serie-udinese-punish-ten-man-cesena.html

Lecce/Juventus updates: http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/football/serie-a/2011-2012/lecce-juventus-467118.html
Match report: http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/08012012/58/serie-juve-joint-top-lecce-win.html