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(CNN) -- Defending English Premier League champions Manchester City had to come from behind twice to snatch a 2-2 draw at improved Liverpool Sunday.

Liverpool stumbled to a 3-0 defeat at West Bromwich Albion on the opening day of the season, but could count themselves unfortunate not to claim three points at Anfield.

Martin Skrtel headed them ahead from a Steven Gerrard corner after 34 minutes, but the visitors drew level after Yaya Toure capitalized on hesitancy just after the hour mark.

Liverpool responded almost immediately as a long-range free kick from Luis Suarez eluded City goalkeeper Joe Hart to put them 2-1 ahead.

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But they could not hold their lead and in the 80th minute Skrtel was the villain as his back pass fell short of Pepe Reina and Carlos Tevez swooped to round the home goalkeeper and equalize.

Both sides had chances to claim three points in a frantic finish with substitute Andy Carroll's header cleared off the line by City's new signing Jack Rodwell.

Joe Allen, one of new manager Brendan Rogers' summer acquisitions, had a fine game on his Anfield debut.

"Here at Anfield the atmosphere was fantastic, as I expected. I'm looking forward to playing here this season.

"The style of Brendan's play is a big, positive factor for everyone, and the players are looking forward to playing under Brendan Rodgers," he told Sky Sports.

Arsenal drew blank for the second straight EPL fixture after being held to a 0-0 draw at Stoke in the earlier kickoff Sunday.
1. Who had a fine game?
2. Who stumbled?
3. When?
4. Who could not keep atop in score?
5. Who was the bad person noted?
6. Why?
7. To who?
8. Who did City sign?

Numbered answers:
1. Manchester City
2. Liverpool
3. the opening day of the season
4. Liverpool
5. Skrtel
6. his back pass fell short
7. Pepe Reina and Carols Tevez
8. Brendan Rodgers

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(CNN) -- The feat has not been achieved since 1936 but with every victory, the pressure on Andy Murray to deliver a first British winner of the men's singles at Wimbledon since Fred Perry grows.

The expectation is always there for any leading British player but with Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer having unexpectedly dropped out of his section of the draw, Murray is fancied like never before to finally rewrite history.

The beaten finalist in 2012, the 26-year-old survived a second set scare to beat Russian 20th seed Mikhail Youzhny 6-4 7-5 (7-5) 6-1 and reach the quarterfinals for the sixth straight year.

The second seed will meet the unseeded Fernando Verdasco for a place in the semifinals, with the Scot boasting an 8-1 winning record against the Spaniard, who beat Kenny de Schepper in straight sets.

"It was a tough match," U.S. Open and Olympic champion Murray said later. "The first couple of sets especially -- and he also had a chance at the start of the third.

"But once I got ahead in the third set, I concentrated really hard not to let him back into the match like I did in the second set."

The turning point of a contest that lasted two hours and 37 minutes came in the second set when Murray managed to turn around a 2-5 deficit to win on a tie break.

Youzhny needed treatment on a shoulder injury early in the third set and faded soon after, so allowing the British number one to reach the last eight without dropping a set.
1. What sport is this article about?
2. !936 was the last year for what kind of winner at Wimbledon?
3. In men's what?
4. Who won them in 1936
5. Who's the current favorite to win them?
6. Who was one of the two people who dropped out?
7. Who was the other?
8. What was the Russian's name?
9. What seed was he?
10. What was that score?
11. Who will the second seed meet?
12. What are they playing in?
13. Who beat Kenny de Schepper?
14. In what?
15. What did Murray say later?
16. Was Murry an Olympic champion?
17. What else was he a champion in?
18. How long did one of the contests last?
19. Who turned that one around?

Numbered answers:
1. tennis
2. British
3. singles
4. Fred Perry
5. Murray
6. Rafael Nadal
7. Roger Federer
8. Mikhail Youzhny
9. 20th
10. 6-4 7-5 (7-5) 6-1
11. Fernando Verdasco
12. semifinals
13. Fernando Verdasco
14. straight sets.
15. It was a tough match
16. yes
17. U.S. Open
18. two hours and 37 minutes
19. Murray

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Robert Burns, the son of a hard-working and intelligent farmer, was the oldest of seven children. Although always hard pressed financially, their father encouraged his sons with their education. As a result, Burns not only read the Scottish poetry of Ramsay and the collections by Hailes and Herd, but also the works of Pope, Locke, and Shakespeare.

By 1781, Burns had tried his hand at several agricultural jobs without success. Although he had begun writing, and his poems were spread widely in manuscript , none were published until 1786, when Burns published Chiefly in the Scottish Dialect (1786), which was an immediate success. Later Burns brought out a second edition of his poems at Edinburgh in 1787, and for two winters he was socially active in the Scottish city. In 1788 he retired to a farm at Ellis land. By 1791 Burns had failed as a farmer, and he moved to Dumfries, where he held a position as a tax collector. He died of illness at 37.

Burns's art is at its best in songs such as My Heart's in the Highlands. Some of his songs, such as Auld Lang Syne and Comin' thro' the Rye, are among the most familiar and best-loved songs in the English language. But his talent was not limited to songs; two descriptive pieces, Tam o' Shanter and The Jolly Beggars, are among his masterpieces.

Burns had a fine sense of humor, which was reflected in his satirical , descriptive, and playful poems. His great popularity with the Scots lay in his ability to describe the life of his fellow rural Scots. His use of dialect brought an energetic, much-needed freshness into English poetry.
1. What did Burns fail at?
2. Is he still alive?
3. What age did he make it to?
4. What caused his demise?
5. Did he have any siblings?
6. How many?
7. Where was he birthed?
8. Was he funny?
9. How so?
10. Did he write any well known tunes?
11. Can you give an example?
12. Any other?
13. What else did he write?
14. What was his net worth at death?
15. Did he ever work for the government?
16. Doing what?
17. Where?
Numbered answers:
1. several agricultural jobs
2. no
3. 37.
4. illness
5. yes
6. Six
7. unknown
8. yes
9. it was reflected in his satirical , descriptive, and playful poems.
10. yes
11. Auld Lang Syne
12. Comin' thro' the Rye,
13. Tam o' Shanter and The Jolly Beggars
14. unknown
15. yes
16. he held a position as a tax collector.
17. Edinburgh