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November 07, 2009 09:45 AM
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Man City draw again as Burnley strike late on

LONDON - Manchester City had to settle for a fifth consecutive Premier League draw on Saturday, finishing 3-3 with Burnley after having battled back from a two-goal deficit to lead with three minutes remaining. Tottenham Hotspur took advantage to move back into the top four above City with a 2-0 home defeat of Sunderland while Aston Villa climbed to fifth with a 5-1 hammering of Bolton Wanderers at Villa Park.

Torres not fit to play for Spain, says Benitez

LIVERPOOL, England - Liverpool striker Fernando Torres is not fit to play in Spain's friendly against Argentina next weekend even though he could feature for his club on Monday, manager Rafa Benitez has said. Torres, who has been troubled by a groin injury for the past month, travelled to Spain following Liverpool's 1-1 Champions League draw with Olympique Lyon in midweek to see a specialist to ascertain if he needs surgery.

Mickelson takes Shanghai lead, sets up Tiger clash

SHANGHAI WGC-HSBC Champions on Saturday, setting up a rare head-to-head battle with Tiger Woods on the final day. World number two Mickelson finished the day at 14-under for the tournament, while Woods and Nick Watney, who shared the lead overnight, both shot 70s to ensure an all-American leading group on Sunday.

Australia surge back to beat England 18-9

LONDON - Australia completed the first leg of a potential grand slam when they produced a dominant second-half display to beat injury-hit England 18-9 at Twickenham on Saturday. A patched-up England side deservedly led 9-5 at halftime after two penalties and a drop goal from Jonny Wilkinson, with Australia managing only a try by livewire scrumhalf Will Genia.

Italy take 2-0 lead over U.S. in Fed Cup final

REGGIO CALABRIA, Italy - Italy stormed into a 2-0 lead over the United States in the Fed Cup final when Francesca Schiavone outfoxed Melanie Oudin 7-6 6-2 on Saturday. World number 11 Flavia Pennetta had earlier overpowered Alexa Glatch 6-3 6-1 to give the hosts a strong start.

Djokovic saves three match points to reach Swiss final

BASEL - World number three Novak Djokovic saved three match points before bouncing back to beat Radek Stepanek 6-7 7-5 6-2 on Saturday and reach the final of the Swiss Indoors. The Serbian second seed will face either world number one Roger Federer or unseeded Marco Chiudinelli in Sunday's final.

Murray mauls Montanes to reach Valencia semis

VALENCIA, Spain - Top seed Andy Murray gave Spaniard Albert Montanes a 6-4 6-2 mauling in the quarter-finals of the Valencia Open on Friday as the Briton continued his comeback from a wrist injury. The world number four, who before this week had not played on the ATP tour since September's U.S. Open, dropped a set against little-known Argentine Leonardo Mayer in Thursday's second-round but looked back on top form against Montanes, ranked 34.

Capello inspired by unveiling bust of Ramsey at Wembley

LONDON - England manager Fabio Capello said he dreamed of emulating Alf Ramsey by winning the World Cup for England when he unveiled a bust of his predecessor at Wembley Stadium on Friday. "This is a very emotional moment for me and it's a great honour to be here," said Capello, who will be aiming to end England's wait to repeat Ramsey's 1966 triumph at the World Cup finals in South Africa next year.

Ferdinand out of trip to Chelsea

LONDON : * England defender Rio Ferdinand will miss Manchester United's visit to league leaders Chelsea on Sunday due to a persistent calf injury. Serbian defender Nemanja Vidic has been passed fit along with midfielder Darren Fletcher.

Tottenham and Chelsea raise stakes on naming rights

CHIGWELL, England clubs in London looking for naming-rights partners and potential sponsors have got a choice. They've got two very different propositions," said Tottenham's executive director Paul Barber.

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