Robin van Persie fired Arsenal back to the top of the Premier League on Sunday but Liverpool's title credentials took another hit when they were held at home by struggling Tottenham.
Fernando Torres produced a last-minute header to earn Liverpool a 2-2 draw they scarcely deserved, denying embattled Tottenham boss Martin Jol a win.
Robbie Keane scored twice either side of half-time to give Spurs the lead after Andriy Voronin had opened the scoring for Liverpool.
Rafael Benitez's side are now six points adrift of the league leaders and another uninspiring performance at home will have done little to stem growing skepticism about the Spaniard's leadership in the wake of the midweek defeat by Marseille.
In contrast, Arsenal go from strength to strength as Arsene Wenger's side made it 10 wins in a row in all competitions with a 3-2 win over Sunderland.
Salomon Kalou scored Chelsea's first goal in five league outings to secure a 1-0 win at relegation-threatened Bolton, their first in the league since last month's departure of Jose Mourinho.
Avram Grant's new charges remain seven points adrift of Arsenal.
Another two superb goals by Brazilian Elano helped Manchester City to a 3-1 win over Middlesbrough and kept Sven-Goran Eriksson's side in third place.
An own goal by Chris Riggott provided City's other goal with Ben Hutchinson's first goal for Boro coming once the home side were sure of maintaining their 100 percent league record at the City of Manchester Stadium.
Michael Owen came off the bench for Newcastle seven days after undergoing stomach muscle surgery in Germany and marked his return with a goal as the Magpies beat Everton 3-2.
Nicky Butt's opener for Newcastle was canceled out by Andrew Johnson's first goal since February. A superb long-range effort from Emre Belozoglu and Owen's late header then made the points safe before a late own goal by goalkeeper Shay Given.
Blackburn beat Birmingham 2-1 with a first-half goal from David Bentley and a Benni McCarthy penalty. Cameron Jerome pulled one back for Birmingham.
Reading pulled away from the relegation zone by beating bottom side Derby 1-0 thanks to a second-half header from Kevin Doyle.
Two goals in two second-half minutes from Benjani Mwaruwari and Hermann Hreidarsson gave Portsmouth a 2-0 win at Fulham.
More than 180 years of horse racing came to an end in Singapore on Saturday, as the Singapore Turf Club hosted its final race day before its track is handed back to the Singaporean government to provide land for new homes. Under an overcast sky, the air-conditioned VIP boxes were full of enthusiasts, socialites and expats, while the grounds and betting halls below hosted mostly older-generation punters. The sun broke through for the last race, the last-ever Grand Singapore Gold Cup. The winner, South African jockey Muzi Yeni, echoed a feeling of loss shared by many on the day. “I’d
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