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Kicking off with Football and in the English Premiership – Carlos Tevez scored a brace as Manchester City defeated Fulham 4-1 last night at Craven Cottage.

The victory over Fulham sees City close the gap at the top to within 3-points of Cheslea and Manchester United.

And in an earlier tie – two Morten Gamst Pedersen goals were enough to give Blackburn Rovers a 2-0 win over Aston Villa.
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Elsewhere in Europe – in the Serie A – Inter Milan fell to a shock 2-1 loss away at Chievo – adding more pressure on Rafael Benitez; and Napoli moved up to thrid with a 4-1 thumping of Bologna.

In Spain – Atletico Madrid won 4-2 away at Real Sociedad; and Seville were handed a 2-1 defeat at home by Mallorca.
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Finally in Golf – Ian Poulter secured his second victory of the year after producing a near faultless display to capture the UBS Hong Kong Open yesterday.

The 34-year-old shot a three-under-par 67 in the final round to finish one stroke ahead of compatriot Simon Dyson and Italian teenager Matteo Manassero.
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And here’s a reminder that The Singapore Slingers are in action tomorrow night at the Singapore Indoor Stadium against The Brunei Barracudas.

The Slingers are in need of a win after their home loss to the Philippine Patriots last weekend and are hoping to complete a fourth-place finish to advance into the Play-offs.

So come on down and support our very own Singapore Slingers in this highly charged affair.

And you can still grab your tickets from sistic and tip off tomorrow is at 8pm.
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