Football first – in 5th-Round FA Cup ties – Arsenal were stunned by a late equalising strike from Jonathan Tehoue from Leyton Orient.
The 1-1 scoreline meant the Gunner’s will have to play a replay with their opponents on Wednesday the 2nd of March at the Emirates and the winner will face Manchester United in the quarters.
Also advancing into the quarters were Bolton Wanderes who managed a 1-0 away win at Fulham with Ivan Klasnic netting the winner.
In 4th-Round action Manchester City trounced League-One side Notts County 5-0;
City will next face Aston Villa in the next round and a possible meeting with either Everton or Reading in the quarters.
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Staying in England only one Premiership tie played overnight – in a relegation battle – West Bromiwich Albion escaped with a 1-1 draw at home against Wolves.
now despite the draw Wolves remain at the bottom of the table on goal-difference and Albion hover just above the relegation zone.
Elsewhere in Europe – Barcelona maintained their 5-point lead at the top of table over rivals Real Madrid.
The Catalans scored a nervy 2-1 win over Athletic Bilbao with Lionel Messi scoring the winner 12 minutes from time.
And in the Italian Serie A – the top 2 scored wins – leaders AC Milan secured a 2-1 win over Chievo; and Napoli managed a 1-0 win at home against Catania.
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Finally in Basketball – over the weekend in the ABL Finals – The Chang Thailand Slammers have become the ASEAN Basketball 2nd season champions beating the Philippine Patriots 2 games to nil at the Philsports Arena.
An ecstatic Slammers team managed to make a huge comeback after trailing by 13 points to finish the game 75 to 68.
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The 1-1 scoreline meant the Gunner’s will have to play a replay with their opponents on Wednesday the 2nd of March at the Emirates and the winner will face Manchester United in the quarters.
Also advancing into the quarters were Bolton Wanderes who managed a 1-0 away win at Fulham with Ivan Klasnic netting the winner.
In 4th-Round action Manchester City trounced League-One side Notts County 5-0;
City will next face Aston Villa in the next round and a possible meeting with either Everton or Reading in the quarters.
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Staying in England only one Premiership tie played overnight – in a relegation battle – West Bromiwich Albion escaped with a 1-1 draw at home against Wolves.
now despite the draw Wolves remain at the bottom of the table on goal-difference and Albion hover just above the relegation zone.
Elsewhere in Europe – Barcelona maintained their 5-point lead at the top of table over rivals Real Madrid.
The Catalans scored a nervy 2-1 win over Athletic Bilbao with Lionel Messi scoring the winner 12 minutes from time.
And in the Italian Serie A – the top 2 scored wins – leaders AC Milan secured a 2-1 win over Chievo; and Napoli managed a 1-0 win at home against Catania.
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Finally in Basketball – over the weekend in the ABL Finals – The Chang Thailand Slammers have become the ASEAN Basketball 2nd season champions beating the Philippine Patriots 2 games to nil at the Philsports Arena.
An ecstatic Slammers team managed to make a huge comeback after trailing by 13 points to finish the game 75 to 68.
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