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Faltering Reds draw

Author: Craig Williams

Date: 23/02/2009

Liverpool's Premier League title challenge appears to be in tatters according to football betting experts after Manchester United's closest challengers dropped more points on Sunday.

Rafael Benitez refused to write off his side's chances despite the 1-1 stalemate with Manchester City, but a sixth home draw of the season has left the Reds seven points off the pace set by United at the top of the table with 12 games remaining in the season.

Elsewhere in the Premier League, Everton were unable to overcome ten-man Newcastle United after a goalless draw at St James' Park and rock-bottom West Bromwich Albion appear on course for an immediate return to the Championship after losing 2-0 at Fulham.

In Italy, AC Milan kept their own hopes of Serie A glory alive with a narrow 1-0 win over Cagliari with David Beckham again playing a full 90 minutes for the Rossoneri.

UEFA Cup hopefuls Fiorentina and Genoa also boosted their top-six hopes with victories over Chievo and Napoli respectively.

Valencia saw their hopes of Champions League football suffer a major dent in Spain after being held to a 1-1 draw by Deportivo La Coruna. Fifth-placed Los Che also lost star striker David Villa to a red card.

Towards the foot of the La Liga table there were vital victories for Real Mallorca and Osasuna against Racing Santander and Numancia.

In golf, Phil Mickelson responded to Tiger Woods' imminent return by winning the PGA Tour's Northern Trust Open.

Mickelson survived a closing round slump to birdie two of the last three holes and record a one-stroke victory at Riviera the week before world number one and main rival Woods makes his return from a nine-month injury absence at the WGC Match Play Championship.

Rising star Danny Lee became the youngest champion in European Tour history when he won the Johnnie Walker Classic in Perth.

The 18-year-old New Zealand amateur fired four birdies in the last six holes to post a 67 and win by a stroke from Ross McGowan.

Wasps were 9-5 winners over fellow Guinness Premiership mid-table side Northampton, while Ospreys and Newport Gwent Dragons triumphed over Connacht and Ulster in rugby union's Magners League.

St Helens maintained their 100 per cent start to the new rugby league Super League season after Sunday's 23-6 victory at Huddersfield Giants, while Wakefield inflicted a first defeat of the fledgling campaign on newly-promoted Salford after winning 29-10 at Belle Vue.

In tennis, Andy Roddick continued his resurgence after beating Radek Stepanek in straight sets to win the ATP Regions event in Memphis.

France's Jo-Wilfried Tsonga was also a winner after claiming his second ATP title of the year with a 7-5 7-6 victory over Michael Llodra in the final of the Marseille Open.

Snooker's Welsh Open title went Ali Carter's way after the world number seven's first success in a ranking tournament.

Carter produced a stunning closing session to defeat Joe Swail 9-5 in the final at Newport.

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