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City go top, North London derby ends all square

Mar 03, 2019

City Go Top

Man City are back on top of the Premier League standings with a 1-0 away win over Bournemouth. 

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Riyad Mahrez scored the only goal of the match - to send City two points clear of Liverpool, who still have a game in hand.

Elsewhere, Tottenham's Hugo Lloris saved a late penalty to salvage a 1-1 draw with Arsenal at Wembley. 

The Gunners took the lead in the first half thru Aaron Ramsey, before Harry Kane equalised from the penalty spot after the break.

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Arsenal could have snatched a win in the final minute of the game...but Lloris did well to save a penalty from Piere-Americk Aubemayang.

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In other results, Manchester United needed a late goal to beat Southampton 3-2 to move back into the top four. 

Brighton beat Huddersfield 1-0
Crystal Palace trounced Burnley 3-1
Wolves defeated Cardiff 2-0
While West Ham beat Newcastle also 2-0.

Barca pip Real again

Over in Spain, Barcelona beat Real Madrid 1-0 to go 10 points clear at the summit of La Liga.

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Its Barca's second El Classico win over their bitter rivals in a matter of days, following their victory over Real in the Copa del Rey this past week.

Federer makes it 100

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Roger Federer has won his 100th ATP singles title with victory at the Dubai Tennis Championship.

He defeated Stefanos Tsitsipas in straight sets in the final - to become only the second man after Jimmy Connors to hit the milestone.

Victory in Dubai also means that Federer moves up to fourth in the world rankings.