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FOOTBALL - PREMIER LEAGUE
Terry puts Chelsea on track to reclaim title
John Terry headed Chelsea five points clear at the top of the Premier League on Sunday as his 76th-minute goal secured a 1-0 home victory over champions Manchester United.
RUGBY
Australia surges back to beat England
Australia beat England 18-9 at Twickenham, London, on Saturday. The Wallabies, who had been four points down at 9-5 at half-time, scored 13 points in the second-half.
RUGBY
In-form Wilko back in the fold for Australia Test
England coach Martin Johnson is hopeful comebacks by fly-half Jonny Wilkinson and hooker Steve Thompson will guide an injury-wrecked Red Rose to victory over Australia in the first of their autumn Tests on Saturday.
FOOTBALL
Liverpool break losing streak, beat Manchester United 2-0
After losing four consecutive matches, Liverpool have beaten arch rivals Manchester United 2-0 with goals from Fernando Torres and David Ngog.
RUGBY - HEINEKEN CUP
Biarritz roll over Gloucester, Toulouse battle past Quins
Premiership side Gloucester suffered a 42-15 whipping at the hands of Biarritz as Toulouse came back from 14-0 down to beat Harlequins 23-19 in London. Elsewhere, Irish title-holders Leinster bounced back to hand Brive their second defeat.
RUGBY
Perpignan make comeback, Sale beat Cardiff in tense match
French champions Perpignan hit back in style with a 29-13 home win over Northampton while Sale beat the Cardiff Blues 27-26 in a tense Pool Five match.
USA
Clinton to drum up support in tour of Europe, Russia
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has left for Switzerland, Great Britain, Ireland, and Russia, on a trip in which she intends to deal with a range of international diplomatic issues, from the Iranian nuclear programme to the war in Afghanistan.
PREMIER LEAGUE
Chelsea move two points clear after victory, Arsenal thrash Blackburn
Second-half goals from France pair Nicolas Anelka and Florent Malouda settled a Chelsea 2-0 win against Liverpool. The Blues now move two points clear at the top of the Premier League. Arsenal hammered Blackburn Rovers 6-2 (picture).
FOOTBALL
Round-up of Europe's top leagues
Sevilla (barely) have Real Madrid and Barcelona in sight; Manchester United go top as Chelsea slump to their first defeat of the season; Sampdoria teach Inter Milan a lesson in humility; and Bayern Munich stumble in Hamburg.
PREMIER LEAGUE
Man United beat Stoke to take Premiership lead
After Wigan put an end to Chelsea's run of luck with a 3-1 victory, Manchester United went to the top of the Premiership for the first time in the season after a 2-0 win over Stoke with an impressive performance by Ryan Giggs (photo).
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