LONDON (Reuters) – Either Manchester United have virtually wrapped the Premier League title or Manchester City have them exactly where they want them after a weekend that saw the gap grown to nine points.

Champions City’s draws with Queens Park Rangers and Liverpool in a week in which United ground out narrow wins against Southampton and Fulham left Alex Ferguson’s side in the clear with 13 matches remaining.

LONDON (Reuters) – Either Manchester United have virtually wrapped the Premier League title or Manchester City have them exactly where they want them after a weekend that saw the gap grow to nine points.

Champions City’s draws with Queens Park Rangers and Liverpool in a week in which United ground out narrow wins against Southampton and Fulham left Alex Ferguson’s side in the clear with 13 matches remaining.

LONDON, Feb 4 (Reuters) – Either Manchester United have virtually wrapped the Premier League title or Manchester City have them exactly where they want them after a weekend that saw the gap grow to nine points.

Champions City’s draws with Queens Park Rangers and Liverpool in a week in which United ground out narrow wins against Southampton and Fulham left Alex Ferguson’s side in the clear with 13 matches remaining.

LONDON (Reuters) – Wayne Rooney’s hot scoring streak continued on Saturday as he fired Manchester United 10 points clear in the Premier League title race with the only goal in a 1-0 victory at Fulham.

Overshadowed by Robin van Persie this season, Rooney showed his predatory instincts after 79 minutes at Craven Cottage when he punished a defensive error to grab an unconvincing win that turned up the heat on Manchester City who play on Sunday.

LONDON (Reuters) – Holders Czech Republic showed how tenaciously they will fight to retain the Davis Cup on Saturday as Tomas Berdych and Lukas Rosol won a record-breaking doubles match against Swiss duo Marco Chiudinelli and Stanislas Wawrinka.

Their seven hour two minute victory, including a 24-22 final set, put the Czechs 2-1 ahead in the tie in Geneva and they need to win only one of the two singles rubbers on Sunday.

LONDON, Feb 2 (Reuters) – Holders Czech Republic showed how tenaciously they will fight to retain the Davis Cup on Saturday as Tomas Berdych and Lukas Rosol won a record-breaking doubles match against Swiss duo Marco Chiudinelli and Stanislas Wawrinka.

Their seven hour two minute victory, including a 24-22 final set, put the Czechs 2-1 ahead in the tie in Geneva and they need to win only one of the two singles rubbers on Sunday.

LONDON (Reuters) – Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson praised his sides battling qualities as Wayne Rooney’s goal earned them a 1-0 win against Fulham on Saturday and a 10-point lead in the Premier League title race.

United, hoping to exert even more pressure on second-placed Manchester City before they host Liverpool on Sunday, laboured at times but Rooney’s 79th-minute strike proved decisive.

LONDON, Feb 2 (Reuters) – Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson praised his sides battling qualities as Wayne Rooney’s goal earned them a 1-0 win against Fulham on Saturday and a 10-point lead in the Premier League title race.

United, hoping to exert even more pressure on second-placed Manchester City before they host Liverpool on Sunday, laboured at times but Rooney’s 79th-minute strike proved decisive.

LONDON (Reuters) – Chelsea surrendered another three points in their quest for a top-four Premier League finish as Newcastle United’s new signing Moussa Sissoko struck in the last minute to grab a 3-2 win that left Rafa Benitez’s side reeling.

It was another late horror show for third-placed Chelsea, who had led 2-1 with goals from Frank Lampard and Juan Mata before capitulating for the second time in a week, having conceded twice in the dying minutes at Reading on Wednesday.

LONDON, Feb 2 (Reuters) – Chelsea surrendered another three points in their quest for a top-four Premier League finish as Newcastle United’s new signing Moussa Sissoko struck in the last minute to grab a 3-2 win that left Rafa Benitez’s side reeling.

It was another late horror show for third-placed Chelsea, who had led 2-1 with goals from Frank Lampard and Juan Mata before capitulating for the second time in a week, having conceded twice in the dying minutes at Reading on Wednesday.