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Manchester United come from behind to draw vs Arsenal, Liverpool beat Burnley Manchester United and Arsenal played out a thrilling 2-2 draw while Liverpool came from a goal down to beat Burnley 3-1. SWAGAR December 6, 2018 UPDATED: December 6, 2018 08:14 IST Arsenal and Manchester United played in action (AP Photo) Manchester United remained distant spectators in the Premier League title race but at least showed plenty of spirit as they twice responded to going behind to draw 2-2 with in-form Arsenal at Old Trafford on Wednesday. Liverpool came from a goal down to beat Burnley 3-1 and cut the gap on leaders Manchester City to two points, Tottenham Hotspur climbed to third with a 3-1 win over Southampton and Chelsea suffered a shock 2-1 defeat at Wolverhampton Wanderers. Storm clouds have been gathering over Jose Mourinho's misfiring United side, but goals by Anthony Martial and Jesse Lingard at least ensured they did not suffer a first ho...

India openers are going to be more decisive vs Australia than Virat Kohli: Sunil Gavaskar India vs Australia: KL Rahul and Murali Vijay will be opening the innings for India in the first Test in Adelaide starting December 6. SWAGAR New Delhi December 5, 2018 UPDATED: December 5, 2018 20:02 IST India will bank on Vijay and Rahul to provide them with good starts in the Adelaide Test match (BCCI Photo) HIGHLIGHTS Vijay and Rahul will open the batting for India in the Adelaide Test Vijay is returning to the Test side after August while Rahul is averaging 24.70 in 2018 India had to change its opening combination after Prithvi Shaw's injury in the warm-up match Former India captain Sunil Gavaskar feels that the contribution of the openers will be more important for the visitors than captain Virat Kohli in the forthcoming four-Test series in Australia starting December 6. India will have to begin their campaign in Aust...

IPL 2019 auction: Malinga back in the pool, Finch and Maxwell opt out England all-rounder Sam Curran is also among the nine players who have listed themselves for the maximum base price of INR 2 crore.  SPORTS ZONE December 6, 2018 UPDATED: December 6, 2018 10:14 IST Lasith Malinga was mulling retirement after he went unsold in IPL 2018 auctions in February (Mumbai Indians Twitter Photo) HIGHLIGHTS Lasith Malinga was part of Mumbai Indians in IPL 2018 as mentor Yuvraj Singh has listed himself at base price of INR 1 crore for the auction The mini-auction ahead of IPL 2019 will be held in Jaipur on December 18 Sri Lanka great and Indian Premier League's highest-wicket taker Lasith Malinga is back in the auction pool ahead of the 12th edition of the cash-rich league, scheduled to start in the third week of March. Malinga, who had been three-time champions Mumbai Indians' key player over the years, has listed himself among ...

Arsenal held by Manchester United in four-goal thriller, Wolves stun Chelsea Wolves overturned an early deficit to inflict just Chelsea’s second defeat of the season in a 2-1 win allowing Tottenham to move back up to third with a comfortable 3-1 win over Southampton. Updated:  Dec 06, 2018 03:54:38 By AFP     Arsenal's Henrikh Mkhitaryan scores a disallowed goal due to offside. (Action Images via Reuters) Liverpool closed back to within two points of Premier League leaders Manchester City by coming from behind to beat Burnley 3-1 as Manchester United and Arsenal shared the spoils in a thrilling 2-2 draw at Old Trafford. Wolves also overturned an early deficit to inflict just Chelsea’s second defeat of the season in a 2-1 win at Molineux, allowing Tottenham to move back up to third with a comfortable 3-1 win over Southampton. Given the relentless pace being set by City at the top of the table, Liverpool couldn’t afford any slip ups a...