Sebastien Puygrenier put the Trotters in front heading in Davies’s free-kick. Bolton doubled their lead in the 64th minute when striker Kevin Davies shot into the far corner from a Cahill flick-on. Chimbonda’s cut-back found Darren Bent minutes after his introduction from the bench, and two minutes later Bent netted again when Palacios’s shot was parried into his path. But Bolton struck late on, Kevin Davies scoring his second heading in a Taylor corner.
Andrew Johnson seized upon a fine Clint Dempsey pass to open the scoring for Fulham in the 14th minute. Erik Nevland put Fulham two up and added another to secure the win with David Nugent adding a late consolation for Portsmouth.
Abou Diaby headed against the bar off from Nasri’s inswinging corner, while at the other end Gael Clichy cleared James Collins’ effort off the line in West Ham’s only chance of note during a drab first half at the Emirates. After the break Emmanuel Adebayor forced Green into saving his point-blank header.
Leverkusen gave away a poor goal at Dortmund, Sinkiewicz’s attempted clearance was charged down by Owomoyela and the ball fell to Alexander Frei for the easy tap-in. Bayer’s Patrick Helmes brought his side level side-footing home a cut-back just after the hour mark.
Second seed Serena Williams won the Australian Open after destroying third seed Dinara Safina 6-0 6-3 in just 58 minutes in Melbourne. Williams completely dominated the match from the start, allowing Safina only eight points in the first set, and will now take over the world number one spot from Jelena Jankovic when the new rankings are released on Monday. The American completed a non-calendar Grand Slam between 2002-03, which she dubbed the “Serena Slam”, and is now halfway towards repeating that feat after winning the US Open last September.
Kevin Garnett scored 22, Paul Pierce had 20 points and Ray Allen added 14, leading Boston to an 86-78 win over the Detroit Pistons on Friday night. The Celtics, who have won 10 straight, took their last seven by double digits, including three victories by 20-plus points. Celtics coach Doc Rivers actually enjoyed watching his team play a contested game for a change. Boston has its second 10-game streak this season, a feat the storied franchise hadn’t pulled off since the 1985-86 season when it went on to win one of its 17 NBA titles.
