Inter beats Livorno in Italian League

ROME (AP) Diego Milito and Maicon each scored to give Inter Milan a 2-0 victory over Livorno in the Italian League on Sunday.

Since Serie A started awarding three points for wins in 1994-95, Inter Milan's seven-point lead is the largest established after 11 rounds.

"This is the result of all the great work that the guys have done every day, although there is still a long way to go," said Inter coach Jose Mourinho.

Sampdoria drew 0-0 with promoted Bari, which missed a penalty shot in the 90th minute, and joined second-place Juventus in second with 21 points each.

Napoli beat Juventus 3-2 on Saturday and Milan defeated Parma 2-0.

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LONDON (AP) - Manchester City goalkeeper Shay Given saved James McFadden's penalty shot in a scoreless draw at Birmingham, allowing his team to climb into fourth in the Premier League.

Man City's fourth draw in a row - but first 0-0 score in 55 games - gave Mark Hughes' team 19 points with only one loss, the fewest defeats of any team.

The club is still eight points behind leader Chelsea and six back from defending champion Manchester United. Chelsea won 4-0 at Bolton on Saturday, when Man United beat Blackburn 2-0.

Arsenal outplayed north London neighbor Tottenham 3-0, but Liverpool had two players sent off and lost 3-1 at Fulham, it's sixth defeat in seven league and cup games.

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GLASGOW, Scotland (AP) - Heavy rain forced the referee to call off Rangers' Scottish Premier League game at Dundee United at half time.

Rangers led 1-0 at Tannadice Park after Steven Davis' 29th-minute goal. But referee Mike Tumilty tested the conditions and stopped the game, which will be replayed at a future date.

Defending champion Rangers remains in third place with 19 points. Celtic beat Kilmarnock 3-0 on Saturday and leads the league iwth 23 points. Hibernian is second with 20 after beating Aberdeen 2-0.

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FRANKFURT (AP) - A goal by Brazilian striker Maicosuel earned Hoffenheim a 1-0 victory over Freiburg that moved the club into fifth place in the Bundesliga.

Maicosuel collected a pass from Vedad Ibisevic and found the net from the edge of the penalty area in the 39th minute.

Hoffenheim is three points behind leader Bayer Leverkusen, which squandered a two-goal lead in a 2-2 draw Saturday with Schalke. Hoffenheim was the only top team to win over the weekend and moved past Bayern Munich, which is sixth in the standings.

In Sunday's other game, Eintracht Frankfurt beat Bochum 2-1.

Updated November 1, 2009

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