IT WAS a day of golf that had everything. Stunning and scuffed shots - plenty. Rain delays - two. See-saw battles, lucky breaks, inspired comebacks, 18th-hole heroics and underdog victors - you bet there were.

ROME - AC MILAN crashed 3-1 at Palermo on Sunday to hand city rivals and reigning champions Inter Milan a six-point lead at the top of the Serie A table following their 2-1 success over Napoli.

Milan remain third on goal difference behind Juventus who beat Reggina 4-0 on Saturday in a match which saw veteran Italian striker Alessandro Del Piero hit his 250th goal for the club.

LONDON - FORTRESS Stamford Bridge has suddenly become a far less inhospitable hunting ground for visiting teams as Chelsea manager Luiz Felipe Scolari's honeymoon period fades into the English winter gloom.