MANCHESTER - MANCHESTER City pushed West Bromwich Albion to the brink of relegation from the Premier League with a 4-2 win at Eastlands on Sunday.

Mark Hughes' side stormed into a two-goal through Robinho and Nedum Onuoha's first half strikes but Chris Brunt scored either side of the interval to haul Albion level.

MONACO- RAFAEL Nadal became the first player to win five straight Monte Carlo Masters titles by beating Novak Djokovic 6-3, 2-6, 6-1 on Sunday.

The top-ranked Spaniard dropped his first set since the 2006 final against Roger Federer as the third-seeded Djokovic rallied to win the second set, pinning Nadal behind the baseline and picking him off at the net.

TOTTENHAM Hotspur beat Newcastle United 1-0 on a first-half strike from Darren Bent, keeping the hosts in the chase for a place in European competition and putting the visitors in greater danger of relegation.

Bent scored from a rebound off Steve Harper in the 24th minute after the visitors' goalkeeper stopped his first attempt. Newcastle substitute Obafemi Martins wasted the club's best chance late in the second half.