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Tottenham, Manchester City advance to quarterfinals

THE MAGIC IS BACK: The goal-scoring skills of Ronaldo, seen celebrating with teammate and fellow Brazilian Kaka, was back during AC Milan's win on Saturday. — AFP

LONDON: Robbie Keane and Dimitar Berbatov scored two goals each on Sunday to help Tottenham advance to the FA Cup football quarterfinals with a 4-0 win over Fulham.

Keane scored in the seventh and 68th minutes and Berbatov added goals in the 77th and 90th.

Manchester City also advanced, beating League Championship team Preston 3-1.

Keane scored with a hard volley from the edge of the box and then volleyed in another after a header from Mido at Craven Cottage.

Berbatov made it 3-0 by shooting in after his original shot had hit the far post.

The Bulgaria striker easily beat Fulham goalkeeper Jan Lastuvka in the final minute to help end Tottenham's three-match losing streak in all competitions.

At Milan, Ronaldo scored two goals and set up another as AC Milan defeated Siena 4-3 to climb to fifth in Serie `A' on Saturday.

Milan only claimed the points in the final minute of stoppage time when Massimo Ambrosini headed in from a corner.

Points

Milan has 33 points after 23 matches, taking into account its eight-point penalty for match-fixing, and is 30 points behind leader Inter Milan, which racked up its 16th successive Serie `A' win by beating Cagliari 1-0. Second-placed AS Roma slipped 14 points behind Inter after losing at Empoli.

Ronaldo inspired Milan to a dramatic victory after Siena had pulled itself level each time it fell behind only to succumb to Ambrosini's header in the final seconds. The Brazilian opened the scoring in the 15th minute, out-jumping his marker to nod a Paolo Maldini cross past goalkeeper Alex Manninger.

Midfielder Simone Vergassola equalised four minutes later, but Ronaldo conjured up a defence-splitting pass for strike partner Ricardo Oliveira to restore Milan's lead just before the half-hour mark.

The results:

Serie `A': Empoli 1 bt AS Roma 0; Inter Milan 1 bt Cagliari 0; AC Milan 4 bt Siena 3;

Primera Liga: Real Madrid drew with Real Betis 0-0; Real Zaragoza bt Villarrael 1-0.

English FA Cup: On Sunday: Fifth round: Preston 1 lost to Manchester City 3; Fulham 0 lost to Tottenham 4.

On Saturday: Arsenal 0 drew with Blackburn 0; Chelsea 4 bt Norwich 0; Manchester United 1 drew with Reading 1; Middlesbrough 2 drew with West Bromwich 2; Plymouth 2 beat Derby 0; Watford 1 beat Ipswich 0.

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