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maltatoday, SUNDAY, 7 FEBRUARY 2016 51 Sport SPORTTODAY FOOTBALL Malta BOV Premier League Balzan - Birkirkara ............................. 1-0 Hibernians - Sliema Wanderers .......... 2-1 England - Premier League Manchester City - Leicester City .......... 0-3 Aston Villa - Norwich City ................... 2-0 Liverpool - Sunderland ...................... 2-2 Newcastle United - West B. Albion ...... 1-0 Stoke City - Everton ............................ 0-3 Swansea City - Crystal Palace .............. 1-1 Tottenham Hotspur - Watford ............. 1-0 Southampton - West H. United ........... 1-0 Today 14:00 AFC Bournemouth - Arsenal 17:00 Chelsea - Manchester United Italy - Serie A Bologna - Fiorentina .......................... 1-1 Genoa - Lazio .................................... Late Today 12:30 Hellas Verona - Inter 15:00 AC Milan - Udinese 15:00 Frosinone - Juventus 15:00 SSC Napoli - Carpi 15:00 Sassuolo - Palermo 15:00 Torino - ChievoVerona 18:00 Atalanta - Empoli 20:45 Roma - Sampdoria Spain - Liga BBVA Atletico Madrid - Eibar........................ 3-1 Rayo Vallecano - Las Palmas ............... 2-0 Athletic Bilbao - Villarreal ................... Late Sporting Gijon - Deportivo La Coruna .. Late Today 12:00 Levante - Barcelona 16:00 Real Betis - Valencia 18:15 Celta Vigo - Sevilla 20:30 Granada - Real Madrid Tomorrow 20:30 Espanyol - Real Sociedad Germany - Bundesliga Eintracht Frankfurt - VfB Stuttgar ........ 2-4 Hannover 96 - Mainz 05 ..................... 0-1 Hertha Berlin - Borussia Dortmund ..... 0-0 Ingolstadt - Augsburg ........................ 2-1 Schalke 04 - Wolfsburg ...................... 3-0 Bayern Leverkusen - Bayern Munich .. 0-0 Today 15:30 Hamburger SV - FC Cologne 17:30 Hoffenheim - Darmstadt Football Results & Fixtures Hibernians ................. 2 Sliema Wanderers ...... 1 REIGNING champions Hiber- nians kept pace with leaders Valletta as they defeated Sliema Wanderers 2-1, putting them three points behind the Citizens and five points ahead of third- placed Birkirkara and Balzan. Fielding newcomers Doding Priso and Jean Paul Farrugia, Sliema coach Stephen Azzopardi was looking at returning to win- ning ways after three consecu- tive defeats. But five minutes from half-time, Hibs took the lead after Andrei Agius anticipated goalkeeper Timothy Aquilina with a back- header from a pin-point cross by playmaker Andrew Cohen. The goal spurred Sliema into action as Priso raced down the right f lank and put through Bez- zina who however saw his shot go wide of goal. At half-time, the Wanderers introduced another new sign- ing Denni Rocha dos Santos and the Blues equalised in the 66th minute. Jean Paul Farrugia, who joined the club on loan from Hibs, slotted the ball past Hibs goalkeeper Jurgen Borg. However Hibs had the last say as they regained their one-goal lead on 73 minutes when player of the match Bjorn Kristensen's shot proved too strong for Aqui- lina. HIBERNIANS Jurgen Borg, Jack- son Lima, Rodolfo Soares, Marce- lo Dias, Andrew Cohen (70' Jurgen Degabriele), Bjorn Kristensen, Di- osdado Mbele Mangue Mba, An- drei Agius, Edison Luis Dos San- tos, Joseph Essien Mbong, Jorge Santos Silva (84' Zach Scerri). Subs not used: Rudy Briffa, David Xuereb, Dunstan Vella, Carlos Grech, Conner Zammit. Coach: Branko Nisevic SLIEMA WANDERERS Timothy Aquilina, Alex Muscat, Aidan Jake Friggieri (79' Shola Haruna Shodiya), Mark Scerri, Njongo Lobe Priso Doding, Clifford Gatt Baldacchino, Marko Potezica, Johann Bezzina, Gary Muir, Jean Paul Farrugia, Luke Dimech (57' Denni Rocha dos Santos). Subs not used: Glenn Zammit, Benjamin Essel, Justin Vella, Se- bastian Perdomo Esquivel, Peter Xuereb. Coach: Stephen Azzopardi Referee: Mario Apap Assistant Referees: Mitchell Scer- ri, Martin Borg Additional Assistant Referees: Malcolm Spiteri, Matthew De Gabriele Fourth Official: Christopher Fran- calanza Yellow Cards: Denni, Tarabai Scorers: 42' Andrei Agius, 66' Jean Paul Farrugia, 73' Bjorn Kris- tensen BOV Player of the Match: Bjorn Kristensen Attendance: 1,122 ' PHOTOGRAPHY BY RAY ATTARD Champions edge past Wanderers