Arsene Wenger accused his Arsenal players of a lack of commitment during their lackluster 2-1 defeat at struggling Queens Park Rangers.

Wenger's side came into the game on the back of a run of seven successive Premier League victories and had a chance to consolidate their position in third place.

Bayern Munich's director of sport Christian Nerlinger insisted the German league title race is back in their hands.

Bayern's 1-0 win at Nuremberg on Saturday was enough to trim Borussia Dortmund's lead down to just three points after the defending champions drew 4-4 at home to VfB Stuttgart on Friday night.

Roberto Mancini was again forced to answer questions about the erratic behavior of his forward Mario Balotelli as Manchester City surrendered the initiative in the title race with a dramatic 3-3 draw with Sunderland.

The result -- the first time a team has taken a league point at Eastlands in 14 months -- leaves Mancini's team two points behind leaders Manchester United who play their game in hand at Blackburn on Monday.

Aston Villa honored captain Stiliyan Petrov, who has been diagnosed with acute leukaemia, with an impressive fightback against Chelsea on Saturday, only for the Londoners to triumph 4-2.

Goals from Daniel Sturridge and Branislav Ivanovic looked set to earn a routine win for the Stamford Bridge club until goals from James Collins and Eric Lichaj in the space of three minutes pulled Aston Villa level once again.

Manchester City's challenge for the Premier League title suffered a setback as they were forced to stage a late fightback just to salvage a 3-3 draw against Sunderland at Eastlands on Saturday.

With leaders Manchester United not in action until Monday's trip to Blackburn, Roberto Mancini's side would have returned to the top of the table on goal difference if they had beaten the Black Cats.

Aston Villa captain Stiliyan Petrov has been diagnosed with acute leukemia, the Premier League club announced Friday.

Petrov's illness was discovered in medical tests carried out on the 32-year-old Bulgarian international after he came down with a fever following last Saturday's defeat at Arsenal, the club said.

Reigning champ Novak Djokovic beat a stubborn 21st-seeded Juan Monaco 6-0, 7-6 (7/5) Friday to book a re-match of the 2009 Miami Masters final with Scotland's Andy Murray.

Murray, who got the better of Djokovic in the 2009 title match, reached the final on a walkover when world No. 2 Rafael Nadal pulled out of their semi-final with a sore left knee.

A 10-man medical commission will meet Monday to determine if Italy forward Antonio Cassano can begin playing again following minor heart surgery.

Cassano's club AC Milan announced that it asked the Italian Sports Medicine Federation to gather a panel of experts to analyze the striker's condition.

Arsenal coach Arsene Wenger got a three-match touchline ban from UEFA on Friday for comments directed at the referee after his team's Champions League elimination this month.

UEFA said its disciplinary panel found Wenger guilty of "improper conduct," and fined him €40,000 ($53,000).

Manchester City will be without star striker Sergio Aguero for the Premier League clash against Sunderland with a "stupid" injury, club manager Roberto Mancini confirmed Friday.

Aguero was missing from the City team that drew at Stoke on Saturday with a foot problem.