Alan Shearer broke Newcastle United's goal-scoring record in a 2-0 home win over fellow strugglers Portsmouth.
Balotelli made his debut for his hometown club after completing a four-match suspension that he was handed at Olympique de Marseille last season, while the visitors were without Cristiano Ronaldo as he recovers from injury.
As Manchester City fans left Goodison Park after a 2-0 victory over Everton on Wednesday that sent their team back to the top of the Premier League, they aimed their chants across adjacent Stanley Park to title rivals Liverpool.
Chelsea beat Portsmouth 2-0 while Arsenal easily got the better of Blackburn Rovers 3-0 in Saturday's EPL matches.
European champions Liverpool were beaten 0-2 by Fulham in the English Premier League.
The two players, who are injured, will miss Manchester United's Champions League clash against AC Milan.
Tottenham Hotspur beat Manchester City and strengthened their hold on fourth place, England's second slot in the final Champions League qualifying round.
Wayne Rooney scored two spectacular goals as holders Manchester United reached the FA Cup fifth round with a classy 3-0 win over Middlesbrough.
The England striker scored his first goal for Manchester City as his new club went top of the Premier League with a 2-1 win at Sunderland.
The champions who drew 1-1 at Portsmouth, now have two games remaining to achieve the milestone.
The Arsenal midfielder is to see a neurologist after missing the last two games due to migraines.
Champions Chelsea and second-placed Manchester United beat Middlesbrough and Portsmouth respectively in the Premier League.
Anuja Thakur defeated Lynette Horsburgh of Scotland 243-136 in the summit clash
Manchester United beat Chelsea 1-0 to end the champions' 40-match unbeaten run in the English Premier League.
Unfancied Wigan Athletic continue to astound the sceptics during their first season in the top flight after a 2-0 win at Portsmouth kept them firmly in second place in the Premeir League.
Charlton Athletic moved into the fourth spot in the Premier League standings with a 3-1 victory over London rivals Fulham.
Owen missed Newcastle United's goalless draw at Portsmouth at the weekend with a leg injury.
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Third tier Peterborough United produced the performance of the FA Cup fourth round when they twice came from behind in the dying minutes to earn a 2-2 draw at Premier League West Bromwich Albion on Saturday.
Arsenal thrashed Wolverhampton Wanderers 5-1, while Southampton beat Portsmouth 2-0 to make the quarter-finals of the English League Cup.
Chelsea beat Norwich City 3-1 as title rivals Manchester United stumbled to a 0-0 draw against a 10-man Crystal Palace.
Liverpool slumped to their third straight league defeat of the season at Portsmouth on Saturday.
The English Premier League champions won 1-0 at Newcastle United through a superbly struck volley by skipper Patrick Vieira.
Chelsea booked their place in the League Cup semi-finals with a late 2-1 win at Fulham.
Queen Elizabeth II used her banquet speech to subtly remind the visiting US President that the international institutions set up after the World War II were designed to ensure the horrors of conflict were not repeated.
An English village cricket club has thrown up a challenge to hit a 150-yard shot into Hollywood star Catherine Zeta Jones's back garden.
Of the 32 teams that have been promoted to the premier league since its inception in 1992, 14 have gone straight back down the next season.
Manchester United will travel to third-tier MK Dons in the Capital One Cup second round following the draw on Wednesday, the first time they have been involved at this stage of the competition for 19 years.
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