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Kane keeps Spurs title hopes burning after 1-0 win over Middlesbrough

Middlesbrough's veteran winger Stewart Downing clears his lines under pressure from Spurs midfielder Victor Wanyama

Harry Kane's penalty ended Middlesbrough's resistance as Tottenham's 1-0 win on Saturday kept their flickering Premier League title challenge alive.

Spurs are nine points off runaway leaders Chelsea thanks to Kane's second half spot-kick -- the players answering manager Mauricio Pocchetino's demand on Friday to maintain their hold on second place and pray for Chelsea's form to slump.

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