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Rafa Benitez has instilled belief at Newcastle United and there is cause for optimism at St James Park, according to Thierry Henry. The Magpies edged closer safety with a valiant 1-1 draw with Manchester City on Tuesday night.The point moved Benitezs side to within a point of North East rivals Sunderland and to within two of 17th-place Norwich. Newcastles next game sees them travel to Benitezs former club Liverpool on Saturday and, speaking on Football Special, Henry believes the new-found confidence in the Toon camp means they have nothing to fear.Asked if he thought there was an improvement from Newcastle and hope for optimism, Henry said: Yes, definitely.They won a game and suddenly there is belief. They can build from the victory over Swansea and even more from the point against City. Newcastle boss Rafael Benitez was pleased with how his side came from a goal behind to draw with a team like Manchester City We know how hard it is going to be for them at Anfield but once you have that belief you can do anything you want.Newcastle are starting to look like a team managed by Rafa Benitez.Newcastle ended a 12-game winless run on Saturday with their comprehensive 3-0 victory over the Swans. Andros Townsend said Newcastle showed character to come from a goal behind to get a point against Manchester City Despite failing to convert several chances to overcome a strong Manchester City outfit on Tuesday, Niall Quinn was adamant the positive result continued the clubs momentum in the race for survival.Momentum for Newcastle is huge, thats the point, the dressing room will be buzzing again, the Sky Sports pundit said.If Man City had nicked the win at the end it would have been so flat so the importance of the result cannot be underestimated. Patrick Davison is joined by Tim Krul to discuss Newcastles 1-1 draw with Man City Now theyve got to build up again, get their bodies right, train for a few days and go again.They cant look further than the next game - we can - theyll be trying to keep the whole thing going and hope they get something at Liverpool. Also See: City held by battling Newcastle Benitez: We have found belief Nike Vapormax Wholesale .Y. -- Marcell Dareus and the Buffalo Bills defence made life miserable for Super Bowl MVP Joe Flacco. Nike Vapormax Plus Wholesale . -- Devin Hester is done returning kicks in Chicago. http://www.cheapairvapormax.com/ . William Carrier opened the scoring for Cape Breton (6-4-2), but Andrew Ryan tied the game and Brent Andrews put the Mooseheads (8-6-0) in front for good with a short-handed goal at 13:49 of the second period. Cheap Air Vapormax . -- The Missouri Tigers might not have a roster full of superstars. Cheap Nike Air Vapormax Plus Sale . McPhee said that Ovechkins father Mikhail is in stable condition after having the surgery this week and is no longer in intensive care. "Weve told him to stay as long as necessary with your dad," he said. Ovechkin and his Russian national team were eliminated from the mens hockey tournament in Sochi on Wednesday with a 3-1 quarter-final loss to Finland. SYRACUSE, N.Y. -- Briana Day and Alexis Peterson scored 19 points apiece and all five starters were in double figures by the end of the third quarter as No. 14 Syracuse rolled to a 102-65 win over Siena on Monday night.Brittney Sykes added 18 points, Isabella Slim had 16 and Gabby Cooper 11 for the Orange (2-0). Slim, a senior, also had a career-high 11 rebounds for her first career double-double as Syracuse had a 52-38 advantage on the boards.Deja Rawls hit a 3-pointer with 22 seconds left to pull Sienna innto a 20-20 at the end of one quarter but Cooper opened the second quarter with two 3-pointers.ddddddddddddDay followed with two layups for a 10-point lead. That turned into a 25-5 run and Syracuse led 49-29 at the half.With Slim getting a career-best six steals, the Orange had 24 among the 33 Siena turnovers that led to 29 points.Jackie Benitez had 18 points for the Saints (0-1). ' ' '