Tottenham get chance for League Cup revenge against United
LONDON: Tottenham Hotspur will have the chance to avenge last season’s League Cup final defeat after being drawn away to holders Manchester United in the quarter-finals yesterday.

Fulham rock Reds
LONDON: Liverpool’s English Premier League title hopes suffered a huge setback as they lost 3-1 away to Fulham yesterday and finished the match at Craven Cottage down to nine men.

Campbell hopes to join Magpies
LONDON: Former England defender Sol Campbell wants to join Newcastle when he resolves his contract dispute with Notts County.

England boss Capello defends Qatar friendly
LONDON: Fabio Capello insists England’s trip to Qatar to face Brazil in a lucrative friendly next month is a worthwhile exercise.

Jailed King wants to appeal
LONDON: Jailed Premier League footballer Marlon King could be set to appeal against his conviction and 18-month prison sentence for sexual assault and actual bodily harm, according to his agent on Friday.

Big Sam warns Martinez to watch his mouth
BLACKBURN: Blackburn boss Sam Allardyce has warned Wigan manager Roberto Martinez to watch what he says in future after accepting an apology from the Spaniard over his alleged comments in a Spanish newspaper.

Pressure only makes me stronger, says Pellegrini
MADRID: Real Madrid coach Manuel Pellegrini sought to put aside a series of poor results that have reportedly left him on the brink of losing his job, saying the pressure only makes him stronger.

Crowd trouble costs Dinamo Zagreb three Europa League points
BERNE: Croatia champions Dinamo Zagreb have had three Europa League points deducted following crowd trouble during their match away to Timisoara this month.

Maradona calls up Inter star Cambiasso for the first time
BUENOS AIRES: Inter Milan midfielder Esteban Cambiasso was called up by Diego Maradona for the first time when he was included in a 19-man Argentina squad for next month’s friendly against Spain on Friday.

Hunt scores twice to power his side to the top
BERLIN: Werder Bremen have striker Aaron Hunt to thank for his two second-half goals which salvaged a point at Nuremberg as the 2-2 draw put his side top of the Bundesliga yesterday.