Cardiff 1 West Brom 0

Cardiff City 2 Manchester United 2

Cardiff 2 Manchester United 2

Cardiff 1 Newcastle 2

Fulham 1 Cardiff 2

Cardiff 3 Manchester City 2

Hull 2 Cardiff 2

Cardiff 3 Blackburn 0

The Monkey with the Bright Blue Bottom by Steve Smallman (Little Tiger Press; €9.50).

Barnsley 0 Cardiff 1

CARDIFF boss Malky Mackay hailed his side’s “nerves of steel” after they reached the Carling Cup final last night after a thrilling penalty shootout win over Championship rivals Crystal Palace last night.

Cardiff 1 Crystal Palace 0 (aggregate 1-1 AET; Cardiff win 3-1 on penalties)

Crystal Palace 1 Cardiff 0

Watford 1 Cardiff 1

Middlesbrough 2-1 Coventry

QPR’s seemingly unstoppable march towards promotion from the npower Championship continued as they posted a workmanlike 1-0 win over Doncaster at the Keepmoat Stadium.

The Republic of Ireland's Wes Hoolahan missed a penalty for Norwich at Loftus Road as QPR saw their lead at the top of the npower Championship cut to four points.

Heather Mills has blasted Jamie Oliver for his behavior on ‘Jamie’s American Road Trip’.

Middlesbrough were today conducting an inquiry into why several of their players failed to return for pre-season training.

Newcastle manager Alan Shearer restored Michael Owen to the starting line-up for tonight’s must-win derby clash with Middlesbrough.

Middlesbrough defender Andrew Taylor returns to the squad for Monday night’s derby showdown with Newcastle after recovering from injury.

Middlesbrough 0 Manchester United 2

Manchester United boss Alex Ferguson rang the changes as he attempted to move a step closer to the Premier League title.

Bolton 4 Middlesbrough 1

Stoke 1 Middlesbrough 0

Tottenham 4 Middlesbrough 0

Middlesbrough boss Gareth Southgate will be without midfielder Didier Digard for tomorrow night’s FA Cup fifth round replay with West Ham.

Middlesbrough boss Gareth Southgate is boosted by the return of midfielders Didier Digard and Gary O’Neil for tomorrow’s Premier League trip to Manchester City.

Striker Marlon King is poised to make his home Middlesbrough debut in tomorrow’s crucial Barclays Premier League basement battle with Blackburn.

Wolves 1 Middlesbrough 2

'Brothers and Sisters' star Rachel Griffiths is pregnant with her third child.

Everton manager David Moyes’ hopes of his side continuing their excellent away form today suffered a double blow with both Joseph Yobo and Leon Osman ruled out against Middlesbrough through injury.

Middlesbrough midfielder Didier Digard is a major doubt for tomorrow’s Barclays Premier League trip to Fulham.

Middlesbrough boss Gareth Southgate is facing up to a defensive crisis as he prepares for Arsenal’s visit to the Riverside Stadium tomorrow.

Middlesbrough skipper Emanuel Pogatetz is facing a race against time to make Saturday’s Barclays Premier League trip to Hull.

Middlesbrough defender Andrew Taylor today issued a public apology after becoming embroiled in a row with a fan.

Aston Villa missed out on the chance to climb into a Champions League spot as two-goal Tuncay earned Middlesbrough victory at Villa Park.

Middlesbrough 2 Manchester City 0

Middlesbrough 0 Chelsea 5

England skipper John Terry handed Chelsea boss Luiz Felipe Scolari a boost when he returned to action for this afternoon’s trip to Middlesbrough.

Middlesbrough boss Gareth Southgate could be without three key players for the Barclays Premier League trip to Wigan.

Middlesbrough’s record signing Afonso Alves was left sitting on the bench as Gareth Southgate went in search of a derby victory at Sunderland.

Middlesbrough goalkeeper Brad Jones is back in training after dislocating a finger in the pre-match warm up at Liverpool last weekend.

Middlesbrough boss Gareth Southgate will be without first-choice goalkeeper Brad Jones for the home Carling Cup clash with Yeovil tomorrow night.