Australian police are warning that Apple's much-maligned mapping application is stranding drivers headed to the southern city of Mildura in the middle of a remote state park.

Fraser Forster might just have taken a step closer to an England call-up after a solid display for Celtic against Benfica last night in front of Three Lions’ goalkeeping coach Ray Clemence, but he refuses to be fazed by the prospect.

XABI ALONSO’S Liverpool career appeared to be coming towards an end as he arrived for training yesterday.

Jose Reina believes Liverpool can beat Manchester United tomorrow although he admits it is “almost impossible” to match their opponents’ spending power.

IF ever Ian Holloway required a show of support from his players this was the occasion. The Leicester City manager could not have been presented with a more emphatic demonstration that he has their complete backing at the Walkers Stadium.

Leicester 1 Crystal Palace 0

IAN HOLLOWAY has moved to kick off his revolution at Leicester City by asking seven players to leave ahead of a major spending spree in the January sales.

CHAMPIONSHIP strugglers Leicester dumped former manager Martin O’Neill’s Aston Villa out of the Carling Cup thanks to a second-half goal from Matt Fryatt.

Birmingham manager Steve Bruce is confident Tottenham midfielder Hossam Ghaly will finally sign for the club within the next 24 hours.

Birmingham midfielder Stephen Clemence and striker DJ Campbell have emerged as targets for Leicester.

BIRMINGHAM manager Steve Bruce lauded the contribution of DJ Campbell after the second-half substitute netted a brace in the Blues’ comprehensive win over Coventry at St Andrews.

BIRMINGHAM manager Steve Bruce paid tribute to captain Damien Johnson after his late strike kept their Coca-Cola Championship automatic promotion hopes on track.

Birmingham 1 Leeds 0

BIRMINGHAM substitute DJ Campbell rescued a precious point for Steve Bruce’s side with a last-gasp equaliser in the Coca-Cola Championship clash at St Andrews.

Steve Bruce was “saddened” to hear Birmingham fans jeering their own side in this afternoon’s 1-0 Coca-Cola Championship victory over Stoke.

Donald Trump’s property for sale in Palm Beach, Florida, has all the big-time extras one might expect. Pricey marble and 24-carat gold fixtures decorate bathrooms.

Birmingham 2 Colchester 1

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Relegated Birmingham are set to recall midfielder Nicky Butt for Sunday’s Barclays Premiership clash against Bolton.

Birmingham are without midfielder Nicky Butt for tomorrow’s Barclays Premiership clash with Newcastle at St Andrews.

Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez is refusing to shed any light on the future of Robbie Fowler – who concedes to being “in the dark“.

Blackburn 0 Liverpool 1

Birmingham boss Steve Bruce will have Matthew Upson, Muzzy Izzet, David Dunn and Chris Sutton available after lengthy injury lay-offs for the Barclays Premiership clash at Wigan.

Birmingham 1 Bolton 0

Birmingham: Maik Taylor, Tebily, Cunningham, Martin Taylor, Sadler, Pennant, Clemence, Butt, Johnson, Heskey, Campbell. Subs: Vaesen, Latka, Forssell, Lazaridis, Kilkenny.

Birmingham manager Steve Bruce has major injury problems ahead of tomorrow’s clash with Chelsea at St Andrews.

MANCHESTER UNITED sauntered to a deserved win over Birmingham at an expanded Old Trafford, and Alex Ferguson admitted it was agony.

Manchester United nudged Birmingham slightly closer to the dreaded drop with a comfortable win that saw them jump back into second spot.

Birmingham City 0 Liverpool 7

Mohamed Sissoko was back in the Liverpool starting line-up to face Birmingham just a month after the eye injury against Benfica which had left him blind for 36 hours.

Birmingham striker Emile Heskey and midfielder Nicky Butt are major fitness doubts for Tuesday’s FA Cup tie with Liverpool at Anfield.

Birmingham look set to be short of midfield creativity for the visit of Martin Jol’s Tottenham side.

Birmingham midfielder Muzzy Izzet is poised to return to action after injury in tomorrow’s vital Barclays Premiership meeting with West Brom at St Andrews.

Birmingham midfielder Damien Johnson has recovered from the knock on the knee suffered against Sunderland for tomorrow’s trip to Middlesbrough.

Birmingham are facing a central defensive injury crisis ahead of Saturday’s vital Premiership meeting with Mick McCarthy’s Sunderland at St Andrews.

Stoke 0 Birmingham 1

Birmingham will have striker Emile Heskey and midfielder Damien Johnson back available after suspension for the trip to face Stoke on Sunday.

West Ham 3 Birmingham 0

Birmingham striker Emile Heskey was ruled out through suspension so Blues boss Steve Bruce opted for an attack led by Mikael Forssell and Chris Sutton against West Ham at Upton Park.

Birmingham are set to be without striker Emile Heskey for Monday’s Barclays Premiership clash at West Ham – he is in danger of being suspended for the clash as he faces a Football Association disciplinary hearing today after being charged with misconduct following his sending-off against Arsenal last weekend.

Stephen Clemence has admitted Birmingham could struggle to hold onto their big-name players if they are relegated from the Barclays Premiership.

JULIAN GRAY headed Birmingham into the fifth round of the FA Cup after Steve Bruce’s side took advantage of the fact that promotion-chasing Reading was resting most of its first-team players.