JOHN CAREW won and converted two late penalties to keep Aston Villa on course for a second Wembley final as they disposed of Crystal Palace in an FA Cup fifth round replay at Villa Park.

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GERHARD ERTL from Germany won the Nobel Prize for Chemistry yesterday, his 71st birthday.

Janica Kostelic captured the women's combined event to give Croatia their first medal in the history of the Winter Olympics.