Kevin Phillips and Peter Crouch could be handed a first-team return by Southampton manager Harry Redknapp for the Barclays Premiership trip to Manchester City.

Liverpool defender Jamie Carragher has admitted Chelsea’s “frightening” wealth has left his own club with little chance of winning the Barclays Premiership.

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The Swedish Supreme Court today overturned an appeals court ruling and said the convicted and confessed killer of Foreign Minister Anna Lindh will serve his sentence in prison.

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Southampton striker Brett Ormerod admits he is “knackered” after playing two games in less than 24 hours, but is ready to go again when Saints face Carling Cup giant-killers Colchester United at St Mary’s on Wednesday night.

“WHAT a wonderful advert for Premiership football, extremely average,” was Birmingham manager Steve Bruce’s ironic verdict after Blues uninspiring goalless draw at Southampton.

There was a sense of inevitability about this goalless draw between two of the Barclays Premiership’s most shot-shy teams – but Darren Anderton missed the opportunities to beat his hometown club on his full league debut for Birmingham.

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Southampton have today confirmed the signing of Sweden international Andreas Jakobsson on a two-year deal.

James Beattie recovered from a thigh injury to return alongside skipper Kevin Phillips in Southampton’s attack against Blackburn at St Mary’s.

Striker James Beattie is expected to miss Southampton’s opening game of the new season at Aston Villa tomorrow through injury.

David O’Leary believes he has dispelled the theory that he is merely a cheque-book manager as he strives to emulate the success of his first season at Aston Villa.

Southampton have agreed a pre-contract deal with versatile Sweden international Mikael Nilsson.

HALMSTAD chairman Bengt Sjoholm has played down speculation linking utility man Mikael Nilsson with a move to Celtic but has not ruled out a possible move by Martin O’Neill after Sweden were knocked out of Euro 2004.

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Holland coach Dick Advocaat made no changes to his starting line-up for their Euro 2004 quarter-final against Sweden at the Algarve stadium.

DENMARK’S fine wing play and Sweden’s gifted strikers should determine the result of tonight’s Group C decider, being played in the rarefied atmosphere of Italian-generated conspiracy theories.

There were plenty of surprises when Italy coach Giovanni Trapattoni named his team for their Group C clash against Sweden.

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Sweden 5 Bulgaria 0

Henrik Larsson’s return to the international fold was confirmed today when he was named in the Sweden squad for Euro 2004.

HOLDERS France booked their place in next year’s European championship finals with a 2-0 away win over nearest Group One rivals Slovenia last night.

A 29-year-old man was detained at a Swedish airport today after trying to carry a handgun aboard a flight to London, police said.