Stoke boss Tony Pulis made six changes to his side for this evening’s Capital One Cup second-round clash with Swindon at the Britannia Stadium.

Striker Andy Carroll returned to the Liverpool starting line-up to face Brighton in the FA Cup fifth round at Anfield today.

Alan Pardew refused to blame Newcastle’s limp FA Cup display at Brighton on their midweek trip to Tenerife.

The distraught parents of a 15-year-old boy shot dead at his Texas school after he brandished a gun and pointed it at police were demanding answers from authorities today.

IRELAND’S James McGee yesterday powered into the semi-finals of the ITF Men’s Futures event in Cordoba, Spain.

Madrid police have confirmed Bolton defender Marcos Alonso was involved in a car accident in which a woman died.

JEFFERSON FARFAN struck twice as Schalke fought back from an early deficit to progress to the quarter-finals of the Champions League at the expense of Valencia last night.

RAUL scored his 71th goal in European competition as Schalke recovered from a goal down to force a draw in the first leg of their Champions League last-16 clash with Valencia at the Mestalla last night.

RESCUERS hope to reach the 33 miners trapped underground in Chile within 24 hours, the mining minister says.

MANCHESTER United new-boy Javier Hernandez chose the perfect time to net his first competitive goal for the Red Devils as his 85th-minute winner proved too much for Valencia.

MANCHESTER UNITED aim to avoid getting caught up by a general strike in Spain today – and set up their own blockade against Valencia instead.

IN three days, 33 miners trapped under Chile’s Atacama Desert will have been stuck underground longer than any others in memory – taxing authorities with unique challenges on coaxing them and their families through the ordeal.

POLICE say a traffic stop led to animal cruelty charges after they found a live cat “marinating” in oil and peppers in the boot of a car.

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Aston Villa manager Martin O’Neill made six changes from the victorious Carling Cup semi-final line-up for the home FA Cup fourth-round tie with Brighton.

Women's groups in Spain are calling for talk show 'Patricia's Diary' top be scrapped after a guest was found murdered just days after she had appeared on the show where she had rejected an ex-boyfriend's proposal.

A Spanish suitor whose ex-girlfriend rejected his marriage proposal on live TV has been charged with murdering her.

Rocker Dave Navarro wants to reinvent himself as a director of pornographic films.

FIFA have extended Valencia defender David Navarro’s seven-month ban for his part in the brawl that marred his side’s Champions League encounter with Inter Milan on March 6 to include all domestic and international matches.

Valencia sporting director Amedeo Carboni is confident his club will win an appeal to reduce the bans handed down to their players by UEFA on Wednesday.

VALENCIA and Inter Milan have been charged with improper conduct by UEFA following the brawl which marred Tuesday night’s Champions League clash in Spain.

Valencia and Inter Milan have been charged with improper conduct by UEFA following the brawl that marred last night’s Champions League clash in Spain.

Valencia centre-back David Navarro wishes he could “erase” the incident which marred Tuesday night’s Champions League game with Internazionale.

UEFA have launched an investigation into the conduct of both Valencia and Inter Milan following the post-match brawl which marred their Champions League clash.

Rocker Dave Navarro and actress Carmen Electra's divorce was officially finalised yesterday.

Rescue teams mounted a search today for 21 people, including a town mayor and a group of students, missing after their ferry sank in the southern Philippines in bad weather, officials said.

Dave Navarro has toughened up for the latest installment of his reality talent competition Rock Star: Supernova after allegations he was too nice to contestants during the show's first season.

Carmen Electra has officially filed for divorce from her husband Dave Navarro following a US tabloid kiss-and-tell expose from one of the rocker's alleged mistresses.

Dave Navarro has slammed reports he already has a new girlfriend, less than 24 hours after he and wife Carmen Electra announced they were splitting.

Rocker Dave Navarro admits he has experimented sexually with other men, but insists he is not gay.

Sevilla defender Javi Navarro played down his hard-man reputation and insisted a “cool head” will be just as important as a “hot heart” in tonight’s UEFA Cup final against Middlesbrough.

Sevilla coach Juande Ramos has just one injury concern ahead of the UEFA Cup final with Middlesbrough in Eindhoven.

Odd couple Dave Navarro and Carmen Electra are laughing off reports their marriage is in trouble by announcing their plans to start a family.

Rocker Dave Navarro has confirmed his marriage to sexy actress Carmen Electra is in trouble, confessing the couple rarely gets to enjoy quality time together.

Newcastle midfielder Nolberto Solano has revealed he would be interested in returning to the Peru national team, despite having repeatedly ruled out a comeback in the past.

New Peru head coach Franco Navarro has urged Nolberto Solano to come out of international retirement.

Rocker Dave Navarro and his wife Carmen Electra are having huge problems conceiving a child - because their schedules constantly clash.

Musician Dave Navarro and his wife Carmen Electra have spent so much time in hotels over the years, they decided to model their Los Angeles home on one.

The College of Cardinals met for a second day of talks today to prepare for the conclave to elect a successor to Pope John Paul as tens of thousands of mourners streamed past the late pontiff’s crimson-robed body as it lay in state in St Peter’s Basilica.

Pope John Paul II is “progressively improving” and following the Church’s activities daily, the Vatican said today, suggesting he might be released from the hospital in time for Easter.

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A British man who killed an Irish teenage tourist during a bar brawl on the holiday island of Rhodes was jailed for 20 years today.

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