Birmingham 0 Chelsea 2

Birmingham winger Sebastian Larsson has formally completed his move to Sunderland after signing a three-year deal.

Aston Villa have opened initial talks with representatives of winger Stewart Downing regarding a new contract.

FT: Birmingham 1 Wolves 1

Birmingham 2 Bolton 1

BOLTON boss Owen Coyle believes it is inevitable FA Cup goal hero Lee Chung-yong will go on to play for one of the leading clubs.

CARLING CUP hero Ben Foster has stressed the need for Birmingham to guarantee their Barclays Premier League status in the aftermath of their shock win over Arsenal in the final at Wembley.

Birmingham 0 Newcastle 2

ALEX McLEISH wants to put all off-field issues to one side for at least 24 hours as Birmingham try to reach their first major Wembley final for 55 years.

FULHAM manager Mark Hughes admits that Republic of Ireland captain Robbie Keane is one of his primary targets in the transfer window but says that he will only sign the Tottenham striker if the price is right.

West Ham co-chairman David Gold has issued an apology to Birmingham’s acting chairman Peter Pannu over a newspaper article which claimed the former Blues owner had been denied the chance to remain as chairman at St Andrew’s.

Birmingham 0 Wigan 0

New signing Matt Derbyshire will make his Birmingham debut in their Barclays Premier League match against Blackburn at St Andrew’s tomorrow.

LIVERPOOL manager Rafael Benitez last night defended his decision to substitute Fernando Torres in the 1-1 draw with Birmingham, claiming the striker was “exhausted”.

WHEN Nicklas Bendtner misses a chance, the reaction from the Arsenal fans is normally one of anger or frustration.

Birmingham 1 Liverpool 1

Alex Ferguson's frustration at Manchester United failing to regain top spot in the Premier League has been compounded by the news striker Dimitar Berbatov may need exploratory knee surgery.

Middlesbrough today remained in dialogue with Celtic as manager Gordon Strachan attempted to bolster his squad.

David Dunn is set to miss Blackburn’s trip to his former club Birmingham in the Premier League tomorrow night as he continues his recovery from a calf problem.

Blackburn midfielder Vince Grella is likely to miss Tuesday’s Barclays Premier League clash at Birmingham.

Talks between the North's political parties at St Andrew's in Scotland look set to run into the afternoon in a final push to secure progress on moves to restore devolution.

The Taoiseach and the British prime minister are presiding over a second day of discussions among the North's political parties in Scotland today.

Speculation is mounting that the North’s politicians will be given a document outlining steps to reviving power sharing when they meet for crucial talks at St Andrew’s next week.

What can I add? They raised phenomenal funds which go to the local Limerick charities and that’s good because much of the money was raised by the people of the city and county and it’s great that it goes back there.

Sunderland defender Gary Breen has targeted the FA Cup fifth round clash with former club Birmingham for his comeback – provided that the weather does not get in the way.