FRANK LAMPARD has demanded his Chelsea team-mates help shoulder the goalscoring burden after Didier Drogba suffered a potentially serious knee ligament injury.

SHAMROCKS have long enjoyed a monopoly on evoking the luck of the Irish, but at this year’s Philadelphia Flower Show tulips, rhododendrons and azaleas are giving the old classic some competition.

Chelsea coach Jose Mourinho left his side short of a reserve goalkeeper after injury ruled Italian Carlo Cudicini out of the clash with Levski Sofia in the UEFA Champions League at Stamford Bridge.

THWARTED by goal difference for the top spot in the Premiership table, but now top of the Champions League group — am I happy? No.

A MAJOR storm hit the mid-Atlantic and north-east US states with nearly 60 centimetres of windblown snow yesterday, nearing record levels as it blacked out thousands of customers and shut down air travel from Washington to Boston.

Paul Konchesky believes his England call has justified his decision to quit Charlton for West Ham.

Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho has a full squad to choose from for tomorrow night’s Champions League semi-final first leg against Liverpool at Stamford Bridge.

CHELSEA were last night locked in talks with Damien Duff over a potential club record transfer, with even the Republic of Ireland winger having admitted that the £17m fee is a “stupid price”.

Their unsigned Visa debit card was rejected by the travel agency computer, and the clerk would not let them write a cheque for the two first-class airline tickets to Los Angeles they wanted to buy.