Newcastle 2 Birmingham 1

Birmingham-born Darren Carter struck twice to ensure a comfortable passage into the fourth round of the FA Cup for Steve Bruce’s side, who brushed off the absence of the suspended Robbie Savage.

Mighty Manchester United face the humiliating prospect of an FA Cup visit to Exeter on January 18 after the plucky non-leaguers wrote themselves into the history books at Old Trafford.

Castres 58 Harlequins 13

Seal proposed to supermodel fiancee Heidi Klum on a mountaintop in the Canadian ski resort of Whistler.

Former Manchester United keeper Alex Stepney believes it is unfair to criticise Roy Carroll for not admitting Tottenham should have scored a late winner during Tuesday night’s 0-0 draw.

Southampton 3 Fulham 3

German supermodel Heidi Klum and singer Seal are engaged to be married, Klum confirmed on her website.

Hollywood superstar Will Smith will attend three premieres in one day to promote his new film later this month, it emerged today.

Full-back Geordan Murphy has warned Scotland are a “huge threat” to Ireland's RBS 6 Nations title bid.

Aston Villa 1 Arsenal 3

Newcastle 1 Sporting Lisbon 1

Office and factory staff are switched on to working harder if they can listen to the radio at the same time, new research showed today.

Rangers 0 Auxerre 2

Chelsea and West Ham have been charged by the Football Association following alleged incidents of missile-throwing by fans during their Carling Cup tie at Stamford Bridge.

Rafael Benitez is becoming increasingly concerned by Liverpool’s inability to finish off their opponents.

Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez refused to blame goalkeeper Jerzy Dudek for the error which led to the loss of two valuable points tonight.

Liverpool 1 Portsmouth 1

The Football Association have tonight launched an inquiry into alleged comments from Chelsea goalkeeper Petr Cech, criticising referee Graham Poll.

Referee Graham Poll has been backed by the Premier League over his decision to allow Thierry Henry’s quickly taken free-kick against Chelsea to stand.