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Torres says Cup can prompt Liverpool revival

• Liverpool striker says this season can be better than last• Torres focuses on FA Cup replay with ReadingFernando Torres has claimed redemption is not beyond Liverpool this season and that victory in the FA Cup plus Champions League qualification would represent the most successful...

Stadiums too big for their own good

We track down the world's most disproportionately large grounds; plus Leeds players wearing different strips for a final"After checking out your guide to England's proposed venues for the 2018 World Cup, I noticed that Plymouth are planning a 45,000 capacity stadium for a population of 252,800,...

Mandaric hit with tax charges

Portsmouth's troubles worsened yesterday with the news that the club's former chairman Milan Mandaric has been charged with two counts of cheating the public revenue. Mandaric, who is now chairman of Leicester City, will appear before magistrates next month charged with evading tax and National...

Newcastle must return to winning ways, says Hughton

Newcastle United manager Chris Hughton has ordered his players to rediscover their ruthless streak if they are to book their place in the FA Cup fourth round.

Williams denies cardiff win

BRISTOL CITY 1 CARDIFF 1 GAVIN WILLIAMS struck in injury time to deny Cardiff victory and keep City in the hunt for a fourth-round home tie against Leicester.

Rangers floored by Ward

QPR 2 SHEFFIELD UNITED 3 JAMIE WARD steered Sheffield United into the fourth round as the home fans turned on Queens Park Rangers once again.

Brian McDermott ready for exam

BRIAN McDERMOTT is all set for the most exacting of job interviews as he takes charge of Reading for the trip to Liverpool tonight.

Stephen Bywater saves the day as lacklustre Derby edge out Millwall

Life does not get any easier for Nigel Clough or Derby County. Having seen his first year as manager end with comprehensive defeat at the hands of Scunthorpe United last Saturday, a result which left the Rams dangerously close to the Championship's relegation zone, another substandard performance...