Shocks galore as Spurs and Liverpool go out

The FA Cup fourth round was a round of shocks as Premier League teams Liverpool, Tottenham, Stoke, Fulham, Norwich and QPR all made exits.

Non-league Luton had a night to remember as they went through, beating Norwich 1-0 in the process.

Oldham also pulled of a surprise, beating Liverpool 3-2 while Leeds knocked out Tottenham 2-1.

Manchester United & City both went through, United beating Fulham 4-1 and City winning 1-0 at Stoke.

The full results were:
Manchester United 4-1 Fulham
Stoke 0-1 Manchester City
Brentford 2-2 Chelsea
Leeds 2-1 Tottenham
Brighton 2-3 Arsenal
Bolton 1-2 Everton
Oldham 3-2 Liverpool
Norwich 0-1 Luton
Macclesfield 0-1 Wigan
Reading 4-0 Sheffield United
QPR 2-4 MK Dons
Derby 0-3 Blackburn
Huddersfield 1-1 Leicester
Middlesborough 2-1 Aldershot
Hull 0-1 Barnsley


The draw for the fifth round was also made, with the ties being:
Huddersfield/Leicester v Wigan
MK Dons v Barnsley
Oldham v Everton
Luton v Millwall
Arsenal v Blackburn
Manchester City v Leeds
Manchester United v Reading
Middlesborough v Brentford/Chelsea

Murray loses Australian Open

Andy Murray lost the Australian Open final to Novak Djokovic in four sets.

Despite winning the first set, the Scot lost 6-7 (2-7), 7-6 (7-3), 6-3, 6-2 in 3 hours, 40 minutes.

Murray overcomes Federer

Andy Murray reached the Australian Open final with a 5 set victory over Roger Federer.

Murray looked good, winning 6-4, 6-7 ( a tiebreak which was 7-5 to Federer), 6-3, 6-7 (2-7), 6-2.

He will face Novak Djokovic in the final.

Underdogs set up unlikely final

Bradford & Swansea set up an unlikely final as they beat their higher-placed opponents over two legs.

Bradford, who beat Wigan and Arsenal, went into their second leg against Aston Villa with a 3-1 advantage.

Despite losing on the night 2-1, the Bantams went through on aggregate 4-3, amid joyous celebrations. They became the first fourth division side to reach the final since Rochdale in 1962.

Swansea were also ahead after the first leg, a 2-0 advantage. The match itself ended 0-0, but there was some controversy.

In the 80th minute, the ball went out of play. A ball boy came to pick it up, before deciding to time-waste and lie on the ball. Eden Hazard tried to get the ball, but when that failed, he stepped back and kicked the ball boy in the ribs! The boy fell over, obviously hurt, while Chris Foy sent off Hazard.

So it will be Bradford versus Swansea in the Capital One Cup final.

City keep up title race as United drop points.

Manchester City kept up their bid for the title as they closed the gap on leaders Manchester United.

Two David Silva goals helped City to a 2-0 win over Fulham, while a late Clint Dempsey goal meant that United finished 1-1 with Spurs.

Chelsea won their London derby 2-1 over Arsenal, and Liverpool thrashed Norwich 5-0 as Suarez & Sturridge linked up well.

The full results are:
Liverpool 5-0 Norwich
Swansea 3-1 Stoke
Manchester City 2-0 Fulham
Chelsea 2-1 Arsenal
Newcastle 1-2 Reading
Wigan 2-3 Sunderland
Manchester United 1-1 Tottenham
West Brom 2-2 Aston Villa
West Ham 1-1 QPR

England walloped by India

India thrashed England by 7 wickets in M.S Dhoni's home town.

England suffered a batting collapse, being all out for only 155 after only 42 overs. Joe Root high-scored with 39, while Ravi Jadeja took 3-19.

Despite one of their openers, Rahane, being bowled out for a duck, India smashed England, with Virat Kohli scoring 77. M.S Dhoni scored the last few ones for them to win.

Robson & Watson go out, Murray still in

Heather Watson & Laura Robson both crashed out of the Australian Open, despite Robson beating world no. 8 Petra Kvitova.

Watson went out in the third-round to fourth seed Agnieszka Radwanska 6-3, 6-1, while Robson lost to Sloane Stephens -the score was 7-5, 6-3.

Andy Murray is still in the competition however.

Guardiola goes to Bayern

Pep Guardiola has agreed to become the Bayern Munich manager at the end of the season.

The ex-Barcelona boss, 41, has signed a contract that will keep him at the German side until 2016.

Despite saying that he wanted to go to England, Guardiola will take over on 31 July, when Bayern's current manager will retire.

India thrash England

Cricket: India inflicted a crushing defeat over England in Kochi, Kerela.

Despite losing their opening pair for only 8 and 4, Raina (55), Dhoni (72) and Jadeja (61 n.o) all hit over 50 runs each, with the hosts finishing 285-6 after 50 overs.

Twice England's wickets fell without any runs in between, with Kevin Pietersen the top scorer with 42. B Kumar took 3-29, with Ashwin following on 3-39, the tourists finishing 158 all out after just 36 overs.

The result means that the series is currently levelled a 1-1.

Britons do well in Australian Open

Heather Watson, Laura Robson and Andy Murray all went through to the second round of the Australian Open.

Watson played on the first day, and was a set down but eventually won 2-6, 6-3, 2-6. She will face 2011 Wimbledon winner Petra Kvitova.

Robson took the match in two sets, with a 6-2, 6-3 win over American world no. 84 Melanie Oudin.

Murray played Robin Haase, a Dutchman who has beaten Murray before, 6-3, 6-1, 6-3.

Manchester clubs beat rivals

Manchester United and Manchester City beat rivals Liverpool and Arsenal on a super Sunday.

United started against Liverpool, and Robin Van Persie put the league leaders ahead. Nemanja Vidic put United 2-0 in front before Daniel Sturridge ended the game at 2-1.

City went to an easy win over Arsenal, winning 2-0. Laurent Kosielny and Vincent Kompany were sent off.

Walters' woe with two o.gs and Villa go bottom three

Jonathan Walters 100th Premier League appearance was a one to remember for the Stoke striker - but not for the right reasons.

The Republic of Ireland man put the ball in his own net twice and missed a penalty as his side lost 4-0 to Chelsea.

Southampton plunged Aston Villa underneath them into the relegation zone as the Saints won 1-0 away, while Reading came back from 2-0 down with three goals in the final 8 minutes to beat West Brom 3-2 to help themselves in the relegation battle.

The full results are:
Stoke 0-4 Chelsea
Sunderland 3-0 West Ham
Reading 3-2 West Brom
Aston Villa 0-1 Southampton
Fulham 1-1 Wigan
Everton 0-0 Swansea
QPR 0-0 Tottenham
Norwich 0-0 Newcastle

Underdogs take leads in COC semis

Bradford & Swansea took a lead against higher-place teams in their League Cup semi-final first legs to take a step towards a final featuring these two clubs.

Bradford, who beat Wigan and Arsenal in earlier rounds, pulled off another giant-killing as they beat struggling Aston Villa 3-1 at Bradford's home ground.

Swansea, who conquered reigning champions Liverpool earlier, took to Stamford Bridge to face Chelsea.

Frank Lampard, who once had a loan spell at the Swans, came on with 20 minutes remaining but failed to make an impact.

Michu kept up his scoring streak by netting his 16th of the season, and Danny Graham built the Swans lead with a late goal to make a final score of 2-0.

FA Cup: Third round and fourth round draw round-up

There weren't that many Cupsets in the third round. The first fixture was probably the most surprising, with Brighton beating Newcastle 2-0.

Chelsea, Manchester City and Tottenham eased through, but only a late equaliser from Robin Van Persie saved Man United going out at the first hurdle to West Ham.

On the next day, Swansea and Arsenal played out an exciting 2-2 draw, the match going to a replay. Daniel Sturridge scored on his Liverpool debut as the Reds beat Mansfield 2-1.

One of the other upsets was Luton beating Wolves 1-0, with Wanderers' manager being sacked after the disappointing defeat. The lowest side still in the competition, Hastings United, put up a fight against Middlesborough but ended up losing 4-1.

Selected results:
Man United 2-2 West Ham
Man City 3-0 Watford
Southampton 1-5 Chelsea
Tottenham 3-0 Coventry
Swansea 2-2 Arsenal
Cheltenham 1-5 Everton
Brighton 2-0 Newcastle
Mansfield 1-2 Liverpool

And after those games, the draw for the fourth round was made. Here are some of the main fixtures:

Luton v Norwich
West Ham/Man United v Fulham/Blackpool
Crystal Palace/Stoke v Man City
Brentford/Southend v Chelsea
Brighton v Swansea/Arsenal

Chelsea complete Ba move

Demba Ba has completed his move from Newcastle to Chelsea for an undisclosed fee, thought to be 7.5 million pounds.

The Senegal striker, 27, will wear the no.29 shirt.

He is available for the Premier League, FA Cup and Capital One Cup, however he has already featured for Newcastle in the Europa League this season so will not be allowed to play in that competition.

Sturridge signs for Liverpool

Chelsea and England striker Daniel Sturridge has signed for Liverpool for an undisclosed fee.

The player, who has 4 England caps but no international goals, has been at Manchester City, Bolton Wanderers and Chelsea before his move to Anfield.

QPR stun Chelsea

QPR stunned Chelsea as the bottom team won their London derby.

Shaun Wright-Phillips scored late on to take the points for Rangers, only their second win of the season.

Luis Suarez hit two and Raheem Sterling also scored to help Liverpool beat Sunderland 3-0 to climb above Stoke & Swansea in the table.

Everton came back from 1-0 down against Newcastle to win 2-1 at St James Park, with substitute Victor Anichebe scoring within seconds of coming on.

United thrash Wigan while City stay close

Manchester United thrashed Wigan 4-0 and Manchester City also beat Stoke 3-0 on a day where the Red Devils hit 50+ points.

Despite dominating the match, Swansea had to score a late goal to equalise against Aston Villa where it finished 2-2.

Arsenal could only draw 1-1 against Southampton, with Gaston Ramirez scoring for the Saints and Guly putting it in his own net.


Tottenham went 3rd with a 3-1 win over Reading.

Full results:
Wigan 0-4 Man United
Man City 3-0 Stoke
Tottenham 3-1 Reading
West Brom 1-2 Fulham
West Ham 2-1 Norwich
Swansea 2-2 Aston Villa
Southampton 1-1 Arsenal