Birmingham City avenged their FA Cup quarterfinal defeat at Portsmouth on Saturday, beating the English Premier League bottom side 2-1 to nudge them closer to relegation on Tuesday.
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Football: Birmingham avenge cup loss
Football: Superb Arsenal crush Porto
Nicklas Bendtner scores a hat-trick as a rampant Arsenal side thrash Porto 5-0 at The Emirates to reach the quarterfinals of the Champions League on Tuesday.
Football: Double tragedy hits Africa
African football has been left reeling following the tragic deaths of two players in two days over the weekend, both while appearing for their clubs.
Boxing: Klitschko’s ‘flip’ to fight Haye
The Ukrainian Klitschko brothers, Vitali (above) and Wladimir, will flip a coin to see who fights Briton David Haye in an attempt to unify the world heavyweight titles.
Cycling: Bonnet avoids crash to win
Frenchman William Bonnet avoided a crash in the finishing straight to secure victory in the second stage of Paris-Nice — the first major race of the European cycling calendar.
Football: Liverpool sunk by Rodallega
Liverpool’s hopes of claiming the fourth and final Champions League place in the English Premier League suffer a setback as a first half Hugo Rodallega goal gives struggling Wigan a 1-0 home victory on Monday.
Tennis: Djokovic claims marathon win
World number two Novak Djokovic beats John Isner in a grueling four hour 16 minute encounter to secure Serbia’s passage into the quarterfinals of the Davis Cup on Sunday.
Golf: Villegas secures Honda Classic
Camilo Villegas of Colombia wins the PGA Honda Classic by five shots over American Anthony Kim.
Cycling: Contador suffers Nice crash
Tour de France winner Alberto Contador suffered a heavy crash in the opening stage of the Paris-Nice race in France — the first major European contest of the 2010 cycling season.
Football: Fabregas out of Arsenal side
Arsenal’s influential captain Cesc Fabregas misses the Champions League last 16 second leg clash against Porto at The Emirates on Tuesday.
