Crisis club Portsmouth remained four points adrift at the foot of the English Premier League as Birmingham City gained revenge on their FA Cup conquerors with a 2-1 win at Fratton Park on Tuesday. Portsmouth, the 2008 FA Cup winners, beat Birmingham 2-0 at their south coast home on Saturday to reach the last four of this season's edition ...

Andrew Andronikou, the administrator of cash-strapped crisis club Portsmouth, insisted Tuesday there was no danger of the south coast side being kicked out of this season's FA Cup. Portsmouth, who won the FA Cup in 2008, reached the semi-finals after beating Premier League rivals Birmingham City 2-0 at Fratton Park last weekend and are set to face the winners ...

The scale of the hangover from Chelsea's traumatic defeat by Manchester City will become apparent when the FA Cup holders entertain Stoke in the last eight of this season's competition this weekend. Carlo Ancelotti's squad remain on track for a league, cup and Champions League treble but the 4-2 home defeat by City has been interpreted by ...

Chelsea and Portugal defender Jose Bosingwa is out for the rest of the season with a knee injury and will miss the World Cup, his club confirmed on Friday. The fullback had been back in light training after surgery but has now been told he needs another operation. The news is a further blow to Chelsea's hopes of winning ...