Alex McLeish upbeat for Wembley final

Triumphant Alex McLeish today insisted leading Birmingham to Wembley is one of the proudest moments of his career and proves he can cut it with England’s big boys.


Richard Taundry sets goal target

Richard Taundry today revealed his goal target as he bids to provide the ammunition to fire Walsall off the bottom of League One.


Curtis Davies set for Blues talks

Villa are poised to allow Birmingham permission to speak to defender Curtis Davies over a possible transfer with Sebastian Larsson linked with a move in the opposite direction.


Walsall man Darth Vader declares war on rail inspectors

Darth Vader was on the dark side of rail inspectors today – but insisted that a row over an unpaid train ticket in the Midlands was a “misunderstanding”.


The linesperson story will run and run

I HOLD no brief for Andy Gray but doesn’t it seem a little unfair to give a man a warning about his conduct and then sack him for something that happened before the warning? writes Peter Rhodes.


Ant and Dec and Eastenders rule National TV Awards

Geordie TV presenters Ant and Dec have scooped the award for Most Popular Entertainment presenters for the tenth year in a row.


Oh brave new world of digital dating

I have come to the conclusion that I was born too soon, writes Dan Wainwright.


Latest transfer rumours – January 27

Expressandstar.com bring you the latest transfer gossip on Wolves, Albion, Villa, Birmingham and Walsall.


Harriers set to be sold next week

Kidderminster Harriers are likely to change ownership into the hands of Warwickshire-based businessman Chris Swan by the end of next week.


Richard Keys resigns over sexist comments

Richard Keys has quit as Sky’s football anchorman after claiming that “dark forces” were at work in the sexism scandal.

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