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Manager Andre Villas-Boas has refused to rule out further January sales at Chelsea amid reports linking a host of his stars with moves away.

Wolves manager Mick McCarthy believes it will be to the detriment of the game if the tackle which resulted in midfielder Nenad Milijas sending off at Arsenal in midweek is outlawed.

Third seed James Wade moved into the semi-finals of the World Championship following an epic 5-4 victory over John Part at Alexandra Palace.

Thieves stole £500 from a Smethwick pensioner after taking her purse from her handbag. The victim, aged 81, had been to a bank on Bearwood Road.

Wolves academy stars past and present collide on opposite sides at Bolton on New Year’s Eve.

Aston Villa goalkeeper Brad Guzan was born in a place called Evergreen Park in Illinois and the claret and blue fans hope he thinks the grass at Villa Park is greener.

Aston Villa striker Darren Bent is convinced wingers Marc Albrighton and Charles N’Zogbia are starting to produce the kind of displays to “hurt” opposition teams.

Birmingham full-back David Murphy is looking for a game of one half when Blues welcome Blackpool to St Andrew’s in their last game of 2011.

Police have carried out a number of raids on the homes of suspected gang members in response to "rising tensions" in the wake of the murder of a teenager on the UK's busiest shopping street.

Members of a family who left their winning lottery tickets under their tree for two days without checking them received the ultimate present when they found out they had won on Christmas Day.