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ROBERTO MARTINEZ has claimed Swansea City will pull out all the stops to ensure Jason Scotland is available for their crunch clash with high-flying Birmingham tomorrow.

Martin Demichelis read the intention perfectly but inexplicably chose to amble across his goalmouth and despite a shrieked warning from Carrizo, he was ambushed by McFadden, who pinched the ball off his toes. The Birmingham City forward swivelled and....

Then five minutes from the break, some hesitation from Demichelis inside the Argentina penalty area as he ushered the ball back to his keeper allowed McFadden to rob him but the Birmingham striker's low drive was too weak to bother Juan Pablo Carrizo....

- Badger, Aston, Birmingham, 19/11/2008 01:21

INVENTED in 1944 by legal clerk Anthony E. Pratt in Birmingham, this is an Agatha Christie-style whodunnit.

And of course, everybody who follows football knows that nothing worth winning was ever won on penalties (see Liverpool's European Cup victory in 2005, and also the one in 1984 against Roma, and their FA Cup victory in 2006, not to mention their Leag....

After winning 73 caps — making him Northern Ireland’s second highest capped goalkeeper — Taylor hasn’t lost his hunger to gain even more and although he is scheduled to play for Birmingham City against Swansea on Friday night ....

But ,after Pennant lived up to his bad-boy image in Essex for the visit of Hollywood actress Lindsay Lohan to Faces nightclub at the weekend, those clubs will be increasingly concerned over his professionalism. And unlikely to renew their interest in....

Reffing the practice match is Eastick's assistant, Noel Blake, former Birmingham defender and one-time hardest man in football contender. In all there are nine permanent staff members in the Under-19 entourage (including a sports scientist and a vide....

Meanwhile, McFadden could play just 45 minutes of the friendly, with Birmingham facing Swansea in a Championship fixture on Friday.

In the future experts hope there will be a vaccine available to patients to prevent their catching an SSI. Research by scientists from Birmingham could lead to a vaccine against MRSA within five years.

Birmingham Town Hall: The city has been making jewellery for more than 300 years

In more ways than one, apparently. In 2004 his career at White Hart Lane came to an abrupt end. I'd had a verbal offer of a new contract, but I'd been out for a couple of months struggling with my Achilles and I was in America seeing a specialist wh....

are the other side duking it out at the top with Reading and Wolves. Crowds have been poor at St Andrew's this season, partly down to the fact that Blues don't really do goals, shots on target, skill, delicate passing or any of that fancy stuff and ....

Derby finished ninth in 1998 after a 12-placed finish the season before, Blackburn improved on 10th spot by finishing sixth in 2003 and Birmingham ended up 10th in 2004 after finishing 13th the previous season.

Ms Sandhu, of Sikh origin and originally from Birmingham, joined the police in 1989. She became a community bobby after leaving the civil service but kept her job secret from her parents for six months fearing their disapproval.

Rebel: Teresa arrives at her new home in Birmingham - and she's still riding a motorbike

- cheryl martins, Birmingham, 13/11/2008 15:16

The French defender, 31, has come under fire as captain after his infamous sulk at Birmingham last season and after Arsenal's late collapse against Tottenham two weeks ago. But Gallas claims he is playing better than ever and should be judged on what....

We asked Bill Howell of the Birmingham Evening Mail for a Villa perspective ahead of Saturday's big game. Read on for his assessment of Villa's new signings, the tactics they might employ at the Emirates and the Barry summer saga.