Birmingham proved that even from the Championship you can play well in Europa League and have good results. Despite loosing the frist game in this group against last year`s Europa League finalists Braga, Birmingham managed to win the next two games, both played away from home, against Maribor and Club Brugge with the same score 2-1.

Not a lot of people expected to see Birmingham on top of this group after 3 games. In a group with Braga, finalist last year in europa League and strong belgian team Club Brugge, Birmingam was set to fight for the third place in the group with Maribor. But, they proved they are a strong team, and they could pose problems to the biggest teams in Europa League, even if they relegated last season.

Games played so far in Group H of the Europa League Group stage

15 September 2011 - Club Brugge 2-0 Maribor
15 September 2011 - Birmingham 1-3 Braga
29 September 2011 - Braga 1-2 Club Brugge
29 September 2011 - Maribor 1-2 Birmingham
20 October 2011 - Maribor 1-1 Braga
20 October 2011 - Club Brugge 1-2 Birmingham

This game will be played Thursday 3 November 2011, 20:00 on St Andrew`s Stadium in Birmingham, England.



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Chelsea leads Group E after 3 games played with 7 poits. They dominate this group and if all goes as good as it is now, Chelsea could be sure that they will go through the next phase. A win against Genk gets Chelsea to 10 points and very, very close to the next phase.

Chelsea won 5-0 in the last game against Genk on Stamford Bridge and they want another win in the game in Belgium. Genk only got 1 point so far and they seem to have fery few chances to get even one point against Chelsea.

Games played so far in Group E of the Champions League Group stage

13 September 2011 - Chelsea 2-0 Leverkusen
13 September 2011 - Genk 0-0 Valencia
28 September 2011 - Valencia 1-1 Chelsea
28 September 2011 - Leverkusen 2-0 Genk
19 October 2011 - Leverkusen 2-1 Valencia
19 October 2011 - Chelsea 5-0 Genk

This game will be played Wednesday 1 November 2011, 20:45 on Cristal Stadium in Genk, Belgium.



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Mancherster City got it`s first win in Group A last round, 2-1 against Villarreal on Etihad Stadium. With the other game of the group ending as a draw, that win brought them back in the battle for the first two places inthis group, places that will assure the qualification in the next phase of the competition.

It will be a very difficult game in Spain for Manchester City and the only result that will truely keep them in the battle for the first two places will be another win. Villarreal in not doing great at all in any competition, european or domestic, and this could be Manchester City`s chance to get the 3 points and get closer to the top of the group.

Manchester City will come to Spain after the great win on Old Traford against Manchester United 6-1. They are good on morale and they will do anything they will can to get the 3 points out of this game.


Games played so far in Group A of the Champions League Group stage

14 September 2011 - Manchester City 1-1 Napoli
14 September 2011 - Villarreal 0-2 Bayern Munich
27 September 2011 - Bayern Munich 2-0 Manchester City
27 September 2011 - Napoli 2-0 Villarreal
18 October 2011 - Napoli 1-1 Bayern Munich
18 October 2011 - Manchester City 2-0 Villarreal


This game will be played Tuesday 2 November 2011, 20:45 on El Madrigal Stadium in Villarreal, Spain.



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The Paddy Power Gold Cup is a Grade 3 National Hunt chase in UL opened to horses aged four years or older. It is run on the Old Course at Cheltenham over a distance of about 4,100 metres. During the race there are fifteen fences to be jumped. It is a handicap race, and it is scheduled to take place each year in mid November.

The event was first run in 1960 and it was known as the Mackeson Gold Cup until 1995.
Its present sponsor, Paddy Power, began supporting the race in 2003. The 2010 winner is Little Josh.

Paddy Power Gold Cup Race Information:

Location: Cheltenham Racecourse, Cheltenham, England
Inaugurated: 1960
Race type: Chase
Sponsor: Paddy Power
Distance: 4,124 metres
Track: Turf, left-handed
Qualification: Four-years-old and up
Weight: Handicap
Prize money: £150,000 - £85,515 for the first place



This year`s favorites are MON PARRAIN - best odds 6.5, WISHFUL THINKING - best odds 9 and DIVERS - best odds 11

The Melbourne Cup is Australia`s major Thoroughbred horse race. Considered The race that stops a nation, it is a race for three-year-olds and over, ran over a distance a distance of 3,200 metres. It is the richest and most prestigious "two-mile" handicap race in the world, and one of the richest turf races in the world.

The race has been held since 1861 and was originally held over two miles but following the adoption of the metric system in the 1970s in Australia, the current race distance of 3,200 metres was established in 1972.

The present record holder is the 1990 winner Kingston Rule with a time of 3min 16.3sec/b.

Race Information

Location: Flemington Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia
Inaugurated: 1861
Race type: Thoroughbred – Flat racing
Distance: 3,200 metres
Track:: Turf, left-handed
Qualification: Three-year-olds and up
Weight: Handicap
Prize: A$6 million (about USD$6.6 million)
Bonuses A$500,000 bonus to the owner for any horse that can win the Melbourne Cup and the Irish St. Leger at Curragh Racecourse in Ireland in the same year.



This year`s favorites are AMERICAIN - best odds 5.5, DUNADEN - best odds 9 and LUCAS CRANACH - best odds 11

The Football Association Challenge Cup, known as the FA Cup, is a knockout cup competition in English football. This is the oldest association football competition in the world, first held in the 1871-1872 season. This competition is named and run after the Football Association, and reffers to the men`s tournament, although a women`s tournament also takes place.

The teams from the Premier League, the Football league and down to the amateur village teams can participate in this tournament. The tournament has been known for big surprises when teams from lower divisions to knock out teams from the Premier League, and even won the trophy, although lower division teams rarely advance to the upper stages.

The trophy holders of the FA Cup are Manchester City, who won against Stoke City 1–0 in the 2011 final. It was their fifth Cup triumph and first since 1969.



This year`s favorites to win the trophy remain Manchester City and Manchester United, follower by the rest of the big teams, Chelsea , Liverpool and Arsenal, but other surprising teams could qualify in the final and then anything can happen.

The X Factor is a UK television music competition which aims ao find a new singing talent. The show began it`s eighth season this year on August. The acts of the performers qualified for this competition will be evaluated by 4 judges, Louis Walsh, Gary Barlow, Kelly Rowland and Tulisa Contostavlos. The sow is presented by Dermot O`Leary.

This season The X Factor received new graphigs, similar to the ones introduced for the American version. Absent since 2007, text message voting has been reintroduced this year in addition to the telephone vote.

There are four categories in this competition, each one with a different mentor from the four judges:

Boys - mentored by Gary Barlow - Frankie Cocozza, Marcus Collins and Craig Colton still in the competition
Girls - mentored by Kelly Rowland - Misha B, Janet Devlin, Sophie Hababis still in the competition
Over 25s - mentored by Louis Walsh - Sami Brokes, Kitty Mrucknell, Johnny Robinson still in the competition and
Groups - mentored by Tulisa Contostavlos - Rhythmix and The Risk still in the competition.

According to the bookmakers, this year`s favorites are The Risk and Janet Devlin with odds around 3.50

The winner of the competition is awarded a £1 million recording contract, with £150,000 as cash advance to cover the costs of recording and marketing.

Scottish Cup

Founded: 1874
Region: Scotland
Current champions: Celtic
Most successful club: Celtic (35 titles)

The Scottish Cup is the main national club competition in Scottish Football. It is a knockou competition run by the Scottish Fottball Association.

This tournament is the oldest football tournament in the world. It wa first held in 1873-1874 and the first tropfy was won by Queen`s Park.

The current trophy holders of the Scottish Cup are Celtic, who won the final against Motherwell 3-0 on 21 May 2011.

This weekend, the second round takes place with a number of SFL Third Division sides entering the competition at this stage. This tourmanent is always a good chance for teams to get to play against the big names of Scottish football from Division 1 or Premeir League, but or that they will have to fight to qualify for the net stages.

Below you can find the fixures from this competition.

This could be the last chance for Manchester City to get one of the two places that will take them into the next phase of this competition. With only one point after 2 games, a win against Villareal will be the only possible result for Manchester City. They had a very good start in the Premier League and they want to match that performance in the Champions League, but so far things are not looking so good.

Manchester City hopes that Bayern Munich will not lose against Napoli in Italy. A win for Napoli will take them to 7 point and with Bayern Munich already on 6 points, chances for Manchester City to qualify for the next stage will get fewer and fewer.

After losing the fist 2 games in this group Villareal doesn`t have much hope about getting to the next stage of the Champions League. They still have chances to qualify for the Europa League from the third place in this group. They hope to get at least one point in Manchester, and decide the outcome for the third place in the second game against Manchester City in Spain.

Games played so far in Group A of the Champions League Group stage

14 September 2011 - Manchester City 1-1 Napoli
14 September 2011 - Villarreal 0-2 Bayern Munich
27 September 2011 - Bayern Munich 2-0 Manchester City
27 September 2011 - Napoli 2-0 Villarreal


This game will be played Tuesday 19 October 2011,20:45 on Etihad Stadium in Manchester, England.



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On paper, Chelsea looks the clear favorite to win this game. The odds for Chelsea to win are so small, few will even dare to put any more money on Chelsea. So most people expect that Chelsea will win this game, and they will do it with a confortable goal difference. And rightly, they hold all the aces. New coach, Villas-Boas seeking glory in the most prestigeous European inter-club competition, after the success last year in Europa League and very good players, that if they get the game going and play perfectly, they can beat every team in the world.

Genk only managed to get a single point from the two games they have played in this season of the Champions League. A point at home against Valencia, and they look like sure victims against Chelsea. They probably think what can they do to stop Chelsea`s strikers? Is there anything in the world that could keep those strikers away from their goal? Genk`s coach will have to find something close to a miracle to get even a single point on Stamford Bridge, but if they manage that it will be a very good result.

Games played so far in Group E of the Champions League Group stage

13 September 2011 - Chelsea 2-0 Leverkusen
13 September 2011 - Genk 0-0 Valencia
28 September 2011 - Valencia 1-1 Chelsea
28 September 2011 - Leverkusen 2-0 Genk

This game will be played Wednesday 19 October 2011,20:45 on Stamford Bridge Stadium in London, England.



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