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Benitez hails team spirit as Liverpool go top

Benitez hails team spirit as Liverpool go top London - Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez hailed the strength of character in his side as they twice came from behind to beat Portsmouth 3-2 in injury time to regain top spot in the English Premier League on Saturday.

Fernando Torres came off the substitutes' bench to score the winner two minutes into injury time at Fraton Park and lift Liverpool one point clear of Manchester United, who play at West Ham United on Sunday.

ROUNDUP: Chelsea's title hopes suffer another blow; Villa third

Chelsea's title hopes suffer another blow; Villa third

1ST LEAD: Chelsea's title hopes suffer another blow; Villa third

Chelsea's title hopes suffer another blow; Villa third London - Chelsea's title hopes took a potentially decisive blow on Saturday when they were held to a 0-0 draw at home by Hull City in the English Premier League.

Aston Villa leapfrogged them into third place after they won 2-0 at Blackburn Rovers, their seventh consecutive away win.

West Bromwich Albion remain bottom after they were edged out 3-2 at home by Newcastle United, while there were also wins for Everton, Manchester City and Sunderland.

Guantanamo Bay inmate free to roam in Britain

Guantanamo Bay inmate free to roam in BritainLondon, Feb 7: Ethiopian Guantanamo Bay inmate Binyam Mohamed will be free to roam in Britain even though he has no right to reside here.

British Ministers are powerless to put him under house arrest because the US has dropped all charges against him.

The MI5 and anti-terror cops will be forced to watch him round the clock at a huge cost to tax- payers, The Sun reported.

Riled Ronaldo launches verbal volley against Inter Milan boss Mourinho

Riled Ronaldo launches verbal volley against Inter Milan boss MourinhoLondon, Feb 7: Ace winger Cristiano Ronaldo launched a blistering attack on Inter Milan coach Jose Mourinho, saying that Manchester United will overcome their Italian rivals in the Champions League round of 16 encounter between the two sides.

Earlier, Mourinho claimed he believes that Ronaldo was overrated, and that Nerazzurri striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic was the better player.

Ronaldo was part of the Manchester United team that won the Champions League last season, and was also awarded the Ballon d'Or.

Outrage over ‘drunk’ Cambridge girls’ sex simulation acts in booze society initiations

London, February 7: Drunken girls at Cambridge University have evoked much criticism by enacting sex acts as members of a drinking society.

The students belonging to the Newnham Nuns society left Newnham College chiefs "horrified" as they were "snapped on their hands and knees using their mouths to roll condoms on bananas hanging from boys' trousers."

Other last year photographs also emerged, showing one proud learner holding jugs filled with his own vomit while two others frolicked with midgets sporting Oompa-Loompas costumed from the movie `Charlie and the Chocolate Factory'.

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