London - Two goals from Roman Pavlyuchenko sent Tottenham Hotspur into the fourth round of the FA Cup on Friday night as they overcame Wigan Athletic 3-1 at White Hart Lane.

Pavlyuchenko broke the deadlock from the penalty spot early in the second half after Frazier Campbell had been brought down by Wigan goalkeeper Richard Kingson.

With 15 minutes to go, Luka Modric appeared to have made the win safe for the home side as he headed in after Jamie O'Hara's shot had rebounded off the post.

But Spurs, who despite a recent recovery in the Premier League still languish dangerously close to the relegation zone, were unable to relax as Wigan striker Henri Camara scored from close range in the dying minutes.

London - Manchester City have agreed a fee with Chelsea to sign their full back Wayne Bridge, manager Mark Hughes confirmed on Friday.

"My understanding is the clubs have agreed a fee," Hughes said, with the deal expected to be around 12 million pounds.

"We need to speak to the boy and try to agree personal terms. If we can do that hopefully Wayne will be a Manchester City player, that's the aim.

"Wayne will probably travel to Manchester this evening and hopefully negotiations will go well and he can have a medical tomorrow.

"Hopefully if the deal can be concluded I'll be absolutely delighted to welcome him to Manchester City."

London, Jan 1 : While England has not been winning any major cricket or football events, the British Army is working hard on the ancient Asian sport of kabaddi to defeat their Indian counterparts.

The sport initially started in Britain to attract recruits from Asian communities, but it lately became such a hit that the team gave the Indian army''s national squad a tough game.

Ashok Das, who coaches the Army team, has even predicted on Indian national television that a future English national team would be the best in the world at the game, which caused consternation in India.

"They said to me, `You are Indian, aren''t you ashamed to do this to your country?'" the Telegraph quoted Das as saying.

London, January 2 : U. S. President-elect Barack Obama's wife, Michelle, says that he has been a straightforward person throughout his life.

She has revealed that her husband was a "no-frills guy" when she first met him, and that his nature remains the same to date.

"He didn''t care about what other people thought and how he looked, and he was not into fashion but he was very much into issues. He cared more about the work that he was doing in the community than how he looked," the Telegraph quoted her as telling CNN in an interview.

London, Jan 02 : Hollywood babe Kelly Brooks is these days busy toning her body, and has asked rugby star beau Danny Cipriani for some hands-on help, it has emerged.

The 29-year-old was so bowled over by Cipriani's toned body and insatiable appetite for food that she has decided to go his way to achieve an incredible bod, sources said.

Thus, she has embarked on a grueling training and diet regime.

London, Jan 2 : While too much of salt and fat is considered to be unhealthy, a promoter for McDonald credits both these ingredients for the success of the leading fast-food chain.

Jill McDonald, chief marketing officer for McDonald''''''''s UK, admitted that if the unhealthy ingredients were removed from the food, consumers would definitely look for some other place to eat.

Even though McDonald''''''''s has won some plaudits among those trying to promote a better diet, with its healthier choices of salads and more chicken, Jill McDonald says that burgers still remain the choice of food among the public.