Manchester United striker Michael Owen felt his side's superior quality showed in the final half-hour as the Barclays Premier League leaders came from behind to win 2-1 at Southampton in the fourth round of the FA Cup. Owen's first goal
Saints were beaten but not disgraced by Manchester United in the big FA Cup fourth-round tie at St Mary’s – having led at half time. Richard Chaplow fired Saints into a deserved 1-0 lead on the stroke of half time with a beautifully struck
A SELECTION of photographs from the match between Saints and Manchester United at St Mary's. • Launch the photo gallery • Saints v Manchester United
Saints team Bialkowski, Butterfield, Fonte, Seaborne, Harding, Do Prado, Schneiderlin, Chaplow, Chamberlain, Barnard, Lambert. Subs: Davis, Richardson, Dickson, Martin, Gobern, N’Guessan, Doble. Manchester United team
With Valentines Day approaching, I’ve been busy updating the Romantic Quotes page of our website www.yourlifeyourstyle.co.uk. I introduced it to help inspire customers looking for words to go with their gifts. I know lots of us find it difficult
HE SURVIVED against all the odds and is using his experience to help the region’s top doctors to improve care for critically ill patients. Hampshire resident Ricky Fernandez yesterday told of his own near-death experience and how his life was saved by
SAINTS boss Nigel Adkins believes today’s clash with Manchester United will provide a taste of what the club can expect in the future. The Red Devils visit St Mary’s this evening for a highly-anticipated FA Cup fourth round tie, which has rekindled
AMERICAN jazz icon Fats Waller was only 39 when he died but he left a rich musical legacy. And it is one that lives on through magnificent musicians like Martin Litton and his Rhythm band who brought their tribute to Fats Waller to The Concorde. Their
Paul Reades’ script adds Mum Thumb, played splendidly by Jon Morgan (who also contributed to this show’s impressive effects, along with stage manager Chris Shehan and numerous others) and dressed splendidly by Chris Allen and Wendy T-Morgan. It also
SIX blues acts went head-to-head in a fantastic Battle of the Bands-style blues night at the Concorde Club. This was the Southern heat of a UK-wide search to find Britain’s best Blues talent – New Brunswick Battle of the Blues. The judging panel
Bizet’s opera, performed to a new English libretto by Mike Pavitt, from April Leuscher’s translation, was a vibrant production with much to commend. The singing and acting were, in the main, excellent, with stand-out performances from Simon Pontin as
SCENE SOUTH TV is back. The magazine round-up of all the latest in entertainment and events in the south is a collaboration between students at Southampton Solent University and the Daily Echo, which is hosted on our website. In the
Sparsholt College in Winchester is opening its doors to the public for lambing today and tomorrow. Visitors will be able to watch some of the 350 ewes giving birth, assisted where necessary by shepherd John Garrett and students from the college. The
IT promises to make the information superhighway as we know it look pretty ordinary. A multi-million pound scheme to revolutionise Internet delivery, led by pioneering Hampshire scientists, was unveiled yesterday. The six-year project
HAMPSHIRE mums have delivered once again – scooping a nomination for another prestigious television award. The BAFTA-winning first series of One Born Every Minute is in the running for its second award in seven months after being shortlisted for next
SIR Alex Ferguson has warned Saints he will be bringing a strong squad to St Mary’s today, even though he is missing some of his key players. The Manchester United boss will do without Edwin van der Sar, Rio Ferdinand, Patrice Evra and Rafael
Today’s principal Southampton arrivals: Budapest Express, container, 0530, 207; CMA CGM Musca, container, 0930, 205; Swift, cargo, am, 107/8; Morning Conductor, roro, 1430, 34/35; Undine, roro, 2000, 105; OOCL Southampton, container, 2200, 206.
SWEEPING cuts to services and price hikes have been unveiled as council chiefs strive to balance the books. Burial rates and household rent will rise while public toilets will be closed and more bus services face the chop under the bid to plug
POLICE have released an e-fit, below, of a suspect in three indecent exposures in the Alresford area. In each incident – all occurring between 1pm-1.30pm – a lone woman has been walking along the road. Each was approached by a man who has exposed himself
CABIN crew battled to save the life of a Hampshire grandfather at 35,000ft as he returned from a holiday in America. Phil Austin, 78, from Valley Road, Chandler’s Ford, had been on a month-long trip to celebrate Christmas and New Year with his son Bryan
THE number of people in the region seriously ill in hospital with flu has fallen below ten. Bosses at the South Central Strategic Health Authority said yesterday that there are just nine patients receiving critical care for flu-like symptoms. They
THE oldest member of a church opened its new parish hall. Mrs Cicely Crouch, 103, cut the ribbon to officially open the new facility at St John’s Church, Marchwood. Mrs Crouch, who has lived in the village for 40 years, can vividly remember dances,
SPOTS Swanwick Pantomime Troupe still have limited tickets available for their performances of Jack and the Beanstalk. The group is holding three separate showings of the popular tale at Victory Hall in Warsash, in aid of Naomi House hospice. The first
IT is a charity that helps young people reach for the sky and fulfil their potential. So it was appropriate that climbing Mount Kilimanjaro was the personal challenge Julie Ashmore went through to raise more than £1,700 for Fairbridge Solent. Julie,
LOVE was in the air as England beat Tunisia 2-0 in the 1998 World Cup. Watching the match on television at The Brook Social Club in Fair Oak was Russell Hobin and a fair maiden by the name of Sara. It was the first time they had met.
SAINTS legend Terry Paine doesn’t believe there any clear weaknesses in this season’s Manchester United side. Now a television pundit in South Africa, Paine has watched the Red Devils on many occasions during the current campaign. He
MANCHESTER United boss Sir Alex Ferguson believes Saints winger Alex Chamberlain is full of potential – but will not be drawn on whether he is trying to sign the player. The Premier League leaders are one of many clubs looking at the 17-
