SOCCER FOOTBALL 24H

Southampton continued their impressive form with a win over 10-man Stoke City to reach  the last eight of the League Cup   for the first time in 10 years. They led when Graziano Pelle curled in a stunning effort before Shane Long struck his first Southampton goal. Steven N'Zonzi gave Stoke hope after the break with a shot from distance and Mame Biram Diouf headed them level. But when Stoke's Peter Crouch was sent off, Pelle found space from the resulting free-kick to drill a winner. Substitute Crouch had only been on the pitch for 15 minutes when he collected two yellow cards in quick succession, the second for a late challenge on Steven Davis.

Holders Manchester City were knocked out of the League Cup as a youthful Newcastle side earned the club's first win in 12 attempts at Etihad Stadium. Teenage forward Rolando Aarons put the visitors ahead with an angled drive into the far corner. Newcastle keeper Rob Elliot superbly denied Stevan Jovetic before his skipper Fabricio Coloccini sliced against the post before half-time. Moussa Sissoko slid in the second as Newcastle reached the last eight. Now they will travel to Premier League rivals Tottenham in the next round, bidding for a place in the semi-finals for the first time since 1975-76. Newcastle's players embraced in a celebratory huddle at the final whistle after reaching the quarter-finals of a domestic cup competition for the first time under boss Alan Pardew. Magpies supporters had called for Pardew to be sacked after a poor start to the campaign in which their team failed to win any of their first six Premier League matches.

Cyprus  –  Cup Wednesday, 29 October 2014 F   T A.P.E.P. 0 - 1 Ol Nicosia F   T AE Zakakiou 2 - 3 Doxa Katokopia F   T AEP Paphos 0 - 3 Othellos Athienou F   T Ayia Napa 3 - 1 EN Parekklisias F   T ENAD Polis Chrysochous 2 - 4 Anorthosis F   T Elpida Xylofagou 1 - 4 Nea Salamis F   T Karmiotissa Pano Polemidion 2 - 1 Enosis Paralimni A   E   T Nikos & Sokratis Erimis 3 - 4 Anagennisi Deryneia A   E   T Digenis Voroklinis 4 2 0 - 0 Omonia Aradippou Czech Republic  –  Cup Wednesday, 29 October 2014 A   E   T Slovacko 4 3 1 - 1 Banik Ostrava Russia  –  Cup Wednesday, 29 October 2014 F   T CSKA Moscow 2 - 0 Torpedo Moscow F   T FC Ufa 0 - 1 Lok. Moscow F   T Syzran-2003 0 - 1 Gazovik Orenburg A   E   T Zenit St. Petersburg 2 - 3 Arsenal Tula Thursday, 30 Oc...