| Sunday, 26 January, 2003, 05:25 GMT The back pages ![]() The thrills and spills of the FA Cup fourth round dominate Sunday's sports pages.
It's the FA Cup all the way in the tabloid sports sections, with the News of the World picking out the best action from the day on the front page of Score. They were particularly taken with Sheffield United's last-minute victory against Ipswich, while The Sunday Mirror concentrates on Sunderland. Their headline screams "Blunderland - Joy turns to misery as Sunderland throw away 3-1 lead". The Sunday People's SP section relegates the FA Cup to the inside pages and leads instead with an exclusive that claims Jonathan Woodgate will join Leeds for a cut-price �7m. Both of the mid-market tabloids concentrate on the red card Mark Viduka was shown after he clashed with Gillingham player-manager Andy Hessenthaler. Leeds were held 1-1 by the Gills to increase the pressure on the Yorkshire outfit. The Sunday Express gives half of its back page to Nasser Hussain's request that England should not to travel to Zimbabwe for the World Cup. But there is no doubt that it is the FA Cup which is the biggest sports story of the day according to the papers and the broadsheets spread their favours. The Sunday Times and The Independent on Sunday both go with Leeds' 1-1 draw against Gillingham, with the Independent headline reading: "Leeds' new hop give the elbow". The Sunday Telegraph enjoys West Brom's defeat by Watford and Rochdale's humbling of Coventry. But while they both focus on the joy of the cup The Observer takes a different line. Its headline reads Farnborough �500,000 Arsenal 5 and Ian Ridley reports on "The game that should never have happened". | Top Sport Front Page stories now: Links to more Sport Front Page stories are at the foot of the page. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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