春 联

对联，雅称「楹联」，俗称对子。它言简意深，对仗工整，平仄协调，是一字一音的汉语语言独特的艺术形式。可以说，对联艺术是中华民族的文化瑰宝。

对联的种类约分为春联、喜联、寿联、挽联、装饰联、行业联、交际联和杂联（包括谐趣联....）等。

对联文字长短不一，短的仅一、两个字；长的可达几百字。对联形式多样，有正对、反对、流水对、联球对、集句对等。

但不管何类对联，使用何种形式，却又必须具备以下特点：一要字数相等，断句一致。

除有意空出某字的位置以达到某种效果外，上下联字数必须相同，不多不少。

二要平仄相合，音调和谐。传统习惯是「仄起平落」，即上联末句尾字用仄声，下联末句尾字用平声。三要词性相对，位置相同。

一般称为「虚对虚，实对实」，就是名词对名词，动词对动词，形容词对形容词，数量词对数量词，副词对副词，而且相对的词必须在相同的位置上。

四要内容相关，上下衔接。

上下联的含义必须相互衔接，但又不能重覆。

此外，张挂的对联，传统作法还必须直写竖贴，自右而左，由上而下，不能颠倒。

与对联紧密相关的横批，可以说是对联的题目，也是对联的中心。

好的横批在对联中可以起到画龙点睛、相互补充的作用。


寒尽桃花嫩
春归柳叶新

有天皆丽日
无地不春风

黄莺鸣翠柳
紫燕剪春风

爆竹传笑语
腊梅吐幽香

笛弄梅花曲
莺啼杨柳风

春到碧桃树上
莺歌绿柳楼前

花承朝露千枝发
莺感春风百啭鸣

天增岁月人增寿
春满人间福满门

阶前春色浓如许
户外风光翠欲流

处处桃花频送暖
年年春色去还来

解趣黄鹂频送韵
知情绿柳渐拖丝

万树欣随春水流
百花争向艳阳红

几点梅花添逸兴
数声鸟语助吟怀

沾墨才题梅似雪
挥毫又赋柳如烟

九天日月开新运
万里笙歌乐太平

爆竹两三声人间是岁
梅花四五点天下皆春

福泽百姓方为好
绿遍九州始是春

春入春天春不老
福临福地福无疆

身处乐园和风正暖
宅临福地丽日方长

腊梅吐芳迎红日
绿柳展枝舞春风

东风吹出千山绿
春雨洒来万象新

一枝红杏沾春雨
两贴春联喷墨香

九州瑞气迎春到
四海祥云降福来

且把桃符纪盛世
常将竹叶报平安

红纸春联夸美景
动人小调唱丰年

春风一笑花千树
紫燕三歌柳万条

点点梅花迎瑞气
声声鸟语闹春光

几行柳绿山川秀
一树梅红天地春

室内声屏观世界
楼前竹柏写人生

花随春到遍天下
福同岁至满人间

一夜连双岁岁岁如意
五更分二年年年称心

文笔总多情春联满写新春意
英年须努力壮志早酬少壮时

上上下下男男女女老老少少都添一岁
家家户户说说笑笑欢欢喜喜同过新年

过尽千帆

等车久不至——— 过尽千帆皆不是。

手机没电 ——— 欲语还休。

竞争某重要职位 ——— 江山如此多娇，引无数英雄竞折腰。

面试之后无消息 ——— 梦魂纵有也成虚，那堪和梦无。

考研落败 ——— 纵使明春再见，隔年期。

工资调整 ——— 飞流直下三千尺。

收到账单 ——— 怎一个愁字了得？

求职屡败 ——— 小扣柴扉久不开。

老友相聚 ——— 一片冰心在玉壶。

卸妆之后 ——— 不识庐山真面目。

网上聊天 ——— 未曾相识已相思。

恋爱受挫 ——— 无边落木萧萧下。

喜结良缘 ——— 只羡鸳鸯不羡仙。

公司加班 ——— 粒粒皆辛苦。

上班挨批 ——— 天凉好个秋！


亚太：
到了中国才知道只生一个好；
到了台湾才知道骂祖宗都可以面带微笑；
到了香港才知道明星为什么都想戴面罩；
到了日本才知道死不认账还会很有礼貌；
到了韩国才知道亚洲的足球让上帝都差点疯掉；
到了泰国才知道见了美女先别慌拥抱；
到了印度才知道人还得给牛让道；
到了新加坡才知道四周都是水还得管别人要；
到了印尼才知道华人为什么会睡不着觉；
到了阿富汗才知道冤枉都不能上告；
到了伊拉克才知道污染会让你死掉；
到了中东才知道分不清楚到底是人的生命还是民族尊严重要；
到了阿拉伯才知道做男人有多么骄傲；
到了澳洲才知道有袋子的鼠肉也很有味道；

欧洲：
到了德国才知道死板还有一套一套；
到了法国才知道被人调戏还会很有情调；
到了西班牙才知道被牛拱到天上还能哈哈大笑；
到了奥地利才知道连乞丐都可以弹个小调；
到了英国才知道为什么牛顿后来都信奉基督教；
到了荷兰才知道男人和男人当街拥吻也能那么火爆；
到了?鹗坎胖揽鲆姓嘶挥?0万$会被嘲笑；
到了丹麦才知道写个童话可以不打草稿；
到了意大利才知道天天吃烤pizza脸上都不会长疱；
到了希腊才知道迷人的地方其实都是破庙；
到了南斯拉夫才知道为什么有人不想回到祖国的怀抱；
到了斯堪德勒维亚才知道太阳也会睡懒觉；
到了俄罗斯才知道有这么大块地也会有人吃不饱；
到了梵帝冈才知道从其境内任何地方开一枪都会打到罗马的鸟；

美洲：
到了美国才知道不管你是谁乱嚷嚷就会中炮；
到了加拿大才知道比中国还大的地方人口比北京还少；
到了墨西哥才知道佐罗为什么现在不出来瞎闹；
到了巴拿马才知道一条河也能代表主权的重要；
到了古巴才知道雪笳有n种味道；
到了巴西才知道衣服穿的很少也不会害臊；
到了智利才知道火车在境内拐个弯都很难办到；
到了阿根廷才知道不懂足球会让人晕倒；

非洲：
到了埃及才知道一座塔也能有那么多奥妙；
到了撒哈拉才知道节约用水的重要；
到了南非才知道随时都可能被艾滋病亲吻到；
到了很多非洲国家才知道人吃人其实有时候也是种需要；

到了两极
才知道随地小便有多么糟糕；

看不懂不叫看不懂，叫晕。　　
不满不叫不满，叫靠。　　
见面不叫见面，叫聚会。　　
大哥不叫大哥，叫兄台。　　
看法不叫看法，叫愚见。　　
有钱佬不叫有钱佬，叫vip。　　
提意见不叫提意见，叫拍砖。　　
支持不叫支持，叫顶。　　
强烈支持不叫强烈支持，叫狂顶。　　
不忠不叫不忠，叫外遇。　　
追女孩不叫追女孩，叫泡mm　　
吃不叫吃，叫撮。　　
姐姐不叫姐姐，叫jj。　　
哥哥不叫哥哥，叫gg。　　
发贴不叫发贴，叫灌水。　　
网名不叫网名，叫id。　　
歌迷不叫歌迷，叫fans。　　
羡慕不叫羡慕，叫流口水。　　
乐一乐不叫乐一乐，叫happy！　　
跳舞不叫跳舞，叫蹦的！　　
东西不叫东西，叫东东！　　
成人笑话不叫成人笑话，叫黄段子！　　
别人请吃饭不叫请吃饭，叫饭局！　　
兴奋不叫兴奋，叫high！　　
特兴奋不叫特兴奋，叫至high！　　
有本事不叫有本事，叫有料！　　
倒霉不叫倒霉，叫衰！　　
洗澡不叫洗澡，叫冲凉！　　

单身女人不叫单身女人，叫小资！　　
单身男人不叫单身男人，叫光棍！　　
工薪阶层叫上班一族！　　
总经理叫ceo！　　
技术总监叫cto！　　

财务总监叫cfo！　　
不明飞行物叫ufo！　　
工商管理硕士叫mba！　　
美国职业篮球叫nba！　　
中国职业篮球叫cba！　　
古典音乐叫classic！　　
流行音乐叫pop！　　
排第1名叫number one！　　
排前10名叫top ten！
肺炎不叫肺炎，叫非典！



某生上课时睡觉，被老师发现。
老师：你为什么在上课时睡觉？
某生：我没睡觉哇！
老师：那你为什么闭上眼睛？
某生：我在闭目沉思！
老师：那你为什么直点头？
某生：您刚才讲得很有道理！
老师：那你为什么直流口水？
某生：老师您说得津津有味！

Yu Sheng

Yu-Sheng, full of flavors and textures, is loaded with symbolic meaning. The raw ingredients signify the renewal of life, and the sound of the word for fish in Cantonese sounds like the word for prosperity. The most important ( and fun ) part of eating yu sheng is the mixing together of the ingredients. To ensure good luck for the coming year, everyone calls out "Lo hei! " --- which means " to mix it up " but also sounds like " to prosper more and more " while they use their chopsticks to toss the ingredients as high in the air as they can.

The origin :

In the mid-1960s, four master chefs - known in local food circles as the four Heavenly Kings - were jointly responsible for creating a Singaporean culinary tradition by transforming a humble roadside hawker dish into a colourful, tasty and auspicious festive food.

Taking the raw fish slices used in simple fish porridge as their primary ingredient, they invented Yu Sheng, a dish that symbolises for Singaporeans the birth of a new year, and one that has become as synonymous with Singapore as chili crab and chicken rice - only a lot more seasonal.

The four men, Messrs Sin Leong, Hooi Kok Wai, Lau Yoke Pui and Than Mui Kai, combined the fish - typically a local trout - with a variety of ingredients like shredded lettuce, carrots, turnips, red and yellow ginger, pickled onions, jellyfish and sun-dried plums. They then mixed the ingredients, and the taste, with a sour-sweet sauce made from vinegar, plum sauce, salt and sugar.

According to Chris Hooi, son of Hooi Kok Wai and general manager of the family-owned Dragon Phoenix restaurant - started by the elder Mr Hooi in 1963 - fishermen from the coast of Guangzhou province in southern China celebrated the seventh day of the new year by feasting on the fish - which symbolised wealth - that was part of their catch. 'The culture was brought down to Singapore in the early days by people who emigrated here,' says Chris Hooi. 'It later evolved into the fish porridge found in roadside stalls here.

It used to be that Yu Sheng, the Chinese New Year prosperity tossed salad platter, could only be found after the first few days of the new year. It's traditionally eaten on "Ren-ri", meaning Man's Birthday, which falls on the seventh day of the first lunar month.

However, in recent years, you'll see Yu Sheng being sold everywhere in Singapore even before new year starts. In fact, it's so common - you'll see it in the coffeeshops, supermarkets, wet markets, restaurants.

That basic individual dish was re-interpreted by the chefs as Yu Sheng. The elaborate family-sized appetizer - and the attendant ritual of standing around the dinner table and 'tossing' the ingredients - has apparently been re-exported to the motherland. At present, says Mr Hooi, Singapore-style Yu Sheng is available in some parts of China.


Ingredients:

- A bowl of cooking oil = May all things happen according to your wishes
- A bowl of plum sauce = May all your hall ways be filled with gold and jade
- 'The Spices of Life' (A packet of pepper powder and a packet of 'five spice' powder) = May good luck be ahead of you
- Salmon, Sliced Abalone, Raw Lobster Meat = May you receive good tidings in abundance year after year
- Green Lime = Best of luck and best of prosperity
- Turnips/Lettuces = May your fortunes rise with the wind and tide
- Savoury flour chips fried to golden brown (Pok-choi) = May the ground you thread on be covered with yellow gold

Instructions:

1st step: Say Gong Xi Fa Cai 恭喜发财 (getting rich) and Wan Shi Ru Yi (to be smooth sailing) when putting down the Yu Sheng on the table.

2nd Step: Say Da Ji Da Li 大吉大利 (to be very auspicious) when adding limejuice to the ingredient.

3rd step: Say Nian Nian You Yu 年年有余 (to have a surplus every year) and Long Ma Jing Shen (to enjoy great health) when placing Yu Sheng onto the shredded carrot.

4th step: Say Yi Ben Wan Li 一本万利 (business to be flourishing) when putting pepper and five-spice powder to the Yu Sheng.

5th step: Say You Shui Duo Duo 油水多多 (business to be flourishing) when adding golden cooking oil and sauces to the Yu Sheng.

6th step: Say Jin Yin Man Wu 金银满屋 (to obtain abundant wealth) when sprinkling the golden peanut powder.

7th step: Say Sheng Yi Xing Long 生意兴隆 (business to be flourishing) when sprinkling the sesame powder.

8th step: Say Man Di Huang Jin 满地黄金 (to obtain abundant wealth) when adding the thin golden membrane.

Tottenham 0-0 Aston Villa

Tottenham's quest for Champions League football faltered as they were held 0-0 by Aston Villa at White Hart Lane.

The home side had most of the game, but were defied by dogged defending by Villa, who had Gareth Barry sent off after two yellow cards for fouls on Aaron Lennon inside the last eight minutes.

Despite missing muscular Egyptian striker Mido, who was on African Nations Cup duty, Tottenham made nearly all the running, but were foiled by a stern defensive effort and four excellent saves by Thomas Sorensen.

Jermain Defoe started only his second match in the last 12 for the home side as replacement for Mido as the north London team looked to cement fourth place in the Barclays Premiership after successive defeats - including an FA Cup exit.

With Paul Stalteri suspended, Stephen Kelly was brought in at full-back, while Villa boss David O'Leary called up Lee Hendrie, a goalscoring substitute last week against West Ham, to replace midfielder Eirik Bakke - who has returned to Leeds after a loan.

Colombian Juan Pablo Angel got the vote up front for Villa alongside Milan Baros, with Barry returning to the defence after a one-match ban.

Spurs took six minutes to raise the first shot after good work by Edgar Davids to plunder possession and set up a decent effort by Defoe, who saw Sorensen fall on his low drive.

Two minutes later Davids drilled a dangerous attempt into the sidenetting - another reminder to Villa they conceded five goals at White Hart Lane last season and would have to be careful against nimble front men Defoe and Robbie Keane.

Kelly slipped Jermaine Jenas through to fire over a low cross in the 17th minute, which Sorensen did well to hold, before Jenas found another path through on the right but shot off target.

A spectacular break by Davids took him from one penalty box to another after Villa had enjoyed a brief spell of pressure, but he was crowded out before he could shoot.

The move inspired Spurs, though, and when Michael Carrick played a deft ball through in the 28th minute, Teemu Tainio lobbed over Sorensen - but the Dane scrambled back to turn the ball over when a goal looked certain.

Captain Olof Mellberg came to Villa's rescue in the 32nd minute when Defoe, who had just failed to gather a half chance a few moments earlier, put his head down and charged in on goal - only to be well tackled by the defender.

Just before half-time Jenas was carried off after a clash of heads with Angel, to be replaced by Lennon.

The teams went in at the interval on level terms - with the half ending shortly after Davids had seen a shot in the fifth minute of time added on blocked after Carrick had tapped a free-kick to him.

Tainio went close with a header at the start of the second half and it needed a well-timed tackle by Barry to prevent the same player getting in a low shot soon after.

Davids was furious with Mark Delaney when the Villa defender cynically fouled him and Defoe had to step in to make sure the Dutchman did not lose his temper completely.

Referee Graham Poll produced a yellow card for Baros in the 58th minute when he hauled down Davids from behind.

Davids hobbled off for treatment just after the hour and - despite returning to the pitch - soon headed down the tunnel to be replaced by Michael Brown.

Defoe tried his luck from 30 yards, but it was desperation stuff and flew straight into Sorensen's arms.

Lennon drifted past two challenges to lob a far-post cross which nobody could reach, then was denied by another timely Mellberg tackle as he was set to shoot.

Tottenham used a third substitute when Grzegorz Rasiak replaced Defoe with 14 minutes left and two minutes later they were defied, when Sorensen dived full-stretch to push aside Carrick's 25-yard effort.

After Barry's dismissal, O'Leary took off substitute Luke Moore - introduced a few minutes earlier for Baros - and replaced him with Jlloyd Samuel.

The game finished with Villa on the back foot, with Sorensen making another great save from Brown in stoppage time, but the visitors got their point.

Tottenham manager Martin Jol admitted his frustration after his side failed to capitalise on Arsenal's defeat by Everton as Spurs were held to a goalless draw at home to Aston Villa.

Jol said: 'We played good football from the back and the only frustration is that we could not make a gap with Arsenal in fourth place after they lost at Everton.

'But there were a lot of positives to come out of it for us. Everybody played well although maybe I can't say that about our goalkeeper Paul Robinson because I can't remember him picking up a single difficult ball.'

Jol added: 'Their keeper made some marvellous saves and he had the luck with him on a few occasions. Sometimes it happens like that.'

Spurs were without nine-goal Egyptian striker Mido who was on African Nations Cup duty and Jermain Defoe was given only his second start in 12 games.

Jol said: 'Against a defence like Villa's you need somebody who is strong physically and we played directly in flashes. Jermain had a lot of movement and his confidence was high.

'Every time I bring Aaron Lennon on I'm waiting for him to dribble and he did plenty of that but we couldn't score and that was the only problem.'

By the time Barry was dismissed for two fouls on Lennon, Spurs had also lost midfielders Jermaine Jenas after a clash of heads and Edgar Davids with a damaged knee.

Jol said: 'Edgar will have a scan to see how bad the damage is and Jermaine has a lump on his head but should be okay for the next game.'

Aston Villa manager David O'Leary admitted: 'When teams come to Spurs these days they know they are in for some hard work. They have bought high quality and always play good football.

'Our centre-backs played very well - and they needed - to while Thomas Sorensen made some great saves although by his standards it was just what I expected.'

Liverpool 1 - 0 Tottenham

Harry Kewell's first goal of the season and his first since December 2004 saw Liverpool move ever closer to Manchester United in the chase for the Premiership's second spot as it gave the Reds a 1-0 home win over Tottenham.

A combination of Liverpool past and present helped achieve this step closer the runners-up place for Rafael Benitez's men, while Spurs finished with 10 men with Paul Stalteri sent off in the closing minutes for a trip on Kewell.

Former Kop idol Robbie Fowler's goal for Manchester City earlier in the day against United was greeted with a huge ovation from his former Anfield fans.

The current crop could not have had a better incentive and although Spurs produced an excellent performance, they could not stop Liverpool winning their eighth successive home league game with Kewell's 59th-minute goal from an angled left-foot drive and moving to within one point of United, with two games in hand.

Next Sunday's clash between United and Liverpool at Old Trafford could not have been set up better.

Liverpool restored goalkeeper Jose Reina and striker Fernando Morientes to their side from the FA Cup win at Luton, while Spurs made five changes from the side that lost in the cup at Leicester.

Returning after long term injuries were Ledley King (groin) and Edgar Davids (ankle), with Teemu Taino, Young-Pyo Lee and Mido - for his last game before joining up with Egypt for the African Nations Cup - all back in the side.

And the reasons for Spurs' impressive season were evident immediately. They started full of confidence with crisp passing and movement, Michael Carrick from deep and Davids strong in midfield.

But it was Liverpool who created the first chance when Peter Crouch met a Steven Gerrard free-kick on the far post and saw Paul Robinson produce an outstanding eighth-minute block.

Morientes was the next to almost profit from another Gerrard delivery from the right.

But that did not deter Spurs who kept possession well, were quicker about their work than Liverpool and had the majority of territorial play.

Liverpool had been allowed limited opportunities in the opening spell, but Morientes - with a looping header from Steve Finnan's 31st-minute cross - saw the effort bounce onto the bar and drop for Crouch, but his hook was easily held by Robinson.

Gerrard saw a curling free-kick from the left cleared almost off the line by Michael Dawson, but with Carrick and Jermaine Jenas finding space with ease, it was Spurs who still held the initiative.

Spurs should have taken the lead inside a minute of the re-start when John Arne Riise missed a ball down the right to let in Jenas for a run and low cross into an unguarded box. But Robbie Keane managed to shoot wide from 10 yards with the goal at his mercy.

Spurs had clearly decided to attack Riise and produced another free-kick in that area, which cost Liverpool a corner. And when the flag-kick was only partially cleared, Tainio saw a swerving 20-yarder go just wide.

Liverpool hit back when a Gerrard corner was met by a Crouch header that forced Robinson into a flying save to his left. Robinson then held a 20-yarder from Gerrard two minutes later.

Spurs hit back, forcing Liverpool into deep and massed defence. Lennon replaced Davids on 78 minutes, but the flow towards the Reds' defence continued.

With seven minutes left defender Stephen Warnock replaced Morientes, with Kewell moving up front alongside Cisse and Riise to left midfield.

Spurs kept coming forward but were caught on the break when Riise sent Kewell racing away into Spurs' half. Stalteri clipped the winger's heels and was promptly sent off by referee Dermot Gallagher.

Robinson saved superbly from Sissoko with a minute left, Liverpool pressing now for their second. In injury time Jan Kromkamp came on for Sissoko.

Harry Kewell won the praise of Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez for the stunning goal which finally got the Kop back on his side.

Benitez said: 'If you are to win a game by just one goal you would want it to be a goal like that.

'It was good for Harry to score a goal like that and in front of the Kop, considering all the problems he has had over the past season or so.

'There were times when I was disappointed with the situation he found himself in, but I have talked to him and he knows how important he is to us. If he continues to play like this he will give the side something extra on the left.

'He is training now without pain, training every day and he now knows with his recent performances that he can now play again at this level.'

Spurs boss Martin Jol admitted: 'It is hard to stop a goal like that.

'We worked hard and played well and apart from one chance that Peter Crouch had in the first half, we were not really in much trouble.

'We could maybe have been a bit better up front and (Robbie) Keane missed a very good chance for us just after the break. If that had gone the result would have been different.

'We felt beforehand that this could have been our day, we have been playing well and we had a strong side on the pitch.

'But all credit to Harry Kewell, it was a special goal struck well and there is not much you can do about that.

'But we had plenty of possession and the key when you come to Anfield is to keep the crowd quiet. We achieved that for long spells.

'We kept (Xabi) Alonso quiet and Steven Gerrard was not as good as he can be. That shows how hard we had worked in our preparation, but you can't work at stopping unbelievable shots like Kewell's.'

We'll attack Liverpool: Jol

MARTIN Jol has told his Spurs players they must take the game to Liverpool at Anfield on Saturday.

Liverpool are one place ahead of Jol's side in the Premiership and on a run of one draw and 12 wins in their last 13 games.

Jol said Spurs would not adopt a negative approach at Anfield.

"Last season we did well at Anfield and in my time we've always had draws against Liverpool," he said.

"We were on the fringe of winning there last season, we were 1-0 up and 2-1 up but they equalised twice.

"Liverpool have a quality side with quality players on the bench.

"You can't give the ball away because if you do you will be under pressure all the time.

"We need to have a go at them, like Luton did in the FA Cup. Luton attacked them and used all that energy but Liverpool still had the quality to come back and score five goals.

"We have the players to play football and we have to take the game to Liverpool.

"Sometimes you have to try and put teams like Liverpool on the back foot. You want to get the initiative in the game and create opportunities otherwise you'll have no chance."

Goodbye Sean Davis, Pedro Mendes and Noe Pamarot

Portsmouth have completed the signings of Sean Davis, Pedro Mendes and Noe Pamarot from Tottenham.

The trio struggled to establish themselves under Martin Jol at White Hart Lane and have been recruited by boss Harry Redknapp to help in Pompey's bid for Premiership survival.

Mendes and Davis found their opportunities limited after Spurs brought Edgar Davids and Jermaine Jenas to the club in the summer, while full-back Pamarot has only featured twice this season.

The fee for the three players is undisclosed but is understood to be around £7million.

All three players will be available for Saturday's crucial game at home to Everton - along with new strikers Benjani Mwaruwari and Emmanuel Olisadebe.

Manager Harry Redknapp has wasted little time in dipping into new Pompey co-owner Alexandre Gaydamak's funds and said: 'I'm delighted to get three quality players I really needed and wanted.

'The side desperately needed improving and I always knew I had to put a team together that will get us out of trouble and back on track.'

Davis, capped 11 times for England at under-21 level, said: 'I've had my injury problems at Spurs over he last few months and it's been a bit of a nightmare training with the reserves and not getting a look-in with the first team.

'It's just great that the manager here came in for me. I could have moved in pre-season but decided to stay on and fight for my place. It didn't seem to make much impact with the manager at Tottenham.'

The former Fulham midfielder cost Tottenham £3million in July 2004 while Mendes, who won the Champions League with Porto the season before last, joined Spurs for £2million last summer.

It will be a second spell at Pompey for Pamarot. The first was in September 1999 when the French full-back was on loan for a brief spell but when it came to joining a Premiership club permanently he was snapped up for £1million by Tottenham two seasons ago.

Redknapp insists there may still be more players to come in before the end of the transfer window.

Gaydamak has promised around £10million to spend on new players and the manager said: 'I'm still looking.

'I'm sure other clubs were interested in the players we've signed today. I've never signed three from one club before all at once but these are top Premiership players and will be a massive asset to us.'

Mendes, 26, said: 'I don't regret moving to England from Portugal. I had a good start in my career at Tottenham but obviously the last few months have not been very happy for me.

'It's a big challenge we are facing trying to lift Portsmouth up the table.

'But mainly I have made this move for my own happiness. I'm very proud that the manager here was so keen to sign me and I am going to do my best to help get the team out of trouble.'

Redknapp has also been linked with Norwich goalkeeper Robert Green. However, Redknapp's own keeper, Jamie Ashdown, is making a good recovery from back trouble and the manager said: 'Green belongs to Norwich and I have not even spoken to their manager Nigel Worthington about it.

'There is still a possibility Jamie could be ready for this weekend or at least the weekend after. We'll wait and see how it goes.'

FA Cup 3rd - Leicester 3 - 2 Tottenham

Leicester came from two goals behind to secure a sensational 3-2 victory over Tottenham in the third round of the FA Cup.

Premiership Spurs had taken the lead through Jermaine Jenas before Paul Stalteri added a spectacular second.

But Elvis Hammond pulled one back for the Championship strugglers moments before half-time, Stephen Hughes hauled the Foxes level with an assured second-half strike and Mark de Vries bagged the stoppage-time winner.

It was the visitors who were on the offensive first as centre-half Michael Dawson released Aaron Lennon along the Spurs right.

His crossed from the byline but Rasiak was beaten to the ball at the back post by Leicester captain Paddy McCarthy.

The home side's response came in the seventh minute when De Vries saw his glancing header fly wide of target after Richard Stearman centred from the right wing.

• Match-winner feared the flag

Leicester threatened again soon after when a venomous De Vries shot was deflected wide off Michael Carrick's boot for an ultimately fruitless corner.

And the Dutchman should then have done better than miscue his shot into the stands after after rounding goalkeeper Paul Robinson.

Spurs opened the scoring in the 20th minute when a Carrick free-kick from the right drifted into the City box.

Keane headed to the far post and Jermaine Jenas prodded the ball home from six yards out.

De Vries muscled his way past Anthony Gardner but was denied by emergency defending from Michael Dawson.

And the former Hearts frontman was wide with a header from the resultant corner, taken by Ryan Smith.

Then, with a little less than 10 minutes until the break, Keane burst clear of the Leicester defence once more only to be denied by Douglas's save with the Republic of Ireland international then shooting wide after a ricochet from the goalkeeper's body.

The Leicester goal was under siege now and, ahead of the break, Keane fired over the bar and Michael Brown's low drive also went close.

Spurs' inevitable second goal came was blasted home by Stalteri who advanced along the right wing and powered a rising drive through the hands of Rab Douglas at his near post.

However, City pulled one back against the run of play when Hammond tapped home Stearman's supply with just two minutes remaining before the break.

Into the second half and both teams ran out unchanged with Spurs forced into some kitchen-sink defending within moments of kick-off as De Vries fed Stephen Hughes, whose low drive was blocked.

The Scotsman was quickly after the rebound and his persistence paid off when he hooked back into the danger area a ball which was apparently destined to bounce out of play with De Vries and then Smith also having efforts blocked.

With De Vries out to prove a point to his manager - who has made no secret of his dissatisfaction at the lack of goals at Leicester this season - the frontman brushed aside a challenge from Gardner but could only blaze high over Robinson's crossbar.

And, after all their pressure, Leicester had poor finishing from Stephen Kelly to thank after Spurs hit back on the break with Keane spraying a pitch-wide pass from left to right only for his team-mate to fluff his chance when faced with only Douglas to beat.

The Londoners were made to rue the miss as the home side drew level in the 57th minute with Spurs having failed to clear their lines following a Smith corner taken from the left.

And, after De Vries had flicked the ball on, Hughes, lurking on the edge of the penalty area, fired a sweet half-volley effort through a crowded penalty area and past unsighted England keeper Robinson.

The end-to-end pattern of this third-round encounter remained unchanged though as Spurs bounced back with Rasiak sending Keane clear only for Douglas to lash the ball into the stand.

And then Rasiak, a #2million signing from Derby during August, headed over after central defender Gardner had cut back from the Leicester byline.

England striker Jermain Defoe, on as a 70th-minute replacement for Brown, went close to scoring within just two minutes of his introduction as his quick feet created space in the Foxes' penalty area, only for his chipped effort to waft inches over the crossbar.

But then, in the first of three minutes' stoppage time, De Vries latched on to Joey Gudjonsson's pass and slotted a sensational winner from close range.

• 'We deserved it'

Leicester match-winner Mark de Vries admitted he was fearing an offside flag would rule out the late goal which dumped Tottenham out of the FA Cup.

TV replays showed De Vries was onside, and the assistant referee was also in no doubt.

'I thought he was going to say I was offside but obviously not,' De Vries told BBC1.

'I think if you work hard then you get your rewards. I think we deserved to win this one.'

Stephen Hughes, whose deflected strike dragged Leicester back to 2-2 in a game which Tottenham led 2-0, was delighted to claim the scalp of a team who stand fourth in the Barclays Premiership.

'Obviously everybody's loving it because in the league we've been threatening to score goals,' said Hughes.

Leicester are fourth-bottom in the Coca-Cola Championship, with relegation to League One a real threat, making the standard of performance they reached tonight all the more remarkable.

'Against Spurs, a top-class side, we knew it was going to be difficult,' said Hughes.

'I popped up with a goal which was brilliant and I think we deserved it.

'Credit to the boys and the manager and let's hope we can carry on into the league.'

Hughes recognised Leicester should be hitting such heights regularly.

'That's why the fans and everyone frustrated we know we can play like that. Let's hope that can kick-start our season.'

Substitute Elvis Hammond had started the comeback, replying to goals from Jermaine Jenas and Paul Stalteri.

'The manager made a change and I came on, got the goal, and it was the base for us to go on and win the game, which we did thanks to the winner from Mark,' said Hammond.

'Obviously it's nice for us to get a win over the Premiership boys. It's a good win for us.'

Man City 0 - 2 Tottenham

Tottenham's march towards the Champions League gathered momentum at Eastlands as Martin Jol's men exploited Manchester City's defensive frailties to end the festive period six points clear of old rivals Arsenal.

A Sylvain Distin blunder gifted Mido the opportunity to sign off in style ahead of his African Nations Cup commitments with Egypt and City had long since run out of ideas when Robbie Keane lashed home his seventh goal of the campaign to wrap up a deserved win.

While the result sends Jol's progressive side into the New Year with a firm belief they can land that cherished top four spot at the expense of a side they have lived in the shadow of for so long, for City boss Stuart Pearce January promises to be a difficult month.

All the early season promise has disappeared in run which has seen them collect just two wins from 10 league outings and without significant reinforcements during the transfer window will end the season looking worriedly over their shoulder at the drop zone rather than towards the European place they crave.

Tottenham were well worthy of their third win of the Christmas period, with Mido causing the hosts major problems.

Nevertheless, they needed Distin's misjudgement to see them on the road to victory after a drab half hour which must have seen watching Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson reflecting on the bore draw at Highbury 24 hours earlier as the match of the season.

Pearce has already lost his temper once during the Festive period over City's chronic defending, when they went down 4-3 in a Boxing Day thriller at Wigan.

Distin was fingered that afternoon too for allowing himself to be muscled out of his one-on-one confrontation with Jason Roberts.

It was not so much a physical problem this time round, more a mental explosion.

The inquest began as soon as Mido wheeled away in triumph. Distin was clearly unhappy with David James, although it was not clear exactly why.

The only plausible reason was that the City goalkeeper had advised his captain to let the ball run behind the dead-ball line.

Either way, someone wearing a City shirt was guilty of a chronic error of judgement as Aaron Lennon raced past the stylish Frenchman and cut a pass back from the byline.

From his touchline berth, Pearce, a member of the `clear it and argue later' school of defending, was fuming.

With Distin and James hopelessly out of position, it was left to Richard Dunne to try to keep Mido's first-time effort out.

The Irishman thrust out a leg hopefully, but only succeeded in diverting the striker's shot into the corner.

Keane should have doubled Tottenham's lead before City had a chance to clear their heads.

Yet again, Lennon was the provider, beating Stephen Ireland with ease before sending over a looping cross which Mido this time got his head to.

Dunne made the block but when the loose ball bounced back to Keane, the Irish international should have done far better than volley wide.

At least the setbacks sparked a poor Blues side into life, with Joey Barton predictably leading the charge.

After felling Mido with one powerful free-kick, Barton curled another into the sidenetting in what represented the nearest City came to testing Paul Robinson.

Spurs had their hosts creaking badly in the second half as they prodded away looking for openings, with Lennon a particular threat.

Every time the England Under-21 star took possession, Ben Thatcher was in trouble but mainly thanks to Dunne's stout defending and a misdirected volley from City old boy Michael Brown, they remained in the contest.

Brown has been linked with a move back to the Blues during this month's transfer window but, handed a rare start by Martin Jol due to Edgar Davids' absence, the former Sheffield United man took the chance to impress and nearly marked his reappearance with a goal as he flashed a late shot just wide.

Keane had the final word when - less than a minute after Bradley Wright-Phillips shot narrowly wide - he took down Mido's flick with a brilliant first touch, then shot beyond James.

One point from four festive fixtures is not an impressive return and the feeling Pearce's prolonged honeymoon period is now over was only reinforced by the boos which rang out at a couple of his second half substitutions.

The City chief may also have to deal with the aftermath of David Sommeil's studs-first challenge on Young-pyo Lee, which saw the Korean stretchered off 18 minutes from time.

• Things looking up for Carrick

Tottenham midfielder Michael Carrick believes the team have what it takes to secure a Champions League spot.

A 2-0 win over Manchester City, with goals from Mido and Robbie Keane, moved Spurs to within one point of third-placed Liverpool and England hopeful Carrick can see no reason why they cannot sustain that level for the remainder of the season.

'You have got to believe. The way we are playing we are getting results. We have only lost three matches this season and we want to stay there as long as we can,' said Spurs' man of the match.

'In the first half we were excellent and we have certainly done enough to win the game.

'After the West Brom game last week (when they lost 2-0) we weren't great and we wanted to bounce back.'

Manager Martin Jol was impressed with the performance and he too wants the team to achieve European football this season.

'It was a team effort. In the first half we played well, second half we did not kill them off and had to score a second - which is exactly what we did,' he said.

'We want to do well. If we have 40 points in the first week of January it is dream. This must be the first time in a decade we have 40 points in January and I am delighted.

'To have 40 points means you do not have problems and a lot of teams would love to have 40 points.

'We want to play European football and if we go on like this we have a big chance.'

Carrick, talking about his international ambitions, added on Sky Sports: 'The England squad is a place I want to be but I'm concentrating on playing as well as I can.

'It is a huge year for me and hopefully I can do enough.'

City manager Stuart Pearce put his side's recent poor form down a lack of belief.

'For some unknown reason we are showing a lack of confidence. Maybe it is the lack of points over Christmas,' he told Sky Sports.

'We made some silly individual errors. If you give sides like Tottenham - or any sides in the Premier League - goals you are going to have a problem.'

Tottenham 2 - 0 Newcastle

Newcastle lost Michael Owen to injury as they surrendered meekly to a 2-0 defeat against Tottenham at White Hart Lane.

The England striker failed to reappear for the second half as Spurs recovered from their surprising midweek defeat at West Brom to consolidate fourth place, ahead of both Arsenal, whose draw at Villa Park left them four points adrift with a game in hand, and Wigan.

Teemu Tainio struck his first goal for Spurs two minutes before the break to bring a drab encounter to life, before Mido hit a bouncing volley over Shay Given to make certain of victory with 24 minutes left.

Newcastle, meanwhile, were simply dreadful - a poor imitation of a side that has spent so much on new signings.

It is in defence that their real problems lie. Until manager Graeme Souness addresses those failings, they will continue to struggle, with Titus Bramble at fault for Spurs' first goal and Celestine Babayaro caught out for their second.

• Celtic warned off Keane

Souness' side should have benefited from an unexpected midweek break due to the late postponement of their game against Charlton. Not that it showed in a lame first-half display.

Spurs took their time to take advantage, with only Michael Carrick's excellent range of passing rising above the general mediocrity for the instantly forgettable opening 43 minutes.

Robbie Keane, the stand-in captain in the absence of Ledley King, twice had the ball in the net but was flagged offside, while Jermaine Jenas, who was booed by fans of his former club, flicked a header wide from the Irishman's cross.

Finally, with two minutes of the first half remaining, the breakthrough came. Unsurprisingly, it was Tottenham who scored, with Mido flicking on a long pass and, with Bramble slipping at the vital moment, Tainio was left with the space in which to pick his spot inside the far post.

That finally brought the game to life and Owen looked to burst through in the final seconds of the first half, only for keeper Paul Robinson to race out and smother the ball at his feet.

That was Owen's last involvement in the game, with the England striker limping off and being replaced at the interval by Albert Luque, while Babayaro came on for Peter Ramage.

Luque came onto the left wing, with Shola Ameobi moving up front to partner Alan Shearer, who remains one goal short of Jackie Milburn's club scoring record.

Luque was immediately involved as his 20-yard effort was deflected wide for a corner, which Ameobi headed wide, while Scott Parker thrashed a shot just off target.

But Newcastle were still vulnerable at the back, with Keane putting Jenas through only for the midfielder to strike the side-netting with his shot.

After that brief spell of pressure from Newcastle, Spurs nevertheless resumed their domination of possession, buoyed by two outstanding pieces of control, firstly by Jenas and then by Keane.

Mido initially spoiled Keane's moment by heading his ensuing cross straight into the air, but the centre-forward made amends shortly afterwards with his side's second goal on 66 minutes.

Although Amady Faye, who had been non-existent up to that point, made an important block on Edgar Davids, Celestine Babayaro failed to clear the ball and Keane swung a dangerous cross to the far post, where Mido was lurking unmarked.

The Egypt international enjoyed a certain amount of good fortune, with his volley bouncing into the ground and over keeper Given, but the visitors only had themselves to blame for another costly defensive lapse.

Keane was finally taken off with 10 minutes left to a rapturous ovation from the crowd and a bear-hug from boss Jol as he was left in no doubt that the club wish to keep him during the transfer window.

Although Jermain Defoe replaced Keane, it was Davids who continued to threaten, this time with a 20-yard drive which flashed just inches wide, while Mido's effort was ruled out for offside.

Newcastle's misery was nevertheless complete when Ameobi somehow contrived to lift a shot over the bar from just eight yards out after Paul Robinson could only parry an effort from substitute Charles N'Zogbia.

• Celtic warned off Keane

Tottenham boss Martin Jol warned Celtic off a January transfer window move for Robbie Keane after the striker inspired Spurs to victory against Newcastle.

Jol joked that Keane would be 'too expensive for any Scottish club' after the Republic of Ireland international captained the side in the absence of the injured Ledley King to a 2-0 success through goals by Teemu Tainio and Mido.

'People in London realise that Robbie Keane would be too expensive for a Scottish club! Jokes aside, he is just as important for us as Mido and Jermain Defoe. They are all important to us,' declared Jol.

Keane, Spurs' vice-captain, has previously also been linked with interest from Everton but Tottenham have a two-year option to extend his contract, which expires next summer, and look set to take it up.

Jol offered the striker a bear-hug when he was substituted with 10 minutes left, accompanied by a rousing reception from the White Hart Lane crowd. The message was clear and no wonder.

Graeme Souness, who bemoaned the 'absolute disaster' of Owen's injury, admitted: 'They were both poor goals to concede. Mido didn't mean to shoot in that manner, but we had opportunities to clear the ball.

'We conceded two goals due to individuals not doing their jobs properly. It's something we can talk about and work on, but you've got to be confident out there to take the responsibility when it comes your way. We didn't deal with that very well.

'It doesn't take its toll on me. I've been in the game a long time. There's a lot worse things that happen out there off the pitch. But obviously it's a dark day for us though, given what's happened to Michael.'

Jol concluded: 'It was a good way to recover from our defeat at West Brom. We were a bit worried as they hadn't played on the Wednesday, and we were playing our third match in a week.

'But we looked fine. We worked hard and played as a team.'