Jack Nowell was delighted to mark his return to Exeter’s colours by scoring two tries in their convincing 46-10 win over Gloucester at Sandy Park.Nowell, who replaced Sam Hill midway through the first half, played his first game for the Chiefs since December and celebrated with two second-half tries in quick succession as Gloucester were routed. Sam Simmonds, Olly Woodburn, Gareth Steenso...Full Story »

Danny Cowley wants Lincoln to use their Checkatrade Trophy triumph to push on in the league.Elliott Whitehouse hit the only goal of the game as the Imps clinched a 1-0 victory over Shrewsbury at Wembley.Whitehouse fired into the roof of the net in the 16th minute as City became the first fourth-tier team to lift the trophy since Luton did so in 2009.Shrewsbury, who are 27 places higher than Linc...Full Story »

Antoine Griezmann denied Cristiano Ronaldo the derby headlines as Atletico Madrid fought back to claim a 1-1 LaLiga draw at Real Madrid.Griezmann’s 57th-minute equaliser cancelled out Ronaldo’s earlier strike to extend Diego Simeone’s side’s run at the Bernabeu Stadium to three wins and two draws in their last five visits and keep them four points clear of their city riva...Full Story »

Arsene Wenger hailed Danny Welbeck as “exceptional” as the Arsenal forward scored a late winner to condemn relegation-threatened Southampton to defeat at the Emirates Stadium.Charlie Austin came off the bench to equalise for Saints with his first touch after Shane Long’s earlier effort had been cancelled out by goals from Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Welbeck.But Welbeck was on...Full Story »

Elliott Whitehouse hit the only goal of the game as Lincoln lifted the Checkatrade Trophy following a 1-0 victory over Shrewsbury at Wembley.Whitehouse tapped in from close range in the 16th minute as the Imps became the first fourth-tier team to lift the trophy since Luton did so in 2009.It heaped further Wembley misery upon Shrewsbury, who have lost every one of their four matches at the natio...Full Story »

Brendan Rodgers has urged the Scottish Professional Football League to embrace rather than avoid a possible post-split title-deciding clash between Celtic and Rangers.The Hoops went to within one victory of their seventh successive Ladbrokes Premiership title with a 2-1 victory at Hamilton, where substitute Leigh Griffiths scored the winner after Rakish Bingham had cancelled out Callum McGregor&...Full Story »

Danny Welbeck headed home a late winner as Arsenal beat Southampton at the Emirates Stadium to leave the visitors in the Premier League bottom three.Charlie Austin came off the bench to equalise for Saints with his first touch after Shane Long’s earlier effort had been cancelled out by goals from Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Welbeck.But Welbeck was on hand to score a second of the afterno...Full Story »

Substitute Leigh Griffiths’ second-half header gave Celtic a 2-1 win at Hamilton as the Hoops moved to within one victory of their seventh successive Ladbrokes Premiership title.Midfielder Callum McGregor fired the visitors ahead with only three minutes played before Accies striker Rakish Bingham levelled in the 18th minute.When Hamilton midfielder Darren Lyon was sent off just before the ...Full Story »

Inter Milan missed the chance to climb into third in the Serie A table as Adem Ljajic scored the only goal in Turin to earn Torino a 1-0 victory.Roma’s defeat by Fiorentina on Saturday opened the door for Inter to climb above them but they were beaten by in-form Torino, who made it three victories in a row.Inter had more than 60 per cent of the possession and eight efforts on target to thr...Full Story »

Real Madrid will not make a guard of honour for Barcelona at the Camp Nou if the Catalans have won LaLiga by their meeting on the weekend of May 6, according to Zinedine Zidane. Evidently unhappy at their Clasico rivals' refusal to do so following Real's Club World Cup success in December, the Frenchman blames Barcelona for 'breaking the tradition'. "I don't know how much you are going to as...Full Story »