Oliver McBurnie scored a hat-trick on his Newport debut to earn John Sheridan's side a 3-0 win over Luton. The 19-year-old joined on loan from Swansea on Thursday and took just four minutes to get his first goal as a second-half substitute. He then grabbed two in the final 11 minutes to extend County's unbeaten run to nine games in all competitions under new boss Sheridan. Luton's Alex Lawles...Full Story »

Marc McNulty bagged a hat-trick as Portsmouth won 6-0 and condemn struggling York to a seventh straight defeat. Sheffield United loanee McNulty produced three sublime finishes, with Ben Davies and academy duo Ben Tollitt and Conor Chaplin completing the goal feast. York's one-time Champions League winner Jonathan Greening was sent off on the cusp of half-time after a elbowing Portsmouth skippe...Full Story »

Paris Cowan-Hall goes straight into the Bristol Rovers squad for the League Two visit of Stevenage after joining on a month's loan from Millwall. The 25-year-old winger has failed to nail down a regular spot since joining the Lions from Wycombe in a B#200,000 deal last January and Pirates boss Darrell Clarke was keen to strengthen an attack which has fired in fits and starts this season. Wales...Full Story »

Fratton Park endured its fourth 0-0 draw of the season as promotion-chasing Portsmouth failed to break down AFC Wimbledon. Pompey striker Marc McNulty and Dons midfielder Sean Rigg were the only two players to have shots on target during a timid 90 minutes. However, the game started at a frantic pace as Sheffield Wednesday loanee Caolan Lavery drilled a low cross towards the near post but Port...Full Story »

Slovakia surprisingly lost 1-0 at home to Belarus to hamper their hopes of qualifying for Euro 2016. Their defeat, after Stanislav Dragun's first-half goal, coupled with Ukraine's 2-0 victory at Macedonia allowed Ukraine to climb to joint second in Group C and left Slovakia requiring a win in Luxembourg on Monday to guarantee qualification for next summer's tournament. They remain favourites t...Full Story »

Crawley stormed back from an early deficit to clinch a first home win of the season with a 3-2 victory over 10-man Leyton Orient. Crawley boss Mark Yates called up goalkeeper Callum Preston for his league debut and the 19-year-old was beaten after only seven minutes. A cross by Adam Chicksen was headed onto the post by Ollie Palmer and striker Jay Simpson scrambled the ball home for his eighth...Full Story »

Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho insists he did not humiliate Nemanja Matic during his side's 3-1 defeat to Southampton at Stamford Bridge on Saturday. Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho insists he did not humiliate Nemanja Matic during his side's 3-1 defeat to Southampton at Stamford Bridge on Saturday. The Serbia international was introduced at half-time as a replacement for Ramires with the scores tied...Full Story »

Atalanta extended their unbeaten run to four matches in Serie A after edging to a 1-0 victory at Empoli. Brazilian centre-back Rafael Toloi scored the only goal of the game just after the half hour, with the 24-year-old former Roma defender converting from Maximiliano Moralez's corner. The hosts were unable to break down the Atalanta defence thereafter as the Nerazzurri claimed their second ...Full Story »

Bottom club Newport are without several players for Morecambe's League Two visit on Saturday. Wingers Alex Rodman (calf) and Nathan Ralph (hamstring) remain sidelined and defender Matt Taylor (bruised foot) has yet to appear in a competitive clash for County this term following his pre-season injury. Manager Terry Butcher's problems grew last weekend when defender Danny Holmes was sent off lat...Full Story »

AC Milan have completed the signing of Juraj Kucka from Genoa on a permanent transfer and the star has signed a contract until the 30th of June 2019, the club have today confirmed. The 28-year-old Slovakia international started his youth career in his home country with Prievidzsa, before joining Radvan and then Podbrezova. The midfielder spent a large of his time at his home country and made...Full Story »