England brushed off their Euro 2020 final heartbreak with a convincing World Cup qualification victory in Hungary as Raheem Sterling shone with a goal and an assist.Just 53 days after the pain of losing on penalties to Italy at Wembley, the Three Lions were back in action as their quest to qualify for the 2022 World Cup continued with a comfortable 4-0 victory in Budapest, where racist chanting ...Full Story »

Captain Matty Dolan could return to Newport’s starting line-up against Sky Bet League Two opponents Leyton Orient at Rodney Parade on Saturday.Dolan made a 45-minute comeback off the bench in Tuesday’s EFL Trophy victory over Plymouth after being troubled by a calf muscle injury suffered on the season’s opening weekend at Oldham.Timmy Abraham, meanwhile, is pushing for a starti...Full Story »

Manchester United legend Wayne Rooney turned hero on his trip to Fylde over the Bank Holiday weekend, helping a man with a broken ankle by "fireman lifting" him off the beach Manchester United and England legend Wayne Rooney came to an injured man's rescue in Fylde over the weekend by "fireman lifting" him off a beach. Rooney spent the August Bank Holiday weekend in Lytham St Annes with wife C...Full Story »

Benjamin Mendy allegedly had a 'meltdown' in prison over the weekend after he was denied bail on charges of rape and sexual assault. The Manchester City footballer was transported to HMP Altcourse on Friday after appearing in court, where the Sun claim he mistakenly believed he was going to be locked up on a VIP wing with celebrities and sport stars. Instead, it appears the 27-year-old misunde...Full Story »

Stranraer came from behind to beat Cowdenbeath 2-1 and move off the bottom of the cinch League Two table.The visitors picked up their first win of the season as they kept their unbeaten away start going by winning at Central Park thanks to late second-half goals from Josh Rennie and Grant Gallagher to cancel out Liam Buchanan’s opener early in the second period.Stranraer had the first effo...Full Story »

Arsenal owners the Kroenke family are in agreement on their sacking decision for Mikel Arteta as his woes continue. The Spaniard has taken the Gunners to the bottom of the Premier League table, scoring no goals and conceding nine to lose their first three games. And it has seen calls grow among the fan base for the club's former midfielder and Pep Guardiola's protege to be sacked. But Goal ...Full Story »

Boreham Wood continued their perfect start to the National League season with a 1-0 win at beleaguered Dover.A Jake Goodman own goal made it three wins from three for the visitors while Dover – who began the season on -12 points – have lost their opening two matches.Jamal Fyfield had the first half-chance of the match for Boreham Wood, volleying over at the far post, before the hosts...Full Story »

St Mirren and St Johnstone both remain winless in the cinch Premiership after playing out a goalless draw in Paisley.Richard Tait had the best chance for the home side but was denied at the back post by Zander Clark just before half-time.Glenn Middleton struck the bar in the final minute of the game for the visitors before Ethan Erhahon was sent off for St Mirren.The home side had made three cha...Full Story »

The potential departure of Kylian Mbappe was the main talking point at Mauricio Pochettino's Saturday press conference, ahead of Paris Saint-Germain's match against Stade de Reims on Sunday. The Argentine revealed that he hasn't been told by Mbappe that the player wants to depart the Parc des Princes. "No, he hasn't said that he wants to leave PSG," Pochettino said, when asked if the forward...Full Story »

Emi Martinez and Emi Buendia are planning to join Argentina for international duty against the wishes of Aston Villa and the Premier League.Goalkeeper Martinez has confirmed he will link up with his country while the PA news agency understands Villa’s record signing Buendia is also due to travel to South America for the World Cup qualifiers against Venezuela, Brazil and Bolivia.Under curre...Full Story »

Boss Dean Smith admitted he is unsure if Emi Buendia and Emi Martinez will join Argentina for international duty, despite the Premier League’s refusal to release players.Forward Buendia scored his first Villa goal since his record £33million move from Norwich to cancel out Ivan Toney’s opener and earn a 1-1 draw with Brentford.The uncapped 24-year-old and goalkeeper Martinez ha...Full Story »

David Martindale lamented an array of health issues within his Livingston squad as his bottom-of-the-table side lost their way in the second half of their 2-0 defeat away to cinch Premiership leaders Hibernian.The Lions manager revealed that striker Bruce Anderson suffered a diabetic fit on the park just before half-time, that two of his players vomited in the dressing-room at the interval and t...Full Story »

Manager Russell Martin slammed an unacceptable display after Swansea let an early lead slip in a 3-1 defeat at Preston.Joel Piroe’s neat finish put Martin’s men ahead in the 19th minute but their advantage was quickly cancelled out by Liverpool loanee Sepp van den Berg.Emil Riis gave North End the lead in the dying seconds of the first half before Ben Whiteman’s 52nd-minute fre...Full Story »

Sheffield United were left still searching for their first win of the Sky Bet Championship season after hanging on for a goalless draw at Luton.The Blades have struggled to adapt to life back in the second tier following their relegation last season and never looked like ending their quest for a victory at Kenilworth Road as the Hatters produced a dominant second-half display that was only lacki...Full Story »

Kevin Nisbet and Martin Boyle netted second-half goals as Hibernian saw off bottom-of-the-table Livingston to remain top of the cinch Premiership.Scotland striker Nisbet returned to the side after missing last weekend’s 2-2 draw at Dundee and he notched his first league goal of the season before in-form Australia winger Boyle sealed victory late on.The result – on a day when a sun-ki...Full Story »

Derby manager Wayne Rooney was convinced his side should have been awarded a penalty as they drew 1-1 with local rivals Nottingham Forest at Pride Park.Rooney could not believe a handball by Forest skipper Joe Worrall near the end of the first half was not penalised.Forest had been desperately poor in that period after falling behind in the 11th minute when Tom Lawrence latched onto Craig F...Full Story »

Brennan Johnson eased some of the pressure on Chris Hughton with a late strike that earned Nottingham Forest a 1-1 draw at rivals Derby.Forest were heading for a fifth league defeat until Brennan fired home eight minutes from the end.Hughton’s team had been second best after Tom Lawrence gave Derby an early lead but improved in the second half to secure their first point of the season.Fore...Full Story »

Brighton are hoping Danny Welbeck, Enock Mwepu and Neal Maupay can prove their fitness ahead of Everton’s Premier League visit to the Amex Stadium.Welbeck (hamstring), summer signing Mwepu (knock) and Maupay (shoulder) will all be assessed after Brighton’s final pre-game training session.Tariq Lamptey will speed up his recovery programme from a hamstring problem during the internatio...Full Story »

New Salford centre-back Corrie Ndaba could keep his place in the starting XI for the clash with Newport after making his debut last Saturday.The 21-year-old Ipswich loanee went straight into Salford’s side for the 1-0 home defeat by Swindon and he is in line to start again.Ash Hunter and Matty Willock are expected to return to contention after missing the Swindon game.Tom Elliott is pushin...Full Story »

Derby will have Phil Jagielka available when they host East Midlands rivals Nottingham Forest at Pride Park.The experienced defender suffered a cut near his eye during the draw with Middlesbrough which required stitches. However, he has trained this week and is “fine” according to Rams boss Wayne Rooney.Tom Lawrence (groin) could be involved but Rooney has said the midfielder will ne...Full Story »