National League leaders Wrexham booked themselves a place in the FA Cup third round with a 4-1 thrashing of Farnborough.An impressive crowd of 9,118 were at the Racecourse Ground to see the Dragons progress to the third round for the first time since 2015 thanks to a hat-trick from Paul Mullin and an Elliott Lee screamer.A competitive first half saw the home side have the better of the chances w...Full Story »

Jubilant Australia boss Graham Arnold hailed the “Aussie spirit” of his side after the 1-0 win over Tunisia ignited their World Cup.Mitchell Duke’s superb header gave the Socceroos, beaten 4-1 by France in the Group D opener, a first win at a finals in 12 years and set up what is likely to be a straight shoot-out with Denmark next week for a place in the last 16.“I’...Full Story »

Australia coach Graham Arnold has urged his players to get into the faces of Tunisia to revive their World Cup hopes.The Socceroos suffered a heavy 4-1 loss at the hands of reigning champions France in their opening Group D match at Qatar 2022.Defeat against such a formidable opponent was not unexpected, but it leaves them facing a daunting task to reach the second round, with games against the ...Full Story »

Bristol Rovers boss Joey Barton will make changes for his side’s FA Cup second round clash with non-league Boreham Wood.Lewis Gibson and Lewis Gordon were both rested for Rovers’ midweek Papa Johns Trophy win at Colchester and are expected to return to the starting line-up.Ryan Loft could also feature after making a successful return from his recent hamstring injury in the first half...Full Story »

Wrexham could have wing-backs Anthony Forde and Jacob Mendy available for the FA Cup visit of Farnborough.Forde missed the last three matches with a hamstring niggle while Mendy has been out since limping off in the 6-0 victory over Torquay on September 24.But Bryce Hosannah is set to miss out after picking up a hamstring problem in Saturday’s 2-0 win against Aldershot.Harry Lennon and Ree...Full Story »

Michael Mancienne is a doubt for Burton in their FA Cup second-round clash with National League South side Chippenham.The defender played his first minutes of the season in the EFL Trophy victory over Tranmere in midweek after suffering a knee injury in July but only lasted 42 minutes being going off with a back issue.Adrian Mariappa, Cameron Borthwick-Jackson, Terry Taylor and Joe Dodoo were al...Full Story »

Tottenham Hotspur have been linked with a move for the South Korean defender Kim Min Jae. The 26-year-old has established himself as a key player for Napoli since joining the club from Fenerbahce and he has been linked with a number of European clubs in recent months. The defender's performances in the Champions League have attracted the attention of the London club and Antonio Conte's side ...Full Story »

PSG top contenders for Bellingham As per El Nacional, PSG currently have a strong possibility to land Borussia Dortmund midfielder Jude Bellingham next season. Bellingham is considered the next great midfielder and has several clubs on his trail. PSG will have to compete with the likes of Manchester City, Liverpool, and Real Madrid to secure his signing next summer. Eintracht Frankfurt brac...Full Story »

Gillingham boss Neil Harris was pleased his side stopped the rot with a 0-0 draw at Crawley, but felt certain they should have won.Harris was delighted with the reaction he got after severely criticising his men following Saturday’s 2-0 defeat at Newport which extended their League Two losing run to four matches.The Gills boss had called on the team to show more leadership and admitted the...Full Story »

Struggling Gillingham ended a run of four successive League Two defeats with a point from a battling 0-0 draw at Crawley.The Reds were seeking to make it four consecutive home league wins, but rarely sparkled in a game short of exciting goalmouth action.Gills boss Neil Harris went into the clash calling on his players to show more leadership and that they were “playing for their futures&rd...Full Story »

France head coach Didier Deschamps has backed Kylian Mbappe to shine at the World Cup, labelling it “his competition” after the forward excelled in a comeback win over Australia.A number of injures rocked the France squad heading into the finals and they were stunned as Craig Goodwin opened the scoring after nine minutes before rallying to record a 4-1 win.Olivier Giroud scored twice...Full Story »

Crawley will be without suspended defender Ludwig Francillette as they host Gillingham in Sky Bet League Two.Francillette must serve a one-match ban for his sending off for two bookable offences in the first half of Saturday’s defeat at Walsall.On-loan Liverpool midfielder James Balagizi remains on the sidelines following groin surgery.The 19-year-old is hoping to return to action for inte...Full Story »

Sam Kerr’s first-half strike helped Chelsea to a comprehensive 3-0 victory over Tottenham at Stamford Bridge and lifted the Blues back to the top of the Women’s Super League table.Spurs started brightly but the Blues took full control in front of 38,350 supporters.Erin Cuthbert doubled the hosts’ lead before Guro Reiten scored from the spot ahead of the break in Emma Hayes&rsqu...Full Story »

Under-pressure Gillingham manager Neil Harris insists he will not resign despite seeing his side slip into the bottom two after a 2-0 defeat at fellow strugglers Newport.Harris was in charge when the Gills were relegated from League One last season, and they have won just twice in 18 games so far this season to slump to 23rd in the League Two table – just a point above bottom club Hartlepo...Full Story »

Jon Brady applauded Northampton’s away-day specialists after they claimed an impressive 3-1 win at fellow promotion challengers Bradford.The absence of Sky Bet League Two leading scorer Sam Hoskins through suspension did not hamper the Cobblers, who produced a commanding display.Goals from Mitch Pinnock, Shaun McWilliams and Sam Sherring at a wet Valley Parade clinched their sixth away vic...Full Story »

Priestley Farquharson was Newport’s unlikely match-winner after scoring both goals in County’s 2-0 victory over fellow strugglers Gillingham at Rodney Parade.The 25-year-old centre-back had never previously netted in his professional career but he headed home from Aaron Lewis’ corner to break the deadlock two minutes before half-time.And he was credited with the second 11 minut...Full Story »

Cheltenham boss Wade Elliott hailed the impact of returning striker Alfie May as his goal secured a 1-0 home win over Wycombe.Making his first League One start since October 1 due to an ankle injury, May cut inside after receiving Dan Nlundulu’s pass and scored via the aid of a deflection off Nick Freeman in the 26th minute.The result earned Cheltenham their first win over Wycombe for nine...Full Story »

Padraig Amond struck a stoppage-time equaliser to earn Woking a point from a 1-1 draw at home to Altrincham.The fourth-placed Cards, beaten by Oxford in the FA Cup in midweek, were breached for the first time in five Vanarama National League matches when Elliot Newby put Altrincham ahead three minutes into the second half.Newby looped his header from a Ryan Colclough cross over Woking goalkeeper...Full Story »

Wrexham beat Aldershot 2-0 at the Racecourse Ground to move top of the Vanarama National League.Paul Mullin broke clear to put the Dragons in front with a chipped finish after 28 minutes and midfielder James Jones bundled in a second shortly before half-time.Aldershot produced an improved second-half display, with substitute Michael Klass curling a late effort off target and Inih Effiong hitting...Full Story »

Vanarama National League strugglers Maidstone and Oldham played out a goalless draw at the Gallagher Stadium.Both sides would have seen the game as an opportunity to pull away from the bottom but defences were on top and chances at a premium.Maidstone keeper Ryan Sandford was in fine form, producing two excellent stops, one in each half, to deny Timmy Abraham when he looked set to break the dead...Full Story »