Dion Charles returned from international duty to help high flyers Bolton to a 2-1 Skybet League One win over struggling Northampton.But it was Randell Williams’ first goal of the season that separated the teams after Wanderers failed to capitalise on a quickfire 2-0 lead.Top scorer Sam Hoskins’ sixth goal of the season after 66 minutes gave the Cobblers an unexpected lifeline.However...Full Story »

Baden-Baden — so mad they named it twice — hosted an extraordinary WAG circus at the 2006 World Cup, the last major football tournament to be held in Germany. Gareth Southgate and England will not make Baden-Baden their base next summer Credit: Rex The German resort was made infamous by England's Wags at the 2006 World Cup Credit: Rex That plush Black Forest spa resort became syno...Full Story »

Manchester United boss Marc Skinner called for changes to the qualification rules and criticised the referee after his side failed to reach the Champions League group stage.The Women’s Super League side were beaten 3-1 in the second leg of their second-round qualifier against Paris St Germain at the Parc des Princes to go out 4-2 on aggregate.Skinner felt it was a tough draw for United whi...Full Story »

Michael O’Neill has told Shea Charles he must learn from his dismissal after Northern Ireland suffered yet another 1-0 defeat in Euro 2024 qualifying, this time at home to Slovenia.The 19-year-old Charles has been one of the bright spots for Northern Ireland in a hugely frustrating qualifying campaign, among the young players who have grabbed the chance to establish themselves in the side ...Full Story »

Ten-man Northern Ireland returned to the all-too-familiar feeling of defeat as Adam Cerin’s early free-kick put Group H leaders Slovenia on the verge of qualifying for Euro 2024 with a scrappy 1-0 win at Windsor Park.Saturday’s 3-0 victory over minnows San Marino ended Northern Ireland’s five-game losing streak but it proved only a temporary reprieve in an injury-ravaged qualif...Full Story »

Rob Page welcomed Wales putting automatic qualification for Euro 2024 in their own hands after admitting he had been “fighting fires” before the stunning 2-1 victory over Croatia.Harry Wilson, winning his 50th cap, scored twice as Wales climbed above the 2022 World Cup semi-finalists in to second place in Group D.The two teams are tied on 10 points, six behind group leaders Turkey wh...Full Story »

Harry Wilson celebrated his 50th cap with a brilliant double as Wales boosted their Euro 2024 automatic qualification hopes with a 2-1 win over Croatia in Cardiff.Wilson rewarded an excellent home performance with two clinical second-half strikes, enough to stave off a late Croatia rally that saw Mario Pasalic convert 15 minutes from time.Wales came into the contest knowing victories in their fi...Full Story »

Nearly one year after she captured everybody's attention at the World Cup, Ivana Knoll is still turning plenty of heads with her rambunctious outfits Ivana Knoll has 3.2m followers on Instagram (Image: Instagram/knolldoll) Ivana Knoll uploaded a cheeky topless cartoon of herself at the World Cup. The Croatian beauty caused quite the stir at football’s biggest competition in Qatar. She d...Full Story »

Emile Acquah’s stunning late strike salvaged a dramatic 2-2 draw for Barrow at MK Dons to heap more pressure on under-fire boss Graham Alexander.The Barrow striker curled home a brilliant leveller in the fifth minute of stoppage time after Ben Whitfield had pulled one back for Pete Wild’s side just two minutes earlier.Max Dean’s first-half double looked to have set the Dons on ...Full Story »

The former England and Arsenal defender - who went public last week with her relationship with musician Jess Glynne - will be on the cover of the British gay lifestyle mag's upcoming issue. Scott, 38, wowed her followers on Thursday evening by revealing the cover of the bi-monthly mag, which has been in circulation for nearly 30 years. The 38-year-old's cover shoot sees her wearing an elegant ...Full Story »

Rob Page has revealed Charlie Savage will be staying with the Wales squad for the Euro 2024 qualifier with Croatia on Sunday.Savage, the 20-year-old son of former Wales midfielder Robbie, made his full senior debut on Wednesday as the Dragons cruised to a 4-0 friendly win over Gibraltar in Wrexham.The Reading midfielder was due to join up with the under-21 side ahead of their European Championsh...Full Story »

Wales warmed up for Euro 2024 qualifying action by cruising to a 4-0 win over Gibraltar in Wrexham.All the goals came in the first half as Kieffer Moore scored twice with Ben Davies and Nathan Broadhead also getting on the scoresheet.After last month’s victory in Latvia, it was the first time Wales had achieved back-to-back wins since November 2021.Ben Davies heads in Wales’ opener (...Full Story »

Aberdeen were held to a goalless draw by bottom-of-the-table St Johnstone in a Premiership contest which will not live long in the memory.The Dons were chasing a third straight league win, which would have propelled them into the top half of the standings for the first time this season.But they did not trouble Dimitar Mitov enough to merit maximum points as winless Saints picked up a deserved po...Full Story »

Crystal Palace and Nottingham Forest settled for a point apiece after playing out a goalless draw at Selhurst Park.Morgan Gibbs-White came closest for Forest when he clipped the inside of the far post in the first half, while Jean-Philippe Mateta narrowly missed breaking the deadlock in the second period.Roy Hodgson’s 400th Premier League game in charge was marred by two more injuries to h...Full Story »

Out-of-form Queen’s Park and Morton drew 0-0 in their Scottish Championship clash at Hampden Park.Queen’s Park, beaten in their previous five league matches, came close in the 18th minute when Ruari Paton hit the post.The visitors, who had picked up a single point from their last six games, struck the woodwork themselves through Robbie Muirhead midway through the second half.However,...Full Story »

Macauley Bonne and Scott Malone scored the goals as managerless Gillingham beat MK Dons 2-1 to claim their first win in four games.First-half substitute Bonne opened the scoring eight minutes after coming on before Malone claimed his first goal since April 2022 to lift the Gills back into the top three just two days after sacking Neil Harris.Under the guidance of caretaker manager Keith Millen, ...Full Story »

Scottish Championship strugglers Inverness held Partick Thistle to a goalless draw at the Caledonian Stadium.Partick Thistle hit the woodwork just after half-time as Aidan Fitzpatrick’s ball across the box clipped the post.Brian Graham forced Inverness goalkeeper Mark Ridgers into a save following a swift counter-attack as the visitors continued to carry the greater threat.Inverness, who p...Full Story »

Fuming Sunderland boss Tony Mowbray hit out at the “ridiculous” Dan Neil red card decision that “spoilt the game” after the Black Cats were thumped 4-0 by Middlesbrough in the Wear-Tees derby.Midfielder Neil was given a second yellow card for dissent in first half stoppage time when the game was goalless.But having claimed to have been told by referee Jarred Gillett that ...Full Story »

Middlesbrough took full advantage of Dan Neil’s first half red card and ran riot after the break to hammer Sunderland 4-0 in the Wear-Tees derby at the Stadium of Light.Midfielder Neil was sent off for Tony Mowbray’s side deep in first half stoppage time after receiving a second yellow card for dissent, allowing Boro to take complete control.Former Sunderland youngster Sam Greenwood,...Full Story »

Managerless Rangers’ season went from bad to worse with a 2-1 Europa League defeat by Aris Limassol in Cyprus.Former Gers midfielder Steven Davis was asked to take over as boss on an interim basis after Michael Beale was dismissed at the weekend following the dismal 3-1 defeat by Aberdeen at Ibrox which left them seven points behind cinch Premiership leaders Celtic.However, whatever plan D...Full Story »