Harrogate gave themselves a boost in the fight for Football League survival with a comprehensive 4-1 victory at fellow strugglers Rochdale.The home side took the lead in the eighth minute, Cameron John’s corner to the near post turned into the roof of the net by James Ball.The visitors levelled in the 14th minute with a strike of real quality from 35 yards by George Thomson.Dale finished t...Full Story »

Oxford extended their unbeaten Sky Bet League One run to seven games but had to settle for a 1-1 draw at Accrington.James Henry gave Oxford a 58th minute lead before Ethan Hamilton fired home a 35-yard strike with six minutes remaining to rescue a point for Stanley.The closest the visitors came to breaking the deadlock in the first half was a Lewis Bate curling strike which hit the woodwork in t...Full Story »

Netherlands became the first team through to the World Cup quarter-finals with an entertaining 3-1 victory over the USA.Memphis Depay finished off a superb move to open the scoring in the 10th minute and Daley Blind made it two at Khalifa International Stadium just before half-time.The US threatened a comeback when Haji Wright pulled one back in the 76th minute but Denzel Dumfries ensured it was...Full Story »

Jack Powell scored a stunner as new Crawley boss Matthew Etherington made a winning start with a hard-fought 2-0 home victory over play-off chasing Swindon.After Nick Tsaroulla had given Crawley the lead in the 79th minute, Powell produced a 40-yard effort four minutes later to seal a fourth home League Two win in five matches.Former Peterborough Under-21 coach Etherington went into his first ga...Full Story »

Remy Clerima netted a second-half equaliser to earn Maidenhead a 1-1 draw at home to Dorking in the National League.The 32-year-old French defender nodded home on the hour after Dorking had taken the lead inside two minutes when Ryan Seager slotted home his ninth goal of the season after good work between Jasper Pattenden and Josh Taylor.Clerima also produced an instant response to Dorking&rsquo...Full Story »

Woking came from behind to beat Maidstone 3-1 to keep in touch with the National League leaders.Rohan Ince, Rhys Browne and James Kellerman cancelled out Sam Corne’s first-half opener as the Cards moved above Chesterfield into third.Corne gave Maidstone the lead 11 minutes before the break when he fired in from 20 yards.The hosts levelled when former Brighton midfielder Ince drilled in fro...Full Story »

Manchester City have entered the race for West Ham midfielder Declan Rice. Rice’s performances over the last few years have been exceptional and the England international has quickly become one of the best central midfielders in Europe. With West Ham struggling towards the bottom of the Premier League, Rice may have to consider leaving the club in order to pursue Champions League footb...Full Story »

AL RAYYAN, Qatar -- Cristiano Ronaldo was "insulted" by South Korea player Cho Gue-sung as he left the pitch, according to Fernando Santos, as the Portugal coach sought to defend the striker's frustrated reaction to being substituted. Ronaldo appeared to have a verbal exchange with Cho as he walked towards the benches and then put his finger to his mouth. The 37-year-old looked unhappy at th...Full Story »

Substitute Offrande Zanzala struck a late winner as Newport came from behind to win 2-1 win at Crewe.Zanzala struck against his former club after Cameron Norman had cancelled out Lachlan Brook’s first-half opener.Newport made the early pressing and James Waite who pulled a shot inches past the bottom corner.But after their confident start Graham Coughlan’s side were stunned when Broo...Full Story »

Switzerland booked their trip to the last 16 at the World Cup after edging a heated 3-2 contest with Serbia at Stadium 974.Xherdan Shaqiri opened the scoring in a fiery end-to-end first half before Aleksandar Mitrovic levelled six minutes later.Dusan Vlahovic handed Serbia their first lead after 35 minutes but saw it cancelled out by Breel Embolo who sent the sides level into the break.Xherdan S...Full Story »

Boss Diego Alonso refused to blame his Uruguay stars after they tumbled out of the World Cup.Two first half goals from Giorgio de Arrascaeta, after Sergio Rochet saved Andre Ayew’s penalty, looked like sending Uruguay through as Group H runners up with a 2-0 win over Ghana.But Hwang Hee-chan’s late goal gave South Korea a 2-1 victory over Portugal to secure second spot and dump Urugu...Full Story »

Rochdale defender Aidan White could be back in contention for Saturday’s home game against Harrogate.The former Leeds left-back edged closer to first-team action after recovering from an ankle injury by playing over 70 minutes for the reserves in midweek.Boss Jim Bentley must decide whether to include White in his plans or to choose from an unchanged squad.Striker Tahvon Campbell and Liam ...Full Story »

Wycombe are without captain Joe Jacobson but could welcome back Chris Forino and Sullay Kaikai for the visit of Portsmouth.Jacobson is halfway through a three-match ban imposed after a melee against Forest Green last month.Defender Forino missed Wanderers’ 1-0 defeat at Cheltenham last time out due to a knock.Forward Kaikai returns from international duty with Sierra Leone.Joe Morrell is n...Full Story »

STUNNING Paige Spiranac took off her top and recreated Cristiano Ronaldo's signature 'Siu' celebration. The ex-golfer has been enjoying the World Cup recently and previously admitted that football was not a sport that she watched a lot of. Paige Spiranac has been recreating famous football celebrationsCredit: Instagram However, with USA's participation, her interest in the sport has peaked an...Full Story »

ITALY and Paris Saint-Germain ace Marco Verratti is shaking off the World Cup heartbreak by relaxing on a Miami beach with model wife Jessica. The Euro 2020 winners failed to reach the winter tournament - held in Qatar - after losing their play-off semi-final match to North Macedonia. Verratti hit the beach in Miami with model wife JessicaCredit: The Mega Agency Italy also missed out on World...Full Story »

Belgium coach Roberto Martinez has confirmed he will leave his role following his team's early exit from the 2022 World Cup in Qatar on Thursday. Belgium were eliminated from the group stage following a 0-0 draw with Croatia, finishing third behind the Croatians and group winners Morocco. A victory in their final group match would have been enough to send Belgium into the round of 16. "My situ...Full Story »

The Moroccan international has been at Chelsea since July 2020, but has failed to impress at Stamford Bridge. Ziyech has played more 90 minutes at the World Cup so far than he has all season for Chelsea.Credit: EPA The 29-year-old has completed 90 minutes just once for the Blues this season and could be tempted to leave in search of more game time. AC Milan are reportedly looking to swoop in ...Full Story »

Japan coach Hajime Moriyasu praised the determination of his side after a stunning second-half comeback saw them beat Spain to book their place in the last 16 of the World Cup as Group E winners.Spain had looked in total control at the break after taking the lead through Alvaro Morata’s early header.However, following a couple of changes at half-time, Japan produced a remarkable turnaround...Full Story »

Doncaster welcome back three players for their Sky Bet League Two clash with Walsall on Friday.Tommy Rowe, Joseph Olowu and Reo Griffiths have all missed large chunks of the season through injury but have trained well since Rovers’ last match a fortnight ago.Luke Molyneux will not be ready after picking up a knee injury at Colchester last time out but should return before the end of the mo...Full Story »

AFC Wimbledon striker Kyle Hudlin will return to the squad for the visit of Grimsby.The on-loan Huddersfield player was prevented from playing in the FA Cup last weekend by his parent club.Wales’ World Cup elimination means defender Chris Gunter has returned home but he is unlikely to be included having only arrived back late on Thursday.Defenders Paul Osew and Lee Brown have started runni...Full Story »