West Brom’s substitutes came up trumps as second-half goals from Tom Rogic and Daryl Dike secured a 2-1 victory over Sunderland at the Stadium of Light.The Black Cats claimed a first-half lead when Amad Diallo scored from the penalty spot, but Baggies boss Carlos Corberan made a host of second-half changes, throwing on both Rogic and Dike in an attempt to change things.Rogic levelled when ...Full Story »

Neymar has thanked manager Tite after he stepped down from the Brazil job following their disappointing World Cup exit. WHAT HAPPENED? While things had been going so well for Tite and his team – after all, they danced their way past South Korea in the last 16 – things quickly turned sour for the Selecao. Indeed, they came unstuck in the next round, losing on penalties to Croatia a...Full Story »

PSG are challenging Barcelona for Chelsea midfielder N'Golo Kante. Sport says the two clubs, who have been feuding for several seasons now, have been torpedoing each other and it is clear to the Blaugrana club that the Parisians are hindering negotiations with Kante. Barca have been talking to Kante for months now, positioning themselves to be at the forefront when the player makes a decisio...Full Story »

Barcelona will wait until the summer to consider Ousmane Dembele's contract situation. Sport says Dembele renewed his deal last summer, with a low release clause. The club and the player's people have taken a breath after that tension and won't speak about the matter again until the end of the season. Dembele is happy at Barcelona and they will try to find a formula that brings calm to ever...Full Story »

Watford manager Slaven Bilic opted for a diplomatic explanation for Ismaila Sarr’s absence from Watford’s goalless draw at home to Hull.The Senegal forward had been given time off by the Hornets following his nation’s World Cup exit at the hands of England last Sunday.Bilic had declared on Friday that he had hoped Sarr would return in time to take on the Tigers, but that did no...Full Story »

Former Miss Croatia Ivan Knoll cupped her ear and asked 'Brazil who?' on Instagram after Croatia shockingly knocked the South Americans out of the World Cup on Friday Former Miss Croatia Ivan Knoll cups her ear and asks 'Brazil who?' after Croatia knocked the South Americans out of the World Cup The ex-Miss Croatia who's been strutting her stuff in skimpy outfits out in Qatar over the past few...Full Story »

Ilkay Gundogan is prepared to see out the season with Manchester City. In recent weeks there have been reports in Germany that City want to tie the midfielder down to a new deal, but as of yet there has been no real movement from either party. Mundo Deportivo says Gundogan is in a 'preferential place' at the moment and if there is 'no radical turn of events' then he will leave the Etihad Sta...Full Story »

Kante's contract with the Blues runs out in June, which means he can start talking to clubs overseas in January. Barcelona are close to signing Chelsea star N'Golo Kante in January Credit: Getty According to SPORT, Barca are holding talks with the midfielder's agents and the basis for a pre-contract agreement is practically in place. A deal between the Blaugrana and the France international c...Full Story »

Man Utd & Atletico interested in Luis Enrique (Sport)After his sacking as Spain coach in the wake of their failure at the World Cup, Luis Enrique is on the lookout for a new job. Sport says there are two main candidates who could lure him back to club football - Manchester United and Atletico Madrid. The Spanish side failed to progress in the Champions League and have fallen out of the tit...Full Story »

AFC Wimbledon boss Johnnie Jackson was pleased with another clean sheet after they extended their unbeaten run to eight games with a 0-0 draw at Swindon.Wimbledon were almost gifted an early goal as Sol Brynn slipped as he looked to kick the ball out, and it went straight to Ethan Chislett, but his shot lacked power and allowed the goalkeeper to get up and deal with it.At the other end, Nik Tzan...Full Story »

Bristol Rovers manager Joey Barton praised match-winner Aaron Collins after the striker’s late goal secured a 1-0 victory over Port Vale at The Memorial Ground.Collins’ dramatic 87th-minute clincher meant Barton’s 100th game in charge of Rovers ended on a high and his boss was quick to pay tribute to the Wales international hopeful, who now has 11 goals to his credit this seaso...Full Story »

Sheffield United boss Paul Heckingbottom praised attacking pair Billy Sharp and Iliman Ndiaye following their 1-0 win over Huddersfield, but he accepted his side should have done more to put the game to bed in the second half.A first-half goal from skipper Sharp, assisted by Ndiaye, was enough to give the Blades victory over the Terriers, who offered very little going forward on the day.Heckingb...Full Story »

Blackpool boss Michael Appleton took plenty of positives from their 0-0 stalemate with Birmingham at Bloomfield Road.The draw did not lift the Tangerines up the Championship table and they remain in 23rd, a point from safety, but Appleton was generally pleased after it halted a run of four straight defeats.Birmingham had the better of the chances, seeing two goals ruled out for offside and Tahit...Full Story »

Macaulay Langstaff’s double settled a seven-goal National League thriller as leaders Notts County won 4-3 at Maidenhead.Ruben Rodrigues fired the visitors into a ninth-minute lead but United equalised on the half-hour mark through Emile Acquah.Quevin Castro’s fluke goal and Langstaff’s 20th of the season put County 3-1 up at half-time.Acquah’s second and a Kane Ferdinand ...Full Story »

Birthday boy Daniel Batty celebrated in style as he fired Fleetwood to a memorable late 2-1 League One comeback win at MK Dons.Batty, who turned 25, bagged his first goal in four months to secure the Cod Army a first away win since October.Carl Johnston had earlier broken his duck for the Lancashire club to cancel out Warren O’Hora’s opener.It was a fourth game unbeaten on the road f...Full Story »

Morocco stunned Portugal to become the first African team to reach the semi-finals of the World Cup.Youssef En-Nesyri’s header three minutes before half-time was the only goal of a 1-0 victory that was greeted with jubilation by the massed ranks of Morocco fans in the Al Thumama Stadium.Cristiano Ronaldo was again left out of the starting line-up but came on early in the second half for hi...Full Story »

Blackpool ended a run of four consecutive defeats by holding Birmingham to a hard-fought 0-0 draw at Bloomfield Road on their return to action following the international break.The result sees the Tangerines remain in the Championship relegation zone in 23rd place, one point away from safety.Tahith Chong went closest for Birmingham, who stay in 14th spot and have now lost just one of their last ...Full Story »

Substitute Matt Crooks scored a dramatic stoppage-time winner for Middlesbrough as 10-man Luton suffered a 2-1 Championship defeat in Rob Edwards’ first game in charge.Edwards got off to the perfect start when Jordan Clark fired the Hatters in front at the Riverside before Chuba Akpom levelled for Boro.But Crooks’ last-gasp winner came after Amari’i Bell was sent off, with the ...Full Story »

Coventry’s impressive progress in the Sky Bet Championship prior to the World Cup break came to an abrupt halt on their return to action as they lost 1-0 at Reading.In a cagey first half, both goalkeepers were called into action to maintain the 0-0 scoreline.Reading’s Joe Lumley saved well from Callum O’Hare while Coventry’s Ben Wilson kept out a fine Yakou Meite header.C...Full Story »

Preston manager Ryan Lowe lauded an “outstanding” performance after his depleted side thrashed Lancashire rivals Blackburn 4-1 at Ewood Park.Although deprived of five first-team regulars, North End dominated the Lancashire derby, neutralising their rivals’ threat and looking capable of scoring at any opportunity.They forced mistakes from Blackburn for the first two goals, which...Full Story »