Wigan started life without Leam Richardson by coming from behind to snatch a first Sky Bet Championship win in eight matches with a 2-1 victory at home to Blackpool.Latics, with Rob Kelly in caretaker charge, were slow to settle into the game, with Blackpool striker Gary Madine firing just wide of Jamie Jones’ right-hand post in the early stages.Wigan’s cause was helped inside 17 min...Full Story »

Uruguay international Darwin Nunez’s parting gift to Liverpool before his departure to the World Cup was two goals and a match-winning performance in the 3-1 victory over Southampton.Manager Jurgen Klopp, watching on from the back of the first tier of the Main Stand due to his one-match touchline ban but in constant communication with coach Vitor Matos, would have enjoyed his different per...Full Story »

Exeter staged a rousing late comeback to claim a narrow 3-2 League One victory over Peterborough at St James Park with Jevani Brown haunting his former club with an injury-time winner.Exeter started well and Archie Collins forced a superb save from Lucas Bergstrom after 28 minutes, but from Brown’s resulting corner, Tim Dieng rose highest to glance the ball into the net and give Exeter the...Full Story »

Nathaniel Mendez-Laing’s goal sealed a 3-1 victory for Derby at struggling MK Dons that lifted them into the Sky Bet League One play-off places.Three days on from taking Liverpool to penalties in the Carabao Cup, the Rams lifted themselves up to sixth in the table after responding impressively to going behind to Louie Barry’s opener.That came in the 41st minute when a counter-attack ...Full Story »

St Johnstone stretched their unbeaten run to five matches as they were held to a 1-1 draw at home to Motherwell.Drey Wright knocked in the opener for St Johnstone from close range in the 26th minute, but Blair Spittal’s deflected leveller in first-half added time left both teams settling for a point.Motherwell started the brightest and zipped passes around the slick McDiarmid Park surface....Full Story »

Ivan Toney responded to his World Cup omission by scoring both goals as Brentford claimed a stunning 2-1 win at Premier League champions Manchester City.The Bees forward, left out of Gareth Southgate’s squad for Qatar this week, netted a stoppage-time winner at the Etihad Stadium to condemn City to a shock loss in their final match before the break.Toney, outstanding throughout, had put Br...Full Story »

SHAKIRA looks like a real gem in a nude dress covered in diamonds. The Colombian singer, 45, posed for Burberry’s The Night Before campaign, following her split in June from footballer Gerard Pique, 35. Shakira looks like a real gem in a nude dress covered in diamonds for a Burberry campaign Shakira and Gerard announced they had split in May They were together for 12 years and share tw...Full Story »

PAUL GASCOIGNE recalls being caught by Sir Bobby Robson as he sipped a pina colada on the beach during the World Cup. England legend Gazza captured the nation's imaginations during Italia 90, with a string of breathtaking performances on the Three Lions' incredible run to the semi-finals. Paul Gascoigne reminisced about World Cup memories Sir Bobby Robson caught Gazza out as he enjoyed a drin...Full Story »

MIGUEL ALMIRON has broken his silence on Jack Grealish's jibe made at his expense at the end of last season. At Manchester City's title parade, Grealish took an unprovoked dig at the Newcastle ace while discussing how his side had come back from behind to beat Aston Villa and clinch the title on the final day. Miguel Almiron has been awarded the Player of the Month award for October Jack Grea...Full Story »

Barcelona forward Ansu Fati has admitted he's in dreamland after being called up to the Spain squad for World Cup 2022. Fati back from injury Named in Spain squad Thrilled to be selected WHAT HAPPENED? The 20-year-old is off to the World Cup after being named in Spain's 26-man squad for the showpiece event by manager Luis Enrique. Fati has not played for Spain since October 2020, after...Full Story »

St Johnstone forward Stevie May will return for the visit of Motherwell after missing the midweek draw with St Mirren because of a sickness bug.Defender Alex Mitchell begins a two-match ban after being sent off in Paisley.Callum Booth is likely to have to wait until after the mid-season break to make his comeback from injury, while Chris Kane (knee), Murray Davidson (ankle) and Cammy MacPherson ...Full Story »

John Coleman hopes to have Korede Adedoyin back in his Accrington squad for the visit of Sheffield Wednesday in Sky Bet League One on Saturday.The forward has been sidelined with injury since September 3 but scored for the under-23s on Wednesday and is nearing a first-team return.Ryan Astley is a doubt for the match while Michael Nottingham and Josh Woods hope to return before Christmas.Jay Rich...Full Story »

Wigan defender Jason Kerr will miss the rest of the season after suffering a serious knee injury.Kerr limped off at Swansea last weekend after conceding the penalty that led to the home side’s late equaliser and he requires surgery after damaging his cruciate ligaments.Midfielder Tom Naylor (hamstring) missed the midweek trip to Coventry as a precaution, while top scorer Will Keane limped ...Full Story »

Burnley boss Vincent Kompany is likely to turn to his big guns once again for Sunday’s top-of-the-table Sky Bet Championship derby clash with Blackburn.Kompany rested nine of the men who started last Saturday’s shock 5-2 defeat at Sheffield United for Tuesday night’s Carabao Cup third-round victory over League Two Crawley with only Samuel Bastien and Manuel Benson keeping their...Full Story »

Grimsby striker Ryan Taylor faces months on the sidelines with a torn hamstring.The 34-year-old suffered the injury in training last week and manager Paul Hurst says the scan showed “quite a bad injury”.Grimsby have no new players back for Saturday’s Sky Bet League Two match against Doncaster.Jordan Maguire-Drew and Danilo Orsi-Dadomo could resume training next week. Aribim Pep...Full Story »

Lincoln will check on the fitness of midfielder Ed Bishop ahead of the visit of Plymouth in Sky Bet League One.Bishop suffered a quad injury on his return from a lay-off in last week’s FA Cup loss to Chippenham and missed the midweek Carabao Cup victory over Bristol City.Forward Tom Hopper is still out but is making encouraging progress in his recovery from injury and could return to full ...Full Story »

AC Milan are wrapping up the signing of Saint Etienne goalkeeper Noah Raveyre. Foot Mercato reports the Italians have a verbal agreement with the 17-year-old goalkeeper. Milan are confident in his qualities and want to gradually introduce him to the first team. Raveyre is considered a promising young talent. The Frenchman made his professional debut for second division club St. Étienne...Full Story »

RB Leipzig director of football Oliver Mintzlaff leaving the club will have no impact on negotiations with Chelsea for Christopher Nkunku. The Leipzig director is set to move up the ranks at the Red Bull club system, taking up his role as CEO of the Red Bull group. However, Sport Bild in Germany claims that such a transition will not have any impact on the Nkunku move to Chelsea. Max Eberl ...Full Story »

Juventus are reportedly in advanced negotiations to sign Chelsea’s Jorginho as the Serie A giants look to capitalise on the free-agent market. That’s according to Todofichajes, who report that Juve are set to beat Barcelona to the Italy international as the 30-year-old will not sign a new deal at Stamford Bridge due to his broken relationship with the new Chelsea board. Jorginho...Full Story »

The 49-year-old, who replaces Ralph Hasenhuttl, has penned a three-and-a-half-year deal at St Mary's after leaving Championship club Luton Town. Southampton have confirmed Nathan Jones as their new manager Credit: Getty He has signed a three-and-a-half-year deal after leaving Luton Town for the Saints Credit: Getty He will be joined at the South Coast club by first team coaches Chris Cohen an...Full Story »