Sunderland manager Tony Mowbray paid tribute to Luke O’Nien and two-goal Dennis Cirkin after a 2-1 win at his old club West Brom put his side back into the Sky Bet Championship play-off zone.Centre-back O’Nien, 28, arrived at the team’s hotel late following the birth of his second child, before conceding the penalty that Albion led from.Left-back Cirkin, 21, scored an unlikely ...Full Story »

Two goals from left-back Dennis Cirkin sent Sunderland back into the Sky Bet Championship play-off zone with a 2-1 comeback win over West Brom at the Hawthorns.The 21-year-old bagged a second-half brace to end Albion’s 12-match unbeaten home league record after John Swift had put Albion ahead from the spot immediately before half-time.But it was a real end-to-end affair, especially in the ...Full Story »

It's going to be a very interesting summer in terms of transfers for both Chelsea and Barcelona, and for different reasons. The Catalans are on the way back up again, and unless there is a monumental collapse between now and the end of the season, Barca will be La Liga champions again. That gives them some kudos that they've been lacking over the last two or three years and, potentially, mak...Full Story »

Martin Odegaard has admitted that he thought Erling Haaland was 'a little b*****d' when they first met. Although the pair have forged a strong friendship in the years since, they are pitted against each other for the Premier League title run-in as Arsenal and Manchester City prepare to go toe-to-toe. Odegaard and Haaland have plenty in common, having both risen through the Norwegian ranks while...Full Story »

Borussia Dortmund cruised past Eintracht Frankfurt 4-0, with two goals coming from Donyell Malen, on Saturday to take over the lead in the Bundesliga from Bayern Munich with five matches left in the season. Dortmund scored three times in the first half to make sure of a club-record ninth straight home game win that lifted them to 60 points, one ahead of Bayern, who slumped to a 3-1 loss at Ma...Full Story »

DILETTA LEOTTA was hailed a "goddess" by fans as she sprawled amongst multiple coloured balls. The glamorous Italian sports journalist, 31, is currently dating Newcastle goalkeeper and ex-Liverpool star Loris Karius, 29. And the happy couple announced last month they are expecting their first child together. Diletta and Karius love jetting around Europe to party. But the highly-rated DAZN ...Full Story »

VICTOR LINDELOF's wife Maja has been declared the "Queen of Sweden" after stunning fans in a skin-tight white dress. Her husband has not enjoyed the best week at the club with the defender part of the team that fell apart against Sevilla. But life off the field is looking bliss as the glamorous Maja Lindelof won praise from fans. She took to Instagram to show off an eye-catching, figure-hug...Full Story »

Phil Parkinson declared Wrexham were at the “start of the journey” after the Welsh club ended their 15-year exile from the Football League.Wrexham’s 3-1 victory over Boreham Wood gave them the National League title as Notts County’s brave challenge was finally killed off on a pulsating evening at the Racecourse Ground.Hollywood owners Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney were...Full Story »

Blackburn’s play-off push suffered another blow as Dominic Hyam’s stoppage-time own goal saw top-seven rivals Preston snatch a dramatic 1-1 draw.Rovers had appeared on course to claim their first Championship win in six matches when Sammie Szmodics fired them ahead in the 80th minute at Deepdale.However, with five minutes of added time almost up, Blackburn missed a gilt-edged chance ...Full Story »

MK Dons boss Mark Jackson felt aggrieved after an overturned penalty cost his side dear in their 1-0 defeat at Fleetwood.Promise Omochere’s third goal in as many games, on the stroke of half-time, separated the two sides in the Sky Bet League One match.Referee Rebecca Welch initially awarded the Dons a spot-kick with 20 minutes to go, before changing her decision to a free-kick after decid...Full Story »

Lincoln City boss Mark Kennedy chose the wrong time to take a toilet break in his side’s 2-0 win over Wycombe Wanderers.Kennedy disappeared in the 71st minute of the game at Adams Park with the visitors leading 1-0 thanks to Dylan Duffy’s seventh-minute strike.While he was away, Dane Lasse Sorensen chipped the goalkeeper from well inside his own half to score one of the goals of the ...Full Story »

Port Vale’s interim boss Andy Crosby was delighted for his players after ending an eight-game run without a win with a 2-0 victory over Bristol Rovers.Goals from Ellis Harrison and Tom Pett, within eight first-half minutes, all-but secured Vale’s safety in Sky Bet League One.Vale sacked Darrell Clarke on Monday, and Crosby said: “It’s difficult to win any game of football...Full Story »

Derby head coach Paul Warne revealed how patience was the key as his team beat Burton 1-0 in Sky Bet League One to climb back into the play-off places.David McGoldrick’s penalty, his 25th goal of the season, decided the contest in front of a 29,000-plus crowd to give the Rams a two-point advantage over seventh-placed Peterborough with two games to play.It might have been different if Deji ...Full Story »

Bradford boss Mark Hughes was bemused by the amount of time added on to the end of their clash with Gillingham as Oli Hawkins was able to grab a last-gasp leveller.Sky Bet League Two top-scorer Andy Cook had scored twice in the second half to put the home side on course for victory, keeping alive their chances of making the top three, but Gillingham, who have won only two away games all season, ...Full Story »

Derek Adams believes Morecambe have given themselves every chance of staying in League One after they claimed a narrow 3-2 victory over Charlton.Two goals for Cole Stockton and another from Jensen Weir puts the Lancashire side within touching distance of Oxford and MK Dons.With his side unbeaten in three, manager Adams praised the spirit of his outfit and felt they had the character to avoid the...Full Story »

Newport boss Graham Coughlan was in no mood to ease off on his players despite a come-from-behind 3-1 win at Doncaster in League Two.The Exiles trailed at half-time courtesy of Kyle Hurst’s deflected strike but roared back after the break with goals from Priestley Farquharson, Aaron Wildig and Cameron Norman.Coughlan revealed it took a few harsh words towards his players at the break to sp...Full Story »

Riyad Mahrez scored the first FA Cup semi-final hat-trick since 1958 as Manchester City eased into the final with a 3-0 defeat of Sheffield United.The Algeria international put Pep Guardiola’s treble-chasing side ahead with a penalty late in the first half before striking twice more after the hour.Championship high-flyers United failed to trouble the imperious City, who made light of their...Full Story »

Wade Elliott hailed Cheltenham’s survival in Sky Bet League One as a “massive, massive achievement” after they beat Gloucestershire rivals 3-1.Alfie May scored twice along with one from Aidan Keena, with all the damage done in the first half before Jordon Garrick pulled one back for already-relegated Rovers in the second half.Elliott’s side have lost one of their last 10 ...Full Story »

Dean Smith insists Leicester have achieved nothing and must keep pushing after they climbed out of the drop zone.Timothy Castagne’s first goal since August earned a vital 2-1 comeback win over Wolves.Kelechi Iheanacho’s penalty cancelled out Matheus Cunha’s opener as Leicester won for the first time in 10 Premier League games.It was Smith’s first win in charge after repla...Full Story »

Accrington boss John Coleman bemoaned his side’s lack of a killer touch after they went down 1-0 at Portsmouth.Substitute Joe Pigott was the home hero with a header 15 minutes from time.Coleman said: “We did enough to win the game, but just cannot get a goal. We took the game to them from the off and dominated the first half.“If you look at the stats, we’ve had six shots ...Full Story »