Chesterfield were held to a goalless draw by Solihull Moors in a repeat of last season’s Vanarama National League play-off semi-final.The Spireites, beaten 3-1 last May as their promotion hopes ended, had an early penalty appeal waved away before Armando Dobra shot just wide. At the other end, Chesterfield keeper Ross Fitzsimons saved from Andrew Dallas.Early in the second half, Dallas cle...Full Story »

Ipswich manager Kieran McKenna said his side were “pretty relentless” during their convincing 4-0 victory over Forest Green and the “good start” to the game was key to them claiming the three points.The goals came via a brace from Conor Chaplin, a volley from Nathan Broadhead and a header from Freddie Ladapo, plunging the visitors deeper into the relegation mire with thei...Full Story »

Cameron Norman’s late header against his former club earned Newport a valuable point as they drew 1-1 at Walsall.The right-back nodded home a corner with 12 minutes left to cancel out Isaac Hutchinson’s sweetly-struck first-half opener and inch the 19th-placed Exiles eight points clear of the bottom two.Walsall missed an early chance when defender Joe Low found space in the box, but ...Full Story »

Lionel Messi's father and agent, Jorge Messi, has said it's unlikely that his son will play for Barcelona again. The Argentina captain joined Paris Saint-Germain in the summer of 2021 after his contract with Barca was not extended because of financial problems. Messi, 35, is in talks to sign a contract extension with PSG, with his current deal set to end in June. Jorge Messi was in Paris on...Full Story »

The World Cup's sexiest fan has said she is a "magnet for toxic a**holes" after rising to fame in Qatar. Former Miss Croatia Ivana Knoll wowed fans during the World Cup last year as she stunned in her country's colours during their run to the semi-finals. Her racy outfits won her thousands of admirers, with her Instagram following now standing at 3.5 million two months on from the end of the ...Full Story »

Middlesbrough came back from a goal down to win 3-1 at promotion rivals Sheffield United and reduce the gap between the two teams to seven points in the Championship.Oli McBurnie gave second-placed United an early lead, but the visitors hit back to level through Chuba Akpom before Cameron Archer scored twice to give Michael Carrick’s side a fourth straight league win.The hosts, who were un...Full Story »

An evergreen Phil Jagielka marked his 600th league start with a goal as Stoke comfortably defeated Huddersfield 3-0 in the Championship.The 40-year-old haunted his former Sheffield United boss Neil Warnock, who is set to take over in the Terriers’ hotseat on Thursday upon his return to the country.The visitors came close to a leveller before the interval when Tom Lees’ effort struck ...Full Story »

Northampton boss Jon Brady had no qualms with his side’s performance despite being booed off after Tuesday’s 0-0 draw with AFC Wimbledon.The promotion-chasing Cobblers were held to their third draw in a row on a frustrating night in front of goal at Sixfields.They dominated all of the statistics, taking 17 shots to Wimbledon’s six, but failed to find a way through Nik Tzanev in...Full Story »

Burnley had a last-gasp goal from Michael Obafemi to thank as their amazing recent form stuttered in a 1-1 draw against Watford.A first-half finish from Joao Pedro gave the Hornets the lead but Vincent Kompany’s men escaped with a point after Obafemi popped up deep into stoppage time.Watford arrived in Lancashire as one of only two sides to have defeated the Clarets this season, winning 1-...Full Story »

Exeter and Shrewsbury cancelled each other out in an uninspiring goalless draw at St James Park.Despite a good start from the Grecians, it was the visitors that came closest to opening the scoring in the 10th minute.Tom Bayliss brought a cross down superbly well, got past Exeter’s centre-backs with a superb first touch, but fired his shot against the crossbar from eight yards.Joe White sho...Full Story »

Darvel’s Scottish Cup dreams were ended by ruthless Falkirk as the Bairns ran out easy 5-1 winners at Recreation Park.The non-league outfit from Ayrshire captured the imagination of the country with their 1-0 home win over cinch Premiership side Aberdeen in the fourth round.The West of Scotland Premier Division champions had also earlier dismissed League One side Montrose but the Bairnspro...Full Story »

Newport manager Graham Coughlan described captain Mickey Demetriou as “priceless” after the defender secured his side an historic victory at Barrow with a last-gasp winner.Demetriou’s first goal of the campaign came five minutes into stoppage time at Holker Street with the Exiles heading for a fifth draw in seven games.It was rough justice, however, on a Barrow side who have no...Full Story »

Middlesbrough manager Michael Carrick felt his side produced some of their best football since he took charge during the first half of their 3-1 victory at Cardiff, before then showing their battling qualities to secure the points.The former Manchester United midfielder saw his in-form Boro team chalk up an 11th win in 15 matches since taking over at the Riverside in October.Goals from Marcus Fo...Full Story »

Middlesbrough cemented third place in the Championship with a comfortable 3-1 win at relegation-threatened Cardiff City.First-half goals from Marcus Forss and Cameron Archer and a 90th-minute Riley McGree strike earned Michael Carrick’s men their fifth victory in six games and kept them in pole position for a play-off place.Defeat for the Bluebirds – who equalised through Sory Kaba i...Full Story »

Dion Charles scored a hat-trick as Bolton marked their 5,000th league game was a thumping 5-0 victory at shell-shocked Peterborough.Charles notched three times in a nine-minute spell either side of half-time as in-form Wanderers romped to a fourth straight win League One.Posh had also won their previous three but were swept aside by their promotion rivals.Wanderers went in front early on when Ri...Full Story »

Substitute Jadon Sancho secured Manchester United a hard-fought 2-2 draw against Leeds to deny their managerless rivals a famous first league win at Old Trafford in 42 years.The relegation-threatened Whites sacked Jesse Marsch on Monday and caretaker replacement Michael Skubala was on course to mastermind an unforgettable victory two days later.Wilfried Gnonto fired the visitors ahead after 55 s...Full Story »

THE World Cup may have ended in December. But the tournament's hottest fan continues to send fans wild with her risque pictures. Ivana Knoll posted a cheeky snap to Instagram to send followers wildCredit: Instagram Ivana Knoll made headlines in Qatar when she wore skimpy outfits to watch her beloved Croatia in action. And she's still flashing the flesh for followers on social media. Ivana w...Full Story »

Wigan earned a 0-0 draw at promotion-chasing Blackburn in new manager Shaun Maloney’s first game in charge.The closest they came to securing a victory that would have lifted them off the bottom of the Championship was debutant Martin Kelly’s disallowed second-half bundled effort.But Maloney, who spent four years at the DW Stadium as a player, will be encouraged with his new side, who...Full Story »

Michael Carrick believes Chuba Akpom’s brilliance got Middlesbrough firing at the Riverside to keep their promotion push on track by beating struggling Blackpool 3-0.It was an impressive afternoon for the Sky Bet Championship’s leading scorer, with the former Arsenal striker putting Boro on course for another win under Carrick to keep hold of third spot and move to within 10 points o...Full Story »

Enzo Fernandez’s Chelsea debut ended in anti-climax as Fulham earned a worthy 0-0 draw against Graham Potter’s side at Stamford Bridge.The hosts’ £106.5million deadline day signing was kept largely subdued as Potter’s team failed to substantially improve upon their mid-table Premier League position and saw their indifferent form extend to one win in six in the compe...Full Story »