Jerry Yates’ late strike cancelled out fellow debutant Siriki Dembele’s first-half effort as Swansea drew 1-1 with Birmingham in their Sky Bet Championship opener.Fresh from his £2million transfer from Bournemouth, Dembele excited throughout – even earning praise on social media from new Blues co-owner Tom Brady, the great NFL quarterback – and netted in the 45th mi...Full Story »

Cambridge started their Sky Bet League One campaign with a 2-0 victory over Oxford.The hosts moved ahead after 15 minutes when Saikou Janneh’s shot was spilled by goalkeeper James Beadle, allowing Jack Lankester to fire home the rebound.Janneh played a major role in Cambridge’s second goal 13 minutes later, producing an exhilarating run down the left touchline before providing a perf...Full Story »

Lauren James’ maiden World Cup goal was enough for England to maintain their 100 per cent record in Group D with a 1-0 victory over Denmark at the Sydney Football Stadium.The Chelsea forward struck the sixth-minute opener, but England suffered a major blow after 38 minutes when midfielder Keira Walsh was stretchered off with an apparent knee injury and later appeared on the touchline using...Full Story »

Victor Osimhen close to signing new Napoli contract Napoli striker Victor Osimhen is set to sign a new contract at Napoli, per Sky Italia. The club and the player are close to agreeing a deal that will tie the striker to the Serie A champions, despite interest from Manchester United and Paris Saint-Germain. Fulham interested in Strasbourg striker Habib Diallo 𝗘𝗫𝗖𝗟𝗨𝗦𝗜𝗩𝗘:🚨Fulha...Full Story »

The couple met when Beckham was playing for Manchester United and in 2003 they moved to Spain when he joined Real Madrid. David Beckham revealed wife Victoria 'burst into tears' over one of his transfers Credit: AFP Victoria Beckham at a PSG match in 2013 Credit: Getty - Contributor Beckham's career took his family to America with LA Galaxy and Italy with AC Milan after that. But in 2013, th...Full Story »

West Ham celebrated their Europa Conference League final victory with a trophy parade West Ham reaped the rewards of their spectacular Europa Conference League final victory by enjoying a bus parade in London. The Hammers won their first major trophy in over 40 years by dramatically beating Fiorentina 2-1 in Prague on Wednesday night. They initially took the lead on the hour mark thanks to Sa...Full Story »

Manchester United boss Erik ten Hag is eager to keep hold of Victor Lindelof. The Sweden captain has a year to run on his current deal, which includes a 12 month option.. The Sun says Ten Hag wants to see Lindelof's contract extended this summer. The defender has not been a regular for Ten Hag, but he views the defender as a valuable squad player. For his part, Lindelof has admitted frustr...Full Story »

Partick Thistle are in the box seat for a return to the cinch Premiership following their 2-0 play-off final first leg win over 10-man Ross County at Firhill.Jags winger Aidan Fitzpatrick opened the scoring in the ninth minute with a terrific strike before 16-year-old Staggies defender Dylan Smith was sent off by referee David Munro eight minutes later for denying an obvious goalscoring opportun...Full Story »

Aston Villa ended a 13-year European exile after a nervy 2-1 win over Brighton.First-half strikes from Douglas Luiz and Ollie Watkins ensured Villa finished seventh in the Premier League.Deniz Undav pulled one back – having also had a goal disallowed for offside – but the Seagulls were unable to find a leveller.Seventh represents a triumph for Villa boss Unai Emery, having taken over...Full Story »

Ethan Pinnock consigned Treble-chasing Manchester City to a final-day defeat as Brentford completed a Premier League double over the champions.Defender Pinnock celebrated signing a new four-year contract earlier in the day by scoring an 85th-minute winner to snatch a 1-0 victory for the Bees.With the title long since sewn up, Pep Guardiola rested some of his big hitters ahead of next weekend&rsq...Full Story »

Leicester became just the second former Premier League champions to be relegated despite a 2-1 home victory over West Ham on the final day of the season.The Foxes, who won the title seven years ago, needed to win and hope that Everton did not get three points in their clash at home to Bournemouth.And for a large part of the afternoon that looked like playing out as they went ahead through Harvey...Full Story »

Carlisle secured their return to Sky Bet League One for the first time in nine years after claiming a dramatic 5-4 penalty shootout victory against Stockport in the League Two play-off final.The two sides ended 120 minutes locked at 1-1 at a sun-drenched Wembley, before the Cumbrians prevailed thanks to perfect spot-kicks from Kristian Dennis, Jon Mellish, Ryan Edmondson, Owen Moxon and Taylor C...Full Story »

Emma Hayes credited the togetherness of her players as the driving force behind Chelsea’s fourth successive Women’s Super League title following a 3-0 victory over Reading.Chelsea sealed the trophy courtesy of goals from Guro Reiten and a Sam Kerr double.And Hayes admitted the fear of losing galvanised Chelsea, who added to their FA Cup trophy they won against Manchester United earli...Full Story »

Luton completed their fairy-tale rise from non-league to Premier League with a dramatic, sudden-death penalty shoot-out victory against Coventry in the Sky Bet Championship play-off final.Just nine years on from ending their five-season stretch in the Conference Premier, the Hatters are celebrating returning to the top-flight for the first time since 1992.Previous point deductions and disappoint...Full Story »

Fashion Sakala grabbed a double as Rangers signed off on their cinch Premiership season with 3-0 win over St Mirren in Paisley.Both teams had little to play for but the Gers attacker was determined to leave a lasting impression on the campaign, scoring following a solo run after 26 minutes before adding a second just after the break with a similar run and finish.Fit-again Croatia striker An...Full Story »

FC Halifax won the FA Trophy for the second time in seven years with a 1-0 victory over Gateshead at Wembley.The breakthrough came two minutes before the break, with Gateshead failing to clear their lines and paying the price as the ball hit Jamie Cooke and rebounded into the net.Gateshead threatened an equaliser shortly after the break when Greg Olley’s corner was headed just wide by Owen...Full Story »

Leeds were shoved to the brink of relegation from the Premier League after their ‘must-win’ match at West Ham ended in a 3-1 defeat.Sam Allardyce’s rescue mission reached crisis point after goals from Declan Rice, Jarrod Bowen and Manuel Lanzini denied them the victory their new manager admitted they needed to have any realistic chance of staying up.Allardyce arrived at Elland ...Full Story »

St Johnstone secured their cinch Premiership safety with a 1-0 victory over Kilmarnock at Rugby Park.Saints captain Liam Gordon headed the visitors in front in the 11th minute and the hosts would be reduced to 10 men on the stroke of half time after David Watson was given his marching orders for a poorly timed challenge.Despite falling to defeat, Killie remain in 10th place a point ahead of Ross...Full Story »

Annan Athletic have been promoted to cinch League One after a 5-2 aggregate win over Clyde in their play-off final.Benjamin Luissint’s double cancelled out Olly McDonald’s opener to earn a 2-1 second-leg win on Friday and send Peter Murphy’s fourth-tier side up for the first time, while Clyde drop into League Two.Annan, who finished third in League Two, saw their 3-1 first-leg ...Full Story »

David Moyes was concerned for members of his family after AZ Alkmaar fans attempted to attack a section of West Ham’s support following their Europa Conference League semi-final win in the Netherlands.Pablo Fornals’ injury-time winner prompted a gang of black-shirted, hooded AZ ultras to attempt to storm into the area reserved for friends and family behind the dugout.Players includin...Full Story »