Hartlepool boss Dave Challinor hailed his players’ character after they came from behind to make it six matches unbeaten at Victoria Park since promotion to Sky Bet League Two with a 2-1 victory over Northampton.Luke Molyneux struck a cushioned volleyed winner from substitute Joe Grey with six minutes remaining to lift Pools up to eighth after a run of four games without a win.Less than tw...Full Story »

Luke Molyneux struck a sweet late winner to extend Hartlepool’s impressive unbeaten home record with a 2-1 League Two comeback victory over Northampton.Less than two minutes after Sam Hoskins’ second of the season put the Cobblers ahead in the 51st minute, Pools full-back David Ferguson headed the hosts level.And with six minutes remaining, Molyneux applied the cushioned-volleyed fin...Full Story »

Midfielder Brandon Hanlan scored against his old club as two early goals helped high-flying Wycombe to a 2-0 victory against Gillingham.The Chairboys moved up to second in League One after Garath McCleary and Hanlan both struck in the first seven minutes.But the struggling Gills had their chances at Adams Park, with Vadaine Oliver missing a penalty just past the half-hour mark.Wycombe were ahead...Full Story »

Altrincham returned to winning ways in the Vanarama National League with a 2-0 victory over struggling Maidenhead.The opening goal came in the 56th minute from Matty Kosylo, who was teed up by Shaun Densmore and Dan Mooney, and produced a fine finish.Maidenhead responded well and almost equalised shortly afterwards through Reece Smith but it was Altrincham who finished the stronger and Tom Peers...Full Story »

Second-placed Boreham Wood maintained their strong form at the top of the Vanarama National League with a 2-0 victory over fellow high-flyers Dagenham and Redbridge.Only two points separated the sides at the start of the game but that is now five, with the Daggers suffering a third straight defeat.After a goalless first half, Boreham Wood opened the scoring four minutes after half-time, Gus Mafu...Full Story »

Goals from Conor Chaplin and in-form striker Macauley Bonne deservedly earned Ipswich three points in a 2-1 win over Shrewsbury at Portman Road.Bonne’s second-half winner – his ninth goal of the season – came after Shaun Whalley’s fierce 28th-minute strike had cancelled out Chaplin’s opener.Ipswich started well and had the ball in the net in the eighth minute after ...Full Story »

Crawley moved to the brink of the Sky Bet League Two play-off places with a 1-0 win at Rochdale.This was no smash and grab raid from the visitors, who ran out comfortable winners despite the narrow scoreline.The only goal of the game came when the home side were punished for some dire defending in the 14th minute.Aaron Morley played a square pass across his own penalty area, Nick Tsaroulla pounc...Full Story »

Jack Muldoon and Alex Pattison both scored twice as a record Harrogate league crowd of 3,180 were treated to a 6-1 thrashing of basement club Scunthorpe.Braces from Muldoon and Pattison, as well as a Jack Diamond strike, saw Town lead 5-0 at the break and, although Harry Davis replied in the second half, Danilo Orsi’s penalty wrapped up the rout.Centre-backs Connor Hall and Will Smith both...Full Story »

Elliott List’s brace earned Stevenage a point from an entertaining 2-2 draw with Exeter.The Grecians went ahead when the in-form Sam Nombe latched on to George Ray’s long ball and slotted home his fourth goal in as many games.The advantage lasted until midway through the first half as Bruno Andrade’s pass found List, who finished confidently past Cameron Dawson.Alex Hartridge h...Full Story »

He took part in a session with Grand Master Tsu and learnt more about the centuries-old Chinese martial art in Singapore Beckham - Performing Tai Chi is important for my family's 'mental awareness'AP Former Manchester United, Real Madrid and England midfielder David Beckham embraced the calming, physical and mental well-being side of Tai Chi, as he took part in a session with Grand Master Tsu ...Full Story »

Barcelona coach Ronald Koeman is targeting Manchester United midfielder Donny van de Beek. The Dutchman is fighting for his future at Nou Camp after some miserable results, including a 3-0 defeat Benfica in the Champions League and a 2-0 loss at Atletico Madrid. However, he still has his sights on the transfer window and has several targets he would like to bring to Catalonia. The main prio...Full Story »

Midfield Arsenal duo Ainsley Maitland-Niles and Mohamed Elneny are reportedly considering their futures and could look to leave the Gunners in January. However, following the pair’s desire for more game time, manager Mikel Arteta now faces a selection dilemma following the recent injury to Granit Xhaka. That’s according to a recent report from The Sun, who claims Maitland-Niles is...Full Story »

The Blaugrana president is looking to move on from the disappointing summer departure of a club legend, with future plans being put in place Barcelona president Joan Laporta has admitted that he clung to the hope that Lionel Messi would agree to “play for free” once it became clear that the Liga giants could not afford to put a lucrative contract extension in place. A stunning su...Full Story »

Steven Gerrard has been linked with the Newcastle United hotseat amid speculation Steve Bruce could be sacked following the Premier League club's £300m Saudi takeover Steven Gerrard is reportedly "intrigued" by the prospect of replacing Steve Bruce as Newcastle United manager following the £305million takeover of the Premier League club. The Rangers boss and former Liverpool star is o...Full Story »

Liverpool leading Cisse raceLiverpool are leading the race for Olympiacos centre-back Pape Abou Cisse, reports the Daily Mail. Arsenal and Everton are also tracking the 26-year-old Senegal international. Roberto set for Barca renewalSergi Roberto hopes to renew with Barcelona and refresh his current deal in the near future, via Sport. The Spain international, a graduate of the club's acad...Full Story »

Wales battled back from conceding a bizarre Danny Ward own goal to keep their World Cup qualifying hopes alive with a 2-2 draw against the Czech Republic in Prague.The returning Aaron Ramsey gave Wales a 36th-minute lead, although that was quickly wiped out by Jakub Pesek after Ward had failed to gather Filip Novak’s shot.Ward was left even more red-faced four minutes after the restart aft...Full Story »

Ipswich will be without midfielder Bersant Celina for their home game against Shrewsbury.Celina, back at Ipswich on a season-long loan from Dijon, is on international duty with Kosovo, with Conor Chaplin and Kyle Edwards vying to replace him.Sone Aluko is back in contention after recovering from illness, but Christian Walton (hip) and Hayden Coulson (thigh) are still unavailable.Midfielder Jon N...Full Story »

Walsall goalkeeper Jack Rose is set to make his first league appearance of the season in Saturday’s clash with Salford.Brighton loanee Carl Rushworth is away on international duty with England Under-21s so Rose is in line to deputise, having played in the midweek Papa John’s Trophy tie at Northampton.Midfielder Emmanuel Osadebe could start again after scoring his first goal of the se...Full Story »

BRUNO FERNANDES is in regular contact with Manchester United target Raphinha. And it wouldn't be the first time Fernandes has played the role of an 'agent'. Bruno Fernandes is in regular contact with Leeds star and reported Man Utd target Raphinha The pair are good pals after spending time together at Sporting Lisbon. Fernandes has since gone on to become one of United's key players. Meanwh...Full Story »

Didier Deschamps hailed France’s “strength of character” after his side fought back from two goals down to beat Belgium 3-2 in the Nations League semi-finals.Les Bleus fell behind to first-half efforts from Yannick Carrasco and Romelu Lukaku in Turin, but two goals in six minutes after the break, from Karim Benzema and a Kylian Mbappe penalty, hauled the French back into the ga...Full Story »