Airdrieonians won for the first time in five meetings with Alloa as Calum Gallagher and Adam Frizzell secured a 2-1 success.Gallagher opened the scoring in the 12th minute at the second attempt after his initial header was saved.Frizzell fired home from the edge of the box after good build-up play to double the lead five minutes after half-time.Rico Quitongo’s goal-line clearance denied Al...Full Story »

Dominic Solanke proved to be the match winner as Bournemouth beat Queens Park Rangers 2-1 to extend their unbeaten start to the Championship season.First-half strikes from Jaidon Anthony and Solanke did the damage for the Cherries before Sam McCallum bagged a consolation goal mid-way through the second.Bournemouth handed a full league debut to Scotland midfielder Ryan Christie following his tran...Full Story »

Blackburn produced a dominant second-half display to defeat toothless Hull 2-0 in the Sky Bet Championship.After an uneventful opening half that the struggling visitors edged, Rovers powered past their visitors with a two-goal burst in the space of four minutes, just reward for an energetic start to the half.Daniel Ayala set the hosts on their way just after the hour with a towering header and B...Full Story »

Sheffield United boss Slavisa Jokanovic believes the 6-2 win over Peterborough will give his side the confidence they need to get their season back on track.Iliman Ndiaye scored twice on his full debut as the Blades secured their first win of the Championship season with a clinical display at Bramall Lane.Ben Osborn also hit a brace for Sheffield United, with Morgan Gibbs-White – on his fi...Full Story »

Dave Challinor felt Hartlepool’s 1-0 win over Bristol Rovers at Victoria Park summed up the nature of football.Jamie Sterry’s second-half strike – his first goal for the club – separated the sides and saw Pools climb up to fourth in Sky Bet League Two.Hartlepool have won all four of their home matches in the league this season and continue to boast the best home record in...Full Story »

Cheltenham manager Michael Duff applauded his side after their 2-1 victory against Charlton at the Valley.First-half goals from Matty Blair and Taylor Perry put Cheltenham 2-0 up before Charlton substitute Jonathan Leko pulled one back after the break.Cheltenham’s win puts them on nine points – 14th in League One – while the defeat for Charlton leaves them stuck on four points,...Full Story »

Neil Critchley admitted the pressure was building on Blackpool and saluted match-winner Josh Bowler for easing it after the Seasiders stunned high-flyers Fulham 1-0 to pick up a first Sky Bet Championship win of the season at the sixth time of asking.Two draws and three defeats from their opening five league games, combined with the previously unbeaten table-toppers coming to town, did not seem ...Full Story »

Ethan Robson scored his first goal for MK Dons as Liam Manning’s side claimed a narrow 1-0 League One victory over Portsmouth to extend their unbeaten league run to five matches.The Blackpool loanee’s second-half winner inflicted a third-straight defeat in all competitions on Pompey as Dons skipper Dean Lewington celebrated his 700th league game for the hosts at Stadium MK.MK Dons fo...Full Story »

The cinch Championship’s highest scorers Arbroath secured a third win in five matches with a 4-0 victory over Hamilton.Scott Stewart broke the deadlock on the stroke of half-time when Accies goalkeeper Ryan Fulton failed to gain a hold of the ball.Within 12 minutes of the restart Michael McKenna drilled one into the top corner for his sixth league goal of the season.The situation got worse...Full Story »

Hartlepool’s perfect start to the season at Victoria Park continued as Jamie Sterry’s first professional goal secured a 1-0 win over Bristol Rovers.It is now 18 wins from 20 league games at the Vic for Dave Challinor’s side, while Rovers’ wait for an away win in 2021 continues.Pools’ first opening came in the 25th minute as Mark Shelton’s half-volley from the ...Full Story »

A stunning injury-time goal from Ayoub Assal earned Wimbledon maximum points from a thrilling 4-3 League One victory over Morecambe at the Mazuma Stadium.The Dons took the lead after just six minutes in this topsy-turvy encounter. Dapo Mebude won a free-kick on the left-hand side and Anthony Hartigan curled a well-struck effort into the top left corner of the Morecambe goal.Wimbledon had the bet...Full Story »

Ben Garrity’s impressive brace got Port Vale their second consecutive away victory with the Valiants winning 2-1 at Swindon.Garrity brilliantly volleyed the away side into a deserved lead with 22 minutes played, as he connected perfectly to David Worrall’s cross to put an unstoppable strike into the bottom corner from 12 yards out.Tyreece Simpson levelled four minutes into the second...Full Story »

Kevin Van Veen inspired Motherwell to a third successive cinch Premiership victory as they beat Aberdeen 2-0 at Fir Park.Motherwell broke the deadlock in the 26th minute when Kaiyne Woolery’s ball from the right was headed powerfully into the net by Van Veen.The Dutchman then turned provider in the 59th minute when his delivery from the left was nodded in via the crossbar by Juhani Ojala.J...Full Story »

Colchester head coach Hayden Mullins praised his side’s character after an entertaining 3-2 win at Barrow.It was a fiery five-goal thriller which had everything at Holker Street, with both sides seeing a man sent off.Debutant Jordan Stevens opened the scoring for the hosts, but Alan Judge and Freddie Sears turned the game on its head within three first-half minutes.Ollie Banks bagged his f...Full Story »

Victoria Beckham surprised her followers after taking to social media to post a picture of her husband, David Beckham, in a swimming pool with his bottom exposed. In just one day, the image reached almost 1,200,000 'likes' and has more than 18,000 comments from users who have wanted to share their impressions. "Happy Sunday, you're welcome," wrote the former Spice Girl, while fashion designe...Full Story »

Shane Ferguson admitted he could hardly have scripted things better as he marked his 50th appearance for Northern Ireland with a wonder strike that saw off Estonia 1-0 in a friendly.The 30-year-old revealed he had been battling injury in the build-up to the game but he came off the bench in the second half and settled an otherwise largely drab encounter by rifling a shot into the top right corne...Full Story »

Shane Ferguson marked his 50th cap for Northern Ireland with a wonder strike as they edged out Estonia 1-0 in a friendly.For 75 minutes the two sides played out a largely drab affair in Tallinn but second-half substitute Ferguson changed that when he lashed home a left-footed strike from 30 yards to spark jubilant celebrations.It made it two wins out of two for Ian Baraclough’s side this w...Full Story »

Gareth Bale ended his two-year Wales scoring drought as his hat-trick secured a thrilling 3-2 World Cup qualifying win over Belarus in Kazan.Bale had not added to his record 33 goals since scoring against Croatia in October 2019 – a run of 16 games.But the Real Madrid forward struck twice from the penalty spot before his dramatic stoppage-time winner broke Belarus hearts, Vitali Lisakovich...Full Story »

Lyndon Dykes’ early counter gave Scotland a 1-0 win over Moldova in their World Cup qualifier at Hampden but the victory should have been more emphatic.In front of 40,869 fans a close-range finish by the QPR striker against the Group F minnows proved to be enough for three points but the Scots missed several chances to make the night more comfortable.The win, however,  sets Scotland u...Full Story »

Bradford manager Derek Adams was frustrated his side could not break down the 10 men of Walsall in their 1-1 home draw in League Two.Bradford’s dominant first-half display paid dividends when Elliot Watt rifled in from 20 yards.But Jack Earing turned in an equaliser and despite the Saddlers having Joss Labadie sent off just before half-time, the Bantams failed to find a winner.Adams said: ...Full Story »