Morecambe boss Ged Brannan was full of praise for Adam Fairclough after the 16-year-old scored a debut goal in the 3-3 draw at Swindon.Fairclough put the visitors into a 2-1 lead but they needed a late Cameron Smith equaliser to earn a share of the spoils.Charlie Austin netted a double for Swindon, who were heading for victory thanks to Williams Kokolo’s effort before Smith struck.Brannan ...Full Story »

Gateshead secured their place in the National League play-offs with a 2-1 win over champions Chesterfield, who suffered a fourth successive defeat since wrapping up the title.The home side – facing a third game in the space of five days after losing at Fylde and Maidenhead – took the lead in the 12th minute through a penalty from Luke Hannant.Chesterfield fell further behind in the 3...Full Story »

Morecambe boss Ged Brannan hailed a “fantastic weekend” after his side sealed a second successive win to keep their play-off hopes very much alive.The Shrimps followed up a 2-1 win over Accrington on Good Friday with a similar success against Barrow, with early goals from David Tutonda and Gwion Edwards giving them the advantage before Ben Whitfield’s 89th-minute strike ensured...Full Story »

Ged Brannan is delighted his Morecambe side are now back in the promotion mix after their 2-1 win over Lancashire rivals Accrington.Bolton loanee Nelson Khumbeni fired home his first Shrimps goal in the 55th minute before a Charlie Brown free-kick was seemingly turned home by Chris Stokes from close-range after 62 minutes – although the Shrimps are appealing it as they believe it curled st...Full Story »

Morecambe manager Ged Brannan admitted his players were “devastated” after clawing their way back to parity before shipping two late goals to lose 5-3 to Newport in a chaotic clash at Rodney Parade.Aaron Wildig opened the scoring for the hosts in the 12th minute when he slotted in Lewis Payne’s cross against his former club.Adam Lewis made it 2-0 six minutes later with a sublim...Full Story »

Morecambe boss Ged Brannan was full of praise for his players as they battled to a 1-0 victory over Crawley that took them level on points with the League Two play-off spots.Brannan’s side were forced to defend for long periods against a good Town side but a goal from substitute Jordan Slew in the 68th minute was enough to give them the three points.Brannan said: “They were a really ...Full Story »

Morecambe boss Ged Brannan believed his side could still win the game despite falling two goals behind early in their 3-2 victory at Tranmere.A stunning free-kick from substitute Jacob Davenport deep in added time saw his side come from two goals down to take all three points with a dramatic comeback victory at Prenton Park.Rovers raced into a two-goal lead when Rob Apter scored after just four ...Full Story »

Veteran striker Conor Sammon grabbed a late winner as Alloa edged past Annan to boost their play-off hopes in cinch Scottish League One.The 37-year-old pounced in the 85th minute to secure a 2-1 win after an early effort from Bobby Wales had been cancelled out by Aidan Smith’s 68th-minute leveller.Two goals from Joseph McGlynn helped Kelty Hearts heap more woe on bottom club Edinburgh City...Full Story »

Morecambe boss Ged Brannan praised his side’s spirit and determination as he sealed his first home win since taking over from Derek Adams by beating Sutton 1-0.The Shrimps had to overcome a stubborn performance from the bottom club to take the three points in Brannan’s seventh game at the Mazuma Stadium.A fourth-minute goal from Barrow loanee Ged Garner, his third in two games, was e...Full Story »

Ged Brannan claimed his first home win as Morecambe manager as an early Ged Garner goal gave them a 1-0 victory over bottom-club Sutton.Garner scored his third goal in two matches in the fourth minute when he slid home Joel Senior’s excellent right-wing cross to give the Shrimps their first home victory since October.Charlie Brown had a golden chance to double the advantage on 15 minutes w...Full Story »

Gateshead midfielder Luke Hannant scored a penalty deep into added time to salvage a point in a 1-1 draw at home to Eastleigh.The hosts’ mini-recovery appeared to have come to a shuddering halt after back-to-back wins as they were behind with the additional five minutes already played.However, they were saved by the award of a spot-kick which Hannant converted in the seventh extra minute.E...Full Story »

MATS HUMMELS' ex-wife has shown the defender what he is missing after posing naked. Cathy Fischer, who once revealed she will "snog any man or woman when drunk", left little to the imagination in her latest snaps. Mats Hummels' ex-wife Cathy Fischer has shown him what he is missing Credit: EPA The model posed naked in a series of Instagram snaps Credit: Instagram @cathyhummels The model uplo...Full Story »

Morecambe manager Ged Brannan was thrilled to see Charlie Brown join the endless list of players to have haunted their old clubs after his late winner snatched a 2-1 victory at MK Dons.Former Chelsea youngster Brown scored just three goals in 32 appearances for the Dons and struggled to get into the Shrimps side in the first half of the season after joining them last summer.After opening his Mor...Full Story »

Morecambe boss Ged Brannan was full of praise for his side as they twice came from behind to earn a point against Harrogate at the Mazuma Stadium.Jacob Bedeau sealed the point with a stoppage-time header after a late goal from George Thomson looked to have given the visitors another excellent away win.Harrogate took the lead in the 44th minute when a Matty Foulds cross was only half-cleared by t...Full Story »

Morecambe manager Ged Brannan admitted he had mixed feelings after on-loan Burnley striker Michael Mellon netted twice in the 5-0 demolition of Doncaster.The 20-year-old moved to 13 goals in League Two for the season with his brace in Brannan’s first win in charge of the Shrimps.While delighted with the overall performance, he fears Mellon’s hot streak in front of goal may count agai...Full Story »

Morecambe boss Ged Brannan saw his first game in charge end in defeat as Newport came from behind to take the points.Brannan, who took over from Derek Adams this week, saw the Shrimps take an early lead through Michael Mellon but they were then undone by goals from Will Evans and Bristol City loanee Seb Palmer-Houlden.Mellon – also on loan, from Burnley – gave Morecambe the lead on 1...Full Story »

Edinburgh City claimed their first win of the Scottish League One season as they edged to a 3-2 victory over fellow strugglers Annan Athletic.Robert Mahon put the capital club ahead in the seventh minute with a left-foot finish but Tommy Goss levelled from the spot after being upended in the area by Scott Mercer on the half hour.Robbie Leitch restored Edinburgh’s lead on the stroke of half...Full Story »

Hamilton thumped Annan 5-0 to continue their push for an immediate return to the Scottish Championship.Accies have now won seven of their eight League One matches and needed only two minutes to make the breakthrough here, Jamie Barjonas running on from midfield and firing in a shot from the edge of the box.It took until three minutes into the second half for Hamilton to score their second, Regha...Full Story »

Lewandowski is one of the best strikers in the world having terrorised opposing defences for years during his time at Borussia Dortmund, Bayern Munich and now Barca. Barcelona star Robert Lewandowski is in top shape thanks to a bizarre backwards diet Credit: Instagram @_rl9 And the 35-year-old has stated he didn't really reach the best of his ability until he sorted his diet out. Many would t...Full Story »

The South African model showed off her growing baby bump in a series of Instagram posts. Eric Dier's wife Anna has announced she is pregnant Credit: Instagram @anna.dier Dier and Anna tied the knot at a secret ceremony in June Credit: Instagram @anna.dier Anna first shared a sunkissed snap as she posed in a black swimsuit whilst holding her baby bump. She can be seen relaxing by the water in...Full Story »