Northern Ireland internationals Michael Smith and Conor Washington netted in front of national boss Michael O’Neill as Hearts knocked Motherwell out of the Betfred Cup. The pair both struck in the midst of a vicious downpour in the final five minutes of the first half of the second-round clash at Fir Park. Half-time substitute Christopher Long pulled one back on the hour mark but Heart...Full Story »

Peterborough manager Graham Westley will assess the fitness of his international players before deciding on his first XI to face Crewe in Sky Bet League One. Michael Smith (Northern Ireland), Gabriel Zakuani (DR Congo), Harry Toffolo (England Under-21s). Kgosi Ntlhe (South Africa Under-23s) and Martin Samuelsen (Norway Under-21s) were unavailable for the Easter games and Westley has told his pl...Full Story »

Peterborough will check on Michael Smith and Tobi Adebayo-Rowling ahead of the visit of Sheffield United. Smith has yet to feature this season because of a back problem while Adebayo-Rowling (muscle strain) came off during the first half of Saturday's home win against Colchester. Boss Dave Robertson is hopeful both players will be available. Midfielder Jack Collison is fit to start following h...Full Story »

Peterborough will be hoping to replicate a strong midweek performance, against Crawley in the Capital One Cup, when they host Colchester. Defenders Michael Smith, Ricardo Santos and Shaun Brisley are pushing for their first involvement of the season after missing the opening two fixtures. Smith (back) and Santos (ankle) had been tipped to appear on Tuesday night and Posh will look to make a de...Full Story »