Vitorino Hilton's 90th-minute strike earned Montpellier a third straight home victory in Ligue 1 as they beat Nantes 2-1. After picking up just one point from their first seven fixtures, Montpellier continued their recent resurgence when Hilton stabbed home after a free-kick dropped into his path. Jerome Roussillon opened the scoring for the hosts, as he did seven days ago at Toulouse, but Yac...Full Story »

Turkey moved a significant step closer to securing a place in the Euro 2016 qualifying play-offs and the elimination of former champions Holland after beating the Czech Republic 2-0. Holland briefly moved above the Turks into third place in Group A with their 2-1 win over Kazakhstan earlier on Saturday but Fatih Terim's side responded with a potentially decisive win over the already-qualified C...Full Story »

New Dagenham signing Justin Hoyte will not feature in their Sky Bet League Two clash at home to Mansfield. The former England Under-21 international full-back has joined the Daggers on a non-contract basis having been without a club since leaving Millwall in the summer. A lack of fitness means the 30-year-old will not be in contention for the visit of the Stags. Midfielder Jodi Jones is likel...Full Story »

Hakan Calhanoglu scored a brace either side of Javier Hernandez's first goal for Bayer Leverkusen as the German side made a winning start in Champions League Group E by seeing off BATE Borisov 4-1 at home. Leverkusen took the lead in the fourth minute through a delightful Admir Mehmedi effort, only for their Belarusian opponents to draw level nine minutes later via Nemanja Milunovic's deflected...Full Story »

Bayer Leverkusen returned to winning ways after their midweek 1-0 Champions League defeat to Lazio by beating Hannover 1-0 at the Niedersachsenstadion on Saturday. A trademark Hakan Calhanoglu free-kick in the 18th minute was enough to earn Roger Schmidt's men all three points and keep them on maximum points from their first two Bundesliga games of the season, after they beat Hoffenheim on the ...Full Story »

Bayer Leverkusen all but ended Hoffenheim's hopes of qualifying for Europe next season with a 2-0 win at the BayArena which was not enough to keep them in the hunt for third place in the Bundesliga. Hakan Calhanoglu and Stefan Kiessling scored the goals for Roger Schmidt's men, who are certain to end the season fourth after third-placed Borussia Monchengladbach won in Bremen. Hoffenheim can st...Full Story »

Montpellier's slim hopes of muscling in on a European qualifying place were all but extinguished in a frustrating goalless draw against Rennes. The hosts missed a series of chances and had Brazilian defender Hilton sent off in injury time as the mid-table visitors held on for a point at the Stade de la Mosson. On 53 points, seventh-placed Montpellier are seven adrift of European qualification ...Full Story »

Bayer Leverkusen moved up to third in the Bundesliga thanks to a 2-0 win over Bayern Munich on Saturday evening. A Hakan Calhanoglu free-kick and Julian Brandt strike earned Leverkusen the points against a weakened Bayern side, who were clearly already focusing on Wednesday's Champions League tie with Barcelona. The win takes the Werkself ahead of Borussia Monchengladbach - their opponents nex...Full Story »

Port Vale manager Rob Page will select his starting line-up for the home game against Crawley from an unchanged group of players. Any alterations to the team will be kept to a minimum and the former Wales international defender could even start with the same XI that began Saturday's defeat to Swindon. That side saw just one enforced change with Ryan McGivern replacing the injured Ryan Inniss in...Full Story »

Arsenal and Manchester City are both keen on Bayer Leverkusen's Hakan Calhanoglu, according to reports from The Metro.The 21-year-old is considered to be one of the Bundesliga's finest young midfielders, and has enjoyed a great 2014/15 so far since switching to the BayArena from rivals Hamburg.Although a good passer of the ball, Calhanoglu's major attribute is his fearsome shot from free-kicks...Full Story »