Notts County stretched their unbeaten start to the National League season to seven games with a 1-0 win over Maidenhead at Meadow Lane.After a goalless first half, the Magpies went ahead after 48 minutes when Kyle Cameron headed a corner back into the danger area and Alex Lacey got the final touch to prod the ball home.County had a marvellous opportunity to double the lead after 68 minutes when ...Full Story »

Ged Garner’s 97th-minute penalty saw Sunderland drop two points as Fleetwood fought back to secure a dramatic 2-2 draw.The Black Cats, who dropped to second in Sky Bet League One, edged ahead just before the 20-minute mark through Ross Stewart and doubled the lead when Aiden McGeady fired home from the spot.Callum Morton scored for the hosts 10 minutes from time and Garner kept his cool wh...Full Story »

Arbroath overcame David Gold’s red card to secure a fourth successive Scottish Championship win with a 2-0 victory at Queen of the South.The visitors opened the scoring after 16 minutes through Thomas O’Brien, who rose highest to head in from Nicky Low’s corner.Queen of the South came close to an equaliser just after the half-hour mark, but Ruari Paton was unable to keep his he...Full Story »

Ayr picked up their second cinch Championship win of the season with a 2-0 victory at Hamilton.Chances were few and far between in the first half, with Accies just edging the contest in the opening 45 minutes.Kyle Munro curled a shot just over after three minutes while Andy Ryan had a powerful shot which was held by Ayr goalkeeper Charlie Albinson in the 24th minute.The deadlock was eventually b...Full Story »

Kilmarnock cut the gap on Scottish Championship leaders Inverness to one point with a 2-0 victory at Partick Thistle.A Kevin Holt own goal and an Oli Shaw effort ensured Killie took advantage of Caley Thistle drawing at Dunfermline.After Kilmarnock boss Tommy Wright was shown a yellow card on the touchline for booting the ball away in frustration, his goalkeeper Zach Hemming was forced to deny S...Full Story »

Bottom side Dunfermline put the brakes on cinch Championship leaders Inverness’ rampant start to the season by holding the visitors to a goalless draw at East End Park.The winless Pars were first to threaten as Lithuanian defender Vytas Gaspuitis headed just wide of Mark Ridgers’ goal in the fifth minute.But in-form Inverness – who won their first five league games – soon...Full Story »

Dario Zanatta got the only goal as Raith won 1-0 at Morton to climb up to fifth in the cinch Championship table.Morton’s Tom Allan was just wide of the post with a free-kick after 15 minutes before firing off target seven minutes later.Darren Hynes shot over as Morton continued to dominate but they paid for wasting their chances as Raith went ahead just after the half hour as Zanatta put t...Full Story »

St Johnstone striker Stevie May came back to haunt former side Aberdeen as he netted the only goal of the game at Pittodrie to earn the Perth side their first win of the season, while extending the Dons’ winless run to seven in all competitions.May’s goal was a rare display of prowess in front of goal in a match that had seen few real sights of goal for either side.Aberdeen handed Da...Full Story »

Oldham shrugged off continuing fan discontent to secure their first home point of the season thanks to a 0-0 draw against Hartlepool.The hosts enjoyed the better of it against a Hartlepool side who notched their first point on the road this term.After pre-kick-off protests outside the stadium and a message of anger aimed at the Oldham ownership had been flown overhead, it was the hosts who began...Full Story »

Exeter were made to fight hard for the points against spirited Sutton, but striker Sam Nombe fired them to a 2-0 victory.Nombe’s shot was turned in by defender Ben Goodliffe after Sutton had dominated for long spells before Exeter’s summer signing scored his first goal to secure the points late on.It was harsh on Sutton, who had created the better chances up until the opening goal, o...Full Story »

Barnsley and Blackburn both wasted good chances to grab all three points as they ground out a goalless Sky Bet Championship draw at Oakwell.Tykes boss Markus Schopp made two changes, with Claudio Gomes and Clarke Oduor replacing Romal Palmer and Dominik Frieser, who was named among the substitutes.The Blackburn line-up showed one change as Ian Poveda took over from Leighton Clarkson.Barnsley&rsq...Full Story »

Record-breaking Sadio Mane’s 100th Liverpool goal set Jurgen Klopp’s side on the way to 3-0 victory over Crystal Palace which took them top of the table. Mane became the first player in Premier League history to score against the same opponent in nine consecutive matches, beating Robin van Persie’s eight in a row against Stoke His close-range strike just before half-time al...Full Story »

Brentford manager Thomas Frank batted away complaints over time-wasting from Wolves boss Bruno Lage and insisted his side fully deserved their first Premier League away victory as they won 2-0 at Molineux.Ivan Toney terrorised the team he almost joined seven years ago – his 2014 transfer from Northampton scuppered by a failed medical – as he won and scored a penalty, set up Byran Mbe...Full Story »

Northampton skipper Fraser Horsfall headed home a late equaliser to rescue his side a 1-1 draw against Swindon at Sixfields.The Cobblers, who had been controversially denied an opening goal in the first half, had gone behind to Tyreece Simpson’s 57th-minute opener.The Swindon striker kept his cool to drill in after a low cross from the right landed at his feet eight yards out.But with seve...Full Story »

Manager Slavisa Jokanovic feels Sheffield United are still a work in progress, despite seeing their promising run of form continue with a 3-1 at Hull.Having made such a dreadful start to the Championship campaign following relegation from the Premier League, the Blades are now unbeaten in five games.Jokanovic said: “I am satisfied with the performance and the three points, but it’s n...Full Story »

Ivan Toney inspired Brentford to their first away win in the top flight for 74 years with a 2-0 victory at Wolves.Toney almost moved to Molineux from Northampton as a teenager in 2014, the move collapsing when he failed a medical, so it was perhaps inevitable he would star as Wolves slumped to a fourth straight home Premier League defeat.The 25-year-old had a goal, an assist and two disallowed i...Full Story »

Billy Sharp scored and missed a penalty on his 300th Sheffield United appearance in the 3-1 win at struggling Hull.The 35-year-old striker put the Blades in front after 17 minutes with a simple close-range header, while John Egan scored twice after the restart to seal a routine away victory.Sharp’s day, however, was rather soured late in the first half when his spot-kick was well saved by ...Full Story »

Puma have made an attempt to stand out with their 2021/22 third kits, yet there has been a negative backlash with players attempting to kiss a shirt without a badge and fans being unhappy with the lack of crest, and the sportswear company have now been forced to apologise to Borussia Dortmund fans. The uproar stems from Dortmund's Champions League opener against Besiktas, in which the third k...Full Story »

ACCORDING to keeper Lee Grant, all of his Manchester United team-mates refused to eat dessert in the team hotel on the eve of Cristiano Ronaldo’s debut last week. Apparently, they saw Ronaldo eating quinoa and avocado and decided to follow his healthy-eating lead and didn’t have their usual pudding. Ronaldo's eating habits are already influencing his Man Utd team-mates That story ...Full Story »

Lionel Messi looks to have finally settled on a permanent home in France, and it's a £41million mansion on the outskirts of Paris. While not quite Versailles, the 'Pink Palace' housed the French president, Charles De Gaulle, for three days in 1940 during the Second World War. Messi joined PSG this summer after leaving Barcelona following his contract expiring. The 34-year-old bid his far...Full Story »