Ben Garner was pleased with the spirit his Colchester side showed after they battled back to claim a point in their 1-1 League Two draw with Tranmere.Rovers had led from the 13th minute through Harvey Saunders, who pounced on Josh Hawkes’ through ball and went past goalkeeper Kieran O’Hara, before tapping into the vacant net.But Colchester salvaged a point through Noah Chilvers after...Full Story »

Manager John Askey can’t believe Hartlepool are struggling to stay up after another encouraging display failed to end in victory following a 1-1 draw against leaders Leyton Orient.Pools have now drawn all five games since Askey took over from Keith Curle last month and they could easily have beaten a side on course for automatic promotion at the Suit Direct Stadium.Hartlepool hit the woodw...Full Story »

Lincoln boss Mark Kennedy was left to rue conceding two set-piece goals as his side slipped to a 2-1 loss at Fleetwood.The hosts’ opener came when Adam Jackson diverted the ball into his own net from a corner and, following Regan Poole’s equaliser, Jayden Stockley’s thumping header from another corner with 17 minutes left sealed victory.Kennedy was pleased with his side’s...Full Story »

Boss Jon Brady admits Northampton have jumped back into Sky Bet League Two’s automatic promotion places “against the odds” after comfortably beating Doncaster 2-0 despite being without 13 players due to injury.Goalkeeping blunders by former Cobblers keeper Jonathan Mitchell gifted Mitch Pinnock and Sam Hoskins early goals in each half.But Brady’s men were still the better...Full Story »

Crawley did their hopes of avoiding relegation from League Two a great boost with a comfortable 2-0 home win over bottom side Rochdale to clinch their third victory in four games.The success puts third-bottom Reds 10 points ahead of Dale and four clear of second-bottom Hartlepool, with a game in hand.Crawley had the backing of a bumper crowd of nearly 5,000 after tickets were reduced to £2...Full Story »

Steve Clarke wants his Scotland players to build on their encouraging 3-0 win over Cyprus when Spain visit Hampden Park on Tuesday night.Midfielder John McGinn scored his 16th international goal after 21 minutes of their European Championship qualifying Group A opener at the national stadium, but it was not until second-half substitute Scott McTominay grabbed a late double that the Tartan Army c...Full Story »

Colby Bishop missed one penalty and scored another as Portsmouth fought back from 2-0 down to earn a 2-2 draw at home to Port Vale.Vale were gifted the lead with only eight minutes played as Pompey defender Connor Ogilvie made a mess of clearing Mal Benning’s low cross, allowing Matty Taylor to fire home from close range.Matt Macey was at fault as Funso Ojo doubled the visitors’ adva...Full Story »

Inih Effiong’s late double gave Dagenham’s Vanarama National League play-off hopes a boost by securing a 2-1 victory at struggling Torquay.Aaron Jarvis scored from long range just before half-time to put the relegation-threatened Gulls ahead.They held on to their advantage until the 77th minute, when substitute Sydney Ibie was brought down in the penalty area and Effiong stepped up t...Full Story »

MK Dons eased themselves four points clear of the Sky Bet League One relegation zone thanks to a crucial 1-0 win against drop rivals Morecambe.A smart second-half finish from Jonathan Leko proved the difference as the Dons notched a third straight victory.The hosts enjoyed much the better of the first half, but could not find a breakthrough.Leko saw an early effort saved by Connor Ripley. Mohame...Full Story »

Gillingham claimed their seventh victory in eight home games as Shaun Williams hit a stoppage-time winner in their 1-0 defeat of promotion-chasing Carlisle.The hosts should have gone ahead approaching the hour but Oli Hawkins miscued his header before Tim Dieng met Tom Nichols’ cutback but fired tamely at former Gills goalkeeper Tomas Holy.Carlisle took 80 minutes to record a shot on targe...Full Story »

Wrexham reached 100 National League goals for the season and maintained their three-point lead at the top following a 3-0 win over York at the Racecourse Ground.After Ryan Barnett hit a post early on, Wrexham went ahead three minutes before the break in fortuitous circumstances as James Jones’ shot cannoned off the crossbar and hit York goalkeeper Ryan Whitley on the rebound.Substitute Sam...Full Story »

Boreham and Eastleigh were forced to settle for a point each after drawing 0-0 in the Vanarama National League.The Spitfires had a good start with Danny Whitehall and Oscar Rutherford both going close and Whitehall had another great chance but his long-range effort smashed off the post.Whitehall was causing problems again when his header went just wide of the post before Ousseynou Cisse headed o...Full Story »

Bromley got their National League play-off bid back on track with a 1-0 win at relegation-threatened Yeovil.A three-game winless run, and one victory in six, had dented Bromley’s prospects but this result kept them in touch with the top seven.They took the lead in the fourth minute when Besart Topalloj, who scored his only other goal this season in a 4-1 win in the reverse fixture in Janua...Full Story »

Marcus Dinanga’s double helped Gateshead earn their first win in five games by beating Aldershot 3-2.The Shots took the lead just seven minutes in when Oliver Pendlebury whipped in a corner and Joe Partington headed home.Adam Campbell responded for Gateshead, equalising 12 minutes later, and the Heed began to threaten, with Campbell and Ed Francis causing problems for the hosts.The pressur...Full Story »

A late Connor Jennings strike earned struggling Hartlepool a spirited 1-1 draw with leaders Leyton Orient.The 31-year-old, on loan from Stockport, breathed fresh life into Pools’ battle for survival with a well-taken finish nine minutes from time.That cancelled out Paul Smyth’s brilliant opener for Orient in the 48th minute – his 10th of the season and first since December 17.P...Full Story »

Noah Chilvers’ second-half penalty rescued League Two strugglers Colchester a point after they drew 1-1 with visitors Tranmere.Colchester striker Samson Tovide was denied by goalkeeper Joe Murphy, early on.But Tranmere took a 13th-minute lead through Harvey Saunders, who pounced on Josh Hawkes’ through ball and went past goalkeeper Kieran O’Hara before tapping it into the vacan...Full Story »

League Two play-off hopefuls Mansfield and Sutton battled out a scrappy 0-0 stalemate in a dour game.It was a first ever point for the Stags against the visitors, having lost their three previous encounters, but it was a third draw in a row and a fourth game without a win too as Nigel Clough’s men again failed to make up ground at the top.Mansfield sit in eighth place in the table, three p...Full Story »

Swindon’s resistance was broken by a late Ryan Croasdale goal as promotion-chasing Stockport beat the 10-man Robins 1-0 at the County Ground.The hosts had been playing at a numerical disadvantage since the first minute when a clumsy challenge from Jacob Wakeling brought down Kyle Knoyle in the box and saw the Swindon forward receive his marching orders.Paddy Madden stepped up to take the p...Full Story »

The couple confirmed that Italian TV presenter Diletta, 31, is pregnant in an adorable Instagram post. Loris Karius and Diletta Leotta announced they are expecting a baby together Credit: INSTAGRAM The couple hugged and kissed in an adorable Instagram video Credit: INSTAGRAM Diletta is a TV presenter for DAZN Credit: Alamy Reports claim Karius and Diletta first got together last year Credit:...Full Story »

Given Chelsea’s turnaround in fortunes on the pitch, the final few games of the current season could present them with the opportunity of European football, and with that the chance to sign an exciting Juventus youngster. Just because Todd Boehly can throw around money like confetti (€611.49m/£541.14m since he took over the club per transfermarkt), it doesn’t necessarily ...Full Story »