4+ day, 11+ hour ago   (327+ words) Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta hailed the “decisive” contribution of Martin Odegaard after the captain fired his side to a 1-0 win in their Champions League opener at Napoli. The Gunners, who are aiming to go one better than last season’s final…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (203+ words) Alex Scott pushed his claims for a first senior England appearance in Bournemouth’s 2-2 draw at Newcastle. The Guernsey-born midfielder has been called up by Thomas Tuchel in previous squads without being selected and he was drafted into England’s camp to…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (536+ words) Sergej Jakirovic says he would have signed immediately if offered seven points from promoted Hull’s first three matches but still sees room for improvement after the 0-0 draw with rebuilding Aston Villa. The Championship play-off winners have enjoyed a fantastic Premier…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (152+ words) Referee Thomas Bramall took almost five minutes at the VAR screen to disallow Dan Ballard’s first-half effort for Sunderland in their 1-1 draw against Brentford. The decision hinged around whether debutant Kevin Danso had blocked the eye line of goalkeeper Caoimhin…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (468+ words) Stockport manager Jimmy McNulty could not hide his delight at the convincing nature of the 4-0 Sky Bet League One victory at Wigan. Three goals in the opening 21 minutes from Kyle Wootton, Harry Wood and Jack Diamond had the points secured…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (459+ words) Leyton Orient manager Richie Wellens marvelled at the quality his team produced as they piled on the misery for Bromley with a thumping 5-0 victory at Hayes Lane. The O’s bounced back from their home loss against Barnsley last Saturday in…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (423+ words) THE new head coach of Carrick RFC has got off to an impressive start after taking the reigns. Earlier this month, the Maybole club announced that Andrew Gamble would be stepping aside from the position as well as his role…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (432+ words) Micky van de Ven has insisted Tottenham will not panic after they started the Premier League campaign with consecutive defeats. Spurs are bottom after they followed up a 3-0 loss at Brentford on the opening weekend of the season with a…...

2+ week, 42+ min ago   (527+ words) AYR United boss Gary Naysmith branded his side's start to the season as "average" after they were held to a draw at home to Greenock Morton. The Somerset Park manager said his side were "poor" on the ball and need…...

2+ week, 13+ hour ago   (201+ words) Granit Xhaka was Sunderland’s beating heart once again in their 1-0 win over Fulham after the Swiss midfielder spurned Chelsea’s advances this summer. Xhaka was key to Sunderland’s seventh-place finish last season and a return to Europe for the first time…...