Marti Cifuentes criticised the effort of in-demand midfielder Bilal El Khannouss as Leicester crashed to a 2-1 defeat at Preston in the Sky Bet Championship.

Chris Davies was full of praise for the “desire” of his Birmingham side after they struck twice late on to dramatically beat Blackburn 2-1. Todd Cantwell’s sublime 50th-minute volley looked like ...

Some shoplifters “feel they can rob shops with impunity”, a policing chief has said. Katy Bourne, the national lead for shoplifting at the Association of Police and Crime Commissioners, said more ...

Second-half goals from Dan Kemp and Gassan Ahadme, the second scored about 90 seconds after coming on for his debut following a midweek loan switch from Charlton, sent Boro top of the table, the only ...

Jimmy Thelin was delighted to see Aberdeen keep up their winning habit in cup competitions. The Dons eased past Morton 3-0 at Cappielow to reach the last eight of the Premier Sports Cup. Sivert Heltne ...

Shoaib Bashir is unfazed at Nathan Lyon’s lukewarm assessment of him, despite England’s first-choice spinner being an admirer of his Australian rival for many years.

Tranmere and Gillingham maintained their unbeaten starts to the League Two season following a 1-1 draw at Prenton Park. Omari Patrick’s second goal in as many games appeared to have given Andy ...

Brazilian forward Ronald condemned Sheffield United to a third successive defeat as Swansea claimed a 1-0 Championship win. Ronaldo struck in the 66th minute to give the home side a deserved victory ...

The Britpop band featuring the Gallagher brothers will take to the stage at Croke Park – their first show in Ireland in 16 years.

Sunderland marked their return to the Premier League in style with a 3-0 win over West Ham at the Stadium of Light.

Tommi O’Reilly handed the Railwaymen a first-half lead at the Mornflake Stadium which the visitors rarely looked like cancelling out.

Chelsea transfer target Xavi Simons is only interested in moving to Stamford Bridge despite a reported attempt by Bayern Munich to hijack the deal, the PA news agency understands. Talks have been ...