Conor Thomas’ brace late in the first half helped Crewe to a 3-1 win at Salford in League Two. Thomas put the Alex on track for victory after Kadeem Harris had scored at both ends of the field.

Swindon Town’s season did not get off to the start that all involved in the club will have wished for last night, as they lost 2-1 away to ...

A Frankel half-brother to this year’s dual Derby hero Lambourn, Action finished behind his Aidan O’Brien-trained stablemates New Zealand and Isaac Newton on his initial run, with the latter boosting ...

Hat-trick hero Helena Rowland hopes there is more to come after World Cup favourites England launched their warm-up fixtures with a 97-7 demolition of Spain. The rampant Red Roses ran in 15 tries in ...

Cambridge beat Cheltenham 1-0 to make a winning start to life back in League Two. The hosts dominated the chances and struck the decisive blow through debutant striker Louis Appere. Dom Ball missed ...

Barnsley took a 13th-minute lead when skipper Luca Connell sent a superbly flighted free-kick across the Argyle penalty area from wide out on the left and the ball hit Pilgrims midfielder Brendan ...

Charlie Webster’s stunning brace gave Burton a 2-1 victory over Mansfield at the Pirelli Stadium. The former Chelsea youngster fired home twice from distance as Albion recorded a first opening-day win ...

Lincoln began their League One season with a 2-0 victory over Reading at the LNER Stadium. The hosts looked dangerous early on, with Conor McGrandles seeing a 16th-minute effort deflected wide.

Spain, who are ranked 13th in the world and will face Ireland in Pool C at the World Cup, claimed a fine 53rd-minute consolation through 19-year-old Harlequins player Pena, which was converted by ...

Connor Barrett was the coolest man in the chaos as 10-man Walsall stole a 2-1 victory over Swindon in added time of this tense League Two opener.

Luke Molyneux’s late penalty ensured Doncaster marked their return to League One with a 1-0 victory at home to Exeter. The winger converted from the spot in the 88th minute after Exeter substitute ...

Lee Grant got off to a winning start as Huddersfield manager with a 3-0 victory over play-off finalists Leyton Orient. Both sides hit a post in the first five minutes, with Aaron Connolly doing so for ...