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.

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 ...

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 ...

Leyton Orient came from two goals down to snatch a 2-2 draw in added time with Stockport at Brisbane Road. Goals from Nathan Lowe and Joseph Olowu put County in command, but Aaron Connolly pulled one ...

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.

Wycombe came from behind to claim their first point of the season in a 1-1 draw at Doncaster. Billy Sharp pounced on an error at the back to give Rovers the lead early in the second half but ...

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.

A HUGE emergency response has been stood down as a missing nine-year-old has been found. Salimatou, aged nine, was reported missing on August 16. She was last seen at around 12.30pm in the Bournemouth ...

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 ...

Phil Parkinson wants Wrexham to rediscover their “grittiness” after falling to a second straight Championship defeat in front of celebrity owners Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney.