Championship play-offs to be expanded to six teams

The EFL has confirmed the Sky Bet Championship play-offs will be expanded from four to six teams from next season onwards.

Is Scholes right about Carrick?

The Michael Carrick chant Manchester United fans sing from the terraces might not hit quite the same after the defeat to 10-man Newcastle. Not for the reason you are thinking, though.

'We have a spider man here!' | Fan takes INSANE catch then dives through fence!

Whilst watching a match in the Pakistan Tapeball Championship a spectator in the crowd took an outrageous catch and then completed it with a dive through a nearby fence.

Adams to leave Norwich in shake-up

Assistant sporting director Neil Adams will leave Norwich with head of recruitment Lee Dunn being promoted.

'So special' - Kelly honoured with Barbie doll

Arsenal and England forward Chloe Kelly is transformed into a Barbie doll as part of a special series to mark International Women's Day.

Hurzeler slammed Arsenal's time-wasting but the numbers might surprise you

Fabian Hurzeler sensationally accused Arsenal of "making their own rules" and applying time-wasting tactics as they beat Brighton at the Amex Stadium, so were his accusations justified?

Raducanu: Roig instigated split - it's hard to block out the noise

Emma Raducanu revealed it was former coach Francisco Roig's decision to part ways and that noise surrounding her coaching appointments has been difficult to block out.

Ref Watch LIVE! Leeds, Bournemouth penalty incidents analysed and more

Iran v Australia: Women’s Asian Cup 2026 – live

Updates from the Matildas Group A game on the Gold Coast Kick-off time at Robina Stadium is 7pm local/8pm AEDT Any thoughts? Get in touch with an email “These women are prisoners,” says Cyrus Jones, a human rights activist who will be attending the match. “Iranian security is up on their floor [of the hotel] at night. They can’t leave their rooms. They can’t use the public bathrooms. They’re monitored when they go for breakfast, when they get on the bus. They’re monitored in a way no other players from other teams are. Samantha Lewis has been following the journey of Iran’s women this tourna

He's back! | Bottas pokes fun at Aston Martin woes

Valtteri Bottas had a cheeky response when asked who he predicted could be the top three drivers in contention for the championship.

Football’s converging moral panics hold up a mirror to our fractured world | Jonathan Liew

From grappling at corners to VAR, the endless list of complaints reflects a wider sense of dislocation from ‘the product’ A terrible boredom stalks the land. Across the nation’s television studios and podcast armchairs, wearied men grizzle accursedly with forked tongues into branded microphones: entombed by a game they despise and yet are paid so generously to discuss. Out there in the wild digital beyond, the sickness festers still deeper. The game has gone , they type into a little white box. This is not the football I once loved , click send. The beautiful game is broken , pleads the Tel

QPR’s Jonathan Varane: ‘Football is a big part of my life, but it’s not everything’

Midfielder tapped into history while frustrated by injury but hopes to help a young side rediscover promising form Jonathan Varane’s 2026 didn’t get off to the best start. Four days into the new year, the QPR midfielder sprained a knee during a 3-0 win over Sheffield Wednesday and was a frustrated spectator for more than a month. Varane had been desperate to play his part, with QPR hoping to push for the playoffs, but the 24-year-old took the opportunity to indulge in two of his other passions: reading and history. That included a trip with his teammate Paul Nardi to the British Museum, where