Ipswich beat Birmingham to boost promotion aims

Ipswich came from behind and boosted their hopes of an immediate return to the Premier League with a hard-fought 2-1 victory over Birmingham at Portman Road.

Blackburn & West Brom both take point to edge closer to safety

Watford hit back to hold Charlton

Charlton were indebted to goalkeeper Will Mannion as his heroics helped them record a 1-1 draw at Watford.

Leicester battle back at Sheff Wed but remain in drop zone

Jordan Ayew's late goal denied Sheffield Wednesday their first home win of the Championship season but it was not enough to drag Leicester out of the relegation zone as they drew 1-1 with the league's bottom side.

Bristol City make it back-to-back wins under Hodgson

An inspired second-half performance from goalkeeper Radek Vitek helped Bristol City make it maximum points from two games under interim head coach Roy Hodgson with a 1-0 Sky Bet Championship victory over Sheffield United at Ashton Gate.

Lincoln promoted to Championship for first time in 65 years

Lincoln have been promoted to the Championship for the first time in 65 years with five games to spare after a 2-1 win at Reading.

One of the most bizarre own goals you'll see! Small's comical mistake

Preston's Thierry Small had a moment to forget when he scored a horror own goal against QPR.

EFL roundup: Lincoln promoted to Championship with win at Reading

Lincoln up with five games to spare after 2-1 win Bolton draw with Stockport leaves Imps’ result moot Lincoln celebrated promotion to the Championship with a hard-earned 2-1 victory at the playoff chasers Reading as they returned to the second tier after 65 years. Lincoln, needing only a point, made a bright start and went ahead in the fifth minute through Ryan Oné and seemed destined for a 1-0 win, only for Reading to level in the second minute of stoppage time from a Lewis Wing free-kick. However, Jack Moylan snatched the winner four minutes later, seconds after promotion had been secured

Kasey McAteer seals controversial win over Birmingham to lift Ipswich up to second

Against Birmingham on Easter Monday, Kasey McAteer gave Ipswich supporters something to talk about other than Nigel Farage – namely the growing prospect of a return to the Premier League at the first attempt. In their first game since the Reform UK leader had been allowed to parade with a “Farage 10” Ipswich shirt at the stadium and linked himself with Kieran McKenna’s job, the hosts moved into the automatic promotion places. Farage’s visit on 23 March has divided the fans, even driven some of them away. The chair, Mark Ashton, has apologised “ for any hurt, pain or distress that’s been caus

The FA Cup still has an important place. This weekend was proof

From exposed anxieties to unexpected heroes, this weekend’s cup contests papered over a weird three-week Premier League break Sign up for our World Cup newsletter Live in a World Cup host city? Tell us your stories The soccer calendar has been particularly quirky this year. There’s always an international break in March, but because this year’s edition involved World Cup qualifying play-offs, most games were scheduled for the Thursday and the Tuesday, which meant there was very little soccer played over the weekend; barely even a smattering of friendlies. For a Saturday in early spring, it all

Why Rangers could bypass qualifiers and reach Champions League

Rangers could benefit in next season's Champions League - if they win the Scottish Premiership - should Olympiakos fail to win the Greek title.

Buurman strikes late against Spurs to send Chelsea into Women’s FA Cup semi-finals

Chelsea’s hopes of retaining two of their three titles remain alive after Veerle Buurman’s wonderful drive and strike earned the Blues a 2-1 win in an end-to-end battle with Tottenham, securing a place in the FA Cup semi-finals. Sonia Bompastor’s side needed a result after a frustrating week, having crashed out of the Champions League despite a battling 1-0 win against Arsenal in the second leg of their quarter-final tie. They were good against the Gunners, and unlucky to have had a Buurman goal incorrectly ruled out in the first leg, but they were lacking in the final third. Continue read