Channon's Urban Lion edges out Rogue Diplomat in Lincoln thriller

Edward Greatrex secured his biggest win for 11 years and aided Jack Channon's big double on the opening day of the Flat turf season as Urban Lion prevailed in the William Hill Lincoln at Doncaster.

Brunt critical of 'ridiculous' Wales friendly

Former Northern Ireland midfielder Chris Brunt questions the wisdom of Uefa for making Michael O'Neill's side play Wales in a "complete dead rubber" friendly on Tuesday.

Six-try Huddersfield stun Wigan to end perfect Super League start

Struggling Huddersfield produced a sensational performance to defeat Betfred Super League leaders Wigan 34-16 at the Brick Community Stadium.

Six-try Huddersfield stun Wigan to end perfect Super League start

Struggling Huddersfield produced a sensational performance to defeat Betfred Super League leaders Wigan 34-16 at the Brick Community Stadium.

Larne move six clear after Glens draw with Blues

Larne beat Cliftonville 2-0 to move six points clear at the top of the Irish Premiership table as nearest challengers Glentoran draw 1-1 with rivals Linfield.

Harlequins end drought to dash Bristol play-off hopes

Bristol's Gallagher Prem play-off hopes were dealt a major blow after they suffered an 18-14 defeat against struggling Harlequins at the Principality Stadium.

Harrogate running out of time to preserve hard-earned Football League status

The league’s lowest scorers continue to punch above their weight in the fourth tier but found Notts County too strong Walking up Wetherby Road it is hard to believe there is a Football League ground lurking around the corner. Living in the shadows of semi-detached houses and three-storey blocks of flats sits the Exercise Stadium, where watching Harrogate Town this season has been an exasperating experience. The mix of being the lowest scorers in the league, with a paltry 29 in 40 games, and conceding the most shots, has left them mired in a relegation battle. There have only been three home vi

Senegal parade Afcon trophy before friendly despite title controversy

Senegal parade the Africa Cup of Nations trophy before Saturday's friendly match against Peru in Paris - despite being stripped of the title earlier this month.

Scotland v Japan: international football friendly – live

⚽ Updates from the friendly at Hampden Park (5pm GMT) ⚽ Get in touch! Email Scott here with your thoughts Scotland make five changes to the team sent out to beat Denmark last November. Angus Gunn, Nathan Patterson, Jack Hendry, Tommy Conway and halfway-line hero Kenny McLean take the places of John Souttar and Ryan Christie, who are on the bench, and the missing Craig Gordon, Aaron Hickey and Ben Gannon-Doak. The promising 19-year-old striker Findlay Curtis, on loan at Kilmarnock from Rangers, hopes to make his debut. Scotland: Gunn, Robertson, Hendry, McKenna, Patterson, McTominay, Fergus

Arsenal v Tottenham: Women’s Super League – live

⚽ WSL updates from the 5.30pm GMT kick-off in the derby ⚽ Katja Snoeijs interview | Sign up to Moving the Goalposts Derby weekend has arrived in the Women’s Super League and WSL2. Not one, not two, but six local rivalries will be reignited as the divisions try to capitalise on the men’s international break. Is it clever to schedule so many of these clashes on the same weekend though, and especially staging three top-flight ones on the same afternoon? Everton host Liverpool, Manchester United welcome Manchester City and Arsenal entertain Tottenham on Saturday, all within the space of six

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Miedema propels Manchester City closer to WSL title with derby stroll against United

The latest leg of Manchester City’s victory lap took them to Old Trafford and they did not simply show Manchester United why they are going to become the Women’s Super League champions. They tore them apart in the process. The away side’s symbolic 3-0 win at the home of their embarrassed neighbours demonstrated their vast superiority, and perhaps the only surprising thing was that they did not score more than Vivianne Miedema’s two headers and Kerstin Casparij’s far-post finish from a Lauren Hemp cross. It could easily have been five or six, with Hemp hitting the bar before a disallowed Rebec