Shepherd was sent off for hauling down Courtney Baker-Richardson and denying a goalscoring opportunity with only 17 minutes on the clock.

Class came to the fore in the Walrus Open Hunters’ Chase at Haydock with My Drogo gamely gaining a success. Formerly a classy performer with Dan Skelton, he was a Grade One-winning novice hurdler in ...

Three men held hostage in the Gaza Strip for more than 16 months have been freed, bringing to 24 the number of captives ...

Braintree shredded the Vanarama National League form book as they saw off promotion challengers Forest Green 2-0 at Cressing Road. It was a priceless three points for the Essex club as they gave ...

Debutant goalkeeper Alex Palmer helped 10-man Ipswich hold off Aston Villa to earn a valuable point in their quest for Premier League safety after a 1-1 draw at Villa Park. Things looked dicey for the ...

Oldham extended their unbeaten National League run to six matches after being held to a goalless draw by Sutton at Boundary Park. Latics goalkeeper Tom Donaghy pulled off several crucial saves to earn ...

Wealdstone boosted their National League survival hopes with a 2-1 win at Yeovil. The visitors went ahead in the 15th minute through Enzio Boldewijn’s header into the far corner. Yeovil almost got ...

The only concern for City was an injury to Erling Haaland in the closing stages but the Norwegian was able to walk from the field.

Morecambe secured a vital three points in their quest for League Two safety with a 2-0 victory over Lancashire rivals Accrington at the Mazuma Stadium. Second-half goals from Lee Angol and Ged Garner ...

Daniel Udoh’s first-half equaliser gave second-placed Wycombe a 1-1 draw at relegation-threatened Crawley in Mike Dodds’ first league match in charge. Crawley were given an early boost when Will Swan ...

Jay Stansfield’s 23rd-minute strike stretched their lead to nine points ahead of second-placed Wycombe and the Blues have a game in hand. The goal came after Ethan Laird flicked on a goal-kick from ...

Bromley got out of the traps quickly in the second half, Cheek taking advantage of defensive dithering to shoot beyond Lynch for the opening goal.