Pep Guardiola has defended his Manchester City players against “stupid” criticism of their post-match celebrations following Sunday’s victory over Arsenal.

A Tartan Army fan walking 3,000 miles across the US has reached the halfway point, stating his team and “nice cold pint” at the end are keeping him going.

Manager David Artell hailed a “terrific win” after Grimsby inflicted a rare home defeat on Cambridge with a dramatic 2-1 victory. Cameron McJannet’s bundled winner four minutes into added time was ...

Stevenage moved closer to securing a League One play-off place thanks to a 1-0 win at home to Barnsley. Dan Kemp took advantage of a slack pass out of defence by the Tykes to run in on goal 22 minutes ...

QPR boss Julien Stephan refused to dwell on Steve Cook’s costly mistake and instead bemoaned a “crazy” penalty decision in the 2-1 defeat by Swansea. Veteran defender Cook ruined his own QPR leaving ...

Tyrese Sinclair scored twice as Hartlepool saw off a late Southend fightback to secure a 4-3 National League win at Victoria Park. Andy Dallas put the visitors ahead in the opening minute before ...

Luton manager Jack Wilshere was impressed by Kasey Palmer’s quality and energy levels as he netted a double to earn them a 2-0 win at Rotherham. The Hatters remain in the play-off hunt, just three ...

Lauren Schultz, chief executive of McDonald’s UK & Ireland, told the Press Association the group had kept its hiring levels in the face of soaring wage costs, with between 70 and 130 staff still ...

Manager Phil Parkinson said Wrexham “feel in a good place” after returning to the Sky Bet Championship play-off positions by winning at Oxford. Josh Windass struck five minutes before the interval to ...

In-form Mohamed Toure fluffed his lines in the eighth minute when his spot-kick was brilliantly saved by Jacob Zetterstrom.

John Swinney has contrasted his “reliable, experienced” leadership in Scotland with the “absolute chaos” in Westminster, where he said the Prime Minister is “fighting to save his own career”. With the ...

Relieved Tranmere boss Pete Wild admitted he had a “top player” in Leicester loanee Jayden Joseph after the midfielder bagged a stunning 25-yard goal to help secure a vital 3-1 victory at Cheltenham.