Josh McPake scored a hat-trick as relegated St Johnstone opened their William Hill Championship campaign with an emphatic 5-1 victory over Partick Thistle. Saints’ 16-year stay in the top flight came ...

Hat-trick hero Helena Rowland hopes there is more to come after World Cup favourites England launched their warm-up fixtures with a 97-7 demolition of Spain. The rampant Red Roses ran in 15 tries in ...

Sam Nombe’s first-half double saw Rotherham begin their League One campaign with a 2-1 win over Port Vale. Nombe put his side in early control when he got on the end of Joe Rafferty’s brilliant cross ...

Conor Thomas’ brace late in the first half helped Crewe to a 3-1 win at Salford in League Two. Thomas put the Alex on track for victory after Kadeem Harris had scored at both ends of the field.

Lee Grant got off to a winning start as Huddersfield manager with a 3-0 victory over play-off finalists Leyton Orient. Both sides hit a post in the first five minutes, with Aaron Connolly doing so for ...

Kyreece Lisbie’s superb late equaliser rescued Colchester a point in their 1-1 draw with Tranmere at the JobServe Community Stadium.

Connor Barrett was the coolest man in the chaos as 10-man Walsall stole a 2-1 victory over Swindon in added time of this tense League Two opener.

George Stanger’s second-half red card proved pivotal as 10-man Kilmarnock let a two-goal lead slip to draw 2-2 with newly-promoted Livingston in a dramatic opening match of the new William Hill ...

Chesterfield made a winning start to the new campaign with Dilan Markanday’s first-half goal giving them a 1-0 victory over Barrow. After a quiet start, Chesterfield’s Armando Dobra made a strong run ...

Wigan kicked off their Sky Bet League One campaign in style with a commanding 3-1 victory over Northampton at the Brick Community Stadium. The home side’s early dominance was rewarded on the half-hour ...

Stephen Duke-McKenna got the goal that gave Harrogate a 1-0 win at Bristol Rovers in Sky Bet League Two. The Guyana international midfielder ensured a gritty performance was rewarded in the 63rd ...

Charlie Appleby is planning a step up to Group-race level with Silent Love following her hard-fought victory in the British Stallion Studs EBF Chalice Stakes at Newmarket.