Kyle Wootton and Paddy Madden were on target as Stockport claimed a 2-1 League Two victory over Notts County to extend their lead to six points at the top of the table.A late David McGoldrick strike set up a tense finish, but the Hatters held on.It took just seven minutes for Stockport to take the lead following a set-piece off the training ground when Kyle Knoyle’s low corner was steered in

Lewis Vaughan scored a hat-trick as Scottish Championship leaders Raith clawed back a 4-4 draw against 10-man Ayr in a thrilling contest.Aiden McGeady opening the scoring in the 28th minute, slotting the ball into the bottom corner to hand Ayr the lead, but Raith responded a minute later when Sam Stanton went around the goalkeeper to roll the ball home.Ayr were soon reduced to 10 men when Sean McG

Cambridge beat Exeter 2-0 to continue their strong start to life under Neil Harris.Gassan Ahadme opened the scoring with a 17th-minute penalty before Elias Kachunga wrapped up the points late on as Cambridge extended their unbeaten run to four games – three of which have come since Harris took the reins.The U’s threatened early on when Danny Andrew’s cross-field ball found Sullay

Bradford continued with their resurgence with a fourth straight victory in League Two as they came from behind to win 3-1 at Doncaster.A brace from Andy Cook and a Tyler Smith strike saw Graham Alexander’s side turn the game on its head after Joe Ironside had given the hosts an early lead.Ironside blocked an attempted clearance from Bradford goalkeeper Harry Lewis and curled in from close to

Barrow extended their record winning run to seven games as Ben Whitfield’s brace helped earn them a 3-1 victory at rivals Crewe.Whitfield opened the scoring in the 28th minute and his second, which restored Barrow’s two-goal advantage late on, was the striker’s seventh goal of the campaign.Ged Garner had doubled the visitors’ lead with a penalty just after the break, only f

Colchester ended a run of five successive league defeats with a 2-1 home win over fellow strugglers Salford.Salford goalkeeper Alex Cairns denied Cameron McGeehan in the third minute, while at the other end Ryan Watson’s first-time effort as straight at Owen Goodman.Cairns then foiled Colchester midfielder Arthur Read at his near post before Goodman did well to deny Salford’s Conor McA

Bonnyrigg Rose beat East Fife for the second time this season with a 3-0 cinch League Two win at Bayview Stadium.Both sides had chances before Kieran McGachie set up Bradley Barrett to break the deadlock two minutes before the interval.Bonnyrigg, looking for a first win in four games, doubled their lead five minutes after the restart through Kerr Young.The issue was put beyond doubt five minutes l

Phil Foden hailed a momentous night in Manchester City’s history after they claimed the Club World Cup for the first time.The England midfielder was on the scoresheet as City thrashed Brazilian side Fluminense 4-0 in Friday’s final in Jeddah to add the world crown to four other trophies already won in 2023.Foden said on TNT Sports: “We are not used to playing in this heat so it w

Troy Deeney’s first game in management yielded a point as his Forest Green side drew 0-0 with GillinghamRovers goalkeeper Luke Daniels had to be in top form to keep out the visitors.A draw left struggling Forest Green five points from safety, while the Gills lost ground on the play-off places.Ryan Inniss headed over the crossbar from a deep corner in the first couple of minutes as Deeney&rsq

Manchester City added the Club World Cup to last season’s treble with an emphatic 4-0 win over Brazilian side Fluminense in Jeddah on Friday.Julian Alvarez struck twice, setting them on their way after just 40 seconds and wrapping up victory late on, while Phil Foden forced an own goal and grabbed the other himself.It was manager Pep Guardiola’s fourth triumph in the competition but on