OLDHAM ATHLETIC 2, SCUNTHORPE UNITED 4 It was not the loss, but the manner of the defeat at home to Scunthorpe United that disappointed David Dunn in his first match as Oldham Athletic’s permanent manager. Latics were 2-1 ahead with less than half an hour played before caving in against an Iron side that had […]
Walcott and Sterling goals make it nine Euro 2016 qualifying wins out of nine for England against Estonia
ENGLAND 2, ESTONIA 0 It was the night that Wayne Rooney was honoured for becoming England’s all-time leading goalscorer. Just a pity the Manchester United striker, who netted his 50th goal for England last month against Switzerland, was injured and unable to appear in the latest Euro 2016 qualifier against Estonia at Wembley. Rooney was […]
Manchester City Women finish season as Women’s Super League runners up
MAN CITY WOMEN 2, NOTTS COUNTY LADIES 1 Manchester City Women defeated Notts County Ladies, but could not wrestle a first-ever Women’s Super League title from Chelsea who completed the coveted double having earlier won the FA Cup. City needed to win on the last day of the season and for Chelsea to slip up against Sunderland to claim […]
Eighth draw in 11 league games for Oldham Athletic at Gillingham
GILLINGHAM 3, OLDHAM ATHLETIC 3 Oldham Athletic ended high-flying Gillingham’s 100-per-cent home record in Sky Bet League One as yet another game ended in stalemate. This was the eighth draw in 11 league games, but without doubt the most pleasing as Latics gave the Gills an almighty fright. And interim manager David Dunn viewed this […]
Sergio Aguero scores five as Manchester City blitz bottom-club Newcastle United
MAN CITY 6, NEWCASTLE UNITED 1 Sergio Aguero joined an elite group of players to have scored five goals in a Premier League match. What made the Argentine’s haul in Manchester City’s home match against Newcastle United special was that it came in a 21-minute spell. And Aguero could conceivably have scored even more had […]