Dr Wajid Akhter has been chosen as the new secretary-general of the Muslim Council of Britain (MCB). The organisation, established in 1998, describes itself as the UK’s largest Muslim umbrella ...

The home side were awarded two spot-kicks during the match, with Ronan Hale converting the second three minutes from time.

Peterborough boss Darren Ferguson reckons he is “wasting his time” with the “softest” squad he has ever worked with. The “embarrassed” Posh manager labelled his players as a “shambles” after his side ...

Stevenage manager Alex Revell described his side’s 1-0 victory at Barnsley as a “huge win” and praised his players for securing it. Dan Kemp struck in time added on to give Stevenage all three points.

Shrewsbury boss Gareth Ainsworth described his side’s last-gasp defeat at Charlton as “heart-breaking” but vowed to pick his players up. The 1-0 loss thanks to Thierry Small’s stoppage-time winner, ...

Cheltenham boss Michael Flynn praised Tommy Backwell after his first EFL goal helped fire them to a 2-1 home victory over Salford. The Bristol City loan midfielder was making his full debut and opened ...

Nigel Adkins admitted his Tranmere side were in a relegation battle after they were held to a 1-1 draw by Gillingham at Prenton Park. The result means it is now just one win in seven for Rovers while ...

A crew from Russia’s Marine Rescue Service siphoned away the remaining 1,488 tonnes of oil left in the grounded Volgoneft-239 in a six-day operation, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Vitaly Savelyev said ...

WARRINGTON Rylands maintained their unbeaten run with a convincing dismantling of Bamber Bridge. Blues achieved their biggest league win of the season, 4-0, at the SFC Stadium. All of their goals came ...

Rather sympathetic to the position De Boinville found himself in was Barry Geraghty, the man who bought Constitution Hill as a foal and nurtured his early days before passing on the baton to his ...

Stockport retained their place in the League One play-off positions after a comfortable 2-0 victory over struggling Crawley. First-half goals from Will Collar and Macauley Southam-Hales ensured Dave ...

Kevin Maher’s mid-table Shrimpers have now only lost twice – against high-flying duo Barnet and York – in their last nine games.