Owen Moxon’s close-range effort earned winless Carlisle a 1-1 draw with Wigan at Brunton Park.Moxon lashed home from six yards early in the second period, cancelling out Charlie Wyke’s finish.Callum Lang, Callum McManaman and Thelo Aasgaard all went close as Wigan dominated in the early stages.On the half-hour mark, former Carlisle striker Wyke volleyed against the crossbar, but just...Full Story »

Oxford boss Liam Manning saluted his 76th-minute match-winner and also the goal’s creator after their 1-0 victory over League One new boys Carlisle.Tyler Goodrham’s first touch after coming on as a substitute gave Mark Harris a chance on the left side of the box and the summer signing from Cardiff tucked a shot past goalkeeper Tomas Holy to give the U’s their first success of t...Full Story »

West Brom head coach Carlos Corberan accepted his side had to suffer as they held on to beat Swansea 3-2 at The Hawthorns.The Baggies appeared to be cruising towards a first three points of the new Sky Bet Championship season after Semi Ajayi, a Carl Rushworth own goal and a John Swift penalty put them 3-0 up just after the hour.However, Swansea fought back with late goals from Harry Darling and...Full Story »

Paul Simpson said his Carlisle players let themselves down during Tuesday night’s Carabao Cup first-round defeat at Harrogate.Sam Folarin scored the only goal of the game from long range in the 23rd minute to leave the Sky Bet League One Cumbrians winless in eighth attempts against Simon Weaver’s Sulphurites.And Simpson, who made no fewer than four substitutions at half-time, was far...Full Story »

Carlisle’s hoodoo against Harrogate continued on Tuesday evening as Paul Simpson’s team were knocked out of the Carabao Cup at the first-round stage.The newly-promoted Sky Bet League One outfit had failed to beat the League Two Sulphurites in seven previous attempts and saw that run extended by a 1-0 defeat in North Yorkshire.Jack Armer should have given the visitors an 18th-minute l...Full Story »

Carlisle manager Paul Simpson believes his side could have come away with more after they started life back in Sky Bet League One with a 1-1 draw against Fleetwood.Owen Moxon opened the scoring for the Cumbrians with a 30-yard free-kick, but it was cancelled out by Brendan Wiredu’s strike just before half-time.Both teams had chances to score the winner and Simpson was left to rue missed op...Full Story »

Newly-promoted Carlisle started life back in Sky Bet League One with a 1-1 draw against Fleetwood at Brunton Park.Owen Moxon opened the scoring for the Cumbrians with a 30-yard free-kick, but it was cancelled out by Brendan Wiredu’s strike just before half-time.Carlisle captain Paul Huntington went close to opening the scoring in the 29th minute, but his header from Moxon’s floated f...Full Story »

Carl Starfelt was handed what Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers feels will be a farewell appearance in a 4-2 cinch Premiership opening win over Ross County.Starfelt started on the bench with Maik Nawrocki making his debut in central defence before the Swede came on for the final quarter.The centre-half’s partner, Jacynta Galabadaarachchi, left Celtic for Sporting Lisbon this summer and Starfe...Full Story »

Arsenal have been one of the most active Premier League clubs so far in the summer window. Kai Havertz has already joined in a £65m move from Chelsea, while the club is expected to complete deals for West Ham captain Declan Rice and Ajax defender Jurrien Timber in the coming days. Rice and Timber will undergo medicals with the north London club on Friday and are set to join for a combin...Full Story »

Real Madrid are working on a deal to sign Kai Havertz from Chelsea as a replacement for Karim Benzema, according to a report. WHAT HAPPENED? The Germany international is coach Carlo Ancelotti and president Florentino Perez's "dream" choice to replace Benzema, according to Bild. THE BIGGER PICTURE: Madrid confirmed on Sunday that Benzema will leave the club after 14 years of service. The Fren...Full Story »

Overjoyed Carlisle boss Paul Simpson was happy for his players to head out and enjoy a beer following their dramatic 5-4 penalty shootout win over Stockport in the Sky Bet League Two play-off final.After the Wembley showdown ended 1-1 after 120 minutes, the Cumbrians held their nerve to score five faultless spot-kicks to seal promotion and return to League One after nine years away.“I&rsqu...Full Story »

Carlisle secured their return to Sky Bet League One for the first time in nine years after claiming a dramatic 5-4 penalty shootout victory against Stockport in the League Two play-off final.The two sides ended 120 minutes locked at 1-1 at a sun-drenched Wembley, before the Cumbrians prevailed thanks to perfect spot-kicks from Kristian Dennis, Jon Mellish, Ryan Edmondson, Owen Moxon and Taylor C...Full Story »

Real Madrid head coach Carlo Ancelotti has set his sights on a summer swoop for a key member of the attacking ranks at Premier League outfit Tottenham Hotspur, according to reports. The player in question? Harry Kane. The future of hitman Kane, of course, has been thrown back up in the air ahead of next season. This comes amid fresh claims that the England international could be ready to se...Full Story »

Juventus goalkeeper Carlo Pinsoglio has signed a new deal to 2025. The 33 year-old acts as third-choice keeper at Juve. The club said in a statement on Thursday: “Pinso embodies the Juve spirit with his energy, encouragement and positive approach. And then let's not forget his contribution between the posts, in training and when called on during the match. “Carlo is a fundamenta...Full Story »

Paul Simpson is “gutted” for Ben Barclay after the on-loan Stockport defender scored the goal that secured Carlisle’s 3-2 aggregate Sky Bet League Two play-off semi-final win over Bradford.Barclay cannot play against his parent club who earlier in the day defeated Salford on penalties to reach Wembley themselves.Barclay headed home after Bradford threatened to send the tie to p...Full Story »

Ben Barclay earned Carlisle a thrilling 3-2 aggregate victory over Bradford but is will miss the Sky Bet League Two play-off final against Stockport.Defender Barclay, on loan from County, headed United’s third and semi-final clinching goal in the second period of extra time after Mark Hughes’ Bantams threatened to take the game to penalties.The final whistle produced a mass pitch inv...Full Story »

Carlo Ancelotti denied that there are any doubts about his future as Real Madrid coach after their 4-0 thrashing by Manchester City in Wednesday's Champions League semifinal second leg. Bernardo Silva scored twice in the first half to put City ahead at the Etihad Stadium, before Eder Militao's own goal and substitute Julian Alvarez's added-time strike made it 5-1 to City on aggregate. Madrid...Full Story »

Mark Hughes felt Bradford’s 1-0 play-off semi-final win over Carlisle was a great advert for Sky Bet League Two.The Valley Parade crowd of 20,575 was the highest for this stage in the fourth tier.Jamie Walker scored the only goal after 18 minutes to give the Bantams the edge for the return at Brunton Park next Saturday.Manager Hughes said: “The atmosphere tonight was incredible. It&r...Full Story »

Jamie Walker gave Bradford the first-leg advantage over Carlisle following a 1-0 win in their Sky Bet League Two play-off semi-final.The Scottish midfielder scored the only goal in a close encounter at Valley Parade – a game watched by the largest crowd at this stage in the fourth tier.The 20,575 attendance saw Carlisle pile on the pressure in the second half but Mark Hughes’ Bradfor...Full Story »

Carlos Corberan expressed his pride at turning around West Brom’s season despite a 3-2 final-day loss at Swansea as they fell short of the Sky Bet Championship play-offs.West Brom had started the final day of the regular season as play-off outsiders, needing to beat Swansea and hope for favourable results elsewhere.The Baggies ultimately finished ninth, as Sunderland and Coventry claimed t...Full Story »