Brendan Rodgers hailed one of the “fathers” of Celtic’s recent success after James Forrest reproduced his vintage form with a match-winning double at Dens Park.The winger capitalised on a first start in five months to score both of Celtic’s goals in a 2-1 victory over Dundee, which kept them three points and five goals ahead of Rangers at the top of the cinch Premiership ...Full Story »

Andoni Iraola challenged his Bournemouth players to finish the season in style after they wrote themselves into Cherries history with a 3-0 win over Brighton.Iraola’s in-form side won the battle for south-coast supremacy thanks to goals from Marcos Senesi, Enes Unal and Justin Kluivert.Victory lifted Bournemouth into the top 10 and saw them break their record points haul in the top flight,...Full Story »

James Forrest hit a double on his first start for five months as Celtic maintained their lead at the top of the cinch Premiership with a 2-1 victory at Dundee.Forrest was drafted in for only his fourth start of the season after coming off the bench to net in last weekend’s Scottish Cup semi-final win over Aberdeen.Such was Forrest’s influence at Hampden that manager Brendan Rodgers a...Full Story »

Philippe Clement admitted Rangers’ performance in their 2-1 win at St Mirren was far from “sexy” but insisted winning was all that mattered.The Ibrox side arrived at the SMiSA Stadium without a cinch Premiership victory in three matches but took the lead in the 33rd minute when Saints defender James Bolton put the ball into his own net.Home striker Mikael Mandron deservedly lev...Full Story »

Arsenal were able to weather a grandstand finish to move a step closer to a first Premier League title in 20 years with a potentially season-defining 3-2 victory at rivals Tottenham.The Gunners held a one-point lead over Manchester City ahead of Sunday’s clash but all eyes were on whether Mikel Arteta’s men could pass this latest stern test and they did to remain at the summit going ...Full Story »

Laura Celia Valk, 25, has made the "prestigious" FHM500 list of Holland's most beautiful girls for the past four years. Jude Bellingham's new girlfriend Laura Celia Valk is a lads' mag pin-up in her native NetherlandsSources say she has been dating the 20-year-old £85.5million star for a couple of monthsLaura ranked 145 out of the Netherlands' 500 hottest women She says she felt honoured ...Full Story »

Journalist Bruno Di Simone alleged the former Brazil international had enjoyed 'throuples' with Gracyanne Barbosa, 40, and her 50-year-old now ex-partner Belo. Adriano is alleged to have had a relationship with Gracyanne BarbosaModel Gracyanne has split from husband BeloThey were a high-profile couple in Brazil The couple split earlier this month after 12 years of marriage. On Rede TV program...Full Story »

Senior FA officials are said to be desperate to avoid any unwelcome distractions in Germany. England and Man City ace Kyle Walker with Annie Kilner and three of their sonsAnnie, pictured above with Kyle, has urged his ex-mistress to stay away from the EurosLauryn Goodman, 33, is determined to take the two kids she shares with Kyle to the tournament in June And mum-of-four Annie, 30, fears the ...Full Story »

Ipswich missed the chance to climb into the Sky Bet Championship’s automatic promotion places as Hull came from behind three times to snatch a 3-3 draw at the MKM Stadium.Omari Hutchinson scored two superb goals for Kieran McKenna’s side, who stay third on goal difference, while a point kept Hull’s play-off hopes alive.George Hirst opened the scoring for the visitors with a fin...Full Story »

Chelsea’s hopes of winning a first Women’s Champions League title were ended as Barcelona overturned a first-leg deficit to win 2-0 at Stamford Bridge and progress to the final.Fridolina Rolfo fired home from the penalty spot with 15 minutes to play to complete the defending champions’ fightback and seal a 2-1 aggregate victory, after Emma Hayes’ side had been made to end...Full Story »

Grant McCann is not getting ahead of himself after guiding Doncaster to the Sky Bet League Two play-offs.The South Yorkshire side were held to a 2-2 draw by Gillingham after goalkeeper Thimothee Lo-Tutala was sent off early in the second half.The point was enough to secure fifth place and means Rovers will face Crewe in the two-legged semi-finals.“I’m really proud of our football clu...Full Story »

Bradford manager Graham Alexander refused to discuss hard-luck stories after just missing out on the play-offs.The Bantams beat Newport 4-1 at Valley Parade to end the season with five straight wins but they finished a point off the top seven.Alexander said: “We did our part today but not over the course of the season. But all we could do was win our game and see what fate decided.“I...Full Story »

Crawley manager Scott Lindsey dedicated the 2-0 home win over Grimsby which sent his side into the League Two play-offs to “all the people that tipped us for relegation”.First-half goals from Danilo Orsi and Klaidi Lolos sealed seventh place for the Red Devils, who now face MK Dons in the semi-finals, with the first leg at the Broadfield Stadium on Monday week.Former Swindon boss Lin...Full Story »

Eddie Howe has insisted he would not swap striker Alexander Isak for anyone else after watching him inspire Newcastle to a comeback victory over relegated Sheffield United.The Sweden international dragged the Magpies back into a game they had started dreadfully, in the process scoring for the seventh successive home game – Alan Shearer’s record of 15 remains some way distant – ...Full Story »

David Martindale refused to entertain talk of cinch Premiership survival after spirited Livingston secured a rare win to stave off the threat of relegation for at least another week.The Lions would have been officially demoted to the Championship if they had lost to second-bottom Ross County on Saturday, but an early goal from Bruce Anderson and a Sean Kelly penalty gave them a 2-0 victory.It wa...Full Story »

Nigel Adkins is focused on making sure Tranmere are promotion candidates next season after finishing the season with a 4-1 loss at Accrington.Both Rovers and Stanley finished on 57 points, in 16th and 17th place respectively, but Adkins is determined Tranmere are further up the table in 2024-25.Rovers got off to a dream start when, with just 95 seconds gone, Luke Norris drilled the ball home.Sta...Full Story »

Andre Breitenreiter is resigned to Huddersfield playing in Sky Bet League One next season after his side drew 1-1 at home to fellow strugglers Birmingham at the John Smith’s Stadium.The Terriers need to win at Ipswich on the final day along with Plymouth losing at home to Hull, while also needing to claw back a 15-goal deficit on Argyle in order to climb out of the bottom three.The German ...Full Story »

Charlie Austin scored twice as Swindon and Morecambe played out an exciting 3-3 draw in the final game of the season.The Robins went ahead after just five minutes when Sean McGurk whipped in a free-kick from the right on to the head of Austin to nod home.But the lead didn’t last long as Cameron Smith put in a low ball that made it through to Joe Adams, whose shot took a big deflection to w...Full Story »

Wigan manager Shaun Maloney admitted everything ‘clicked’ during the 2-0 victory over Bristol Rovers at the DW Stadium which saw his side climb into the top half of Sky Bet League One.A goal in either half from Josh Magennis and Jonny Smith secured the points for Wigan, who were utterly dominant from start to finish and could easily have won by five or six.“It’s a really ...Full Story »

Salford and Harrogate shared the points courtesy of four first-half goals as an entertaining 2-2 draw at The Peninsula Stadium brought their respective seasons to an end.Salford were ahead as early as the fifth minute when Callum Hendry rose highest to meet Luke Garbutt’s corner and head the ball into the net.The visitors were level with their first real effort in the 27th minute as Abraha...Full Story »