Russell Martin spoke scathingly about “egos” and “self-preservation” among his players after Rangers dropped two points at Motherwell on the opening day of the William Hill Premiership campaign.

The seamer gave the press conference the night before the hosts chased down 373 runs to win the series opener at Headingley.

Seething Swindon boss Ian Holloway vowed to find the fan who allegedly threw part of a seat at rival goalkeeper Myles Roberts in a tense 2-1 defeat at 10-man Walsall. Swindon had Walsall penned in for ...

Notts County head coach Martin Paterson and Newport manager David Hughes both sent their well wishes to the Magpies fan who was taken ill before their match at Rodney Parade, leading to a one-hour ...

Richie Wellens apologised to the Leyton Orient fans and branded his team “immature” as they fell well short of the standards they set on their way to Wembley last season in a 3-0 defeat at ...

Barnsley head coach Conor Hourihane was glad to come out on the right side of a “mad” game as the Tykes got their Sky Bet League One campaign off to a winning start with a 3-1 League One win at ...

Crewe manager Lee Bell was delighted with his side’s 3-1 opening day win at Salford. The Alex took an early lead through a Kadeem Harris own goal after eight minutes at the Peninsula Stadium, but the ...

England’s Charley Hull climbed into contention at the AIG Women’s Open after a superb third-round 66 left her three shots behind leader Miyu Yamashita.

The ground record at the Kia Oval stands at 263 and has stood since 1902 and an already epic challenge became even more difficult when Zak Crawley was cleaned up by a perfect Mohammed Siraj yorker ...

Fleetwood manager Pete Wild praised his side’s defensive display after a 2-0 win over newly-promoted Barnet in Sky Bet League Two. Barnet dominated possession but Will Davies put Fleetwood ahead in ...

Chesterfield assistant manager Danny Webb was pleased with his side’s opening-day 1-0 victory at home to Barrow. Dilan Markanday’s first-half header secured all three points for Chesterfield.

Rangers slipped at the starting line of their William Hill Premiership campaign with a 1-1 draw against Motherwell at Fir Park. Gers skipper James Tavernier headed in from a corner in the 14th minute ...