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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

Armando Dobra scored a second-half equaliser as Chesterfield fought back for a share of the spoils from a 1-1 League Two draw at home to high-flying 10-man Port Vale.

Harry Clifton’s late strike saw Doncaster edge out improving Harrogate with a 1-0 victory at the Eco-Power Stadium. Promotion-chasing Rovers had the better of the play but found Harrogate a tough nut ...

Substitute Nahki Wells struck a 77th-minute winner as Bristol City stepped up their Sky Bet Championship play-off challenge with a 2-1 victory over Blackburn at Ashton Gate.

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 ...

Wigan returned to winning ways in League One with a comfortable 2-0 home victory over Bristol Rovers. Shaun Maloney’s men were off to a flyer as James Carragher headed them into a sixth-minute lead ...

A 14-year-old boy will appear in court in Birmingham accused of killing Leo, who died in hospital after being stabbed in a country park.

Mohamed Salah scored his 100th Premier League goal for Liverpool at Anfield but it was the 4-1 victory over Ipswich which was more significant as Arne Slot’s side maintained their stranglehold at the ...

Sixmilebridge inflicted a shock defeat on the previously unbeaten Potters Charm in the Ais Novices’ Hurdle at Cheltenham. Potters Charm had been impressive in winning each of his four previous starts ...