Vadaine Oliver’s own-goal condemned promotion-hopefuls Stevenage to a 1-0 defeat against relegation-threatened Reading at The Lamex Stadium.The hosts spent the opening 15 minutes camped in the visitors’ half but Dan Sweeney failed to capitalise, sending a close-range header over the crossbar.Sweeney almost made amends with a delicious delivery into the box before Jamie Reid’s tea

Ian Evatt spoke of the issues of forthcoming fixture congestion after Bolton’s game at Cambridge was abandoned.Both head coaches agreed that referee David Rock made the correct decision in calling the game off after he consulted both Neil Harris and Evatt before leading the players off the pitch with only nine goalless minutes played.The abandonment was confirmed 16 minutes later.“I th

Cambridge’s game with Bolton was abandoned after only nine minutes of play due to a waterlogged pitch.Play was stopped while still 0-0, with referee David Rock taking the players off the pitch after consulting both head coaches.After a delay of 16 minutes it was announced at 8.10pm that the decision had been taken for the game to be called off.The only opening in the nine minutes that were p

The Sky Bet League Two match between Walsall and Morecambe has been postponed due to a waterlogged pitch.A pitch inspection was carried out with heavy rain falling at the Bescot and Walsall announced on X, formerly known as Twitter, that the match was off shortly after 6.30pm.“We can confirm that tonight’s match against @MorecambeFC has been postponed due to a waterlogged pitch,”

Burton’s League One game with fellow strugglers Cheltenham has been postponed due to a waterlogged pitch.The Pirelli Stadium surface failed an inspection after heavy rain on Tuesday afternoon.A Burton statement read: “Tonight’s game against Cheltenham FC has been called off due to a waterlogged pitch.“The match referee inspected the pitch, which has been hit by a large delu

DANI Alves' ex-wife says he "stank of alcohol and collapsed in bed" after arriving home from a night out where he allegedly raped a woman.Model Joana Sanz told her ex-husband's rape trial in Barcelona that Alves also rang her "drunk" from the club where he allegedly forced himself on a 23-year-old woman.The Brazilian defender, 40, is accused of raping a woman in the toilet of an upmarket Barcelona

LIONEL MESSI admits it was "a shame" he missed another prestige friendly for Inter Miami.Fans in Hong Kong - and even the territory's Government - are furious that Messi was left on the bench for Sunday's game because of a hamstring injury.Messi said: "Unfortunately in football things can happen in any game, that we may have an injury. It happened to me."I couldn't play in the Hong Kong match, and

ENGLAND footie ace Jack Grealish is fizzing with excitement after signing a seven-figure deal with soft drinks firm Pepsi.He is part of a new ad campaign with ex-footballer turned actor Vinnie Jones.It is the latest money-spinning commercial contract for the forward, who won the Champions League, Premier League and FA Cup treble last season with Man City under Pep Guardiola.Insiders revealed Jack,

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PARIS SAINT-GERMAIN could renew their interest in Marcus Rashford, according to reports.The Ligue 1 side are drawing up a list of replacements for Kylian Mbappe.Marcus Rashford is on PSG's radar Credit: GettyReports in France suggest that the player has decided to join Real Madrid at the end of the season once his PSG contract expires.Los Blancos are supposedly confident they can get the deal done