Renee Slegers said Arsenal “had some extra fire” to beat local rivals Tottenham following last season’s 1-0 defeat in the north London derby.The Gunners opened the scoring through Alessio Russo after just 63 seconds – the Gunners’ second fastest goal in the Women’s Super League.That set the tone for a one-sided clash at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, with Frida Maan...

Alessio Russo scored after 63 seconds to set Arsenal on their way to a 3-0 north London derby victory at Tottenham.Russo’s early finish – the Gunners’ second fastest goal in Women’s Super League history – was added to by Frida Maanum and Stina Blackstenius to continue interim boss Renee Slegers’ impressive short-term reign.Slegers, who replaced Jonas Eidevall on...

Lincoln manager Michael Skubala believed the 0-0 draw at Exeter was a case of two points dropped for his team.Lincoln were the better team in a dire match of few clear-cut chances against a team playing without three key players, away on international duty.The absence of those players showed as the hosts lacked quality in the final third and Skubala said: “It feels like two points dropped.&l...

Play-off hopefuls Exeter and Lincoln played out a dour 0-0 Sky Bet League One draw at St James Park in a match that was lacking in quality.Exeter were without three key players, away on international duty, but they were not allowed to call the game off as the third of those call-ups came after the EFL’s deadline of last Sunday.Lincoln looked the more likely to score throughout and Jack Moyla...

Steve Clarke felt his Scotland side ended their long wait for a win with arguably their poorest performance of the UEFA Nations League campaign – but were due the break they received from Croatia’s disputed red card.Croatia looked the more dangerous side until Petar Sucic received a second yellow card in the 44th minute for a lazy studs-up challenge on John Souttar, having earlier been...

Northern Ireland manager Michael O’Neill was happy with the patience shown by his players as second-half goals from Daniel Ballard and Dion Charles secured a 2-0 victory over Belarus which moves them a step closer to winning their Nations League group.Belarus, echoing the way they played in the second half of last month’s goalless draw in Hungary, set up deep from the start at Windsor ...

John McGinn came off the bench to end Scotland’s 10-game run without a competitive victory by firing an 86th-minute winner against 10-man Croatia.Scotland had struggled to make the most of their numerical advantage after Petar Sucic was sent off in the 44th minute.Croatia had looked the more threatening side in the first half and still managed to create the best chances after the break befor...

Northern Ireland took a big step towards securing promotion back to the second tier of European football as second-half goals from Daniel Ballard and Dion Charles secured a 2-0 Nations League win over Belarus.Victory in Belfast keeps Michael O’Neill’s men two points clear of Bulgaria, and a draw away to Luxembourg on Monday would take them out of League C as Group 3 winners.After last ...

England Under-21s maintained their impressive away form as they held Spain to a goalless stalemate in a hard-fought friendly in Cadiz.Aston Villa winger Jaden Philogene went closest for England in the first half at La Linea de la Concepcion Stadium, while Spain twice struck the woodwork after the interval.England interim boss Ben Futcher handed Under-21 debuts to Sunderland’s Jobe Bellingham...

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