Jade Thirlwall says being in Little Mix was ‘cut-throat’

The 32-year old singer rose to fame after winning The X Factor in 2011 with the girl group behind the hit songs Wings and ...

Paul Heckingbottom backs Preston’s Thierry Small to add more goals to his game

Paul Heckingbottom has called for more from goalscorer Thierry Small after his stunning strike in Preston’s 2-1 victory over Swansea at Deepdale. The 21-year-old let fly with an eighth-minute arrow ...

Eddie Howe ‘very proud’ of Newcastle’s progress during his reign as manager

Newcastle boss Eddie Howe has admitted he could not have dreamt of being level on points with Paris St Germain, Real Madrid and Liverpool in the Champions League when he arrived on Tyneside.

Call for Scottish Government to review foreign language provision

Key Scottish companies and young Scots are losing out due to the spiralling decline in school leavers with language qualifications, a ...

O'Neill relishes Celtic derby win despite Rangers 'excuses'

Martin O’Neill says that he revelled in the opportunity to beat Rangers one more time as manager of Celtic after guiding his side to victory ...

Chelsea held to disappointing draw by Qarabag in Champions League

Chelsea were held to a disappointing 2-2 draw by Qarabag in Baku as their hopes of achieving direct passage to the last-16 of the Champions League received a blow.

Southampton beat QPR to end losing run in first match since Will Still sacking

The Saints, with Under-21s coach Tonda Eckert in interim charge following Still’s exit, made a determined start at Loftus Road and appealed in vain for an early penalty when former QPR man Ryan ...

Elliot Osborne penalty gives Altrincham win over Boston

Elliot Osborne’s first-half penalty was enough to earn Altrincham a first National League win in nine matches. Altrincham’s Tom Crawford had a header ruled out for offside before conceding a penalty ...

Brackley claim much-needed win with victory at Braintree

Brackley won for the first time in six National League games with a 1-0 victory at Braintree. The away side came close to taking the lead when Tyler Lyttle had a crack from outside the box but he was ...

Maccabi Tel Aviv boss Zarko Lazetic sad to see fans banned for Aston Villa match

The Israeli club’s supporters were banned from attending Villa Park by Birmingham’s Safety Advisory Group due to fears over their safety.

Jack Bridge strikes in stoppage time to earn Southend point at Woking

A superb stoppage-time strike by Jack Bridge earned Southend a share of the spoils at Woking in the National League. Woking looked set for all three points after Josh Kelly fired them ahead midway ...

York thrash Gateshead to move up to sixth in National League

York moved up to sixth in the National League with a comprehensive 4-0 home victory over Gateshead. After a brave effort in defeat at Barnsley in the FA Cup on Saturday, Stuart Maynard’s side quickly ...