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Norwich’s miserable record of losing every home match this season continued as Bristol City came away with a hard-fought 1-0 Championship success.A well-taken goal from Mark Sykes midway through the second half was enough to condemn the Canaries to a sixth successive reverse at Carrow Road to pile more pressure on Liam Manning, the former Robins boss. It was a first win in five for the visitors while the hosts are now looking anxiously over their shoulders after another lacklustre display, although it might have been different but for two excellent saves from Radek Vitek in the second half.An instantly…

Sheffield Wednesday dropped to the bottom of the Championship table after a 2-1 loss at Charlton, with Owls goalkeeper Ethan Horvath sent off in second-half added time.It capped off a miserable week for crisis-hit Wednesday, who are set to be served with a winding up petition by HMRC. Sonny Carey and Reece Burke scored for the Addicks in a dominant first period but Jamal Lowe cut the deficit to set up a nervy finale.Charlton came out quickly and Max Lowe made a vital block on an early Burke strike.Wednesday’s best chance of the opening 45 minutes came in the 11th…

Sheffield United moved off the bottom of the Championship with a 1-0 victory over Watford at Bramall Lane.Callum O’Hare was the match-winner, poking into an empty net just before the hour-mark to secure a first home win of the campaign for the Blades. The victory moved United above city rivals Sheffield Wednesday into 23rd at the bottom of the table, while Javi Gracia lost in his first game back in charge of the Hornets following the sacking of Paulo Pezzolano.It was a scrappy opening 45 with United having the better chances of the two sides.The hosts had the first chance…

Hull brought Birmingham’s proud 29-game unbeaten home league record to an end with a dramatic 3-2 victory.In a feisty encounter, the Tigers became the first team to emerge from St Andrew’s with all three points since Cardiff in April last year. Sergej Jakirovic’s side were helped when home defender Jack Robinson was dismissed after picking up his second yellow card for dissent just before the hour.And both clubs are likely to be asked to explain themselves following a four-minute stoppage towards the end of the first-half after both benches and players were embroiled an ugly melee. Image: Joe Gelhardt celebrates…

Mikey Johnston’s fine first-half goal and a second-half Isaac Price strike helped West Brom move back into the Sky Bet Championship’s top six as they beat Preston 2-1 at The Hawthorns.Former Celtic winger Johnston scored from 25 yards before Price’s fourth of the campaign saw off in-form Preston. Paul Heckingbottom’s side were five games unbeaten going into this contest but conceded at crucial times although they did score a consolation courtesy of Michael Smith.In a high-quality game, Johnston came close to scoring within the first 25 seconds of this contest as his low effort went just wide.At the other end…

Coventry reclaimed their spot at the top of the Sky Bet Championship with a 2-0 victory over Blackburn.Frank Lampard’s men had slipped to second in the table after Middlesbrough’s victory over Ipswich on Friday night, but goals from Victor Torp and Brandon Thomas-Asante took the Sky Blues back to the summit. The hosts had scored 12 goals without reply in their previous three outings, including the 5-0 drubbing of Sheffield Wednesday before the international break, which followed a 4-0 thumping of Millwall at the Den. Rovers boss Valerien Ismael opted for a back three for the first time this season,…

Oct 18, 2025, 10:00 AM ETChelsea got the Premier League back underway after the October international break on Saturday as they secured a 3-0 victory against Nottingham Forest at The City Ground that cost Ange Postecoglou his job after just eight games in charge.An array of errors summed up the first half for the Blues as they consistently gave the ball away despite their dominance of possession, and they were lucky to go in at half-time with the scores level after the home side failed to take advantage of their chances.Chelsea wasted no time in making changes at the break…

A plan to fire live artillery shells over a major Southern California highway as part of a military showcase attended Saturday by Vice President JD Vance drew strong objections from Gov. Gavin Newsom, who said safety concerns forced him to close a portion of the busy interstate.“The President is putting his ego over responsibility with this disregard for public safety,” the Democratic governor said in a statement. “Firing live rounds over a busy highway isn’t just wrong — it’s dangerous.”But U.S. Marine officials said there was nothing unsafe about the exercise at Camp Pendleton, where firing off artillery is a…

Oct 18, 2025, 09:48 AM ETNottingham Forest have sacked Ange Postecoglou 39 days after appointing him as head coach on Sept. 9 and just minutes after the team’s defeat by Chelsea on Saturday.Forest owner Evangelos Marinakis left his seat midway through his team’s 3-0 defeat at the City Ground and an announcement on Postecoglou’s future was confirmed 19 minutes after full-time.Postecoglou failed to lead Forest to a single victory from his eight matches in charge in all competitions.”Nottingham Forest Football Club can confirm that after a series of disappointing results and performances, Ange Postecoglou has been relieved of his duties…

In 2011, I walked away from a six-figure law career and retired at age 41. I thought I was prepared financially. But emotionally? Not so much.After decades of working, I was used to the sense of purpose that came with a career, and I assumed I’d have to give that up once I stopped working. My biggest fear took the form of one major uncertainty: What would I do with all that unstructured time?Fast forward 14 years later, and my days are anything but idle. My wife and I now live in Portugal, the No. 1 country Americans want to…