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Sport in brief: September 25, 2024
Rangers' James Tavernier (centre) celebrates scoring his sides second goal during the Premier Sports Cup, quarter-final match at Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow, September 21, 2024

MEN’S FOOTBALL: Barnet still top the National League on goals scored after they won 1-0 at Aldershot and second-placed York eased to a 3-0 victory at Solihull Moors.

Former joint leaders Forest Green slipped to a 1-0 loss at in-form Oldham, who are unbeaten in their last seven games.

Bottom-of-the-table Ebbsfleet went down 2-1 at fellow strugglers Maidenhead while second-bottom Wealdstone drew 1-1 with Southend.

WOMEN’S CYCLING: 18-year-old Cat Ferguson won Britain’s first gold at this years Road World Championships in Zurich after claiming the junior time trial on Tuesday.

Ferguson completed the 19 kilometre course in under 24 minutes, averaging 47.34 kilometres per hour, to beat Slovakia’s Viktoria Chladonova by 34 seconds. Fellow Briton Imogen Wolff took the bronze medal, finishing just two seconds behind Chladonova.

MEN’S CRICKET: The final round of County Championship Division One matches begin on Thursday with Somerset and Hampshire meeting in Taunton to battle it out for the runners up spot behind three-time champions Surrey, who play Essex.

Kent are already relegated as they head into their game at Durham and Lancashire need a win against Worcester and help from the weather if they’re to avoid the drop ahead of Nottingham, who face Warwickshire.

MEN’S FOOTBALL: The Europa League’s revamped format continues tomorrow evening with Rangers starting their campaign at Swedish champions Malmo while Tottenham host Azerbaijan’s Qarabag.

Latvia’s FK RFS make their debut at this level with an away tie at 1986’s European Cup winners Steaua Bucharest.

The new enlarged 36-team league phase will see each club play at least eight games in their battle to reach the last 16.

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