Giggs will make Wales better, insists King
Smyth grabs winner on Northern Ireland debut
Paul Smyth scored a last-gasp winner for Northern Ireland four minutes into his debut against South Korea. The 20-year-old QPR winger, who played 90 minutes for the Under-21s on Thursday, fired home four minutes from time at Windsor Park to give his side a 2-1 victory. The South Koreans went ahead through Kwon Chang-hoon but levelled when a free-kick routine led to a Kim Min-jae own goal. Wales midfielder Andy King paid tribute to Ryan Giggs’s influence after one game in charge of the national team. Following the 6-0 win over China in midweek, King said: “You can’t hope to work for anyone better in terms of what they achieved as a player and how professional they were. The fact we have come in after winning 6-0, and there’s things he wants to improve on, shows we are going to have to live up to high standards.”
Charlton shock Plymouth to give Bowyer perfect start
Lee Bowyer had a dream start as Charlton caretaker manager as his side beat in-form Plymouth 2-0. Bowyer was placed in temporary charge after Karl Robinson left for Oxford last week. Lewis Page opened the scoring with his first senior goal. Then Wolves loanee Michal Zyro added a second as Plymouth suffered a first defeat in nine matches. went top of League One with a 1-0 win over
McNulty’s hat-trick fires Coventry play-off push
Marc McNulty scored a second-half hat-trick as Coventry continued their League Two play-off push with a 4-0 home win over struggling Grimsby. Peter Vincenti opened the scoring before McNulty grabbed his three goals in the final half hour, lashing into the top corner to complete the rout with three minutes left. missed the chance to put pressure on the top two as they were held to a goalless draw by
Vertonghen says Belgium must realise potential
Jan Vertonghen admitted time is running out for Belgium’s golden generation to fulfill its potential. The Spurs defender will form part of one of the most talented squads in Russia, playing England in the group stage. Vertonghen. 30, said: “I am one of the youngest! We have players like [Vincent] Kompany, [Thomas] Vermaelen, myself and Toby Alderweireld who are around our 30s, when you should be at your best. We are now.”