Ross County came from three goals down against Partick Thistle to retain their cinch Premiership status with a sudden-death penalty shoot-out victory following an epic play-off final.

Aidan Fitzpatrick put Thistle three ahead on aggregate two minutes before half-time in the second leg in Dingwall and they were in control until the 71st minute when Yan Dhanda’s penalty and Simon Murray’s close-range finish turned the game on its head inside 80 seconds.

County completed their comeback just after the 90-minute mark when George Harmon netted to send the game into extra time.

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There were chances and VAR controversy throughout and the penalty shoot-out was just as dramatic as the game before Jo…

Gibraltar defender Jayce Olivero will approach Monday night’s Euro 2024 qualifier against the Republic of Ireland as “a final” as the minnows look to add to Stephen Kenny’s misery.

The clash between the sides currently occupying the bottom two places in Group B at the Aviva Stadium could prove make or break for Kenny after Friday’s 2-1 defeat in Greece left his team pointless and with his critics once again on the offensive.

Gibraltar, who are ranked 201st by FIFA, have lost each of their three opening fixtures against the Greeks, the Netherlands and France 3-0 and while the odds may be heavily stacked against them in Dublin, Europa defender Olivero is relishing the task ahead.

He said: “The game for us is a final. Ireland are a great nation and a rea…

With Real Madrid welcoming Bayern Munich to the Spanish capital for their Champions League semi-final showdown on Wednesday night, we have a pair of heavyweight European battles on the cards.

As a spot in the final of this season’s Europa Conference League hangs in the balance as Fiorentina travel to Club Brugge, there are plenty of intriguing betting markets.

So, for those of you looking to stick on a Wednesday flutter, we have found a pair of European betting tips that can offer great value.

17:45 Club Brugge vs Fiorentina

Eventually claiming what was a crucial first-leg advantage in Tuscany last week, Fiorentina will be more than aware that they face a season-defining battle on Wednesday evening. Eventually clinging to an action-packed 3-2 victory…

Paris Saint-Germain can do great things in the Champions League if the attacking trio of Kylian Mbappe, Lionel Messi and Neymar continue their rich vein of form, according to defender Achraf Hakimi.

With Neymar operating just behind Mbappe and Messi, all three were on target as Christophe Galtier s side soared through to the knockout stages with a dominant 7-2 victory over Maccabi Haifa at Parc des Princes.

Supported by a midfield trio of Fabian Ruiz, Renato Sanches and Vitinha, the front three embraced the opportunity to express themselves more freely with PSG netting seven goals in a Champions League game for only the third time.

We played a good game, we fulfilled the objective of qualifying, Hakimi told RMC Sport 1. We scored a lot of goals. The coach chose …

Milan have completed the signing of Mike Maignan from Ligue 1 winners Lille ahead of the departure of fellow goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma.

The one-cap France international, who played a key part in Lille s stunning title success this term, has signed a five-year deal at San Siro for a reported €15million fee.

Maignan kept a league-high 21 clean sheets in 38 games – seven more than next-best Keylor Navas and Benoit Costil – and his save percentage of 78.9 was bettered only by the Paris Saint-Germain keeper among those to have played at least three times.

He made 180 appearances over six seasons for Lille in total and was named Ligue 1 s goalkeeper of the year in 2018-19.

Milan announced the arrival of Maignan, who is part of France s Euro 2020 squ…

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Shamrock Rovers and Shkupi will face each other in the first leg of the UEFA Europa League Third Qualifying Round this week. The match will be held at the Tallaght Stadium in Dublin and is scheduled to kick off at 8pm UK time on Thursday.

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Shamrock Rovers are the biggest and most successful club in the Republic of Ireland. They are well-known abroad for their exploits in  European competitions and have a pretty good history in Europe. The Hoops have won the League of Ireland/League of Ireland Premier Division a record 19 times and the FAI Cup as many as 25 times also a record.

The Rovers won the 2021 League of Ireland Premier Division title. Stephen Bradley’s side …

Arnaut Danjuma believes Tottenham must come to terms quickly with their dramatic 3-2 loss against Bournemouth as they chase a top-four finish.

Spurs were on the wrong side of a five-goal Premier League thriller on Saturday, after Dango Ouattara s 95th-minute strike sealed victory for the Cherries.

Danjuma had equalised at the end of normal time to seemingly rescue a point after Matias Vina and Dominic Solanke had cancelled out Son Heung-min s opener.

As a result, fifth-placed Spurs missed the chance to move level on points with Manchester United and third-placed Newcastle United, who suffered a 3-0 defeat to Aston Villa.

We have to come to terms with it, he told BBC Match of the Day. I think we did our best to pursue an extra goal. If you are Spurs, you …

Liverpool suffered a major blow to their title hopes when they stumbled to a 1-0 defeat at Leicester City.

Ademola Lookman scored, netting in consecutive Premier League appearances for the first time in his career, having grabbed a goal in the 6-3 Boxing Day defeat at Manchester City.

The former Everton player s contribution, after a rare penalty miss from Mohamed Salah, means City s lead in the title race stands at six points at the halfway stage in the season.

West Ham and Crystal Palace also won on Tuesday, while Southampton battled for a point against Tottenham.

After a big result in the context of the title race, Stats Perform takes a look at the pick of Tuesday s Opta data.

Leicester City 1-0 Liverpool: Salah miss hurts as ex-Everton man L…

​Fernando Santos faces a tall order to win his opening Euro 2016 qualifier as Portugal boss with his side visiting Denmark next Tuesday.

Santos was appointed as Paulo Bento s replacement last month following Portugal s humiliating 1-0 loss to Albania in their Group I opener, although he is currently subject to an eight-game ban by FIFA for misconduct during Greece s World Cup last-16 penalty shoot-out loss to Costa Rica.

That ban, upheld on appeal by FIFA, will see him unable to oversee things from the touchline in Saturday s friendly with France or the clash with Denmark who Portugal have not beaten away from home since 1995.

Albania host Denmark three days earlier hoping to inflict a similar shock on the Scandinavians before visiting a Serbia side that will b…

Netherlands needed a fortunate late equaliser while Italy found a new and unlikely hero in Saturday s Euro 2016 qualifying.

Controversy surrounded the selection of Brazilian-born striker Eder in Antonio Conte s Italy squad for their trip to Bulgaria in Group H.

But the Sampdoria striker responded in the best possible fashion, scoring an 84th-minute leveller to rescue a 2-2 draw.

Guus Hiddink s Netherlands looked set to lose at home for the first time in a European qualifier until Klass-Jan Huntelaar deflected Wesley Sneijder s stoppage-time effort into the net to secure a 1-1 draw and avoid a third Group A defeat.

Here we round-up all of Saturday s qualifying action.

GROUP A

Eidur Gudjohnsen marked his return to international f…