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EFL Weighs Six-Team Championship Play‐Offs Proposal

September 12, 2025 6:12 pm

The English Football League is considering expanding the Championship play-offs from four teams to six, adding an “eliminator” round in a bid to inject more drama into season endings and reduce “dead-rubber” matches.

Under the proposal — presented by Preston North End CEO Peter Ridsdale in a meeting with Championship clubs — the fifth-placed team would host the eighth-placed, and the sixth would host the seventh, in single tie “eliminator” matches. The winners of those matches would then face the third- and fourth-placed clubs in two-legged semi-finals, culminating in the traditional final at Wembley to decide promotion.

Championship club executives …

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US Open To Go Ahead Without Fans

June 16, 2020 3:34 pm

The US Open tennis championships will go ahead as scheduled in August but without spectators, officials confirmed on Tuesday.

After weeks of uncertainty surrounding the tournament — which is being staged in the epicentre of the US coronavirus crisis — New York Governor Andrew Cuomo formally gave the event the green light.

“The @usopen will be held in Queens, NY, without fans from August 31 to September 13,” Cuomo announced on Twitter.

The New York leader said the US Tennis Association would take “extraordinary precautions” to protect players and staff during the event.

Those safety protocols included robust testing, additional …

Championship: Eze’s Penalty Earns QPR A Point At Derby

December 1, 2019 1:02 pm

Ebere Eze’s penalty just before half-time earned Queens Park Rangers a point against Derby County at Pride Park.

Eze calmly netted from the spot after Bright Osayi-Samuel was fouled by Martyn Waghorn, who had put Derby ahead.

The 21-year-old has now scored seven goals in 19 league appearances for QPR this season.

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Rangers are now without a win in their past seven matches and are still yet to keep a clean sheet this season.

But they battled back well after falling behind midway through the first half and

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West Brom Retain Championship Top Spot, Leeds Leading

October 19, 2019 3:27 pm

Hal Robson-Kanu kept West Brom top of the Championship with a dramatic 1-0 win over Middlesbrough, while Leeds celebrated their centenary by beating Birmingham on Saturday.Albion preserved their position at the top of the table after Wales forward Robson-Kanu scored in the 82nd minute at the Riverside Stadium.

Robson-Kanu’s goal, which secured Albion’s first win at Middlesbrough since 2009, was the perfect way to celebrate after he signed a two-year contract extension this week.

Leeds moved into second place on a milestone afternoon at Elland Road.

Marcelo Bielsa’s team reached their 100th birthday on Thursday and marked the occasion with

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