Glenn Whelan has been sacked as manager of Scottish Championship side Livingston.
The former Republic of Ireland defender was appointed at the end of May, following their relegation from the Premiership.
Livi have won just two of their five league games so far this season, with the club’s chairperson stating that ‘mediocrity is not an acceptable solution’.
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Victims of the flash floods in Nepal will be honoured with a moment’s silence ahead of this week’s Champions League matches.
More than 13-hundred people have been killed, while over five-and-a-half thousand others are missing.
UEFA President Alexander Ceferin says the European football family will “stand together” in support of the country.
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Middlesbrough are considering making a claim for compensation after their kit was ruined during last week’s Championship match against Burnley.
Their all-white away strip was stained green due to a chemical on the pitch at Turf Moor – which was reportedly put down to treat a roundworm problem.
Kitmen were left baffled after industrial stain remover failed to clean the kits.
