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Pilchards, Urchins and the Clockwork Cheese: hunting sport’s quirkiest nicknames

Amid the Hippos and the Mintcakes, the Turbines and the Iron, there is a rich well of geography, history and local lore Four years ago one journalist, who enjoys going to obscure non-league football matches on wintry evenings, emailed another journalist, who enjoys quirky facts, to inform him that the Cornish team Perranporth, who play

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Leeds denied late winner as Hakeem Odoffin earns Rotherham a point

Managerless Rotherham put in a spirited display as they held Leeds to a draw that denied the visitors a seventh win in eight Championship matches. The Millers were under the guidance of interim manager, Wayne Carlisle, following the dismissal of Matt Taylor and battled hard to earn a point against their third-placed visitors. Leeds opened

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