Shortly after adjusting the bandages on his head after picking up an injury early in the match, Paul Dawson nods home Macclesfield’s opener to put them ahead against Crystal Palace.
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Cardiff City have been placed under a transfer embargo by the EFL for “non-submission of annual accounts”.
The issue has arisen during the January transfer window.
The EFL regulation that applies to Cardiff’s case comes under the governing body’s ‘Profitability and Sustainability’ rules which state accounts must be submitted “no later than 31 December” in any season.
Cardiff City say the embargo is a short administrative delay and they expect the embargo to be lifted by the end of next week.
The Bluebirds added they do not expect it to impact the club’s plans for the transfer window.
Cardiff issued a statement “to clarify the situation”.
It read: “The club has no financial concerns. All necessary paperwork will be submitted in the coming days, this issue will be resolved and any embargo will be removed.
Alpine skiing great Lindsey Vonn continued her remarkable comeback with her second downhill World Cup title of the season in Zauchensee, Austria.
The 41-year-old American retired from the sport in February 2019 but made her competitive return in December 2024 after a partial knee replacement.
In December, she became the oldest skiing downhill World Cup winner with her victory in St Moritz, Switzerland.
In Zauchensee, Vonn was fastest by 0.37 seconds from Norway’s Kajsa Vickhoff Lie with a run of one minute 06.24 seconds, while American Jacqueline Wiles finished third, 0.48 slower than Vonn.
“I honestly thought with my start number that I had no chance, because there’s so much snow and there wasn’t really a track at number six,” Vonn, who now has 84 career World Cup wins across all disciplines, told TNT Sports.
“I had to risk a lot with my line to really stay in the hunt. I think I executed my plan really well, I brought good intensity to my race.
“Again, I thought I had no chance so I just swung really hard. I was like ‘I could be last, I could be first. I have no idea but I’m going to do my best’.”
Alpine skiing great Lindsey Vonn continued her remarkable comeback with her second downhill World Cup title of the season in Zauchensee, Austria.
The 41-year-old American retired from the sport in February 2019 but made her competitive return in December 2024 after a partial knee replacement.
In December, she became the oldest skiing downhill World Cup winner with her victory in St Moritz, Switzerland.
In Zauchensee, Vonn was fastest by 0.37 seconds from Norway’s Kajsa Vickhoff Lie with a run of one minute 06.24 seconds, while American Jacqueline Wiles finished third, 0.48 slower than Vonn.
“I honestly thought with my start number that I had no chance, because there’s so much snow and there wasn’t really a track at number six,” Vonn, who now has 84 career World Cup wins across all disciplines, told TNT Sports.
“I had to risk a lot with my line to really stay in the hunt. I think I executed my plan really well, I brought good intensity to my race.
“Again, I thought I had no chance so I just swung really hard. I was like ‘I could be last, I could be first. I have no idea but I’m going to do my best’.”
A further five of Saturday’s SPFL fixtures have been postponed, including Greenock Morton v Dunfermline Athletic and Queen’s Park v St Johnstone in the Championship.
Frozen pitches have caused the cancellation of the two second-tier games.
Alloa Athletic v Montrose (frozen pitch) and Peterhead v Hamilton Academical (waterlogged pitch) in League 1 are off and, in League 2, frozen pitches mean Dumbarton v Clyde and East Kilbride v Spartans will also be rearranged.
Annan Athletic’s home game against Elgin City in League 2 was called off after a Friday pitch inspection revealed another frozen surface.
Four Premiership fixtures, two in the Championship and three each in Leagues 1 and 2 are scheduled to be played at 15:00 GMT.
Scottish Championship
Greenock Morton P-P Dunfermline Athletic
Queen’s Park P-P St Johnstone
Scottish League 1
Alloa Athletic P-P Montrose
Peterhead P-P Hamilton Academical
Scottish League 2
Annan Athletic P-P Elgin City
Dumbarton P-P Clyde
Aston Villa are set to sign Chelsea midfielder Oriane Jean-Francois on a permanent deal for £450,000.
The 24-year-old joined Chelsea from Paris St-Germain in 2024 and Villa’s fee is set to be a club record sale for the Blues.
The France midfielder has struggled to get regular game time at Chelsea, while Villa have shown ambition this season, bringing in Arsenal’s Jenna Nighswonger on loan until the end of the season earlier on Saturday.
Villa are eighth in the Women’s Super League with three wins and four draws from their opening 11 matches.
They have an option to make the move permanent for defender Nighswonger.
The 25-year-old, who was was part of the USA squad that won Olympic gold at Paris 2024, has played only 16 minutes in the WSL this season.
“We have been tracking her for some time and are delighted that she has bought into our exciting project,” said Villa director of women’s football Marisa Ewers.
