THE MORTEM

The final word on the sporting week that was

10 hardy Brackley Town fans were richly rewarded for their support last week as they were given a free pint by Scarborough Town chairman Trevor Bull for making the 400-mile round trip for Tuesday’s National League North clash. There wasn’t much to shout about on the pitch, though, as the match ended goalless

Liverpool are out to 4-1 to finish in the top four this season after suffering a 3-0 defeat at the hands of Wolves on Saturday. It was the first time that Wolves have scored three goals in 27 matches in all competitions this season, and the third consecutive away league game the Reds have conceded three goals

85-1

James Tarkowski was matched at 85-1 on the Betfair Exchange to score the first goal in Everton’s 1-0 win over Arsenal on Saturday. It was the former Burnley defender’s first goal for the Toffees, his side’s first win in ten games in all competitions, and their first under new boss Sean Dyche

Just four days on from winning his first televised title at the Masters, Chris Dobey produced a Hollywood ending to his full-time Premier League darts debut as he mastered Michael van

Gerwen to land the opening night in Belfast. Dobey took out 160 in a final-leg decider, having already taken out 170 in leg two

Defending champions Perth Scorchers were hot favourites to beat Brisbane Heat in Saturday’s Big Bash final but they needed a couple of unlikely heroes to seal a fifth title in the last ten seasons. The Scorchers stumbled to 137-5, chasing a target of 176, before an unbroken stand of 41 off just 16 balls between 19-year-old Cooper Connolly and Nick Hobson, who works as an accountant when he’s not totting up fours and sixes, saw them home