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Oct 5 (Reuters) – Rangers have sacked manager Russell Martin, the club said on Sunday, after a disappointing start to the season which has left them eighth in the Scottish Premiership standings. Martin, sacked by Southampton in December, took over at Rangers in June signing a three-year contract, but the club quickly ran out of patience after a dismal run of results. Sunday's 1-1 draw at Falkirk proved the final straw, with Rangers 11 points behind league leaders Hearts after seven games. "While all transition periods require some time, results have not met the club's expectations," a club statement said. Rangers failed to reach the league phase of the Champions League, knocked out by Club Brugge in the playoff round, and have begun their Europa League campaign with two defeats, to Genk and Sturm Graz. The club said that assistant coach, Matt Gill, and first-team coach, Mike Williamson, will also be departing, with no news of Martin's replacement. (Reporting by Trevor Stynes Editing by Toby Davis)

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Oct 5 (OPTA) – Results and fixtures for the Serie A on Sunday (start times are BRST) Vasco da Gama (1) 4 Vitória (2) 3 São Paulo (2) 2 Palmeiras (0) 3 Bahia v Flamengo (21:30) Juventude v Fortaleza (21:30) Cruzeiro v Sport Recife (23:30) Ceará v Santos (23:30) Wednesday, October 8 fixtures (BRST/GMT) Atlético Mineiro v Sport Recife (2200) Thursday, October 9 fixtures (BRST/GMT) Mirassol v Fluminense (0000)

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Oct 5 (OPTA) – Results and fixtures for the Serie A on Sunday (start times are BRST) Vasco da Gama v Vitória in play São Paulo (2) 2 Palmeiras (0) 3 Bahia v Flamengo (21:30) Juventude v Fortaleza (21:30) Cruzeiro v Sport Recife (23:30) Ceará v Santos (23:30) Wednesday, October 8 fixtures (BRST/GMT) Atlético Mineiro v Sport Recife (2200) Thursday, October 9 fixtures (BRST/GMT) Mirassol v Fluminense (0000)

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Spencer Rattler threw an 87-yard touchdown pass, Kool-Aid McKinstry recorded two interceptions, Jordan Howden returned a fumble 86 yards for a touchdown, and the host New Orleans Saints gave rookie head coach Kellen Moore his first victory, 26-14, against the New York Giants on Sunday afternoon. Rattler completed 20 of 30 passes for 225 yards, and the Saints (1-4) won for the first time in his 11 starts over his two-year career. Rookie Jaxson Dart completed 26 of 40 for 202 yards with two touchdowns and two interceptions for the Giants (1-4), who turned the ball over five times and did not force any turnovers. The Giants crossed midfield on the first possession of the third quarter, but Dart dropped the ball while scrambling, and Cameron Jordan recovered for the Saints at the New Orleans 46. That led to Blake Grupe's fourth field goal, a 28-yarder that increased the Saints' lead to 19-14, and it stayed that way through the end of the third quarter. New York moved into position to regain the lead, but on the first play of the fourth quarter, Cam Skattebo fumbled, and Howden picked up the ball and sprinted to the end zone to increase the lead to 26-14. For the second consecutive game, Dart drove the Giants to a touchdown on their first possession. He completed all five of his passes on a 59-yard drive, the last being a 1-yard touchdown to Theo Johnson for a 7-0 lead. Grupe's 28-yard field goal trimmed the lead to 7-3 at the end of the first quarter. New York's second drive ended the same way as its first — with Dart throwing a touchdown pass to Johnson, this one covering 15 yards and producing a 14-3 lead. Grupe made a 53-yard field goal to trim the lead to 14-6 midway through the second quarter, and Rattler connected with Rashid Shaheed, who finished with 114 receiving yards, for the 87-yard touchdown that pulled New Orleans to 14-13. Grupe's 29-yard field goal gave the Saints a 16-14 halftime lead. –Field Level Media

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Oct 5 (OPTA) – Summaries for the Ligue 1 on Sunday (start times are CET) Olympique Lyonnais (1) 1 Scorers: M. Fofana 24 Yellow card: Afonso Moreira 94 Subs used: Afonso Moreira 78 (Karabec), Ņulc 92 (Tessmann) Toulouse (0) 2 Scorers: Emersonn 87, Emersonn 90+6 Yellow card: Francis 51, Dønnum 59, McKenzie 80 Subs used: Methalie 46 (Kamanzi), Francis 46 (Sauer), Emersonn 71 (Magri), Vossah 78 (Cásseres), Hidalgo 78 (Sidibé) Attendance: 51414 Referee: Thomas Léonard ……………………………………………………….. Monaco (1) 2 Scorers: Ansu Fati 45+5pen, Ansu Fati 56pen Yellow card: Salisu 71 Subs used: Balogun 46 (Coulibaly), Ilenikhena 69 (Biereth), Caio Henrique 70 (Ouattara), Idumbo 70 (Minamino) Nice (2) 2 Scorers: S. Diop 29, S. Diop 42pen Yellow card: Abdi 24, Abdi 34 (2nd), Bombito 51 Subs used: Peprah Oppong 38 (Moffi), Louchet 56 (Bombito), Abdul Samed 71 (Boudaoui), Boga 72 (Cho), Sanson 72 (Diop) Referee: Willy Delajod ……………………………………………………….. Le Havre (1) 2 Scorers: I. Soumaré 45+1pen, R. Ndiaye 79 Yellow card: Ebonog 34 Subs used: Kyeremeh 63 (Mambimbi), Doucouré 63 (Namli), Pizarro 77 (Ebonog), Kechta 78 (Nego), Koffi Vinette 90 (Ndiaye) Rennes (2) 2 Scorers: B. Embolo 10, E. Lepaul 29 Yellow card: Jacquet 45, Rongier 64 Subs used: Fofana 63 (Cissé), Mousa Tamari 90 (Lepaul) Referee: Jérémie Pignard ……………………………………………………….. Strasbourg (1) 5 Scorers: J. Panichelli 36, J. Panichelli 51, A. Ouattara 61, M. Godo 66, M. Godo 70 Yellow card: Barco 26, Moreira 59 Subs used: Enciso 72 (Lemaréchal), Amo-Ameyaw 73 (Godo), Rafael Luís 73 (Barco), Omobamidele 77 (Høgsberg), Páez 84 (Panichelli) Angers SCO (0) 0 Yellow card: Belkebla 6, Camara 79 Subs used: Cherif 63 (Kalumba), Hanin 63 (Raolisoa), Camara 71 (Biumla), Mouton 72 (Abdelli), Courcoul 82 (Belkebla) Referee: Guillaume Paradis ……………………………………………………….. Lille (0) 1 Scorers: E. Mbappé 85 Yellow card: André 88 Subs used: Félix Correia 66 (Haraldsson), Sahraoui 66 (Bentaleb), Tiago Santos 76 (Meunier), Igamane 76 (Giroud), Mbappé 81 (Fernandez-Pardo) PSG (0) 1 Scorers: Nuno Mendes 66 Yellow card: Hernández 46 Subs used: Vitinha 59 (Mayulu), Nuno Mendes 59 (Barcola), Hakimi 59 (Mbaye), Zabarnyi 68 (Hernández) Referee: Benoît Bastien ………………………………………………………..

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