News in Crewe

CREWE leapt off the bottom of the table after Mikael Mandron held his nerve from 12 yards twice in the space of four second-half minutes.

The Frenchman's penalty conversions in the 48th and 52nd minutes proved decisive and Crewe's passage to a second win in four games should have been helped by TJ Eyoma's dismissal for upending Ben Knight for the second spot-kick award.

CREWE FC started life under new management with a win over Knutsford.

Jack Turner was appointed as the new boss of the Cheshire League side last Thursday with Adam Clayton acting as his assistant manager.

A GYMNAST with the LS Gymnastics Crewe Academy has taken gold with his team at the European TeamGym champion Portugal.

Lewis Lakin competed with the GB junior TeamGym mixed team which made history by being the first Great Britain team to win gold at the championships.

CREWE FC have reappointed Jack Turner as new manager.

The Cheshire League club were looking for replacements for joint bosses Liam O'Reilly and Lee Degnen, who both stepped down from their roles last week.

CREWE are through to the last 16 of the Papa Johns' Trophy after maintaining their 100 per cent record in the tournament with a comfortable win over a strong Doncaster side.

While the League One campaign has been mired in difficulties, they have breezed to victories against Shrewsbury, Wigan, Wolves under-21s and now Donny to travel the furthest in the competition during Dave Artell's reign - and since the 2013 Wembley trophy-winning campaign.

WINGER J'Neil Bennett's long-term injury has forced him to cut short his loan spell at Crewe.

The highly-rated 19-year-old is to return to Tottenham to complete his rehabilitation from an ankle ligament injury sustained in training with the Alex.

CREWE'S season appears stuck on repeat.

Another improved second-half showing wasn't sufficient to prise a point from this afternoon's (Sunday) trip to Portman Road and now the gap to safety has extended to seven points - and potentially more as the Alex have played more games than their basement rivals.

THE Lions are the new leaders of the CREWE REGIONAL SUNDAY LEAGUE'S Premier Division after a thumping 9-0 win over Winnington SC.

Deneilson Osigwe claimed a hat-trick and Jordan Amson netted a double for the Crewe side as they took advantage of previous leaders Betley's weekend without a fixture to go a point clear at the top.

KENNY Lunt says Crewe's management team are working as hard as they can to try and turnaround the club's wretched form.

The Alex's assistant manager insists compiling a couple of wins would kick start a campaign that some fans are already writing off. Tuesday's night's defeat (2-3) at AFC Wimbledon leaves Crewe still looking for success on their travels this season with another difficult assignment ahead, albeit at under-performing Ipswich Town on Sunday (K.O 3pm).

A SPIRITED second-half showing failed to make up for first-half shortcomings as Crewe are left still looking for a first win on the road in League One.

In fact, had they achieved it against the odds it would have been more appropriate to bill it a first success on the tracks as it was a high-speed train which delivered Dave Artell and his players into London today.