Lyon (AFP) – Erin Cuthbert kept Chelsea's hopes of a first-ever Champions League final alive with a superb second half volley on Sunday as Lyon narrowly beat the Blues 2-1 in the first leg of their semi-final. Cuthbert rocketed home a long-distance volley 18 minutes from the end in a stirring second-half display that will […]

London (AFP) – Arsenal's bid for a top four finish in the Premier League suffered a major setback as Crystal Palace punished their sluggish display to claim a shock 3-2 win on Sunday. Unai Emery's side paid the price for a defensive horror show at the Emirates Stadium to leave their hopes of qualifying for […]

Cardiff (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Liverpool continue to put the pressure on Manchester City as a hard-fought 2-0 win at relegation threatened Cardiff moved them back top of the Premier League on Sunday. Georginio Wijnaldum's opener just before the hour and James Milner's penalty secured a ninth consecutive win in all competitions for Jurgen Klopp's […]

Madrid (AFP) – Karim Benzema made it 30 goals for the season on Sunday as he led the way again for struggling Real Madrid with a hat-trick that shot his side to a 3-0 win over Athletic Bilbao. Benzema has been one of the few bright sparks in an otherwise dreary campaign for the European […]

Paris (AFP) – After being the star of France's 2018 World Cup triumph, Kylian Mbappe has been the standout player for Paris Saint-Germain in a Ligue 1 title-winning campaign that has been slightly marred by the manner in which they limped over the line. PSG finally wrapped up the title on Sunday second-placed after Lille […]

Paris (AFP) – Paris Saint-Germain won the French Ligue 1 title for a sixth time in seven seasons on Sunday after second-placed Lille could only draw 0-0 at Toulouse. Qatar-backed PSG are now 16 points ahead of Lille who have five games to play after a campaign which saw them only lose on three occasions […]

Berlin (AFP) – Captain Marco Reus played through the pain barrier to inspire Borussia Dortmund to a 4-0 win over Freiburg on Sunday and keep them hot on the heels of Bundesliga leaders Bayern Munich. Reus picked up a knock to his knee under a heavy challenge from Freiburg's Janik Haberer in the second half, […]

Liverpool (AFP) – Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer apologised to the club's supporters for an "unworthy" 4-0 loss away to Everton on Sunday that did fresh damage to their hopes of Champions League football next season. Goals from Richarlison, Gylfi Sigurdsson, Lucas Digne and Theo Walcott saw United suffer their sixth defeat in eight […]

Liverpool (AFP) – Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's problems since taking over as permanent Manchester United manager intensified with a humiliating 4-0 loss away to Everton on Sunday. Defeat at Goodison Park — United's sixth in eight games — also dealt a huge blow to the Red Devils' hopes of playing in the Champions League next season. […]

Liverpool (AFP) – Manchester United's hopes of Champions League football next season suffered another huge blow as Everton romped to a 4-0 win at Goodison Park on Sunday. A sixth defeat in eight games in all competitions for Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's men means they remain two points adrift of the top four in sixth. Everton, […]

Berlin (AFP) – One-time wonderkid Renato Sanches has repeated his desire to leave Bayern Munich after another year in which he has struggled to break into the first team. "I have to play more, five minutes are not enough," said Sanches, 21, after he was substituted onto the field in the 87th minute during Bayern's […]

Milan (AFP) – Massimiliano Allegri insisted that Cristiano Ronaldo was the future of Juventus and the Portuguese superstar said he was "1,000 percent committed to staying" but despite sealing an eighth consecutive Serie A title the Turin giants need to find more if they want to conquer Europe next season. Allegri's side claimed an eighth […]

London (AFP) – N'Golo Kante has warned Chelsea to cut out their sloppy second halfs as the Blues look to boost their bid to finish in the Premier League's top four against Burnley on Monday. Maurizio Sarri's side advanced to the Europa League semi-finals on Thursday with a 4-3 win over Slavia Prague. But what […]

Johannesburg (AFP) – Second-tier club TS Galaxy stunned Golden Arrows and success-starved Kaizer Chiefs scored three late goals to oust Chippa United Saturday in dramatic South African FA Cup semi-finals. Galaxy, who lie eighth in the 16-club second division, equalised in stoppage time before going on to win 3-1 at Arrows through a Zakhele Lepasa […]

Milan (AFP) – Cristiano Ronaldo said he was "1,000 percent committed to staying" with Juventus next season as he claimed his first Serie A title and Juventus their eighth in a row on Saturday. Massimiliano Allegri's side had needed just one more point for a 35th Scudetto and their latest title triumph helped ease some […]