Paris (AFP) – Paris Saint-Germain suffered a new injury scare on Saturday ahead of their Champions League showdown with Manchester United as Edinson Cavani came off after appearing to hurt himself taking a penalty. The Uruguayan scored from the spot to give PSG a 1-0 lead at home to Bordeaux three minutes before half-time in […]

Liverpool (AFP) – Liverpool regained top spot in the Premier League by getting back to winning ways as goals from Sadio Mane, Georginio Wijnaldum and Mohamed Salah secured a comfortable 3-0 win over Bournemouth on Saturday. Back-to-back draws against Leicester and West Ham had seen Jurgen Klopp's men usurped by Manchester City on goal difference […]

London (AFP) – Cardiff City led the Premier League's tributes to Emiliano Sala on Saturday in the first round of English top-flight matches since his death was confirmed earlier this week. The Argentinian's body was formally identified by a coroner in Dorset, southwest England, on Thursday, a day after it was recovered from underwater wreckage […]

London (AFP) – Paul Pogba said greater challenges lay ahead of Manchester United after scoring twice in a 3-0 win away to Premier League strugglers Fulham on Saturday. The France midfielder fired United into an early lead and, after Anthony Martial made it 2-0, wrapped up the win with a second-half penalty at Craven Cottage. […]

London (AFP) – Manchester United swept into fourth place in the Premier League as Anthony Martial's sublime strike inspired their 3-0 win over struggling Fulham on Saturday. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's side took the lead through Paul Pogba's clinical finish early in the first half at Craven Cottage. But it was Martial who stole the show […]

Rio de Janeiro (AFP) – The bodies of the 10 victims of a fire that ravaged accommodation for youth players at Rio club Flamengo have been identified, Brazilian media reported on Saturday, saying all were between 14 and 17. The fire struck early on Friday. Initially the authorities thought the victims included members of staff, […]

London (AFP) – Belgian star Eden Hazard has been persistently linked with a move to Spain's European champions Real Madrid but he told The Times he is happy at Chelsea and agrees with manager Maurizio Sarri over his tactics. The 28-year-old Chelsea and Belgium playmaker — a pivotal figure in his country's best ever performance […]

Rome (AFP) – Napoli star Marek Hamsik's move to Chinese Super League club Dalian Yifang is back on track and will be completed early next week, according to reports in Italy on Saturday. Napoli had suspended the deal because of a problem with agreed "payment methods" with the Chinese club which is coached by German Bernd […]

London (AFP) – The family of the pilot of the small plane that crashed over the Channel while flying Argentine footballer Emiliano Sala to Britain has launched a fundraising campaign to find his remains. British rescuers on Thursday formally identified the one body pulled from the submerged wreckage as that of the 28-year-old striker. But […]

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Pep Guardiola and Maurizio Sarri share a mutual admiration and style of play, but as Chelsea visit Manchester City on Sunday, Sarri is also following Guardiola's experience of a difficult first year in England. Long forgotten now after romping to the Premier League with a record 100 points last season, […]

London (AFP) – Harry Winks insists Tottenham still have a chance of gate-crashing the Premier League title race as they prepare to host Leicester on Sunday. Mauricio Pochettino's side go into this weekend's fixtures trailing five points behind leaders Manchester City and second placed Liverpool. But, while most pundits see third placed Tottenham as outsiders, […]

Paris (AFP) – Michy Batshuayi's move to Crystal Palace right at the end of the January transfer window means the Belgian international striker has now played for three different clubs in the last year. After a successful stint at Borussia Dortmund in the second half of last season, Batshuayi flopped at Valencia but now the […]

London (AFP) – Aston Villa scored three times in the last eight minutes to rescue a thrilling 3-3 draw as Sheffield United blew their chance to go top of the Championship on Friday. Dean Smith's side looked dead and buried at Villa Park after falling three goals behind against promotion-chasing United. Billy Sharp's second hat-trick […]

London (AFP) – Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has conceded defeat in chasing down Manchester City and Liverpool for the Premier League title race this season, but wants Manchester United to recover the title-winning mentality he harnessed as a player under Alex Ferguson within two years. Solskjaer has won seven and drawn one of his eight league […]

Milan (AFP) – Stephan El Shaarawy and Edin Dzeko scored early with Aleksandar Kolarov adding a third after the break as Roma eased past basement club Chievo 3-0 to get back to winning ways and move up to fourth in Serie A. Eusebio Di Francesco's side had been coming off two league draws and a […]