Liverpool (AFP) – Jurgen Klopp called for calm after Liverpool's comprehensive 4-0 win over Newcastle helped extend the club's lead at the top of the Premier League to six points. Liverpool have been waiting since 1990 to win the English top-flight title and this season appears to be one of their best opportunities to end […]

Liverpool (AFP) – Liverpool showed the form of champions as they increased their lead at the top of the Premier League to six points by hammering an abject Newcastle United 4-0 at Anfield. Goals from Dejan Lovren, Mohamed Salah, Xherdan Shaqiri and Fabinho did the damage as Liverpool's chances of a first English top-flight title […]

Leicester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Manchester City's bid to retain the Premier League title suffered a major blow as the champions crashed to a shock 2-1 defeat at Leicester on Wednesday. Just days after their surprise home loss to Crystal Palace, Pep Guardiola's side took the lead through Bernardo Silva's early goal. But Marc Albrighton […]

London (AFP) – Liverpool moved six points clear at the top of the Premier League as the leaders eased past Newcastle 4-0 at Anfield and Manchester City were beaten for the second time in five days, 2-1 at Leicester. Tottenham leapfrog City into second after thrashing Bournemouth 5-0, while Manchester United's perfect start under caretaker […]

London (AFP) – Tottenham's claim to be genuine contenders for the Premier League title was reinforced by a 5-0 thrashing of Bournemouth on Wednesday that saw them climb above champions Manchester City and into second place. Mauricio Pochettino's side did not put in a particularly scintillating display as speculation continues to swirl around the Argentinian […]

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's instant impact as Manchester United interim manager continued in his first home game in charge as two goals from Paul Pogba helped his team secure a 3-1 win over Huddersfield. After a resounding 5-1 victory at Cardiff, in his first game since replacing Jose Mourinho at the […]

Milan (AFP) – Cristiano Ronaldo came off the bench to score a late equaliser as 10-man Juventus salvaged a 2-2 draw at Atalanta on Wednesday to move nine points clear of Napoli at the top of Serie A. Carlo Ancelotti's Napoli visit third-placed Inter Milan later in the day, though, with the chance to cut […]

Glasgow (AFP) – Scott Sinclair scored a hat-trick as Celtic struck twice in the final four minutes to beat Aberdeen 4-3 in a Boxing Day thriller and ensure they go into Saturday's Old Firm derby against Rangers top of the Scottish Premiership. Sinclair opened the scoring after just six minutes but Celtic were soon pegged […]

Zagreb (AFP) – Luka Modric added to his collection of awards after a successful 2018 when he was named Croatian sportsman of the year on Wednesday. Sandra Perkovic, five times European champion in discus, won the women's award. The football squad, runners-up in the World Cup, were named Croatian team of the year after a […]

Shanghai (AFP) – Former Watford, Benfica and Atletico Madrid boss Quique Sanchez Flores has been named head coach of Chinese Super League (CSL) Shanghai Shenhua. Shenhua issued a statement welcoming the Spaniard and his coaching team, who are due to arrive in Shanghai on Friday to prepare for the new CSL season beginning on March […]

Paris (AFP) – The home of Paris Saint-Germain forward Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting was broken into by thieves for the second time in a month, a police source said on Tuesday. Thieves escaped with jewels and handbags worth more than 500,000 euros (570,000) last month while Choupo-Moting was playing for PSG against Liverpool in the Champions […]

Melbourne (AFP) – Australia's Asian Cup defence has been dealt a blow with Huddersfield midfielder Aaron Mooy ruled out of the tournament after a second opinion on a knee injury confirmed the worst. Mooy has been in top form this season, but suffered ligament damage in his right knee playing against Arsenal earlier this month. […]

Milan (AFP) – Inter Milan's new CEO Giuseppe Marotta has begun to ring the changes at crisis-hit Inter Milan with the axe falling on Belgian bad boy Radja Nainggolan who has been suspended for disciplinary reasons by the club despite Wednesday's key Serie A game against Napoli looming. Marotta arrived at the Chinese-owned Italian club […]

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Pep Guardiola ends the calendar year with his Manchester City side embroiled in what has suddenly become a thrilling title race for the first time in his Premier League managerial career. The former Barcelona and Bayern Munich boss, seven times a league champion in the three countries in which he […]

Liverpool (AFP) – Rafa Benitez's return to Anfield on Boxing Day is likely to stir memories of an unsuccessful Liverpool challenge for the Premier League title, but Jurgen Klopp is trying to focus on the present. Klopp's Liverpool hold a four-point lead at the top of the table as Benitez, the club's manager between 2004 […]