Milan (AFP) – Cristiano Ronaldo scored from the spot as unbeaten Italian champions Juventus saw off city rivals Torino 1-0 to hammer home their domination in Serie A on Saturday. Juventus travelled to the Stadio Olimpico after their year-long unbeaten record away from home ended with a shock 2-1 Champions League defeat by Young Boys […]

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Jose Mourinho has claimed Liverpool are "the lucky ones" as they bid to end a wait of nearly three decades to win the English league title. Mourinho and his Manchester United side visit Anfield on Sunday with Liverpool 16 points ahead of their bitter rivals. But Mourinho points to perceived […]

Johannesburg (AFP) – Salitas FC of Burkina Faso won 2-0 away to Al Masry of Egypt Saturday in the biggest shock so far of 2018/2019 CAF Confederation Cup qualifying. The Ouagadougou academy outfit are debuting in the second-tier African club competition just one season after being promoted to top-flight football in the west African country. […]

Milan (AFP) – Cristiano Ronaldo scored from the spot as Juventus saw off city rivals Torino 1-0 to hammer home their domination in Serie A on Saturday. Juventus travelled to the Stadio Olimpico after their year-long unbeaten record away from home ended with a shock 2-1 Champions League defeat by Young Boys in Bern. But […]

Johannesburg (AFP) – Former winners Orlando Pirates of South Africa were left fighting for CAF Champions League survival after being held to a scoreless draw at home by minnows African Stars of Namibia on Saturday. The clubs meet again next Saturday in the second leg of the round-of-30 tie with Pirates coach Milutin Sredojevic convinced […]

London (AFP) – Manchester United tied down centre-back Chris Smalling to a new three-and-a-half-year contract on Saturday with an option to extend the deal for a further year. "Manchester United is delighted to announce that Chris Smalling has signed a new contract that will keep him at the club until June 2022, with the option […]

Berlin (AFP) – Paco Alcacer and Marco Reus continued their hot scoring form to propel Borussia Dortmund to a 2-1 home victory over Werder Bremen that extended their lead at the top of the Bundesliga. The win makes Dortmund 'Herbstmeister', or winter champions, the unofficial award given to the team on top of the Bundesliga […]

London (AFP) – Leeds moved to the top of the Championship with a 1-0 win at Bolton, while previous leaders Norwich were held 2-2 by Bristol City on Saturday. Patrick Bamford hit his first league goal for Marcelo Bielsa's side five minutes after coming on as a second-half substitute. Bamford, a £7 million recruit from […]

Madrid (AFP) – Karim Benzema shot Real Madrid to within two points of La Liga leaders Barcelona with the winner in a scrappy 1-0 win over Rayo Vallecano, while countryman Antoine Griezmann fired a brace in a 3-2 win over Real Valladolid to take Atletico Madrid level with Barca. Benzema's 13th-minute strike was enough for Real […]

Milan (AFP) – Inter Milan captain Mauro Icardi scored from the spot to get the fallen Italian giants back to winning ways with a 1-0 victory over Udinese on Saturday. Luciano Spalletti's side were reeling after their midweek Champions League exit and falling 1-0 to Juventus last weekend in Turin. But Icardi slotted in after […]

London (AFP) – Tottenham should seek inspiration from an unlikely run to the last 16 of the Champions League to pose a Premier League title challenge, believes Spurs boss Mauricio Pochettino. Despite the midweek exertions of drawing 1-1 away to Barcelona to progress in Europe, Spurs closed to within five points of Premier League leaders […]

Milan (AFP) – Roma coach Eusebio Di Francesco remained defiant as he warned that his side have no choice but to win Sunday's Serie A game against Genoa to turn around their season. Roma — third last season but eighth after 15 games this term — play at home against a Genoa side spearheaded by […]

Madrid (AFP) – Antoine Griezmann dragged Atletico Madrid level with Barcelona at the top of La Liga as he scored twice and created another in a 3-2 win at Valladolid. The victory left Diego Simeone's side second in La Liga but they joined Barca, who travel to Levante on Sunday evening, on 31 points. Sevilla […]

London (AFP) – Christian Eriksen came off the bench to score the stoppage-time goal that earned Mauricio Pochettino his 100th Premier League victory as Tottenham manager in a hard fought 1-0 win over Burnley. The struggling Clarets had been seconds away from leaving Wembley with a precious point against hosts who had clinched qualification for […]

London (AFP) – Manchester City swept back to the top of the Premier League as Gabriel Jesus struck twice in the champions' 3-1 win over Everton, while Christian Eriksen kept Tottenham in the title hunt in a last-gasp 1-0 victory against Burnley on Saturday. Jesus hadn't scored a Premier League goal since August, but the […]