Milan (AFP) – Napoli boss Carlo Ancelotti said his side were "ready for Liverpool" after warming up for next week's Champions League clash at Anfield with a 4-0 win over Frosinone in Serie A on Saturday, but Roma threw away a two-goal lead to draw 2-2 with nine-man Cagliari in a chaotic final ten minutes […]

Leicester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Son Heung-min and Dele Alli gave Tottenham a 2-0 victory at Leicester City on Saturday as Mauricio Pochettino’s gamble in resting Harry Kane paid off handsomely. The Spurs manager left Kane on the substitutes' bench as he planned ahead for Tuesday’s vital Champions League game in Barcelona. And while his […]

London (AFP) – Chelsea inflicted champions Manchester City's first Premier League defeat of the season with a 2-0 win at Stamford Bridge that allowed Liverpool to go top of the table on Saturday. N'Golo Kante and David Luiz were on target for Maurizio Sarri's men as City paid for failing to take advantage of their […]

London (AFP) – Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola insisted he had been proved right in dismissing any idea the champions would go the campaign unbeaten after a 2-0 defeat at Chelsea saw them lose for the first time in the Premier League this season and top spot to Liverpool. However, Guardiola still took pride in […]

London (AFP) – Unai Emery praised the increasingly influential Lucas Torreira after the Uruguayan midfielder's late goal secured a 1-0 win for Arsenal against a resolute Huddersfield on Saturday. The Gunners stretched their unbeaten run to 21 games but had looked set to drop two points at the Emirates Stadium before Torreira's spectacular overhead kick […]

Boulogne-Billancourt (France) (AFP) – Norway coach Martin Sjogren has played down any hope of Ballon d'Or winner Ada Hegerberg ending her international exile in time to represent the Scandinavian nation at next year's women's World Cup in France. "You should ask her. The matter is closed for the moment because she has made it clear […]

Milan (AFP) – Polish striker Arkadiusz Milik bagged a brace as Napoli warmed up for next week's Champions League clash with Liverpool by easing past promoted Frosinone 4-0 in Serie A on Saturday, but AS Roma threw away a two-goal lead to be held 2-2 by nine-man Cagliari amid chaotic scenes in Sardinia. Piotr Zielinski […]

Berlin (AFP) – Bereaved Jadon Sancho fired Borussia Dortmund nine points clear at the top of the Bundesliga on Saturday with a late winner in a 2-1 derby triumph at Schalke, while a Robert Lewandowski double against Nuremberg lifted champions Bayern Munich up to second. England winger Sancho, whose grandmother passed away in mid-week, slotted […]

London (AFP) – Chelsea inflicted champions Manchester City's first Premier League defeat of the season with a 2-0 win at Stamford Bridge to allow Liverpool to move top of the table on Saturday. N'Golo Kante and David Luiz were on target for Maurizio Sarri's men as City paid for failing to take advantage of their […]

Boulogne-Billancourt (France) (AFP) – England and Scotland will meet each other in their opening game at the 2019 women's World Cup in France after being placed in the same group in Saturday's draw alongside former winners Japan as well as Argentina. The ceremony at La Seine Musicale in Boulogne-Billancourt, just outside Paris, also set reigning […]

Berlin (AFP) – Jadon Sancho sealed Borussia Dortmund's first away win at Schalke for five years on Saturday as the Bundesliga leaders ran out 2-1 winners in the Ruhr derby – then dedicated the winning goal to his grandmother who passed away in mid-week. The 18-year-old England winger slotted the winner 16 minutes from time […]

London (AFP) – Chelsea inflicted champions Manchester City's first Premier League defeat of the season as goals from N'Golo Kante and David Luiz handed the hosts a 2-0 win at Stamford Bridge and sent Liverpool top of the table. Kante's goal just before half-time came against the run of play as the visitors dominated the […]

Munich (Germany) (AFP) – Niko Kovac says his decision to stop rotating his Bayern Munich squad is paying off after they warmed up for next week's Champions League clash at Ajax with a 3-0 thumping of Nuremberg. Bayern climbed to second in the Bundesliga, nine points behind leaders Borussia Dortmund, after Robert Lewandowski netted twice […]

Berlin (AFP) – Jadon Sancho fired Borussia Dortmund nine points clear at the top of the Bundesliga on Saturday with a late winner in a 2-1 derby triumph at Schalke, while a Robert Lewandowski double against Nuremberg helped champions Bayern Munich up to second. England winger Sancho, who suffered a bereavement in mid-week, slotted the […]

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Jose Mourinho will start Paul Pogba in Manchester United's Champions League group game at Valencia on Wednesday, challenging the French international to show his full potential and win back his place. The United manager left Pogba out of his starting line-up for the second time this week as his side […]