Berlin (AFP) – Goals from Arjen Robben and James Rodriguez helped Bayern Munich maintain their grip on the top of the table as they beat Bayer Leverkusen 2-1 on Sunday, plunging their opponents into an early season crisis. With three defeats in three, Leverkusen have made their worst ever start to a Bundesliga campaign. Leverkusen […]

London (AFP) – Chelsea and Liverpool continue to throw down the gauntlet to Premier League champions Manchester City as all three were victorious on their return to Premier League action on Saturday. Liverpool showed their credentials in targeting a first title since 1990 are for real and such was the Reds' dominance the scoreline did […]

London (AFP) – Eden Hazard scored a hat-trick as Chelsea continued their perfect start under Maurizio Sarri to move top of the Premier League with a 4-1 win over Cardiff at Stamford Bridge on Saturday. Sol Bamba's opener shocked Sarri's men into life, but the Belgian was too hot for Cardiff to handle with a […]

Milan (AFP) – On-loan Parma defender Federico Dimarco stunned his parent club Inter Milan with a brilliant winner in a 1-0 victory at the San Siro on Saturday, just days before the hosts meet Tottenham in the Champions League. Luciano Spalletti's Inter fell to their second league defeat this season and have only four points […]

London (AFP) – Jurgen Klopp challenged Liverpool to extend their blistering start after the Premier League leaders delivered a statement of intent with a "perfect" 2-1 win against Tottenham. Klopp's side made it five successive victories as goals from Georginio Wijnaldum and Roberto Firmino rewarded their dominant display at Wembley on Saturday. Erik Lamela's late […]

London (AFP) – Liverpool extended their perfect start to the season as goals from Georginio Wijnaldum and Roberto Firmino ensured the Premier League leaders punished woeful Tottenham with a 2-1 win on Saturday. Jurgen Klopp's side avenged last season's 4-1 thrashing at Tottenham with a large helping hand from their error-prone hosts. Wijnaldum opened the […]

Madrid (AFP) – Atletico Madrid's stumbling start in La Liga took a turn for the worse on Saturday as a late equaliser from Borja Garces was only enough to rescue a 1-1 draw at home to Eibar. Eibar appeared to have snatched a shock victory when Sergi Enrich finished in the 87th minute, only for […]

Moscow (AFP) – A member of the Pussy Riot punk band who took part in the World Cup final pitch invasion and was hospitalised with suspected poisoning has regained consciousness and left intensive care, his girlfriend told Russian media. "Petya (Pyotr) has regained consciousness," girlfriend and fellow Pussy Riot activist Veronika Nikulshina said Friday evening. […]

Milan (AFP) – Cristiano Ronaldo is sure to break his scoring duck Sunday against Sassuolo, Juventus coach Massimiliano Allegri insisted as he backed the Portuguese star to win the FIFA world player of the year award. Ronaldo skipped Portugal's Nations League win over Italy to focus on his new club after failing to score in […]

Moscow (AFP) – A member of the Pussy Riot punk band who took part in the World Cup final pitch invasion and was hospitalised with suspected poisoning, has regained consciousness and left intensive care, his girlfriend told Russian media. "Petya (Pyotr) has regained consciousness," girlfriend and fellow Pussy Riot activist Veronika Nikulshina said Friday evening. […]

London (AFP) – Birmingham City were left waiting for their first win in the second-tier English Championship this season after being held to a 1-1 draw at home to West Midlands rivals West Bromwich Albion on Friday. The Blues, who could be hit with a 12-point deduction by the governing English Football League after allegedly […]

Glasgow (AFP) – Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers bemoaned a "poor demonstration of officiating" after Olivier Ntcham was sent off in a goalless draw away to St Mirren on Friday. The result gave Oran Kearney a point in his first game as Buddies boss but Rodgers was unhappy with the decision by referee Andrew Dallas to […]

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho has claimed he is "in the dark" over Paul Pogba's outspoken agent Mino Raiola's intentions for the French World Cup winner. The United manager was forced to discuss his relationship with the club's record signing once again after a week in which Pogba heightened the […]

Berlin (AFP) – Borussia Dortmund's new loan recruit from Barcelona Paco Alcacer scored on his debut in Friday's 3-1 defeat over Eintracht Frankfurt. The 24-year-old Spain striker came on as a second half substitute to complete the win after goals from Abdou Diallo and Marius Wolf helped lifted Dortmund to the top of the Bundesliga […]

Paris (AFP) – Paris Saint-Germain prepared for next week's trip to Liverpool with an emphatic 4-0 defeat of Saint-Etienne, the Friday night stroll at the Parc des Princes stretching their unbeaten Ligue 1 run under new coach Thomas Tuchel to five matches. With Kylian Mbappe serving the first of a three game domestic ban, and […]