Milan (AFP) – Carlo Ancelotti's Napoli suffered their first setback of the season on Sunday as a double strike from French forward Gregoire Defrel helped Sampdoria seal a shock 3-0 win over the Serie A runners-up. Napoli were unable to repeat their come-from-behind exploits against Lazio and AC Milan in their first two games this […]

Moscow (AFP) – Russian league leaders Zenit St Petersburg saw their perfect start to the season ended by visitors Spartak Moscow in a goalless draw that was interrupted when a drone crashed onto the pitch. In the stadium which hosted the France v Belgium World Cup semi-final in July, the drone smashed into the turf […]

Madrid (AFP) – A magical Lionel Messi and on-form Luis Suarez scored doubles apiece as champions Barcelona thrashed newly-promoted Huesca 8-2 to join Real Madrid at the top of La Liga on Sunday. Barcelona's third win of the campaign in as many games saw Ernesto Valverde's men go top thanks to superior goal difference over […]

Watford (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Mauricio Pochettino admitted Tottenham's 2-1 defeat at Watford was a wake-up call and conceded his side must improve if they are to win the Premier League. Pochettino was critical of his players' failure to hold on to the lead given to them by Abdoulaye Doucoure's 53rd-minute own goal. Watford scored […]

Berlin (AFP) – Ondrej Duda scored a goal in each half to inspire Hertha Berlin to a 2-0 victory in Gelsenkirchen on Sunday, leaving opponents Schalke with no points from their opening two Bundesliga games. Having finished second to Bayern Munich last season, Schalke have made the worst possible start to the current campaign. Their […]

Burnley (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Jose Mourinho dedicated Manchester United's 2-0 victory at Burnley to beleaguered executive Ed Woodward as his club returned to winning ways in an incident-packed clash at Turf Moor. United manager Mourinho, whose name was chanted throughout the afternoon by the 2,400 travelling supporters, also claimed Marcus Rashford had been naive […]

Burnley (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Jose Mourinho labelled Marcus Rashford as "naive" after the Manchester United striker was sent off for a headbutt in his side's 2-0 win at Burnley on Sunday. Rashford saw red when Burnley defender Phil Bardsley appeared to kick out at the England international after a challenge. The 20-year-old reacted by […]

Burnley (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Two goals from Romelu Lukaku brought Jose Mourinho a much-needed 2-0 win at Burnley on Sunday, although it was another eventful and controversial afternoon for his Manchester United side. England international Marcus Rashford, only on the field for 10 minutes as a substitute, was sent off after 70 minutes for […]

Watford (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Watford's stunning start to the season hit a new high as they made it four successive Premier League wins with a shock 2-1 success against Tottenham on Sunday. Having fallen behind to Abdoulaye Doucoure's 54th minute own goal, Watford responded impressively, recovering to claim the points through headers from Troy […]

Cardiff (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Unai Emery praised Arsenal's character after they gave a glimpse of their potential in a thrilling 3-2 victory at Cardiff on Sunday. Emery was rewarded for a bold selection after partnering Alexandre Lacazette and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, his two main forwards, together from the start for the first time in the […]

Burnley (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Manchester United fans added to the mounting pressure on their club's executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward by flying a critical banner over Burnley during their team's Premier League match on Sunday. "Ed Woodward a specialist in failure" read the banner as it was trailed behind a plane above Turf Moor just […]

Monza (Italy) (AFP) – Championship leader Lewis Hamilton delivered one of his greatest races Sunday when he wrecked Ferrari’s homecoming party as he stormed to a record-equalling fifth Monza victory at the Italian Grand Prix. The defending world champion produced a perfectly-judged race of raw aggression and astute tyre-management in his Mercedes to finish 8.7 […]

Berlin (AFP) – Jean-Kevin Augustin spared RB Leipzig's blushes as his second-half equaliser secured a 1-1 draw with Fortuna Duesseldorf on Sunday, but Ralf Rangnick's side remain without a win after two Bundesliga games. After a heavy defeat in Dortmund last week, Leipzig were facing a nightmare start to the season when Matthias Zimmermann fired […]

Glasgow (AFP) – Rangers manager Steven Gerrard was furious with referee Willie Collum as his first taste of the Old Firm derby ended in a 1-0 defeat to Celtic and handed Brendan Rodgers first blood against his former Liverpool captain. Gerrard felt Tom Rogic had fouled Ryan Jack in the build-up to Olivier Ntcham's match-winner, […]

Cardiff (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Unai Emery collected his second victory as Arsenal manager thanks to a fine strike from Alexandre Lacazette in a 3-2 success at Cardiff on Sunday. Emery's men had threatened to surrender two more Premier League points as they twice squandered the lead, with Neil Warnock's Cardiff exploiting old failings for […]