Berlin (AFP) – Lars Stindl admits his World Cup dream is over as he awaits an ankle operation, capping a bad week for injuries to Germany players. Stindl was helped off the pitch in the first half of Borussia Moenchengladbach's 1-1 draw with Schalke on Saturday. An examination has revealed torn ligaments in the left […]

Milan (AFP) – Juventus battled past 10-man Inter Milan with two late goals giving the champions a 3-2 win in the San Siro on Saturday to reopen a four-point lead at the top of the Serie A table. Inter looked as if they would pull off an unlikely victory as the hosts led until three […]

Milan (AFP) – Reigning Serie A champions Juventus scored twice in the last three minutes to claim a thrilling 3-2 victory at 10-man Inter Milan on Saturday and remain in control of the Italian title race. Inter found themselves a goal and a man down inside 20 minutes after Douglas Costa's opener and a red […]

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho believes he can emulate Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger by coaching into his late 60s. Mourinho will face his old rival Wenger for the last time in an Arsenal match when the Gunners visit Old Trafford on Sunday. Mourinho's longest managerial stint at any club was […]

Milan (AFP) – Juventus battled past ten-man Inter Milan with two late goals giving the champions a 3-2 win in the San Siro on Saturday to reopen a four-point lead at the top of the Serie A table. Inter looked as if they would pull off an unlikely victory as the hosts led until three […]

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Pep Guardiola has insisted John Stones remains a key player at Manchester City and strongly denied speculation the England defender could leave at the end of the season. Stones, 23, has not featured for the Premier League champions since the beginning of March after he picked up an abductor injury on international […]

Swansea (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Antonio Conte may have kept alive Chelsea’s hope of Champions League football, but he admitted Saturday there has been something missing this season -– goals. The Blues manager achieved his 50th victory in the Premier League, a 1-0 win away to Swansea, thanks to Cesc Fabregas's 50th goal in the […]

Milan (AFP) – Roma chairman James Pallotta on Saturday blasted the 'moron' fans tarnishing the club's reputation as a Liverpool fan fights for his life after being attacked before a Champions League clash at Anfield last week. "99.9 percent of our fans are the best fans in the world. It's just a couple of f****** […]

Johannesburg (AFP) – Mamelodi Sundowns overcame an early setback to defeat lowly Ajax Cape Town 3-1 in Pretoria on Saturday and clinch a record-extending eighth South African Premiership title. The home side fell behind after two minutes when Mosa Lebusa scored for the relegation-threatened visitors in the penultimate-round match. But goals from Zimbabwean Khama Billiat, […]

Swansea (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Chelsea kept alive their hopes of qualifying for the Champions League as Blues boss Antonio Conte claimed his 50th Premier League win thanks to a Cesc Fabregas rocket in Saturday's 1-0 success at Swansea. Fabregas's fine strike came in the fourth minute and the midfielder's 50th Premier League goal was […]

Milan (AFP) – Ten-man AS Roma warmed-up for next week's must-win Champions League clash with Liverpool by easing to a 4-1 win over struggling Chievo to consolidate third place in Serie A on Saturday. Edin Dzeko scored in either half with Patrik Schick and Stephan El Shaarawy also on target as Roma overran the side […]

Berlin (AFP) – Lars Stindl's hopes of a place in Germany's World Cup squad were dealt a serious blow on Saturday, when the Borussia Moenchengladbach midfielder picked up an ankle injury in his side's 1-1 draw at Schalke. Stindl was helped off the pitch in the first half after appearing to severely twist his ankle, […]

Madrid (AFP) – Gareth Bale scored as a much-changed Real Madrid warmed up for Tuesday's Champions League semi-final second leg against Bayern Munich with a 2-1 win over Leganes on Saturday. Bale bundled Real into an early lead, before Borja Mayoral took advantage of more sloppy defending to make it two before half-time. Serbian Darko […]

London (AFP) – Cesc Fabregas boosted Chelsea's bid to qualify for the Champions League as his superb strike clinched a 1-0 win at Swansea, while West Brom kept alive their slender hopes of avoiding Premier League relegation with a 1-0 victory against Newcastle on Saturday. Spain midfielder Fabregas gave Chelsea the perfect start at the […]

Madrid (AFP) – Sevilla sacked coach Vincenzo Montella after just four months in charge on Saturday after a run of nine games without a win, the Spanish La Liga side announced. It was a second sacking of the season for Montella after he was also shown the door by AC Milan in Serie A in […]