Berlin (AFP) – Stuttgart got their first victory under new coach Tayfun Korkut to boost their Bundesliga survival chances as striker Daniel Ginczek netted in Sunday's 1-0 home win against Borussia Moenchengladbach. Korkut, 43, a German-born former Turkey international, was brought in as head coach a fortnight ago to stop Stuttgart's slide down the table […]

Newcastle (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Jose Mourinho admitted toothless Manchester United could have played for 10 hours without scoring in their surprise 1-0 defeat at Newcastle on Sunday. Mourinho's lacklustre side were beaten by Matt Ritchie's 65th minute strike, but they rarely looked like taking all three points against the Premier League strugglers. United are […]

Newcastle (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Jose Mourinho is still waiting to win a Premier League game at Newcastle after Matt Ritchie's goal sentenced Manchester United to a shock 1-0 defeat on Sunday. This was Mourinho's seventh attempt to steer a team to victory on Tyneside and the United manager was destined for more misery at […]

London (AFP) – Matt Ritchie condemned Manchester United to a shock 1-0 defeat at struggling Newcastle, while Huddersfield climbed out of the relegation zone after a 4-1 win against Bournemouth on Sunday. United's second defeat in their last three Premier League games leaves them 16 points behind leaders Manchester City. Jose Mourinho's second placed side, […]

Doha (AFP) – Little more than a fortnight since they met in a scintillating Australian Open final, Caroline Wozniacki and Simona Halep are on course to meet again, this time in the Qatar Open. The two best ranked players in the world lead a high-quality field in Doha, where nine of the top 10 women […]

London (AFP) – Huddersfield climbed out of the Premier League relegation zone after Steve Mounie's double fired his side to a 4-1 win against Bournemouth on Sunday. David Wagner's team took a seventh-minute lead at the John Smith's Stadium as Alex Pritchard took Mounie's pass and drilled in his first Huddersfield goal since his January […]

Paris (AFP) – Mario Balotelli was booked during Nice's 3-2 loss at Dijon for complaining about racist abuse, his French Ligue 1 club and a local newspaper have claimed. A tweet from Nice at half-time in Saturday's match said Balotelli had "picked up a yellow card after... getting annoyed at fans' racist abuse". Local newspaper Nice […]

Madrid (AFP) – Sergio Rico was the hero for Sevilla with a penalty save and several key interventions as his side boosted their European hopes with a 1-0 win over Girona in La Liga on Sunday. The only goal of the game at a sunny Sanchez Pizjuan was scored just over 30 seconds into the […]

London (AFP) – Ki Sung-Yueng says Carlos Carvalhal's positive attitude is driving Swansea to win their fight for Premier League safety. Carvalhal's side extended their impressive run with a 1-0 win over Burnley at the Liberty Stadium on Saturday. South Korea midfielder Ki was Swansea's match winner, striking from long range in the 81st minute […]

Berlin (AFP) – Bayern Munich goalkeeper Sven Ulreich has signed a three-year contract extension, the Bundesliga leaders said Sunday, and has forced his way into contention for Germany with first-choice Manuel Neuer sidelined. Ulreich was in goal on Saturday as Bayern stayed 18 points clear in the Bundesliga table after Robert Lewandowski and Thomas Mueller […]

London (AFP) – Sergio Aguero was the four-goal hero of Manchester City's 5-1 victory over Leicester, but the Argentina striker was quick to praise Kevin De Bruyne for his contribution to the rout. Aguero demolished Leicester in the second half at Eastlands on Saturday as the Premier League leaders moved another step closer to the […]

Madrid (AFP) – Real Madrid's comprehensive 5-2 win over Real Sociedad on Saturday boosted confidence in the Spanish capital with the feeling that they have set themselves up nicely for the looming Champions League showdown with Paris Saint-Germain. Cristiano Ronaldo bagged a hat-trick for the first time this season after Lucas Vazquez had opened the […]

London (AFP) – Arsene Wenger conceded Arsenal's hopes of ending their Champions League exile are in severe danger after Harry Kane condemned them to a damaging 1-0 defeat against bitter rivals Tottenham. Kane's second half header at Wembley on Saturday left Wenger's sixth placed side languishing six points adrift of the Premier League's top four. […]

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Pep Guardiola hailed Sergio Aguero as an "authentic legend" of Manchester City after his four second-half goals continued the club's emphatic march towards the Premier League title with a 5-1 thrashing of Leicester. Raheem Sterling had given City an early lead on Saturday but Leicester went into the break on […]

London (AFP) – Chelsea manager Antonio Conte believes blame should be shared for the dramatic slump that has the Italian fighting for his job as West Brom visit the English champions on Monday. A 4-1 thrashing at Watford on Monday followed an embarrassing 3-0 loss to Bournemouth in Chelsea's last home game to leave the blues […]