Milan (AFP) – Gonzalo Higuain hit a rapid hat-trick and Sami Khedira two in three minutes as champions Juventus piled the pressure on Napoli in the Serie A title chase with a 7-0 win over Sassuolo on Sunday. Juventus were 4-0 up by half-time after Alex Sandro opened the scoring on nine minutes in Turin […]

London (AFP) – Newcastle remain mired in the battle for Premier League survival after Crystal Palace salvaged a 1-1 draw in Sunday's clash at Selhurst Park. Rafael Benitez's side took a first half lead through Mohamed Diame, but a Luka Milivojevic penalty soon after the interval forced Newcastle to settle for a point. The Magpies […]

Milan (AFP) – Turkish winger Cengiz Under scored a first minute goal for Roma, who held on to beat Verona 1-0 and keep track in the race for Europe despite having Lorenzo Pellegrini sent off on Sunday Roma had not won since December 16 but 20-year-old Under got them off the mark early taking the […]

Paris (AFP) – Olivier Giroud revealed on Sunday his move from Arsenal to Chelsea was motivated by a World Cup warning from France coach Didier Deschamps. Having dropped down the pecking order with Arsene Wenger's Gunners, Giroud knew he would need to be playing more regularly if he is to convince Deschamps to take him […]

London (AFP) – Antonio Conte insists speculation over his job will not derail his attempt to get his struggling Chelsea side back on track in the fight for a top-four finish in the Premier League. The English champions need to bounce back from a humiliating 3-0 home thrashing by Bournemouth on Wednesday, which put further […]

Burnley (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Pep Guardiola defended his decision to name only six substitutes for Manchester City's 1-1 Premier League draw at Burnley, claiming that he did not have enough players to fill his bench despite boasting the Premier League's most expensive squad. The City manager visited Turf Moor without seven injured players on […]

Madrid (AFP) – Moroccan defender Zouhair Feddal looks set to miss the World Cup after rupturing his achilles tendon in Real Betis' 2-1 win over Villarreal on Saturday. Feddal, who only joined Betis from Alaves in the close season, had to be stretchered off in the 52nd minute. "We will live six months without you […]

London (AFP) – Arsene Wenger says the instinctive understanding between old friends Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Henrikh Mkhitaryan can transform Arsenal's turbulent season. Aubameyang marked his Arsenal debut with a goal in Saturday's 5-1 demolition of Everton, while Mkhitaryan provided three assists in his first start for the Gunners. The swaggering show from the former Borussia […]

Milan (AFP) – Inter Milan were jeered off the pitch at the San Siro after extending their winless run to eight games with a 1-1 draw against minnows Crotone on Saturday. Brazilian Eder headed in for the hosts after 23 minutes only for Andrea Barberis to level 15 minutes into the second half to leave […]

Madrid (AFP) – Former Italy striker Giampaolo Pazzini scored a dramatic late equaliser as Levante held Real Madrid to a 2-2 draw on Saturday, leaving Zinedine Zidane's men 18 points adrift of La Liga leaders Barcelona. Sergio Ramos headed the visitors into an 11th-minute lead with his 50th La Liga goal for the club, but […]

Marrakech (Morocco) (AFP) – Sudan came third for the second time in the African Nations Championship (CHAN) Saturday by defeating Libya 4-2 on penalties after a 1-1 play-off draw in Marrakech. But while the bronze medals the Sudanese won in 2011 as hosts were expected, those they collected in the central Moroccan city came as […]

Milan (AFP) – Ghanaian Afriyie Acquah scored the equaliser only to be sent off as Torino settled for a 1-1 Serie A draw against European rivals Sampdoria on Saturday. Lucas Torreira put the hosts ahead after 11 minutes in Genoa, but Acquah equalised quarter of an hour later before being sent off for a second […]

London (AFP) – Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang scored on his Arsenal debut but was overshadowed by Aaron Ramsey's hat-trick in a 5-1 Premier League thrashing of Everton, while former Gunner Alexis Sanchez netted his first Manchester United goal on Saturday. Club record signing Aubameyang immediately rekindled his relationship with former Borussia Dortmund teammate Henrikh Mkhitaryan, also making […]

Madrid (AFP) – Moroccan defender Zouhair Feddal looks set to miss the World Cup after rupturing his achilles tendon in Real Betis' 2-1 win over Villarreal on Saturday. Feddal, who only joined Betis from Alaves in the close season, had to be stretchered off in the 52nd minute. "We will live six months without you […]

London (AFP) – Arsenal's record signing Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang scored on his debut and Aaron Ramsey hit a hat-trick in a swaggering 5-1 rout of woeful Everton on Saturday. Aubameyang vowed to emulate Arsenal legend Thierry Henry after arriving from Borussia Dortmund for £56 million ($79 million, 63 million euros) this week. While it is too soon […]