Madrid (AFP) – Atletico Madrid moved back to the top of La Liga on Sunday after a 1-1 draw against Real Betis opened a one-point lead over city rivals Real. Despite missing 19-goal striker Luis Suarez, Atletico were in front after just five minutes when Belgian international Yannick Carrasco scored into an empty net after […]

Johannesburg (AFP) – Congolese duo Fabrice Ngoma and Ben Malango scored as Raja Casablanca of Morocco crushed Pyramids of Egypt 3-0 in Cairo Sunday to become the first qualifiers for the CAF Confederation Cup quarter-finals. They struck in the opening half and Moroccan star Soufiane Rahimi completed the rout with 13 minutes remaining of the […]

Milan (AFP) – Antonio Conte's Inter Milan tightened their grip on the Serie A title on Sunday with Matteo Darmian scoring the only goal in a 1-0 victory over Cagliari to stretch their winning streak to 11 games. Champions Juventus consolidated third place with a 3-1 win over Genoa as Atalanta battled to a 3-2 […]

Madrid (AFP) – Atletico Madrid moved back to the top of La Liga on Sunday after a 1-1 draw against Real Betis opened a one-point lead over city rivals Real. Despite missing 19-goal striker Luis Suarez, Atletico were in front after just five minutes when Belgian international Yannick Carrasco scored into an empty net after […]

Paris (AFP) – Monaco defeated basement side Dijon 3-0 on Sunday to stay in contention in a four-team title race in Ligue 1, as Lyon kept alive their hopes with victory at home to Angers. Stevan Jovetic swept in the rebound after Wissam Ben Yedder's penalty was saved by Dijon goalkeeper Saturnin Allagbe early in […]

London (AFP) – Tottenham boss Jose Mourinho claimed he is treated differently from other managers by the media as he hit back at Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's criticism of play-acting by Son Heung-min after Spurs lost 3-1 to Manchester United on Sunday. Son opened the scoring for Mourinho's men before second-half goals from Fred, Edinson Cavani […]

London (AFP) – Ole Gunnar Solskjaer said Manchester United were sparked into life by the injustice of seeing Edinson Cavani's opening goal controversially ruled out as the Red Devils roared back to beat Tottenham 3-1 on Sunday. United came from behind to win for the ninth time in the league this season as second-half goals […]

London (AFP) – Manchester United staged a superb fightback to shatter Tottenham's top four bid with a 3-1 win, while West Ham climbed to fourth place in the Premier League as the revitalised Jesse Lingard inspired a 3-2 victory against Leicester on Sunday. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's side trailed to Son Heung-min's first half strike, but […]

London (AFP) – Manchester United avenged being hit for six by Tottenham earlier in the season by dealing a body blow to Spurs' hopes of a top-four Premier League finish with a 3-1 win at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Sunday. United came from behind to win for the ninth time in the league this […]

Paris (AFP) – Monaco defeated basement side Dijon 3-0 on Sunday to stay in contention in a four-team title race in Ligue 1, moving back to within four points of leaders Lille. Stevan Jovetic swept in the rebound after Wissam Ben Yedder's penalty was saved by Dijon goalkeeper Saturnin Allagbe early in the second half. […]

Istanbul (AFP) – Galatasaray's Colombian forward Radamel Falcao is to undergo surgery after suffering a broken bone in his face in a training ground clash of heads, the Turkish giants announced Sunday. The club said the Colombia captain would likely have surgery under anaesthetic later Sunday. Falcao collided with Kerem Akturkoglu, who seemingly sustained no […]

Glasgow (AFP) – Rangers took another step closer to an invincible Scottish Premiership campaign with a 2-1 win over Hibernian to maintain their 100 percent league record at Ibrox this season. Steven Gerrard's side warmed up for next weekend's Scottish Cup fourth round clash with Celtic with a 17th straight home league victory thanks to […]

Milan (AFP) – Matteo Darmian scored the only goal as Serie A leaders Inter Milan held off lowly Cagliari 1-0 to stretch their winning streak to 11 games as they close in on a first league title in over a decade. Champions Juventus consolidated third place with a 3-1 win over Genoa as Napoli moved […]

London (AFP) – Leicester manager Brendan Rodgers admitted he was disappointed by the behaviour of Ayoze Perez, James Maddison and Hamza Choudhury after they were dropped for Sunday's 3-2 defeat against West Ham after breaching coronavirus protocols. Perez, Maddison and Choudhury were all missing from the Leicester line-up at the London Stadium. Rodgers revealed the […]

London (AFP) – Jesse Lingard fired West Ham into fourth place in the Premier League as the revitalised midfielder inspired a 3-2 win against Leicester, while Manchester United prepared for their revenge mission against Tottenham on Sunday. Lingard struck twice in the first half at the London Stadium to maintain his remarkable form since arriving […]