Paris (AFP) – Lille's hopes of a first Ligue 1 title in a decade suffered a major blow as the leaders slumped to a shock 2-1 home defeat at the hands of struggling Nimes on Sunday. Goals from Senegalese striker Moussa Kone and captain Renaud Ripart, either side of Xeka's equaliser for Lille, gave Nimes […]

London (AFP) – Arsenal came from 3-0 down to claim a 3-3 draw at West Ham on Sunday, but a share of the points from a thrilling encounter did little for either side's hopes of a top-four Premier League finish. A blistering start from the Hammers had them three goals up inside 32 minutes thanks […]

Milan (AFP) – Juventus's hopes of winning a 10th consecutive Serie A title took another blow on Sunday with a 1-0 loss to lowly Benevento. Argentine forward Adolfo Gaich scored the only goal after 69 minutes following a bad pass across the penalty area from Juventus midfielder Arthur. Andrea Pirlo's side stay third, 10 points […]

Berlin (AFP) – Dutch defender Deyovaisio Zeefuik scored his first Bundesliga goal in style on Sunday to kickstart a shock 3-0 win for strugglers Hertha Berlin against Bayer Leverkusen. Zeefuik's fourth-minute screamer sparked a breathtaking first-half performance which gave the Berliners hope in the relegation fight and dealt another blow to Leverkusen's hopes of European […]

Glasgow (AFP) – Celtic wasted an opportunity to hand Rangers their first Scottish Premiership defeat this season as the champions hit back to draw 1-1 in Sunday's Old Firm derby. Having wrapped up the title with weeks to spare, Rangers are attempting to go through the entire campaign without a league loss. Steven Gerrard's side […]

London (AFP) – Chelsea moved into the FA Cup semi-finals as Oliver Norwood's own goal and a late Hakim Ziyech strike sealed a 2-0 win against Sheffield United on Sunday. Thomas Tuchel's much-changed side were below their best at Stamford Bridge, but Norwood's first half mistake put them on course to win a hard-fought quarter-final. […]

Milan (AFP) – Atalanta bounced back after their Champions League last 16 exit to Real Madrid with a 2-0 win at Hellas Verona on Sunday to consolidate fourth place in Serie A. Ruslan Malinovskyi scored the first from the penalty spot after a Federico Dimarco handball on 33 minutes in Verona. Duvan Zapata added a […]

Berlin (AFP) – Bundesliga club Borussia Dortmund and the English FA condemned racist abuse aimed at Jude Bellingham after the 17-year-old midfielder became the latest player to reveal attacks on social media. Bellingham posted a screenshot of comments on his Instagram profile which included vulgar and racist abuse after Dortmund's 2-2 draw with Cologne on […]

Berlin (AFP) – Bayern Munich CEO Karl-Heinz Rummenigge told German media Sunday he had made it "unmistakably clear" to Hansi Flick that the coach would not be freed from his contract to succeed Joachim Loew in charge of Germany. "This has nothing to do with probability, it's a fact," said Rummenigge in an interview with […]

Madrid (AFP) – Sevilla's goalkeeper Bono scored an incredible 94th-minute equaliser to rescue a 1-1 draw against Real Valladolid on Saturday. Bono went up for a corner in injury-time and finished brilliantly with his left foot at the end of a mad scramble in the area to earn Sevilla a point. The result damages Sevilla's […]

Brighton (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Brighton surged six points clear of the Premier League relegation zone with a comprehensive 3-0 win over Newcastle on Saturday to pile more pressure on Magpies boss Steve Bruce. Leandro Trossard, Danny Welbeck and Neal Maupay were on target for the Seagulls as for once this season Graham Potter's men […]

London (AFP) – Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich believes the Blues' success in his 18-year reign in charge justifies his impatience with a series of managers. Thomas Tuchel became the 13th Chelsea manager of the Abramovich era in January after the club's all-time record goalscorer Frank Lampard was sacked. Despite the constant change, Chelsea have bucked […]

Berlin (AFP) – Robert Lewandowski said he will "stay patient" in his bid to break Gerd Mueller's Bundesliga record of 40 goals in a single season after the Bayern Munich striker netted a hat-trick on Saturday. Lewandowski is on 35 league goals this season and closing on Mueller's record set in 1971/72 for Bayern, after […]

London (AFP) – Manchester City's quest for an unprecedented quadruple of trophies remains intact after seeing off Everton 2-0 to reach the FA Cup semi-finals on Saturday as Southampton also booked their place in the last four. City were far from their flowing best at Goodison Park after Pep Guardiola made six changes from the […]

Madrid (AFP) – Zinedine Zidane admitted he is still baffled by Karim Benzema's exclusion from the French national team after the striker starred again in Real Madrid's 3-1 victory over Celta Vigo on Saturday. Benzema continued his scintillating form at Balaidos by scoring twice to make it 10 goals in his last 10 games, before […]