Madrid (AFP) – Real Madrid thought they had a signing to define an era and the heir to Cristiano Ronaldo. Instead they got humiliation and a reminder of football's new world order, after Kylian Mbappe decided to stay at Paris Saint-Germain. The boy who plastered posters of Ronaldo onto his bedroom walls had been applauded […]

Berlin (AFP) – Ten-man RB Leipzig lifted the German Cup at the third attempt Saturday by winning the final 4-2 on penalties having fought back to draw 1-1 against Freiburg after extra-time. Maximilian Eggestein gave Freiburg an early lead at Berlin's Olympic Stadium before Christopher Nkunku equalised inside 90 minutes after Leipzig had Marcel Halstenberg sent off. […]

Paris (AFP) – La Rochelle warmed up for next weekend's European Champions Cup final with a 32-13 win over Stade Francais on Saturday which boosted their Top 14 play-off hopes. Pierre Popelin scored one of his team's four tries for a personal haul of 17 points with Arthur Retiere, Romain Sazy and Pierre Boudehent also […]

London (AFP) – Everton staged a dramatic fightback from two goals down to preserve their Premier League status with a 3-2 win against Crystal Palace, while Burnley climbed out of the relegation zone after a 1-1 draw at Aston Villa on Thursday. Frank Lampard's side recovered from conceding twice in the first half as Michael […]

Liverpool (AFP) – Everton secured their Premier League status thanks to a thrilling second half comeback from 2-0 down to beat Crystal Palace 3-2 in front of a cacophonous Goodison Park crowd. Dominic Calvert-Lewin's diving header five minutes from time sparked chaotic scenes as home supporters flooded onto the field in relief at extending the […]

Newcastle (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Arsenal's exile from the Champions League looks set to stretch into a sixth season after losing 2-0 at Newcastle on Monday. Tottenham remain two points above their north London rivals in fourth place in the Premier League. Spurs now realistically only need a draw away to already-relegated Norwich on Sunday […]

London (AFP) – Manchester City staged a thrilling fightback from two goals down to keep the destiny of the Premier League title in their hands, but Riyad Mahrez's late penalty miss forced the leaders to settle for a dramatic 2-2 draw at West Ham on Sunday. Pep Guardiola's side were in danger of gifting second […]

Johannesburg (AFP) – Speedster Ashley du Preez scored twice as Stellenbosch stunned champions Mamelodi Sundowns 3-0 on Saturday in the penultimate round of the South African Premiership. Du Preez, widely regarded as the fastest forward in the 16-club league, struck after six and 57 minutes with Jayden Adams netting just before half-time. It was the […]

London (AFP) – Liverpool hero Alisson Becker said the team's FA Cup final victory against Chelsea on penalties would give them a huge confidence boost as they chase a historic quadruple. The two teams were locked at 0-0 after extra-time at Wembley on Saturday, with clear-cut chances at a premium. Chelsea goalkeeper Edouard Mendy prevented […]

Balatonfüred (Hungary) (AFP) – Veteran Mark Cavendish won stage three of the Giro d'Italia on Sunday after launching a long sprint for the line at the end of a flat 201km run to Lake Balaton in Hungary. Dutch overall leader Mathieu van der Poel retained the overall leader's pink jersey as Quick-Step's Cavendish easily outpaced […]

Paris (AFP) – Ada Hegerberg was on target as record seven-time winners Lyon saw off French rivals Paris Saint-Germain on Saturday to set up a Women's Champions League final showdown with holders Barcelona. Hegerberg and captain Wendie Renard scored either side of a Marie-Antoinette Katoto strike for PSG as Lyon won 2-1 in the second […]

Madrid (AFP) – Real Madrid secured a 35th La Liga title on Saturday with a 4-0 home win over Espanyol as Carlo Ancelotti became the first coach to win all five major European leagues. Needing just one point from their last five games, Madrid struck twice through Rodrygo in the first half at the Santiago […]

London (AFP) – Manchester City maintained a one-point Premier League lead over Liverpool with four games to go after seeing off Leeds 4-0 on Saturday as Norwich were relegated after a 2-0 loss at Aston Villa. Earlier, Liverpool had moved to the top of the table with a 1-0 win at Newcastle thanks to Naby […]

Leeds (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Manchester City retook top spot in the Premier League from Liverpool after weathering a Leeds storm to win 4-0 at Elland Road on Saturday. Rodri and Nathan Ake got the vital goals from set pieces on a day City needed to match the aggression of the home side before Gabriel […]

Madrid (AFP) – Real Madrid won La Liga on Saturday after a dominant season in Spain left their rivals unable to keep up. Here, AFP Sport looks at where Barcelona, Atletico Madrid, Sevilla, Real Sociedad and Real Betis all went wrong as Real Madrid cruised to their 35th league title. – Barcelona – Barca won […]