Milan (AFP) – Rade Krunic and Diogo Dalot scored in either half as AC Milan beat Hellas Verona 2-0 to close the gap on Serie A leaders Inter before next week's Europa League trip to Manchester United. Krunic curled in a free-kick after 27 minutes with Manchester United loanee Dalot doubling the visitors' account five […]

London (AFP) – Jose Mourinho took a swipe at the critics who label him defensive after Tottenham reached 100 goals this season with a 4-1 thrashing of Crystal Palace on Sunday. Gareth Bale and Harry Kane scored two each as Mourinho's side climbed to sixth place in the Premier League with their third successive victory. […]

Paris (AFP) – Marseille were dumped out of the French Cup by fourth-division outfit Canet-en-Roussillon on Sunday, as an embarrassing 2-1 defeat showed the scale of the task facing incoming coach Jorge Sampaoli. A difficult season for Marseille took another turn for the worse, despite stand-in coach Nasser Larguet naming a strong side for the […]

Paris (AFP) – Ligue 1 leaders Lille eased into the French Cup last 16 on Sunday with a 3-1 victory at fourth-tier Gazelec Ajaccio. Christophe Galtier's men eased to a straightforward win, with Portuguese centre-back Xeka and the in-form Jonathan David both finding the net. Lille, who lead Paris Saint-Germain by two points in the […]

Berlin (AFP) – Union Berlin players Andreas Luthe and Julian Ryerson both gave the all-clear after a worrying clash of heads led to them being treated for around 10 minutes on the pitch early in Sunday's 0-0 draw with Bundesliga rivals Arminia Bielefeld. Union goalkeeper Luthe, who was substituted off after a blow to the […]

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Bruno Fernandes hailed an "almost perfect" performance from Manchester United to end Manchester City's 21-match winning streak in all competitions with a 2-0 derby win at the Etihad on Sunday. Fernandes's early penalty and Luke Shaw's first Premier League goal for three years moved United back into second place, 11 […]

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Manchester United ended Manchester City's English top-flight record winning streak of 21 games in all competitions with a 2-0 derby win at the Etihad on Sunday. Bruno Fernandes's early penalty and Luke Shaw's first Premier League goal for three years moved United back into second place, 11 points adrift of […]

Madrid (AFP) – Atletico Madrid squandered the chance to inflict a heavy blow on Real Madrid's La Liga title hopes on Sunday as Karim Benzema's late equaliser earned the champions a 1-1 draw and kept them in the race at the top. Luis Suarez's flicked finish early in the first half looked to be enough […]

Milan (AFP) – Rade Krunic and Diogo Dalot scored in either half as AC Milan beat Hellas Verona 2-0 to close the gap on Serie A leaders Inter before next week's Europa League trip to Manchester United. Krunic curled in a free-kick after 27 minutes with Manchester United loanee Dalot doubling the visitors' account five […]

Johannesburg (AFP) – Namibian Deon Hotto put Orlando Pirates on the road to a 3-0 victory at Chippa United this weekend, and second place in the South African Premiership. When Chippa goalkeeper raced beyond his box and completely missed an intended clearance kick, the 30-year-old winger stroked the loose ball into an unguarded net. An […]

Glasgow (AFP) – Rangers ended Celtic's nine-year grip on Scottish football by cruising to the Scottish Premiership title on Sunday with six games to spare. AFP Sports looks back at how the blue side of the Glasgow bounced back from relegation to Scotland's fourth-tier to becoming champions in a decade. Liquidation Years of over-spending on […]

Glasgow (AFP) – Rangers have waited 10 years to get back to the top of Scottish football and Steven Gerrard his whole career for a league title, but the time has finally come for the blue side of Glasgow divide. Celtic's latest stumble at Dundee United on Sunday sealed what has been known for many […]

Berlin (AFP) – England winger Jadon Sancho will miss Borussia Dortmund's Champions League clash with Sevilla on Tuesday with a thigh injury, the Bundesliga club told German media Sunday. Sancho missed Saturday's 4-2 defeat to Bayern Munich with an injury which will also keep him out of Tuesday's last 16 second leg, sporting director Michael […]

Glasgow (AFP) – Rangers' first Scottish Premiership title for 10 years was confirmed Sunday after Celtic's 0-0 draw at Dundee United left them 20 points behind their Glasgow rivals with six games left to play. Steven Gerrard's men have stormed to the title without losing a game to end Celtic's stranglehold of a record-equalling nine […]

Milan (AFP) – Italy international defender Gianluca Mancini nodded in a corner to lift Roma to fourth in Serie A on Sunday with a 1-0 win over Genoa. Paulo Fonseca's side pull one point ahead of Atalanta who drop to fifth before their game Monday at Serie A leaders Inter Milan. Mancini jumped highest to […]