London (AFP) – Manchester City moved a step closer to the Premier League title as Raheem Sterling's early goal gave the runaway leaders a 1-0 win against Arsenal on Sunday. Pep Guardiola's side made it 18 successive victories in all competitions thanks to Sterling's second-minute header at the Emirates Stadium. With 13 games left, City […]

Paris (AFP) – A superb second-half free-kick from French international Jonathan Ikone helped Lille ease to a 4-1 win at Lorient on Sunday as they moved back to the top of Ligue 1 ahead of Lyon. Lyon had gone provisionally to the summit on goal difference with a 3-2 victory at Brest on Friday, piling […]

Glasgow (AFP) – Rangers closed to within three wins of a first Scottish Premiership title in 10 years by thrashing Dundee United 4-1 on Sunday to open up an 18-point lead over Celtic. Steven Gerrard's men showed no sign of fatigue from a thrilling 4-3 win over Royal Antwerp in the first leg of their […]

Berlin (AFP) – RB Leipzig swept past Hertha Berlin with a 3-0 away win on Sunday to cut Bayern Munich's lead at the top of the Bundesliga table to just two points. Leipzig capitalised on Bayern's 2-1 defeat at Eintracht Frankfurt 24 hours earlier. A long-range goal by captain Marcel Sabitzer gave second-placed Leipzig a […]

Milan (AFP) – Inter Milan beat city rivals AC Milan 3-0 to extend their lead at the top of Serie A on Sunday as Lautaro Martinez scored a double, with Romelu Lukaku also on target. Inter opened up a four-point lead over their second-placed opponents as Antonio Conte's side target a first league title since […]

London (AFP) – Jose Mourinho's position as Tottenham manager is under further scrutiny after a damaging 2-1 defeat at West Ham on Sunday as Leicester moved into second by beating Aston Villa by the same score. Spurs have now lost five of their last six league games to fall nine points off the pace in […]

Madrid (AFP) – Barcelona compounded their Champions League misery at the hands of Paris Saint-Germain by drawing on Sunday at home to Cadiz, who scored an 89th-minute penalty to snatch a 1-1 draw at Camp Nou. Lionel Messi broke a Barcelona record by making his 506th La Liga appearance for the club and marked the […]

Madrid (AFP) – Barcelona compounded their Champions League misery at the hands of Paris Saint-Germain by drawing on Sunday at home to Cadiz, who scored an 87th-minute penalty to snatch a 1-1 draw at Camp Nou. Lionel Messi broke a Barcelona record by making his 506th La Liga appearance for the club and marked the […]

Berlin (AFP) – Hosts Augsburg were denied a first win over Bayer Leverkusen at the 20th attempt by a last-gasp equaliser from Burkina Faso defender Edmond Tapsoba as the visitors' snatched a 1-1 draw on Sunday in the Bundesliga. Augsburg were 1-0 up at home deep into added time at home when Leverkusen defender Tapsoba […]

London (AFP) – The UK government is hopeful that fans will be able to return to sports stadiums by the end of May and could offer for Britain to host all of Euro 2020, according to a Sunday Times report. Culture secretary Oliver Dowden has signalled to UEFA that crowds are expected back in UK […]

London (AFP) – West Ham moved into fourth in the Premier League with a 2-1 win against troubled Tottenham on Sunday that left their London rivals' top four bid in tatters. Jose Mourinho's side slumped to a fifth defeat in their last six league games as they paid the price for a sloppy defensive display […]

London (AFP) – English Championship promotion chasers Bournemouth have appointed Jonathan Woodgate as their manager until the end of the season. Woodgate took over as caretaker boss earlier this month after Jason Tindall was sacked. Former Arsenal and France stars Patrick Vieira and Thierry Henry had been linked with the vacant position. Woodgate, a former […]

Madrid (AFP) – Real Madrid are back within touching distance of the top of La Liga after they punished another Atletico Madrid slip against Levante on Saturday by beating Real Valladolid 1-0. Atletico had the chance to stretch their lead to 11 points this week by winning back-to-back games against Levante but instead they followed […]

Liverpool (AFP) – Jurgen Klopp slammed Liverpool's sloppy defending after Everton won at Anfield for the first time since 1999 with a 2-0 victory in Saturday's Merseyside derby. Klopp's side were punished for mistakes at the back by Ozan Kabak and Trent Alexander-Arnold. Kabak was caught out by Richarlison for Everton's third minute opener and […]

Liverpool (AFP) – Everton captain Seamus Coleman dedicated the Toffees' long-awaited first win over Liverpool at Anfield since 1999 to the club's fans after so many years in the shadow of their local rivals. Richarlison opened the scoring for the visitors after just three minutes and Gylfi Sigurdsson's controversial late penalty sealed a famous win […]