Douala (AFP) – Soufiane Rahimi and Mohammed Ali Bemammer scored within eight minutes of the kickoff to set up African Nations Championship title-holders Morocco for a 3-1 quarter-final triumph over Zambia Sunday. The plight of the Zambians in Cameroon worsened when Zachariah Chilongoshi was red-carded for a studs-up tackle and they fell three goals […]

Brighton (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Jose Mourinho admitted his "sad" Tottenham flops "lacked energy" after Leandro Trossard rocked their top four challenge as the Brighton forward sealed a shock 1-0 win on Sunday. Mourinho's side were hoping to get back on track after losing to Liverpool on Thursday, but instead they suffered a damaging second […]

London (AFP) – Britain's Prince William has branded racist abuse directed at footballers "despicable" and said it "must stop now" after Manchester United's Marcus Rashford became the latest player to be targeted. William, who is the president of the Football Association, spoke out on Sunday after the Professional Footballers' Association accused social media companies of […]

Brighton (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Leandro Trossard rocked Tottenham's top four challenge as the Brighton forward sealed a shock 1-0 win for the Premier League strugglers on Sunday. Jose Mourinho's side were hoping to get back on track after losing to Liverpool on Thursday, but instead they suffered a damaging second successive defeat. Trossard netted […]

Milan (AFP) – Lazio hit back after their Italian Cup defeat to Atalanta with a 3-1 win on their return trip to Bergamo on Sunday, as Napoli got back to winning against Parma to move into the Champions League berths. Napoli climbed to fourth with a 2-0 win over Parma, equal on points with both […]

Paris (AFP) – Neymar said on Sunday that he hopes to stay at Paris Saint-Germain beyond this season and wants Kylian Mbappe to also commit his future to the French champions. Brazilian star Neymar is in discussions with PSG over a possible new contract, as his current deal is set to end in June 2022. […]

Berlin (AFP) – US international John Brooks and Dutch striker Wout Weghorst netted as Wolfsburg jumped to third in the Bundesliga on Sunday with a 3-0 home win over mid-table Freiburg. Wolfsburg remain unbeaten at home this season and Brooks fired them into an early lead before Weghorst showed great finishing to make it 2-0 […]

London (AFP) – Jurgen Klopp labelled Mohamed Salah "incredible" after the Egypt star ended his Premier League goal drought in style with two superb finishes to inspire Liverpool's 3-1 win at West Ham on Sunday. Salah had gone six league games without scoring until he broke West Ham's resistance in the second half with his […]

London (AFP) – Mohamed Salah scored twice as Liverpool muscled their way back into the Premier League title race with a 3-1 win at West Ham on Sunday after Thomas Tuchel celebrated his first victory as Chelsea boss. Jurgen Klopp's injury-hit champions appeared to have lost their way after a five-game winless spell but are […]

London (AFP) – Mohamed Salah ended his Premier League goal drought in style as the Egypt star produced two superb finishes to inspire Liverpool's 3-1 win at West Ham on Sunday. Salah had gone six league games without scoring until he broke West Ham's resistance in the second half with his first goal in the […]

London (AFP) – Mohamed Salah scored twice as Liverpool muscled their way back into the Premier League title race with a 3-1 win at West Ham on Sunday after Thomas Tuchel celebrated his first victory as Chelsea boss. Jurgen Klopp's injury-hit champions appeared to have lost their way after a five-game winless spell but are […]

Paris (AFP) – Paris Saint-Germain suffered their first defeat under Mauricio Pochettino as lowly Lorient fought back to claim a dramatic 3-2 victory on Sunday, allowing Lille to go top of Ligue 1. Neymar scored two penalties but the visitors collapsed late on at the Stade du Moustoir, as Nigerian Terem Moffi netted an injury-time […]

Milan (AFP) – Antonio Sanabria has tested positive for coronavirus, his new club Torino said on Sunday while announcing the Paraguay striker's arrival from Real Betis. The 24-year-old has signed a four-year deal with the Serie A strugglers. "As part of the medical tests, and following further checks, the player was positive for Covid-19," Torino said. […]

Berlin (AFP) – Bayer Leverkusen made their second signing from the Premier League in the current transfer window when winger Demarai Gray joined the Bundesliga outfit from Leicester City on Sunday. Gray, 24, was out of contract at Leicester at the end of the season and has signed for Leverkusen until June 2022 for a […]

Madrid (AFP) – Luis Suarez sent Atletico Madrid 10 points clear at the top of La Liga on Sunday by scoring a sensational free-kick and then a penalty in a pulsating 4-2 win over Cadiz. Atletico's victory puts their lead at the top of the table into double figures and it could get even worse […]