Glasgow (AFP) – Rangers opened up a yawning lead of 13 points over faltering Celtic on Sunday, hammering Ross County 4-0 before Neil Lennon's men were held at home by St Johnstone. Celtic, aiming for a record 10th title in a row, still have two games in hand over their bitter Glasgow rivals but Lennon […]

Rome (AFP) – Roma were left ruing missed chances after a 0-0 home draw with Sassuolo in Serie A on Sunday as both teams had goals ruled out by VAR and the hosts played the second half with 10 men. Sassuolo are fourth in the Italian top flight on 19 points following the stalemate at […]

Madrid (AFP) – The bad news continued for Barcelona on Sunday when the club reported that injury-prone French forward Ousmane Dembele tweaked his right hamstring in the loss to Cadiz the day before. "It is minor and the progress will determine his availability," said Barca in a statement. Spanish media estimated he would be out […]

Berlin (AFP) – Congolese striker Silas Wamangituka scored twice to give Stuttgart a 2-1 away win over Werder Bremen on Sunday, in a cagey encounter between two of the Bundesliga's struggling giants. After scoring from the spot in the first half, Wamangituka prompted a furious reaction from the Bremen players when he provocatively walked the […]

Rome (AFP) – Roma and Sassuolo played out an entertaining goalless draw in Serie A on Sunday which saw both teams have goals ruled out by VAR and Roma play the whole second half with 10 men. High-flying Sassuolo are fourth in the Italian top flight following the stalemate at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome, […]

Berlin (AFP) – Congolese striker Silas Wamangituka scored twice to give Stuttgart a 2-1 away win over Werder Bremen on Sunday, in a cagey encounter between two of the Bundesliga's struggling giants. It was a first win in six games for promoted side Stuttgart, who have nonetheless started strongly upon their return to the Bundesliga […]

London (AFP) – Jamie Vardy struck in the final minute to move Leicester up to third in the Premier League with a 2-1 win at Sheffield United as Tottenham and Liverpool prepared to welcome back supporters for the first time in nine months on Sunday. The Foxes moved above both Spurs and Liverpool in the […]

Glasgow (AFP) – Rangers right-back James Tavernier continued his incredible scoring streak as his 16th goal of the campaign helped Steven Gerrard's men to a 4-0 win at Ross County and opened up a 14-point lead over Celtic at the top of the Scottish Premiership. Celtic have three games in hand on their Glasgow rivals, […]

London (AFP) – Wilfried Zaha and Christian Benteke both scored twice as Crystal Palace made West Brom pay for Matheus Pereira's first-half red card in a 5-1 rout at the Hawthorns on Sunday. The Eagles had struggled for goals in recent weeks, but with Zaha restored after missing defeats to Burnley and Newcastle due to […]

Doha (AFP) – Beijing Guoan reached the quarter-finals of the Asian Champions League for the first time after Brazilian striker A Lan fired them to a 1-0 win over FC Tokyo on Sunday. After cruising through the group phase unbeaten, Bruno Genesio's Beijing Guoan wrote a new chapter in their history, having never previously progressed […]

Paris (AFP) – Kylian Mbappe scored his 100th goal for Paris Saint-Germain after making a late appearance as a substitute for the Ligue 1 leaders in Saturday's 3-1 victory at in-form Montpellier. With Neymar preserved ahead of next week's crucial Champions League clash against Istanbul Basaksehir and Mbappe rested from the start, Colin Dagba's first […]

Madrid (AFP) – Lionel Messi's Barcelona suffered a fourth Liga defeat of the season as they went down 2-1 to Cadiz on Saturday, while Real Madrid eased the pressure on Zinedine Zidane with their first league win since October. Barca are now a distant seventh, 12 points off leaders Atletico Madrid, who beat Real Valladolid […]

London (AFP) – Frank Lampard believes there is even more to come from Chelsea after the Blues moved top of the Premier League with a 3-1 win over Leeds on the night 2,000 fans returned to Stamford Bridge. Lampard's men had to bounce back after Patrick Bamford's early opener against his former club. But the […]

Milan (AFP) – Juventus came from behind to beat Torino 2-1 on Saturday with US midfielder Weston McKennie scoring for the first time since he joined the Italian champions on loan, but Inter Milan retained second place. McKennie's close-range header on 78 minutes put Juve level after Nicolas Nkoulou had given Torino a first-half advantage. […]

Madrid (AFP) – Lionel Messi's Barcelona suffered a fourth defeat of the campaign with a 2-1 loss at Cadiz, while Real Madrid eased the pressure on Zinedine Zidane with their first league win since October following a 1-0 victory at Sevilla. Barca remain a distant seventh, 12 points off leaders Atletico Madrid after struggling against […]