Southampton (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Manchester City's 12-game winning run in the Premier League came to an end as Aymeric Laporte rescued a 1-1 draw against Southampton on Saturday. City were rocked by Kyle Walker-Peters' first ever top-flight goal in the opening minutes at St Mary's. After a poor first half by their high standards, […]

Berlin (AFP) – Erling Haaland put Borussia Dortmund on their way to a rollercoaster 3-2 win over Hoffenheim on Saturday to keep his side's Bundesliga title hopes alive. Despite being outplayed for much of the game, Marco Rose's side bounced back from a shock defeat in the cup in midweek, scrapping their way to a […]

Milan (AFP) – Edin Dzeko made sure that Inter Milan would hold off their Serie A title rivals on Saturday with a last-gasp strike which gave the league leaders a 2-1 win over Venezia. The Bosnian's first goal in nine matches in all competitions put the champions five points ahead of AC Milan, who now […]

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Marcus Rashford struck with virtually the last kick of the game to take Manchester United into the Premier League top four at West Ham's expense with what Ralf Rangnick described as a "massive" 1-0 win on Saturday. United were insipid as an attacking force for 93 minutes at Old Trafford, […]

London (AFP) – Marcus Rashford lifted Manchester United into fourth place in the Premier League as his last-gasp goal sealed a 1-0 win against West Ham, while Newcastle boosted their survival bid with a vital victory at Leeds on Saturday. Ralf Rangnick's side were kept at bay until the third minute of stoppage-time at Old […]

Moroni (Comoros) (AFP) – The Comoros, the surprise package of the Africa Cup of Nations, are struggling to put a team together for their last-16 tie against host nation Cameroon after 12 players and management tested postive for Covid-19, their federation announced Saturday. The 12 positive tests include both of the Coelacanths' fit goalkeepers, with […]

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Marcus Rashford struck with virtually the last kick of the game to take Manchester United into the Premier League top four at West Ham's expense with a 1-0 win on Saturday. United were insipid as an attacking force for 93 minutes at Old Trafford, but found the breakthrough at the […]

Berlin (AFP) – Erling Haaland put Borussia Dortmund on their way to a rollercoaster 3-2 win over Hoffenheim on Saturday to keep his side's Bundesliga title hopes alive. Despite being outplayed for much of the game, Marco Rose's side bounced back from a shock defeat in the cup in midweek, scrapping their way to a […]

Douala (AFP) – Nigeria, the top performers so far in the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations in Cameroon, were paired with arch rivals Ghana in the African World Cup play-offs draw in Douala on Saturday. Ghana will have home advantage first and both legs will be played between March 21 and 29 with the aggregate winners […]

Madrid (AFP) – Barcelona coach Xavi Hernandez said on Saturday the club would not soften their stance on Ousmane Dembele's contract situation, despite the Frenchman's angry riposte on social media on Thursday. Dembele wrote he would not "give in to blackmail" after Xavi left him out of his squad to face Athletic Bilbao in the […]

Liverpool (AFP) – Everton's change of management did not result in a change of fortunes as Aston Villa manager Steven Gerrard enjoyed a winning return to Merseyside with a 1-0 victory at Goodison Park. Emiliano Buendia's header in first half stoppage time separated the sides to leave the Toffees still just five points above the […]

Yaoundé (AFP) – Having benefited from playing under Steven Gerrard at Rangers, Joe Aribo is starring for Nigeria at the Africa Cup of Nations in Cameroon as the Super Eagles target winning a fourth continental crown. Aribo started Nigeria's first two group games, helping them to wins against Egypt and Sudan that sealed their place […]

Décines-Charpieu (France) (AFP) – Lyon eked out an ugly 1-0 victory over struggling neighbours Saint-Etienne on Friday with a 15th-minute penalty by Moussa Dembele. The 124th derby between the bitter rivals did little to suggest either that Lyon can force their way into contention for a European place or that Saint-Etienne can escape the foot […]

Watford (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Norwich moved out of the Premier League relegation zone for the first time this season as Josh Sargent's double helped beat 10-man Watford 3-0 at Vicarage Road. Watford drop into the bottom three as a ninth consecutive game without a win piled the pressure on manager Claudio Ranieri. Sargent had […]

Liverpool (AFP) – Steven Gerrard has revealed his surprise that former Liverpool boss Rafael Benitez took on the challenge of managing rivals Everton. Benitez, who coached Gerrard for six years at Anfield, was sacked last weekend after just seven months in charge at Goodison Park. The Spaniard's appointment was unpopular among Everton fans from the […]