London (AFP) – Jose Mourinho says the pain of Tottenham's late collapse against West Ham has changed the way his side play as they eye a Premier League title challenge. Tottenham briefly sat top of the Premier League after a 1-0 win at West Bromwich Albion on Sunday before being dislodged by Leicester later in […]

Paris (AFP) – Egyptian star Mohamed Salah scored in a 1-1 draw with Manchester City at the weekend to equal a Liverpool record of eight goals in the first eight league matches of a season. Robbie Fowler set the benchmark in the 1995-96 season and Spaniard Fernando Torres matched it in the 2009-10 campaign. Chelsea […]

Johannesburg (AFP) – South African billionaire Patrice Motsepe will contest the Confederation of African Football presidency election next March, the South African Football Association (SAFA) announced Monday. He owns Pretoria-based Mamelodi Sundowns, who have been among the top 10 clubs in Africa for some years and completed a South African treble last season. His decision […]

London (AFP) – Ollie Watkins has warned Aston Villa's Premier League rivals they have much more in the locker after the Arsenal fan scored twice in a 3-0 dismantling of the Gunners. The 24-year-old striker has adapted quickly to the top-flight after signing from Championship side Brentford in September, taking his tally to six goals […]

Johannesburg (AFP) – Riyad Mahrez-captained Algeria are expected to extend a 20-match unbeaten record when they host Zimbabwe this week as 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying restarts after an 11-month coronavirus-induced break. The Desert Foxes have won 15 and drawn five competitive and friendly internationals since they last lost, away to Benin two years […]

Miami (AFP) – David Beckham's Inter Miami refused to be blown off course in their pursuit of reaching the Major League Soccer playoffs on Sunday, securing a famous victory while battling tropical storm Eta. Wild winds and rain made conditions in South Florida extremely difficult, but a combination of Diego Alonso's side beating Cincinnati 2-1 and […]

Milan (AFP) – Zlatan Ibrahimovic missed a penalty before scoring a late equaliser as Serie A leaders AC Milan salvaged a point in a 2-2 Serie A draw against Hellas Verona on Sunday to let rivals Juventus and Inter Milan off the hook after both were held 1-1 in earlier games. In Rome, Cristiano Ronaldo […]

Madrid (AFP) – Real Madrid were thrashed 4-1 at struggling Valencia on Sunday as Carlos Soler scored a hat-trick of penalties to raise further doubts over La Liga's reigning champions. Madrid took the lead through Karim Benzema but presented Valencia with four gifts at Mestalla, including three spot-kicks and an own-goal scored by Raphael Varane, […]

Paris (AFP) – Ligue 1's last unbeaten run was ended on Sunday when Lille followed up their midweek triumph over AC Milan with a 3-2 defeat at Brest, while Lyon downed local rivals Saint Etienne 2-1. Lille remain second in the French top-flight five points behind Paris Saint-Germain and one above Rennes after suffering their […]

London (AFP) – Mikel Arteta admitted Arsenal were unrecognisable from the side that has made plenty of progress in his first year in charge as Aston Villa stormed to a comprehensive 3-0 win at the Emirates on Sunday. Bukayo Saka's own goal and a double from Ollie Watkins took Villa up to sixth, just three […]

Dortmund (Germany) (AFP) – Bayern Munich midfielder Joshua Kimmich underwent surgery on his right knee on Sunday and will be out of action until January, the German champions announced. The German international, 25, suffered the injury in the first half of Saturday's 3-2 win at Borussia Dortmund which sent them top of the Bundesliga. "Joshua […]

London (AFP) – Aston Villa stormed into sixth in the Premier League as Ollie Watkins scored twice in a comprehensive 3-0 win over Arsenal at the Emirates. Bukayo Saka's own goal opened the scoring for the visitors, who could have run up an even more flattering score as John McGinn saw a goal harshly ruled […]

Milan (AFP) – Ecuador's Felipe Caicedo came off the bench for Lazio to deny Juventus a win on Sunday with a 1-1 stalemate in Rome as Inter Milan were held by the same scoreline at Atalanta. Cristiano Ronaldo had put Juventus ahead after a quarter of an hour but the Serie A champions let the […]

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Pep Guardiola and Jurgen Klopp united to fight for a U-turn to the Premier League's three-substitution rule after Manchester City and Liverpool played out a 1-1 draw on Sunday. A share of the points between the sides that have combined to win the title for the past three seasons leaves […]

Berlin (AFP) – Lucas Alario struck twice as Bayer Leverkusen climbed to fourth in the Bundesliga on Sunday with a 4-3 win over Borussia Moenchengladbach, who suffered their first defeat since the opening day of the season. Alario now has seven goals in six league games after twice equalising before Jamaica winger Leon Bailey and midfielder […]