Glasgow (AFP) – Celtic bounced back from another European humiliation to beat Motherwell 4-1 on Sunday as Mohamed Elyounoussi answered his critics with a hat-trick. The Norwegian international faced a backlash from ex-Celtic players for being seen on his mobile phone after being substituted in Thursday's 4-1 home defeat to Sparta Prague in the Europa […]

London (AFP) – US striker Alex Morgan says she is delighted to be back in action after making her long-awaited for Tottenham debut in the Women's Super League. The two-time World Cup winner had not played for more than a year after giving birth to daughter Charlie in May and working her way back to […]

West Bromwich (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Harry Kane fired Tottenham to the top of the Premier League as the striker's late goal sealed a 1-0 win against struggling West Bromwich Albion on Sunday. Jose Mourinho's side knocked Southampton out of first place thanks to Kane's dramatic intervention at the Hawthorns. His 150th Premier League goal […]

Shanghai (AFP) – The coronavirus-hit Chinese Super League title race will be decided on Thursday after Fabio Cannavaro's Guangzhou Evergrande were held 0-0 by Jiangsu Suning in the first leg of the championship final. In a bad-tempered encounter Sunday in front of several thousand fans in Suzhou, Brazilian international Paulinho squandered one of the few […]

London (AFP) – Manchester United captain Harry Maguire claims criticism of his club is often provoked by jealousy. United eased the pressure on boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer with a much-needed 3-1 win at Everton on Sunday. Solskjaer had been under fire after United's spluttering start to the season hit a new low with a shock […]

West Bromwich (United Kingdom) (AFP) – West Bromwich Albion duo Branislav Ivanovic and Matheus Pereira missed their side's Premier League clash with Tottenham on Sunday after testing positive for the coronavirus. Albion manager Slaven Bilic said the club received the results earlier in the week and the pair are in a period of 10 days […]

Madrid (AFP) – Atletico Madrid jumped to the top of La Liga on Saturday with a 4-0 thrashing of Cadiz after Lionel Messi came on at half-time to rescue Barcelona against Real Betis. Atletico claimed first place, ahead of Real Sociedad on goal difference, with the excellent Joao Felix scoring twice in another impressive victory […]

Paris (AFP) – Angel Di Maria scored twice as Paris Saint-Germain made short work of Rennes despite a raft of absences in a 3-0 win on Saturday that enables the champions to hold onto their lead at the top of Ligue 1. Di Maria struck in each half, with Moise Kean scoring the other, to […]

Milan (AFP) – Cagliari's Joao Pedro scored for the fifth consecutive Serie A match to equal a 52-year-old club record set by Italy legend Gigi Riva in a 2-0 victory over 10-man Sampdoria on Saturday, as French forward M'Bala Nzola's brace gave Spezia breathing space at the bottom of the table. Former European champion and […]

Dortmund (Germany) (AFP) – Bayern Munich face an anxious wait to discover the severity of Joshua Kimmich's knee injury which cast a shadow over their 3-2 win at Borussia Dortmund on Saturday which sent them top of the Bundesliga. The Germany midfielder, who has been in great form recently, was helped off in obvious distress […]

London (AFP) – Ole Gunnar Solskjaer described the scheduling of Manchester United's match against Everton on Saturday as an "absolute joke" as Chelsea pummelled Sheffield United 4-1 to climb to third in the Premier League. United eased the pressure on their under-fire manager with a 3-1 win in the early kick-off at Goodison Park but […]

Barcelona (AFP) – Ansu Fati sustained a knee injury during Barcelona's win over Real Betis, the club announced on Saturday. Fati was substituted at half-time for Lionel Messi, with Barca later confirming in a statement: "Tests carried out this afternoon have shown that Ansu Fati has an internal meniscus tear in his left knee. The […]

Dortmund (Germany) (AFP) – Robert Lewandowski scored his 11th goal in just his sixth Bundesliga game this season as Bayern Munich went top of the table on Saturday with a 3-2 win at Borussia Dortmund. After Marco Reus put Dortmund ahead, David Alaba blasted home a free-kick to make it 1-1 at half-time behind closed […]

London (AFP) – Ole Gunnar Solskjaer launched a tirade against the Premier League's fixture schedule after his side's vital win against Everton on Saturday as Chelsea pummelled Sheffield United 4-1 to climb to third. The United boss was under intense pressure before the match at Goodison Park after defeat to Arsenal and an embarrassing loss […]

London (AFP) – Chelsea moved to within a point of the Premier League summit with a 4-1 win over Sheffield United on Saturday as Frank Lampard's big-spending Blues' fine form continued. After an underwhelming start to the campaign, Chelsea's £220 million ($289 million) investment in the transfer window is beginning to bear fruit as a […]