Burnley (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Hakim Ziyech scored his first Premier League goal on his maiden English top-flight start as Chelsea powered to a 3-0 win at Burnley on Saturday. Frank Lampard's side dominated from start to finish thanks to an influential display from Morocco playmaker Ziyech. Ziyech scored his first Chelsea goal in their […]

Milan (AFP) – Cristiano Ronaldo has returned a second negative coronavirus test but will not start Sunday's game against Spezia, Juventus coach Andrea Pirlo said on the eve of the match. "The negative result of the second swab has also arrived, so today Cristiano Ronaldo will be called up to the team," said Pirlo. "He […]

Berlin (AFP) – European champions Bayern Munich went top of the Bundesliga on Saturday as Thomas Mueller and Serge Gnabry provided the goals with Robert Lewandowski rested for their 2-1 win at Cologne. Bayern coach Hansi Flick opted to leave out Lewandowski, who scored a record 10 goals in the opening five league games, ahead […]

Washington (AFP) – Two-time Women's World Cup winner Megan Rapinoe and four-time Olympic women's basketball champion Sue Bird have announced their engagement on social media. Bird posted a photo on her Instagram account Friday of a kneeling Rapinoe placing a ring on her left hand. "Ring Season. Congrats to THE power couple on their engagement!!!" […]

Sheffield (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Pep Guardiola ruled out ever taking charge of Barcelona for a second spell as the Manchester City boss insisted he retains the "desire" to succeed in England. Guardiola is the most decorated coach in Barca's glorious history after winning 14 trophies in four years in charge between 2008 and 2012. […]

Madrid (AFP) – Eden Hazard scored his first goal for Real Madrid in over a year and his team appear to turn a corner as they beat newly-promoted Huesca 4-1 in La Liga on Saturday. Hazard has had a terrible time with injuries since joining Madrid for 100 million euros ($113 million) from Chelsea in […]

Sheffield (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Manchester City moved two points off the top of the Premier League as Kyle Walker's long-range strike was enough to see off winless Sheffield United 1-0 at Bramall Lane. Pep Guardiola's men had won just two of their opening five league games of the season and are yet to hit […]

Rome (AFP) – Lazio, already deprived of several players, announced on Saturday that it had put its entire squad in quarantine after positive coronavirus tests. Lazio fielded a depleted team in Brugge in the Champions League on Wednesday and drew 1-1 without last season's top European scorer Ciro Immobile and midfielders Luis Alberto, Manuel Lazzari, […]

Wolverhampton (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Rayan Ait-Nouri marked his Wolves debut with a goal as the Midlands club beat Crystal Palace 2-0 at Molineux on Friday to move up into third place in the Premier League. Victory put Wolves level on points with the leading Merseyside duo of Everton and reigning champions Liverpool ahead of […]

Milan (AFP) – Juventus star Cristiano Ronaldo has tested negative for coronavirus after nearly three weeks but Serie A clubs Atalanta, Sassuolo, Crotone and Parma on Friday revealed new cases. Ronaldo first tested positive for Covid-19 on October 13 while playing with Portugal. "Ronaldo carried out a check with a diagnostic test (swab) for Covid-19. […]

Brasília (AFP) – Fresh off celebrating a milestone birthday of his own, Brazilian football great Pele wished his fellow legend Diego Maradona a happy birthday Friday as the mercurial Argentine celebrated his 60th. "My great friend, Maradona. I will always applaud you. I will always root for you. May your journey be long and may […]

Madrid (AFP) – The spat between Real Madrid's star strikers Karim Benzema and Vinicius Jr, which started during the Champions League game at Moenchengladbach is "over", coach Zinedine Zidane said on Friday. As Real Madrid prepared to come out after the half-time break on Tuesday trailing 1-0 to Borussia, cameras and microphones in the tunnel […]

Miami (AFP) – Blaise Matuidi will summon inspiration from France's 2018 World Cup triumph to help Inter Miami from ending their debut Major League Soccer season in failure. The French midfielder certainly knows all about monumental, decisive matches after memorably helping Didier Deschamps' side win the World Cup in Russia two years ago. Now, with […]

Milan (AFP) – Juventus star Cristiano Ronaldo has tested negative for coronavirus after nearly three weeks, the club confirmed on Friday. Ronaldo first tested positive for Covid-19 on October 13 while playing with Portugal. He had been in self-isolation since returning to Italy. "Ronaldo carried out a check with a diagnostic test (swab) for Covid-19. […]

Johannesburg (AFP) – The CAF Champions League semi-final second leg between Zamalek of Egypt and Raja Casablanca of Morocco in Cairo has been rearranged for November 4, the organisers announced Friday. Originally scheduled for October 24, then moved to November 1, the fixture has twice been postponed while Raja battle a mass outbreak of coronavirus […]