London (AFP) – Jamie Vardy came off the bench to seal Leicester's late 1-0 win as spluttering Arsenal crashed to a third defeat in their last four Premier League games on Sunday. Vardy was only fit enough for the bench after a calf injury, but Brendan Rodgers sent the Leicester striker on with 30 minutes […]

Rio de Janeiro (AFP) – Former Brazil playmaker Ronaldinho said on Sunday he had contracted coronavirus but had no symptoms. The 40-year-old ex-Barcelona and AC Milan midfielder, who won the Champions League and World Cup in an illustrious career, will remain in isolation in a Belo Horizonte hotel. "Hi friends, family, fans, I took a […]

Berlin (AFP) – Hoffenheim midfielder Dennis Geiger scored his first Bundesliga goal in three years to secure his team a 1-1 draw away to Werder Bremen on Sunday. "It's not usually my job, but I'm happy that I was finally able to score again," Geiger told Sky. The draw leaves Sebastian Hoeness' Hoffenheim without a […]

Milan (AFP) – Lorenzo Insigne cancelled out a goal from his younger brother Roberto as Napoli staged a 2-1 comeback win over local rivals Benevento to move second in Serie A on Sunday. It was a clash between Lorenzo, 29, and 26-year-old Roberto, as well as former AC Milan and Italy teammates Filippo Inzaghi and […]

Paris (AFP) – Lille missed the chance to retake top spot in Ligue 1 from Paris Saint-Germain as Christophe Galtier's men were held to a 1-1 draw at Nice on Sunday. They remain unbeaten after eight matches this season though and are only behind reigning champions PSG on goal difference. Patrick Vieira's Nice sit fifth, […]

Glasgow (AFP) – Jermain Defoe scored his 300th goal in club football as Rangers moved six points clear at the top of the Scottish Premiership with a 2-0 win at home to Livingston on Sunday. Victory saw Steven Gerrard's men capitalise on the fact that reigning champions Celtic, the Gers' bitter Glasgow rivals, could not […]

Berlin (AFP) – Wolfsburg midfielder Maximilian Arnold helped his side avoid an unwanted Bundesliga record as he picked up a goal and an assist on the way to a 2-1 win over Arminia Bielefeld on Sunday. After picking up four points so far this season, Wolfsburg were on course to become only the fourth Bundesliga […]

London (AFP) – Everton coach Carlo Ancelotti slammed Kevin Friend's "joke" decision to send off Lucas Digne as the Premier League leaders unbeaten start to the season ended in a 2-0 defeat against Southampton on Sunday. Everton had gone eight games without defeat in all competitions this term, but they paid the price for a […]

London (AFP) – Southampton ended Everton's unbeaten start to the season as goals from James Ward-Prowse and Che Adams sealed a 2-0 win against the Premier League leaders on Sunday. Everton had gone eight games without defeat in all competitions this term, but they paid the price for a lethargic display at St Mary's. Carlo […]

Glasgow (AFP) – Celtic manager Neil Lennon said referee Willie Collum had had a "very poor game" after the Scottish champions were denied victory by Lewis Ferguson's added-on time penalty in a dramatic 3-3 draw at Aberdeen on Sunday. Celtic, who came into the match on the back of successive defeats after a 2-0 loss […]

Milan (AFP) – US midfielder Weston McKennie has been included in Juventus' squad for Sunday's Serie A game against Hellas Verona after recovering from coronavirus, but Portuguese star Cristiano Ronaldo remains out. McKennie, 22, tested positive on October 14, a day after the 35-year-old Ronaldo, who tested positive while on international duty with Portugal. Ronaldo […]

London (AFP) – England Women's friendly away to Germany on Tuesday has been cancelled after a member of the Lionesses' backroom staff tested positive for the coronavirus. Tuesday's game against the two-time world champions in Wiesbaden should have been England's first fixture since the SheBelieves Cup in March. But a Covid-19 case has put paid […]

Los Angeles (AFP) – Sergio Santos recorded a hat trick and Andre Blake collected his eighth shutout as the Philadelphia Union seized first place in the MLS Eastern Conference with a 5-0 rout of Toronto FC on Saturday. Jamiro Monteiro tallied a goal and an assist, Mark McKenzie scored a goal and Kacper Przybylko and […]

Milan (AFP) – Antonio Conte hailed Romelu Lukaku's progress since joining Inter Milan last season as the Belgian scored his seventh goal this campaign in a 2-0 Serie A win over Genoa. Second half strikes from Belgium striker Lukaku and Danilo D'Ambrosio put Conte's Inter third, ahead of Atalanta who fell 3-1 to Sampdoria. "Romelu is […]

London (AFP) – Liverpool came from behind to beat struggling Sheffield United 2-1 and join Everton at the top of the Premier League table on Saturday after Manchester City squandered more points in the topsy-turvy English top-flight. Earlier, Manchester United and Chelsea played out a soggy stalemate at Old Trafford, leaving Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's men […]