London (AFP) – Jack Harrison hit a hat-trick as Leeds boosted their bid for Premier League survival with a 3-2 win against West Ham on Sunday. Harrison put Leeds ahead at the London Stadium and netted again after Jarrod Bowen's equaliser. When Pablo Fornals hauled West Ham level in the second half, Harrison had an […]

London (AFP) – Rafael Benitez was sacked as Everton manager on Sunday after just eight months in charge of the struggling Premier League club. Benitez was an unpopular appointment in June last year after his long spell with Everton's Merseyside rivals Liverpool. The Spaniard paid the price for a dismal run of nine defeats in […]

Limbe (Cameroon) (AFP) – Musa Barrow converted a 90th-minute penalty for Gambia to snatch a 1-1 draw against Mali with the matchday 2 result set to take both teams through to the second round of the Africa Cup of Nations. Mali went ahead after 79 minutes in Limbe when Ibrahima Kone scored from another penalty, […]

Madrid (AFP) – A Copa del Rey match between local rivals Sevilla and Real Betis will resume from the 39th minute on Sunday, after it was suspended the night before due to a player being hit by an object thrown from the crowd. The game being played at Betis' stadium — which is all square […]

London (AFP) – Bruno Fernandes has urged Manchester United to learn from their frustrating collapse in a damaging 2-2 draw against Aston Villa. Fernandes had put Ralf Rangnick's side on course for victory with two goals at Villa Park on Saturday. The Portugal star, serving as United's stand-in skipper, saw his free-kick trickle past Villa […]

London (AFP) – Anthony Martial contradicted Manchester United interim manager Ralf Rangnick's claim he refused to be in the squad for Saturday's match with Aston Villa saying he would "never disrespect the club and the fans." Rangnick was forced to leave one place on the substitutes bench unfilled for the 2-2 draw after he said […]

Paris (AFP) – After missing out on the Ballon d'Or, Robert Lewandowski may be in line for a consolation victory at FIFA's "The Best" awards ceremony on Monday. The Polish striker is the favourite to take the men's player of the year award while Alexia Putellas is well placed to make it a double in […]

Madrid (AFP) – A Copa del Rey match between rivals Sevilla and Real Betis was abandoned on Saturday after Sevilla's Joan Jordan was struck on the head by an object thrown from the crowd. After a stoppage of around 45 minutes at the Benito Villamarin, the Spanish federation (RFEF) confirmed the last-16 game had been […]

Milan (AFP) – Paulo Dybala was on target as Juventus beat Covid-hit Udinese 2-0 on Sunday and appeared to send a message to the club over contract talks, while Ciro Immobile leads the scoring charts after his early double helped Lazio to a 3-0 win at rock-bottom Salernitana. Argentina forward Dybala swept home a classy […]

Paris (AFP) – Kylian Mbappe scored the opening goal as Paris Saint-Germain saw off Brest 2-0 at the Parc des Princes on Saturday to stretch their lead at the top of Ligue 1 to 11 points. Mauricio Pochettino's men, who missed out on the title last season to Lille, had drawn four of their five […]

Douala (AFP) – Mohamed Salah got back among the goals for Egypt on Saturday as the record seven-time champions beat Guinea-Bissau after Nigeria secured their place in the last 16 of the Africa Cup of Nations. Salah's first-time finish at the back post in the 69th minute in Garoua got his and Egypt's campaign in […]

Madrid (AFP) – A Copa del Rey match between rivals Sevilla and Real Betis was stopped on Saturday after Sevilla's Joan Jordan was struck on the head by an object thrown from the crowd. Nabil Fekir had just equalised for Betis in the 39th minute, scoring straight from a corner, when a long object thrown […]

Garoua (Cameroon) (AFP) – Mohamed Salah got back among the goals for Egypt on Saturday as his second-half strike handed the record seven-time African champions a crucial 1-0 win over Guinea-Bissau in Garoua that was not without controversy. Salah's first-time finish at the back post in the 69th minute got his and his team's campaign […]

Paris (AFP) – Russia's Kamila Valieva, just 15 years old, hammered home her status as Olympic Games gold medal favourite on Saturday when she swept to the European title in Tallinn. Valieva, in her first season on the senior circuit, led a Russian sweep of the women's podium with her 259.06 points enough to defeat […]

Birmingham (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Philippe Coutinho admitted he was happy to be back in the Premier League after the Aston Villa forward marked his debut with a late equaliser in Saturday's 2-2 draw against Manchester United. Steven Gerrard's side were trailing by two goals in the closing stages at Villa Park before Coutinho worked […]