Glasgow (AFP) – Leigh Griffiths and Patryk Klimala came off the bench to score in the dying minutes as Celtic left it late to move top of the Scottish Premiership with a 2-0 win at St. Johnstone. The Scottish champions go two points ahead of Rangers, who host Ross County later on Sunday, ahead of […]

London (AFP) – West Ham shattered Leicester's unbeaten start to the Premier League season with a surprise 3-0 win, while Oriol Romeu's superb strike inspired Southampton's 2-0 victory against West Bromwich Albion on Sunday. After thrashing Manchester City 5-2 last weekend, second-placed Leicester were brought back down to earth as their three-game winning run came […]

Johannesburg (AFP) – D-day is looming in the tug of war between Mali and Spain for the services of pacy Wolves winger Adama Traore. Born in Barcelona to parents from the west African country, he has been called up by Spain for a friendly and two UEFA Nations League matches and by Mali for two […]

Vienna (AFP) – Austrian champions Salzburg announced Sunday that three players had tested positive for coronavirus after their midweek Champions League play-off match against Maccabi Tel Aviv. In a statement on its social media channels, the club said that none of the three players was currently displaying symptoms and all of them were now in […]

Valencia (Spain) (AFP) – Real Betis provisionally moved atop La Liga with a 2-0 victory over Valencia on Saturday, with both Barcelona and Real Madrid playing on Sunday. Ex-Valencia player Sergio Canales opened the scoring for Manuel Pellegrini's Betis in the 19th minute, Cristian Tello bagging the second in the 74th, both goals aided by […]

Rennes (France) (AFP) – Italy centre-back Daniele Rugani has joined Champions League debutants Rennes on a season-long loan from Juventus, the Ligue 1 leaders announced on Saturday. Italian and French media report the Bretons have paid two million euros ($2.34 million) for 26-year-old Rugani, who has seven appearances for the Azzurri. "We couldn't hope for […]

Leeds (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Marcelo Bielsa hailed Leeds for pushing their limits to hold Manchester City to a pulsating 1-1 draw and deal another early blow to the visitors' Premier League title chances. City were soundly beaten 5-2 at home by Leicester last weekend and seemed keen to make amends with a dominant start, […]

Doha (AFP) – Hamed Lak produced a diving save off Maicon Rocque as Persepolis beat Al Nassr 5-3 on penalties to reach the final of the Asian Champions League for the second time in three years on Saturday. Both teams had played out a tense 1-1 draw after 120 minutes of action forcing the match […]

London (AFP) – Manchester United are reportedly set to bolster Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's options up front with the signing of Edison Cavani on a free transfer, according to reports in the English and French media on Saturday. The Uruguay forward has been without a club since leaving Paris Saint-Germain at the end of June. The […]

London (AFP) – Manchester City were forced to settle for a pulsating 1-1 draw against Leeds as Rodrigo cancelled out Raheem Sterling's opener, while Chelsea's big spending began to bear fruit as they thrashed Crystal Palace 4-0 on Saturday. While Chelsea clicked into gear and City struggled to find their rhythm, James Rodriguez guided Everton […]

Leeds (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Manchester City's Premier League title challenge stumbled for the second time in their opening three games as Leeds rallied to earn a 1-1 draw from a wide-open game at Elland Road. City were soundly beaten 5-2 at home by Leicester last weekend and seemed keen to make amends with a […]

Berlin (AFP) – Bayern Munich back-up goalkeeper Sven Ulreich has joined second-division side Hamburg on a three-year contract, the European champions confirmed Saturday. The 32-year-old spent the last five years as under-study to Germany goalkeeper Manuel Neuer, winning five German league titles and three German Cup final wins in Munich. He was part of the […]

Berlin (AFP) – Bundesliga side Werder Bremen confirmed Saturday that Netherlands playmaker Davy Klaassen is in talks with Dutch giants Ajax and could leave before the transfer window closes early next week. "If the offer is right," from Ajax, "Davy will leave us," said Bremen sports director Frank Baumann after Saturday's 1-0 win over Arminia […]

Paris (AFP) – Former Chelsea midfielder Gael Kakuta scored a penalty as promoted Lens moved to second in Ligue 1 with Saturday's 2-0 win over nine-man Saint-Etienne. Kakuta converted the spot kick early on at Stade Bollert-Delelis after Timothee Kolodziejczak's trip on forward Ignatius Ganago inside the box. Florian Sotoca made sure of all three […]

Berlin (AFP) – Erling Braut Haaland once again demonstrated 'ice-cold' finishing by netting twice on Saturday as Borussia Dortmund climbed to second in the Bundesliga table with a 4-0 demolition of Freiburg. "He is our centre forward, that's what he's paid for, but he's ice cold," Dortmund captain Marco Reus said of Haaland's latest haul. […]