Madrid (AFP) – Luis Suarez scored his first goal in two months on Thursday as Atletico Madrid stormed into the last 16 of the Copa del Rey with a 5-0 win over Rayo Majadahonda. Suarez had gone 10 games without a goal for club and country, a drought that stretched back to Atletico's draw with […]

Milan (AFP) – Napoli were on Thursday held to a 1-1 draw by Juventus which left them lagging behind in the Serie A title race, on a day in which the dominant topic was the coronavirus cloud hanging over the league. Dries Mertens opened the scoring in the 23rd minute for Napoli, who performed well […]

Milan (AFP) – AC Milan kept up the pressure on local rivals Inter Milan in the Serie A title race with a 3-1 win over Roma on Thursday, while a coronavirus cloud hangs over the league with four of 10 matches to be left unplayed. Stefano Pioli's Milan are just one point behind champions and […]

Madrid (AFP) – Jules Kounde scored a superb goal as Sevilla moved into the last 16 of the Copa del Rey on Thursday after beating Real Zaragoza 2-0. Kounde sent a dipping shot into the corner from the edge of the area in the 31st minute before Rafa Mir made the victory secure in the […]

London (AFP) – Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola has tested positive for Covid-19 among a major outbreak at the Premier League leaders affecting 21 players and staff, while Burnley manager Sean Dyche has also been sidelined by the virus. However, all 32 FA Cup third-round ties set for this weekend, including City's trip to League […]

London (AFP) – The UK and Ireland could ditch a bid for the 2030 World Cup to focus on the "achievable" target of hosting Euro 2028, according to senior Conservative MP. Julian Knight, chairman of Britain's Digital, Culture, Media and Sport committee, supported a report in The Times on Wednesday that the five football associations […]

Milan (AFP) – Sergej Milinkovic-Savic earned Lazio a point with his last-gasp leveller in Thursday's 3-3 draw with Empoli, while a coronavirus cloud hangs over Serie A after Inter Milan's match at Bologna was abandoned. Serb Milinkovic-Savic nodded home his second of the game in the 93rd minute of a thrilling match at the Stadio […]

Milan (AFP) – Sergej Milinkovic-Savic earned Lazio a point with his last-gasp leveller in Thursday's 3-3 draw with Empoli, while a coronavirus cloud hangs over Serie A after Inter Milan's match at Bologna was abandoned. Serb Milinkovic-Savic nodded home his second of the game in the 93rd minute of a thrilling match at the Stadio […]

Berlin (AFP) – Bayern Munich coach Julian Nagelsmann is assuming their Bundesliga home match against Borussia Moenchengladbach on Friday can go ahead despite nine of his squad testing positive for Covid-19. On Thursday, winger Alphonso Davies became the ninth Bayern player to test positive leaving Nagelsmann struggling to put out a team. Bayern start the […]

London (AFP) – Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola has tested positive for Covid-19 in a major outbreak at the Premier League club as Burnley also announced on Thursday that manager Sean Dyche had been sidelined by the virus. Premier League champions City said 21 players and staff were now isolating for Covid-related reasons as the […]

London (AFP) – Manchester United announced on Thursday that Richard Arnold would replace Ed Woodward as the club's most senior executive at the beginning of next month. The Premier League club said in April 2021 that executive vice-chairman Woodward, 50, would step down from his role at the end of the year, shortly after the […]

London (AFP) – Burnley boss Sean Dyche will miss his side's FA Cup tie against Huddersfield this weekend after testing positive for coronavirus, the Premier League club announced on Thursday. The Clarets, who play the Championship team in the third round at Turf Moor on Saturday, said Dyche was in isolation. "Burnley Football Club can […]

Libreville (AFP) – Arsenal star Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has tested positive for Covid-19 Gabon coach Patrice Neveu told AFP on Thursday just days ahead of their opening Africa Cup of Nations match. Aubameyang, team-mate Mario Lemina and assistant coach Yala Anicet all tested positive after taking a lateral flow test and are awaiting the results from […]

Belgrade (AFP) – Novak Djokovic is a victim of a 'political witch hunt' claimed Serbian president Aleksandar Vucic on Thursday after Australian authorities said he failed to meet stringent pandemic entry requirements. The 34-year-old world number one's lawyers are appealing the decision which if it fails would see him deported from Australia. The vaccine-sceptic Djokovic […]

Yaoundé (AFP) – The Africa Cup of Nations, kicking off Sunday in Cameroon after a delay over Covid concerns, is also posing major security, political and organisational challenges for the host nation. Some were fearing yet another postponement, with African football chief Patrice Motsepe saying late last month that the rapid spread of the Omicron […]