Johannesburg (AFP) – Simba Sports Club have been crowned champions of Tanzania, the first nation in Africa to restart their league after a three-month shutdown due to the coronavirus pandemic. Like every Africa country except Burundi, who continued playing while COVID-19 spread, Tanzania suspended football in mid-March to combat the deadly virus. Simba held a […]

London (AFP) – Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is bracing himself for the loss of teenage midfielder Angel Gomes, whose Manchester United contract expires on Tuesday. The highly rated 19-year-old came through the academy at Old Trafford and made his debut aged 16 in May 2017, becoming the youngest player since Duncan Edwards in the 1950s to […]

London (AFP) – Jurgen Klopp has urged Liverpool fans to celebrate "in a safe way" during the coronavirus crisis after chaotic scenes marred the club's Premier League title celebrations. Thousands of Liverpool fans gathered at the Pier Head for a second night of celebrations on Friday after the club became champions of England for the […]

Paris (AFP) – Nigerian Odion Ighalo continued a record of scoring every time he starts for Manchester United by netting in a 2-1 FA Cup quarter-final win away to Norwich City at the weekend. Apart from four goals in four starts, the on-loan forward also scored once after coming off the bench for a total […]

Brisbane (Australia) (AFP) – Former England and Liverpool striker Robbie Fowler's time as coach of Australian side Brisbane Roar ended Monday, with the club blaming the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Fowler was appointed in April last year and he set about overhauling the squad, lifting them to fourth in the table before the A-League was suspended […]

Buenos Aires (AFP) – Argentina's 1986 World Cup winning coach Carlos Bilardo was diagnosed with COVID-19 by mistake, his brother said Sunday. "My brother has nothing, the very famous lab was wrong, it's to kill them, almost certainly he's going back to the same place," Jorge Bilardo wrote on Twitter. The 82-year-old had been hospitalized […]

Rio de Janeiro (AFP) – Brazilian clubs Botafogo and Fluminense protested Sunday against the resumption of professional football in Rio de Janeiro in mid-coronavirus pandemic, as they returned to the pitch after losing a fight against the decision. "Thousands of people are still dying in Brazil and we're forced to play football with no protection," the […]

Milan (AFP) – Alessandro Bastoni completed Inter Milan's late turnaround as they scored twice in the final six minutes to beat Parma 2-1 on Sunday, while Atalanta made it three wins in a row since the Serie A restart. Gervinho gave Parma a first-half lead at the Stadio Ennio Tardini but Inter, who conceded a […]

Madrid (AFP) – Karim Benzema delivered another moment of magic on Sunday as Real Madrid took a two-point lead over Barcelona at the top of La Liga by beating bottom club Espanyol. Benzema's volley against Valencia could be goal of the season and he might now have a claim to best assist too after his […]

Milan (AFP) – Roma are facing another season without Champions League football after losing 2-0 at AC Milan on Saturday, with Atalanta's 3-2 win at Udinese leaving the capital club nine points off fourth place. Ante Rebic and Hakan Calhanoglu scored late to give Milan victory at a stifling San Siro to put Stefano Pioli's […]

London (AFP) – Pep Guardiola believes it is easier for Manchester City to focus on cup glory for the rest of the season as the holders reached the FA Cup semi-finals with a 2-0 win at Newcastle on Sunday. City will face Arsenal at an empty Wembley in the last four next month after the […]

London (AFP) – Manchester City bounced back from ceding their Premier League crown to Liverpool to remain on course for a cup treble by beating Newcastle 2-0 to move into the FA Cup semi-finals on Sunday. City will face Arsenal at an empty Wembley in the last four next month after the Gunners struck in […]

Rio de Janeiro (AFP) – Brazilian club Botafogo protested Sunday against the resumption of professional football in Rio de Janeiro in mid-coronavirus pandemic, as they returned to the pitch after losing a fight against the decision. "A good protocol is one that respects lives," read a banner carried by Botafogo players before the Rio state […]

Milan (AFP) – Ante Rebic and Hakan Calhanoglu scored late to give AC Milan a 2-0 victory over Roma on Sunday and dent the capital side's Champions League ambitions. Both teams struggled early in the stifling heat at the San Siro, with Roma's Edin Dzeko heading wide and Calhanoglu nodding over the bar. But Stefano […]

Watford (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Danny Ings produced two fine finishes to further his case for the Premier League Golden Boot as Southampton kept Watford poised perilously above the relegation zone with a 3-1 win at Vicarage Road on Sunday. A bad day for the Hornets began before kick-off when three players were excluded from […]