Paris (AFP) – Second-division Nancy had three players sent off but still hung on to beat Ligue 1 Troyes on penalties in the French Cup last 64 on Saturday. Nancy, bottom of Ligue 2 collected their first yellow card when defender Souleymane Karamoko was booked after seven minutes. Maxime Nonnenmacher followed after 30 minutes and […]

Bergamo (Italy) (AFP) – Tammy Abraham struck twice as Roma ran out 4-1 winners at fancied Atalanta on Saturday, in the biggest win for Jose Mourinho since returning to Serie A. Abraham opened the scoring with less than a minute on the clock at the Gewiss Stadium and rounded off the match late on as […]

London (AFP) – English Football League (EFL) chairman Rick Parry has said there is no scientific evidence in favour of a temporary halt to the season despite rising coronavirus cases resulting in mass postponements. The EFL, which comprises the three divisions below the Premier League, has seen 19 of its 36 games called off due […]

London (AFP) – Aston Villa's home match with Burnley was postponed shortly before kick-off on Saturday after a coronavirus outbreak in the Villa camp, leaving only one Premier League fixture on the day's schedule. Just four games are now due to be played in total this weekend out of the original 10, with the growing […]

London (AFP) – Aston Villa's home match with Burnley has been postponed due to a coronavirus outbreak in the Villa squad, leaving just one Premier League fixture on the schedule for Saturday. Just four games are now due to be played this weekend out of the original 10 — Leeds v Arsenal is still scheduled […]

Budapest (AFP) – Flicking a coin-shaped disc around a table-top, Hungarians still adore the simple sport of button football, a game they invented a century ago. "It's a traditional national sport, like petanque to the French or baseball to the Americans," Attila Becz, who runs a museum dedicated to the game, told AFP. The game […]

Paris (AFP) – Ligue 1 club Lyon have barred their supporters from attending away matches until further notice following the latest incident involving their fans led to the abandonment of Friday's French Cup match with Paris FC. The club said in a statement on Saturday that "more than ever we must eradicate hooliganism and ban […]

Hong Kong (AFP) – Norwegian former international striker Jorn Andersen, who was in charge of North Korea's football team in 2016-2018, was named Hong Kong's coach on Saturday. The 58-year-old most recently managed Incheon United in South Korea but before that spent two years coaching isolated North Korea, winning eight of his 14 matches. Hong […]

Paris (AFP) – For the second time this season a match involving Lyon was abandoned following crowd trouble when their French Cup match at Paris FC on Friday was called off after half time. The tie was interrupted by incidents in the stands at the Charletty Stadium in Paris as the second half was about to […]

Rome (AFP) – Leaders Inter Milan thrashed last-place Salernitana 5-0 on Friday to close in on the honorary title of Serie A 'winter champion'. Ivan Perisic headed the champions ahead after 11 minutes in Salerno and Denzel Dumfries crashed a powerful shot in off the underside of the bar in the 33rd minute to give […]

Berlin (AFP) – Bayern Munich opened a nine-point lead at the top of the Bundesliga table Friday with a 4-0 home win over Wolfsburg as goal-scorers Robert Lewandowski, Thomas Mueller and Dayot Upamecano all celebrated milestones. Mueller marked his 400th Bundesliga appearance by opening the scoring with his 222nd league goal before defender Dayot Upamecano, […]

Paris (AFP) – The French Cup tie between Paris FC and Lyon was interrupted on Friday by incidents in the stands at the Charletty Stadium in the capital as the second half was about to start. During the break, flares were thrown back and forth between home and visiting fans in one stand. Home-made fireworks also […]

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola will be able to lead his side for Sunday's Premier League trip to Newcastle after testing negative for coronavirus. Guardiola was forced to cancel a pre-match press conference on Friday after returning an inconclusive test result earlier in the day. However, a follow-up PCR test […]

Paris (AFP) – The coronavirus is once again disrupting global sport, forcing the cancellation of English Premier League matches and the scrapping of a one-day cricket series. AFP Sport looks at the state of play around the world as authorities scramble to cope with the surging pandemic. – Football – — Five of the 10 […]

London (AFP) – Aston Villa manager Steven Gerrard on Friday revealed his "constant paranoia" over the medical status of his players after the spiralling coronavirus crisis forced a glut of Premier League postponements. Five of the 10 matches due to take place on Saturday and Sunday have been called off, taking the total number of […]