London (AFP) – Mikel Arteta admitted Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has erased any doubts about his commitment after Arsenal's captain led by example with a double in their 3-2 win against Everton on Sunday. For much of a troubled season Arsenal have been written off as also-rans in the battle to qualify for the Champions League. But, […]

London (AFP) – Manchester United moved onto the shoulder of fourth-placed Chelsea on Sunday after brushing aside lowly Watford as Wolves and Arsenal also staked their claims for Champions League football next season. With runaway leaders Liverpool looking certain to win the Premier League, attention has switched to the race for European places, with just […]

Milan (AFP) – Lazio kept their bid for a first Serie A title in 20 years on track as they stayed one point behind leaders Juventus with a 3-2 win at Genoa on Sunday, but four Serie A matches were postponed amid growing coronavirus fears in northern Italy. Reigning champions Juve had edged out bottom […]

London (AFP) – Manchester United moved onto the shoulder of fourth-placed Chelsea on Sunday after brushing aside lowly Watford as Wolves and Arsenal also staked their claims for Champions League football next season. With runaway leaders Liverpool looking certain to win the Premier League, attention has switched to the race for European places, with just […]

London (AFP) – Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang boosted Arsenal's hopes of gate-crashing the race to reach the Champions League as his double clinched a 3-2 win against Everton on Sunday. For much of a troubled season Arsenal have been written off as also-rans in the battle to qualify for Europe's elite club competition. But, recovering from the […]

Paris (AFP) – M'Baye Niang scored a double, including an 89th-minute winner, as Rennes edged out Nimes 2-1 on Sunday to retake third place from Lille in Ligue 1. Senegal international Niang helped Julien Stephan's side recover from a goal down and end a three-match winless streak in the league, while snapping lowly Nimes' four-match […]

Berlin (AFP) – Hamburg manager Dieter Hecking attempted to deflect the blame from his players after the latest emblematic defeat for his fallen giants of German football. The former European champions, now languishing in Bundesliga 2, lost 2-0 at home to their smaller, poorer neighbours St Pauli on Saturday. Worse, Hamburg, who started the day […]

Wolverhampton (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Diogo Jota scored twice as Wolves comfortably brushed aside rock-bottom Norwich 3-0 at Molineux on Sunday to maintain their push for European football again next season. After scoring a hat-trick in a 4-0 Europa League thumping of Espanyol on Thursday, Jota took his tally to 14 for the season with […]

Rome (AFP) – Supporters of Serie A club Lecce were attacked by hundreds of rival fans from Bari as they travelled to Rome for Sunday's top-flight clash against Roma, local media reported. The clashes occurred near Ofanto, between Bari and Foggia, in Italy's southern Puglia region. Fans of Serie B side Bari covered the road […]

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Bruno Fernandes opened his goalscoring account at Manchester United on Sunday as Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's side climbed to fifth place in the Premier League table with a 3-0 win against lowly Watford. United have struggled for consistency all season but the victory at Old Trafford lifts them to 41 points, […]

Milan (AFP) – Lazio kept their bid for a first Serie A title in 20 years on track as a 3-2 victory at Genoa on Sunday kept them one points behind leaders Juventus, but four Serie A football matches were postponed amid growing coronavirus fears in northern Italy. Reigning champions Juve had edged out bottom […]

London (AFP) – Pep Guardiola is confident Aymeric Laporte is ready to play 90 minutes against Real Madrid on Wednesday even though the defender asked to be substituted during Saturday's 1-0 win at Leicester. Laporte was replaced by Nicolas Otamendi after 57 minutes of Saturday's match, his third appearance since his return from a long […]

Madrid (AFP) – Eden Hazard's season could be at risk after Real Madrid announced on Sunday that he had fractured his right ankle during his team's 1-0 La Liga defeat at Levante. Belgium forward Hazard, whose first season at Real has been plagued by injury, will now miss Wednesday's Champions League last 16 clash with […]

Rome (AFP) – The surge in the number of new coronavirus cases in Italy has hit sporting events as four Serie A football matches were postponed on Sunday, with Inter Milan's Europa League game next week also in doubt. The match between Torino and Parma in the northern city of Turin was called off Sunday […]

Rome (AFP) – Title-chasing Inter Milan's clash against Sampdoria on Sunday was one of three Serie A football matches postponed over coronavirus fears in northern Italy. Atalanta against Sassuolo and Hellas Verona versus Cagliari in the top flight were also pushed back to avoid the spread of the virus with 79 confirmed cases in an […]