Madrid (AFP) – Getafe took another step towards Champions League qualification on Saturday as Jorge Molina scored twice in a sensational 3-0 win over fellow top-four contenders Valencia. The 37-year-old Molina capped a storming performance with two goals in the second half before Jaime Mata added a third with three minutes left, after Valencia's Alessandro […]

Berlin (AFP) – Sweden striker Robin Quaison hit a hat-trick as Mainz earned a 3-1 win at ten-man Hertha Berlin on Saturday to push Jurgen Klinsmann's side towards the Bundesliga relegation spots. Hertha have just one win in their five games in all competitions in 2020 under ex-Germany and USA head coach Klinsmann, who took […]

Glasgow (AFP) – Rangers manager Steven Gerrard said he had to "rattle a few cages" at half-time as his side scored three times in the final 22 minutes to beat Hamilton 4-1 and book their place in the Scottish Cup quarter-finals. Gerrard's men have struggled to hit top form since returning from the winter break […]

Milan (AFP) – Ruslan Malinovskiy helped Atalanta consolidate fourth place in Serie A with the winner in a 2-1 win at Fiorentina that ended their 27-year away winless run against the Tuscan club. Federico Chiesa's scorcher just after half an hour gave mid-table Fiorentina hope of another win over Atalanta, whom they eliminated from the […]

Madrid (AFP) – Gareth Bale will return to the Real Madrid squad for the first time in five games on Sunday when Zinedine Zidane's side take on Osasuna in La Liga. The club announced on Saturday that Bale has been called up, despite the Welshman being left out of Madrid's last four matches against Real […]

London (AFP) – Everton moved up to seventh and within five points of the Premier League top four as their resurgence under Carlo Ancelotti continued with a 3-1 win over Crystal Palace on Saturday. Bernard, Richarlison and Dominic Calvert-Lewin scored the goals for the Toffees, who have won five and drawn two of eight league […]

London (AFP) – Manchester United striker Odion Ighalo will not join up with his new teammates on a training camp in Spain this week due to fears he could be denied re-entry to the United Kingdom if restrictions against the outbreak of Coronavirus are tightened. Ighalo joined United on loan until the end of the […]

Los Angeles (AFP) – The United States will try to follow their women's World Cup triumph with Olympic gold after punching their ticket to the Tokyo Games on Friday with a 4-0 victory over Mexico. Samantha Mewis scored twice and Rose Lavelle and Christen Press added a goal apiece as the United States secured one […]

Los Angeles (AFP) – Jordyn Huitema scored in the 72nd minute and Canada punched their ticket to Tokyo on Friday with a 1-0 victory over Costa Rica in the CONCACAF women's Olympic football qualifying tournament. Costa Rica, 37th in the FIFA world rankings, kept the Canadians at bay with a disciplined defensive performance at Dignity […]

Milan (AFP) – Roma's chances of qualifying for next season's Champions League suffered another blow on Friday as a 3-2 home defeat by Bologna extended the capital club's winless streak to three Serie A games. Paulo Fonseca's fifth-placed side remain level on points with fourth-placed Atalanta, who visit Fiorentina on Saturday, before the two teams […]

Paris (AFP) – Renato Sanches scored his second Ligue 1 goal as Lille claimed a 2-0 victory at Angers on Friday to move level on points with third-placed Rennes. Last season's runners-up secured a third straight win to edge closer to the final Champions League qualification spot. Rennes host Brest on Saturday when second-placed Marseille, […]

Rio de Janeiro (AFP) – Japanese midfielder Keisuke Honda was given a hero's welcome Friday from several thousand fans of Brazilian club Botafogo, where he recently signed to play until the end of the year. "Ole, Ole, Ole, Ola, Honda, Honda," chanted a huge crowd of frenzied fans, brandishing Japanese flags as the 33-year-old arrived […]

London (AFP) – Manchester United reported The Sun to Britain's press regulator on Friday, claiming the tabloid had prior knowledge of an attack on the home of the club's executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward. Cheshire Police launched an investigation after a flare was thrown over the gate to Woodward's home and red paint was sprayed on […]

Munich (Germany) (AFP) – Bayern Munich head coach Hansi Flick said he is willing to grant Philippe Coutinho time to rediscover his best form after finding himself relegated to the bench behind Thomas Mueller in recent weeks. The Brazilian playmaker hasn't scored since bagging a hat-trick against Werder Bremen in mid-December, and was restricted to […]

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Pep Guardiola says he wants Lionel Messi to finish his career at Barcelona rather than join him at Manchester City. Messi has a release clause in his contract this summer and reports in Spain and England have suggested he could trigger it after a rift with Barcelona's sporting director Eric […]