London (AFP) – Tottenham needed a late winner from Son Heung-min to snap a four-game winless streak in the Premier League and breathe new life into their push for a top-four finish with a 2-1 victory over Norwich on Wednesday. The South Korean's stooping header 11 minutes from time hauled Jose Mourinho's men within six […]

Leicester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Leicester's top four bid suffered a blow when leading scorer Jamie Vardy limped off with a hamstring injury during Wednesday's Premier League match against West Ham. Vardy appeared to hurt his left hamstring while chasing a pass in the first half at the King Power Stadium. He was treated for […]

Madrid (AFP) – Barcelona were spared an embarrassing night in Ibiza on Wednesday as Antoine Griezmann scored twice, including a 94th-minute winner in a 2-1 victory to send them through to the next round of the Copa del Rey. Ibiza play in Segunda B, Spain's third tier, and sit 44 places below the reigning La […]

London (AFP) – Tottenham captain Hugo Lloris returned for his first appearance under Jose Mourinho against Norwich on Wednesday after over three months out with a dislocated elbow. The French number one suffered the injury in conceding the first goal of a dispiriting 3-0 defeat to Brighton in early October. Just over a month later, […]

London (AFP) – Paul Pogba's agent Mino Raiola has hinted the Manchester United star could leave Old Trafford if he is unhappy at the end of the season. Pogba has made just eight appearances for United during the current campaign after battling a nagging ankle injury and rumours have swirled about the France midfielder's future […]

Berlin (AFP) – Borussia Dortmund coach Lucien Favre on Wednesday attempted to dampen the hype surrounding Norwegian wunderkind Erling Braut Haaland as his side prepares for Friday's Bundesliga clash with Cologne. Haaland, 19, became the first player in Bundesliga history to score a debut hat-trick as a substitute when he came off the bench to […]

Beijing (AFP) – Boxing and women's football qualifying for the 2020 Olympics will be moved from the Chinese city at the centre of a virus outbreak to another location in the country, the organising bodies said on Wednesday. Wuhan was supposed to host China, Taiwan, Thailand and Australia for the Group B Asian women's football […]

Bangkok (AFP) – South Korea and Saudi Arabia sealed qualification for the 2020 Olympic men's football tournament on Wednesday when they reached the final of the Asian under-23 Championship in Thailand. The competition acts as the Asian Football Confederation's Olympic qualifiers, with places in Japan going to the top three teams. The top two were […]

London (AFP) – Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp has no intention of allowing any of his players to leave the club in the January transfer window as he closes in on the Premier League title. Klopp's side are 13 points clear of defending champions Manchester City with two matches in hand and look certain to be […]

Berlin (AFP) – French defender Jean-Clair Todibo hopes to make his Schalke debut against Bayern Munich at the Allianz Arena this Saturday and help keep the Royal Blues in the race for the Bundesliga title. Rated by Schalke coach David Wanger as "one of the best young central defenders in Europe", the 20-year-old has joined […]

Madrid (AFP) – Edinson Cavani wants to join Atletico Madrid and is being treated "unfairly" by Paris Saint-Germain, the Uruguay striker's father said on Wednesday. Cavani, 32, has fallen out of favour at PSG, where he is competing with Kylian Mbappe, Neymar, Mauro Icardi and Angel di Maria for starting spots in attack. A number […]

London (AFP) – Marcus Rashford is confident he will return to action for Manchester United before the end of the season after suffering a back injury. The United and England striker is facing a lengthy lay-off after suffering a stress fracture of the back in last week's FA Cup third-round replay against Wolves. The timeframe […]

Beijing (AFP) – Women's football qualifiers for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics will be moved from the Chinese city at the centre of a virus outbreak to another location in the country, the Asian Football Confederation said Wednesday. Wuhan was supposed to host China, Taiwan, Thailand and Australia for the Group B qualifiers February 3-9, but […]

London (AFP) – Manchester City defender Aymeric Laporte admits he has returned from his serious knee injury earlier than he expected. The Frenchman was a surprise inclusion in Pep Guardiola's starting line-up against Sheffield United on Tuesday, having not been involved with the first team for almost five months. He required surgery after suffering a […]

London (AFP) – Frank Lampard says Chelsea can cope without leading scorer Tammy Abraham after the England striker suffered an ankle injury scare in Tuesday's 2-2 draw with 10-man Arsenal. Abraham hobbled off the Stamford Bridge turf at full-time as Chelsea failed to capitalise on old boy David Luiz's red card, thwarted by Hector Bellerin's […]