Milan (AFP) – Cristiano Ronaldo struck twice as Juventus beat Parma 2-1 to pull four points clear of Inter Milan at the top of the Serie A table on Sunday. Inter's title push hit another stumbling block after a 1-1 draw at lowly Lecce while Ante Rebic fired city rivals AC Milan to a last […]

Paris (AFP) – Pablo Sarabia put Paris Saint-Germain into the last 16 of the French Cup on Sunday with the late winner in a tight 1-0 win over spirited Lorient. Spaniard Sarabia headed home the only goal with 10 minutes remaining to put Thomas Tuchel's much-changed side into the next round after struggling to break […]

Madrid (AFP) – Quique Setien may want a different Barcelona but he needed the same old Lionel Messi on Sunday as the Argentinian gave his new coach a winning start against Granada. Messi's strike in the 76th minute at Camp Nou proved the only goal of a cagey contest and prevented the much-anticipated launch of […]

Liverpool (AFP) – Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer said he may be forced to look for a short-term fix in the transfer market this month to compensate for the loss of top scorer Marcus Rashford for at least six weeks. The England international suffered a stress fracture in his back during a substitute appearance […]

Milan (AFP) – Mario Balotelli was sent off after just seven minutes on the field on Sunday after picking up two bookings in the space of seconds during Brescia's 2-2 Serie A draw with Cagliari. Italy forward Balotelli started on the bench but came on in the 74th minute with the teams level after Ernesto […]

Liverpool (AFP) – Liverpool fans should be dreaming of a first Premier League title for 30 years, admitted Jurgen Klopp even if the German is taking nothing for granted after opening up a 16-point lead at the top of the table. Goals early and late from Virgil van Dijk and Mohamed Salah earned a 2-0 […]

Milan (AFP) – Inter Milan's Serie A title push hit another stumbling block on Sunday after a 1-1 draw at lowly Lecce as Ante Rebic fired city rivals AC Milan to a last gasp 3-2 win over Udinese. Antonio Conte's Inter looked set to take maximum points from their coach's hometown team, where he started […]

Liverpool (AFP) – Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has revealed Marcus Rashford will be sidelined for at least six weeks after suffering a stress fracture in his back. Rashford was forced off less than 15 minutes after coming on as a second half substitute in a FA Cup third round replay win over Wolves […]

Paris (AFP) – English forward Stephy Mavididi struck twice as Dijon fired four goals in the last 15 minutes of their all-Ligue 1 French Cup clash with Nimes to cruise to a 5-0 win and a place in the last 16 on Sunday. Hosts Dijon were leading a tight tie by a single goal thanks […]

Liverpool (AFP) – Liverpool stretched their commanding lead at the top of the Premier League to 16 points and advantage over Manchester United to 30 as goals from Virgil van Dijk and Mohamed Salah earned a 2-0 win over their historic rivals at Anfield. A 13th straight league win since the sides last met at Old […]

Milan (AFP) – Inter Milan's Serie A title push hit another stumbling block on Sunday after a 1-1 draw at lowly Lecce as Ante Rebic fired city rivals AC Milan to a last gasp 3-2 win over Udinese. Antonio Conte's Inter looked to be bringing home maximum points from his hometown team, where he started […]

Berlin (AFP) – Robert Lewandowski hit his 20th league goal this season as Bayern Munich climbed to second in the Bundesliga Sunday with a 4-0 romp at Hertha Berlin to trim RB Leipzig's lead to four points. Having seen RB Leipzig go five points clear with a 3-1 win over Union Berlin on Saturday, Bayern […]

Liverpool (AFP) – Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer does not believe top scorer Marcus Rashford will be fit to return from a back injury for a number of weeks. Rashford was forced off less than 15 minutes after coming on as a second half substitute in a FA Cup third round replay win over […]

Burnley (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Burnley fought back to boost their bid for Premier League survival as Ashley Westwood's late goal clinched a 2-1 win over Leicester on Sunday. Sean Dyche's side trailed to a first half goal from Burnley-born Harvey Barnes at Turf Moor. But Chris Wood equalised after half-time before Burnley keeper Nick […]

Rennes (France) (AFP) – Nantes announced on Sunday that they will pay tribute to their former striker Emiliano Sala at the league match against his first French club, Bordeaux, on January 26. The 28-year-old player was killed on January 21, 2019, when the small plane taking him to join Cardiff City crashed off the British […]