Milan (AFP) – Ciro Immobile scored a hat-trick as Lazio thrashed ten-man Sampdoria 5-1 on Saturday to consolidate third place in Serie A and keep the pressure on leaders Juventus and Inter Milan. Simone Inzaghi's side extended their club record winning streak to 11 games as they target a first Serie A title since 2000 […]

London (AFP) – Marcelo Bielsa refused to put Leeds's alarming slump in form in the Championship down to a loss of nerve even after a 1-0 defeat by QPR left them just four points above third-placed Fulham. A controversial Nakhi Wells goal — he scored after controlling the ball with his hand — left Leeds […]

Berlin (AFP) – Norwegian rising star Erling Braut Haaland came off the bench to claim a hat-trick inside 20 minutes on his Borussia Dortmund debut and inspire a 5-3 comeback win at Augsburg in the Bundesliga on Saturday. The 19-year-old showed why Dortmund paid Salzburg 20 million euros ($22 million) for him last month when […]

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Wilfried Zaha played a key role in a dramatic Crystal Palace equaliser in a 2-2 draw at Manchester City, after two goals in the final eight minutes from Sergio Aguero had appeared to have secured all three points for Pep Guardiola's side. The Palace winger was sent racing clear by […]

Madrid (AFP) – Real Madrid climbed above Barcelona to top La Liga on Saturday as Casemiro scored twice in a gritty 2-1 win over Sevilla. Casemiro's double proved the difference amid a three-goal flurry early in the second half, with Luuk de Jong briefly drawing Sevilla level. Madrid were underwhelming at the Santiago Bernabeu, at […]

London (AFP) – Pep Guardiola's 49th birthday celebrations went flat as Fernandinho's late own goal forced Manchester City to settle for a 2-2 draw against Crystal Palace, while Tottenham's hopes of finishing in the top four were dented by a goalless draw at Watford on Saturday. On a busy day of top-flight action, the pitchside […]

London (AFP) – Arsenal's faint hopes of a top-four finish in the Premier League suffered another blow as John Fleck's late equaliser secured a valuable point for Sheffield United's own European ambitions in a 1-1 draw at the Emirates. Gabriel Martinelli had filled the void left by the suspended Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang by opening the scoring […]

Berlin (AFP) – Norwegian rising star Erling Braut Haaland came off the bench to claim a hat-trick inside 20 minutes on his Borussia Dortmund debut and inspire a 5-3 comeback win at Augsburg in the Bundesliga on Saturday. The 19-year-old showed why Dortmund paid Salzburg 20 million euros ($22 million) for him last month when […]

Berlin (AFP) – Norwegian rising star Erling Braut Haaland came off the bench to claim a hat-trick inside 20 minutes on his Borussia Dortmund debut and inspire a 5-3 comeback win at Augsburg in the Bundesliga on Saturday. The 19-year-old showed why Dortmund paid Salzburg 20 million euros ($22 million) for him last month when […]

Milan (AFP) – Ciro Immobile scored a hat-trick as Lazio thrashed ten-man Sampdoria 5-1 on Saturday to close in on Juventus and Inter Milan and consolidate third place in Serie A. Simone Inzaghi's side extended their winning streak to 11 consecutive games as they target a first Serie A title since 2000 with Immobile the […]

Watford (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Troy Deeney saw his penalty saved as Watford drew 0-0 with Tottenham on Saturday, extending Nigel Pearson's unbeaten Premier League run to six games and further damaging Spurs' Champions League ambitions. The key moment at Vicarage Road came with 20 minutes to go when Spurs goalkeeper Paulo Gazzaniga dived low […]

Madrid (AFP) – New Barcelona boss Quique Setien threw down a challenge to his players on Saturday when he said he will never be happy if the Catalans fail to play the beautiful game – even if they win. Setien faces his first game as Barca coach against Granada on Sunday, having replaced the sacked […]

Paris (AFP) – A goal in the 117th minute marked the end of JS Saint-Pierroise's dreams of becoming the first team from a French overseas territory to reach the last 16 of the French Cup. The Reunion islanders, who beat Ligue 2 side Niort in the last round, played for all but the first 15 […]

London (AFP) – Patrick Bamford's missed penalty summed up Leeds' day as they slipped to a 1-0 defeat away at Queens Park Rangers with their poor run of form in the Championship showing no sign of stopping. Leeds' wretched day ended on a suitably low note with Kalvin Phillips facing a three-match ban after a […]

London (AFP) – Watford held Tottenham to a goalless draw on Saturday to extend their unbeaten run in the Premier League and further damage Spurs' Champions League ambitions. When Nigel Pearson took over at Vicarage Road last month Watford looked doomed ro relegation but he has put together a remarkable run of results to lift […]