Paris (AFP) – Marseille kept pace with Ligue 1 leaders Paris Saint-Germain on Sunday after coming from behind to beat Bordeaux 3-1 and rack up a sixth straight win that keeps them five points behind the champions. Jordan Amavi, Morgan Sanson and Nemanja Radonjic hit the decisive goals in front of a raucous crowd of […]

Johannesburg (AFP) – Serb Samir Nurkovic scored a hat-trick and Colombian Leonardo Castro scored twice as South African league leaders Kaizer Chiefs came from behind three times to beat Bloemfontein Celtic 5-3 this weekend. Ndumiso Mabena, Congolese Harris Tchilimbou and Siphelele Luthuli put Celtic ahead in the first half and Nurkovic netted twice to leave […]

London (AFP) – Everton have revealed they are probing reports of homophobic chanting during Saturday's Premier League win against Chelsea. It is alleged the chants were aimed at Chelsea fans by Everton supporters during the home team's 3-1 win at Goodison Park. "Everton is working in conjunction with Kick It Out and has commenced an […]

Madrid (AFP) – Real Betis captain Joaquin became the oldest player to score a La Liga hat-trick after he inspired his team to beat Athletic Bilbao 3-2 on Sunday. At 38 years and 140 days old, Joaquin hit his first ever hat-trick and surpassed Real Madrid great Alfredo Di Stefano, whose record as the oldest […]

Berlin (AFP) – Sebastian Andersson struck twice as Union Berlin beat a hapless Cologne 2-0 on Sunday to continue their remarkable recent run and move towards the top half of the Bundesliga. Swede Andersson hit goals either side of half-time to make it four league wins from their last five and take Union to 10th, […]

Milan (AFP) – Daniele Ragatzu struck late as Cagliari snatched a comeback 2-2 draw at Sassuolo to move fourth in Serie A on Sunday, as Mario Balotelli scored his 50th Italian league goal to lift Brescia off the bottom of the table. But Fiorentina fell to their fourth consecutive defeat 2-1 at Torino, with coach […]

Glasgow (AFP) – Celtic denied Steven Gerrard a first trophy as Rangers manager by holding out for the final half hour with 10 men to win the Scottish League Cup final 1-0 at Hampden on Sunday. Christopher Jullien scored the only goal to secure Celtic's 10th straight domestic trophy, but Neil Lennon's men had goalkeeper […]

London (AFP) – Leicester closed the gap on Premier League leaders Liverpool as Jamie Vardy extended his red-hot streak with a brace in Sunday's record-breaking 4-1 rout of Aston Villa. Brendan Rodgers' second-placed side moved within eight points of Liverpool thanks to goals from Vardy, Kelechi Iheanacho and Jonny Evans at Villa Park. Jack Grealish had […]

London (AFP) – British police on Sunday arrested a 41-year-old man after a video posted on social media showed a supporter apparently making racist gestures during Saturday's Manchester derby. "Police were called to a report of a supporter making alleged racist gestures and sounds towards players during the Manchester City and Manchester United derby," said […]

London (AFP) – Son Heung-min admitted he considered passing before the Tottenham winger "put his booster on" to score his astonishing goal of the season contender against Burnley. Son's stroke of genius was hailed as one of the best goals in Tottenham's glittering history as he virtually ran the entire length of the pitch before […]

London (AFP) – Kyle Walker insists the Premier League title race isn't over for Manchester City despite their latest damaging defeat. Pep Guardiola's side trail leaders Liverpool by 14 points after losing 2-1 against Manchester United in Saturday's derby at the Etihad Stadium. In a match marred by an alleged racist gesture from a City […]

Khartoum (AFP) – Within months of Sudan's first women's football league kicking off, the championship's emerging stars are being hailed as icons for equal rights in a country transitioning to civilian rule. Orjuan Essam, 19, and Rayan Rajab, 22, of Khartoum-based Tahadi women's club, have scored several goals already in a tournament that would have […]

Turin (Italy) (AFP) – Italian champions Juventus suffered their first defeat of the season Saturday with a 3-1 loss against Lazio in Rome blowing open the Serie A title race. Maurizio Sarri's eight-time reigning league champions remain second in the table, two points behind leaders Inter Milan after 15 matches. Third-placed Lazio clawed to within […]

Madrid (AFP) – Lionel Messi broke yet another record by hitting his 35th La Liga hat-trick on Saturday as Barcelona thrashed Real Mallorca 5-2 to keep pace with Real Madrid at the top of the table. A trio of vintage Messi finishes contributed to five stunning Barca goals, the best of them arguably belonging to […]

Turin (Italy) (AFP) – Italian champions Juventus suffered their first defeat of the season in all competitions with a 3-1 Serie A loss against Lazio in Rome on Saturday. Maurizio Sarri's eight-time reigning Serie A champions remain second in the league, two points behind leaders Inter Milan after 15 matches. Cristiano Ronaldo put Juventus ahead […]