London (AFP) – Celtic and Rangers continued their shootout at the top of the Scottish Premiership thrashing Ross County and Hearts respectively on Sunday. Just one goal separates the Glasgow giants as Celtic won 4-1 in the Highlands for a 10th straight victory, then Rangers responded with a 5-0 hammering of managerless Hearts at Ibrox. […]

Milan (AFP) – Lautaro Martinez's first-half brace put Inter Milan top of Serie A on Sunday with a 2-1 win over SPAL after champions Juventus were held 2-2 at home by Sassuolo. "We didn't use our heads," lamented Juventus boss Maurizio Sarri after his side lost their first points at home this season. Cristiano Ronaldo […]

London (AFP) – Wolves and Sheffield United edged closer towards the European places in the Premier League after sharing the points from a 1-1 draw at Molineux on Sunday. Victory for either side would have taken them up to fifth in the table and the visitors got off to a flying start as Lys Mousset […]

Norwich (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Caretaker manager Freddie Ljungberg could not end Arsenal's long wait for a win as Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang's double only salvaged a 2-2 draw at struggling Norwich on Sunday. The Canaries twice led through Teemu Pukki and Todd Cantwell only for Aubameyang to level, first from the penalty spot and then with […]

Milan (AFP) – Cristiano Ronaldo rescued a 2-2 draw for Juventus at home against Sassuolo on Sunday but the result left the way open for Inter Milan to take top spot in Serie A. "We didn't use our heads," lamented Juventus boss Maurizio Sarri. Leonardo Bonucci had scored early for the eight-time reigning Serie A […]

Monaco (AFP) – Paris Saint-Germain's Ligue 1 match at Monaco on Sunday evening has been called off due to forecast heavy storms. The fixture "will be postponed to a later date" Monaco announced. That could be problematic. PSG, who are in the Champions League, are scheduled to play twice a week until the French mid-season […]

Milan (AFP) – Cristiano Ronaldo scored from the spot to rescue a 2-2 draw for Juventus at home against Sassuolo to leave the way open for Inter Milan to claim top spot in Serie A later on Sunday. Leonardo Bonucci had scored early for the eight-time reigning Serie A champions but Jeremie Boga and Francesco […]

London (AFP) – Celtic edged ahead of Rangers at the top of the Scottish Premiership with a 4-1 victory at Ross County on Sunday to record a 10th straight win in all competitions. Ryan Christie was on target as Neil Lennon's men secured top spot in their Europa League group against Rennes on Thursday and […]

Milan (AFP) – French midfielder Franck Ribery suffered serious ligament damage to his right ankle in Saturday's Serie A game against Lecce, his club Fiorentina confirmed on Sunday. Ribery, 36, had to be helped off the pitch just before half-time after Greek midfielder Panagiotis Tachtsidis' sliding tackle left the French veteran in agony. Tests revealed […]

London (AFP) – Watford sacked their second manager of the season on Sunday with Quique Sanchez Flores leaving the club bottom of the Premier League table. The Spaniard managed just one win in 10 league games in charge during his second spell at Vicarage Road after replacing Javi Gracia in September. "Quique is a man of […]

Shanghai (AFP) – Fabio Cannavaro took Guangzhou Evergrande to their eighth Chinese Super League (CSL) title on Sunday, a month after the Italian coach was publicly lambasted by the club for his "weak ability to rectify mistakes". With the championship going down to the final day of the season, Beijing Guoan needed to defeat Shandong […]

Paris (AFP) – The biggest names in world football will descend on Paris on Monday for the 2019 Ballon d'Or ceremony, with Lionel Messi and USA women's World Cup superstar Megan Rapinoe tipped to leave with the honours. It would be an enormous shock if Rapinoe did not depart the Chatelet Theatre with the women's […]

Milan (AFP) – Mario Pasalic scored twice to get Atalanta back to winning ways with a 3-0 Lombardy derby victory at struggling Brescia on Saturday, as Fiorentina fell to a third consecutive defeat at home to promoted Lecce. Pasalic nodded in the opener on 26 minutes for Atalanta, before grabbing a second after an hour […]

Johannesburg (AFP) – Title-holders Esperance and former winners TP Mazembe and Mamelodi Sundowns flexed their muscles Saturday with convincing CAF Champions League matchday one victories. Anice Badri and Ibrahim Ouattara scored within the first 15 minutes for Esperance of Tunisia away to Raja Casablanca of Morocco, and they then pulled down the shutters for a […]

Bucharest (AFP) – Here is what coaches and players said after the draw for the Euro 2020 finals on Saturday: "Whoever wins that group will be among the absolute favourites to win the whole thing" – Germany midfielder Ilkay Gundogan after his nation were drawn with World Cup winners France and Euro holders Portugal in […]