Johannesburg (AFP) – Silas Gnaka converted a penalty as the Ivory Coast surprised Nigeria 1-0 in Cairo Saturday in the Group B opener at a qualifying tournament for the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games. Later, severely depleted South Africa drew 0-0 with Zambia in a lively second match of a double-header at the Al Salam Stadium. […]

Leicester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Arsenal manager Unai Emery pleaded for calm and patience after his side lost 2-0 at Leicester on Saturday to fall eight points behind the Premier League's top four. Jamie Vardy and James Maddison were the architects of another fine victory for the Foxes, who moved into second, as the English […]

London (AFP) – Klara Buhl's late goal gave Germany a 2-1 win over World Cup semi-finalists England in their friendly on Saturday to send home a record crowd for a Lionesses home match disappointed. Buhl struck with less than a minute remaining on the clock to give the visitors their 21st win in 26 meetings […]

London (AFP) – Michael O'Neill made a winning debut as manager of Stoke City on Saturday with a 4-2 win over fellow Championship strugglers Barnsley declaring himself delighted with the response of the players. The 50-year-old — who will remain in charge of Northern Ireland for the remainder of their Euro 2020 campaign — only […]

Milan (AFP) – Nicolo Barella scored his first league goal for Inter Milan in a 2-1 win over Verona which put Antonio Conte's side top of Serie A on Saturday. The former Cagliari forward's curling effort seven minutes from time allowed Inter to overtake defending champions Juventus. Inter have 31 points from 12 games, two […]

Madrid (AFP) – Eden Hazard exploded into life and Karim Benzema continued his brilliant scoring run as Real Madrid delivered another goalfest on Saturday in a 4-0 demolition of Eibar. Real were three up inside 29 minutes at Ipurua as Sergio Ramos scored a penalty between two Benzema strikes, the second also a spot-kick after […]

Munich (Germany) (AFP) – Managerless Bayern Munich thrashed Borussia Dortmund 4-0 in 'Der Klassiker' on Saturday as Robert Lewandowski continued his phenomenal scoring run with two goals at the Allianz Arena. Lewandowski's first-half header and 76th-minute tap-in mean he has scored in all of Bayern's Bundesliga and Champions League games this season for a tally […]

Leicester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Leicester opened up a nine-point lead over Arsenal in the battle for Champions League qualification and moved second in the Premier League with a 2-0 win over the Gunners on Saturday. Jamie Vardy and James Maddison were the architects of another fine victory for the Foxes as the English duo […]

Riyadh (AFP) – Andre Carrillo scored the only goal of the match as Saudi giants Al Hilal grabbed a thrilling victory over Japan's Urawa Red Diamonds in the first leg of Saturday's AFC Champions League final. Peruvian Carrillo headed home off a Mohamed al-Burayk assist in the 60th minute in a fast-paced match which saw […]

London (AFP) – Leicester moved up to second in the Premier League as a 2-0 victory over Arsenal on Saturday further dented the Gunners' hopes of a top-four finish. Chelsea were also 2-0 victors against Crystal Palace as they too jumped above Manchester City into third. But it was another woeful afternoon for north London's […]

Johannesburg (AFP) – Daniel Cardoso converted an 84th-minute penalty to give leaders Kaizer Chiefs a 3-2 victory over greatest rivals Orlando Pirates on Saturday in a pulsating South African Premiership clash. An own-goal by Pirates captain Ntsikelelo Nyauza just 43 seconds after the Soweto derby kicked off and a headed goal by Colombian Leonardo Castro […]

New York (AFP) – New York City FC, which had the second-best record in Major League Soccer this year, has parted ways with coach Domenec Torrent, a former assistant to Pep Guardiola at Manchester City. The team announced the amicable split with the 57-year-old Spaniard and his staff on Friday, a little more than two weeks […]

Paris (AFP) – Mauro Icardi came off the bench to score a late winner as Paris Saint-Germain extended their Ligue 1 lead to 10 points despite another unconvincing performance in a 2-1 victory at Brest on Saturday. The reigning French champions, who were beaten by then-bottom club Dijon last week before scraping past Club Brugge […]

London (AFP) – Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino admitted he is struggling to arrest his side's slide as Spurs surrendered a lead for the third straight Premier League game to draw 1-1 at home to Sheffield United on Saturday. Son Heung-min's strike just before the hour mark threatened to get Spurs out of jail, especially after […]

Munich (Germany) (AFP) – Timo Werner netted twice as RB Leipzig went second in the Bundesliga with a 4-2 win at Hertha Berlin on Saturday's 30th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. Borussia Dortmund can go top of the German top flight with a win at Bayern Munich later on Saturday, but prior […]