Marseille (AFP) – Marseille's inconsistent start to life under Andre Villas-Boas continued on Sunday with a home 1-1 draw with Rennes that left the former European champions off the pace outside Ligue 1's top four. Duje Caleta-Car's header seven minutes after the break earned Marseille a point at the Stade Velodrome after Mbaye Niang had […]

Johannesburg (AFP) – Enyimba were eliminated from the CAF Champions League Sunday, leaving Nigeria without a club in the upcoming group phase of the elite African club competition. A goal just after half-time from Mohamed Musa gave Al Hilal of Sudan a 1-0 victory over Enyimba in Omdurman and the east Africans won by […]

Johannesburg (AFP) – Ghanaian John Antwi rescued big-spending Egyptian club Pyramids Sunday by scoring the goal that took them into the CAF Confederation Cup play-offs. He struck after 57 minutes to give his team a 1-0 away win over CR Belouizdad of Algeria and a 2-1 overall victory after a drawn last-32 first leg in […]

Johannesburg (AFP) – Namibia forward Peter Shalulile scored to seal a 2-0 South African Premiership win for Highlands Park over Polokwane City Sunday and end a goal drought between the clubs. The sides met twice recently in a two-leg semi-final of a knockout competition and both matches finished goalless before Highlands won on penalties. […]

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Ole Gunnar Solskjaer on Sunday urged Manchester United to show a killer instinct against Arsenal after scoring just 10 goals in their eight matches in all competitions this season. Since their 4-0 thrashing of Chelsea on the opening day of the Premier League campaign Solskjaer's struggling side have failed to […]

Madrid (AFP) – Sevilla avoided a third consecutive defeat in La Liga and stopped high-flying Real Sociedad from going top after coming from behind to beat them 3-2 on Sunday. After Real Madrid's stalemate against Atletico on Saturday, the Basque outfit could have leapfrogged both to claim first place in Spain but came up short […]

Marseille (AFP) – Marseille's inconsistent start to life under Andre Villas-Boas continued on Sunday with a home 1-1 draw with Rennes that left the former European champions off the pace outside Ligue 1's top four. Duje Caleta-Car's header seven minutes after the break earned Marseille a point at the Stade Velodrome after Mbaye Niang had […]

Milan (AFP) – Napoli got back to winning ways with a 2-1 victory against Brescia on Sunday as Franck Ribery sealed a 3-1 win for Fiorentina against ten-man AC Milan that pushed the northerners down to 16th in the Serie A table with a third consecutive defeat. All the Italian teams in European action this […]

Leicester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Steve Bruce accused his Newcastle United flops of a "lack of effort" after a "totally unacceptable" 5-0 thrashing at Leicester City piled pressure on the Magpies boss on Sunday. Brendan Rodgers' side maintained their impressive start to the season as they moved up to third after romping to a fourth […]

Leicester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Leicester powered into third place in the Premier League with a 5-0 demolition of 10-man Newcastle that piled pressure on Magpies boss Steve Bruce on Sunday. Brendan Rodgers' side maintained their impressive start to the season as they romped to a fourth win in their last five league games. Ricardo […]

Berlin (AFP) – A late stunner from Gian-Luca Waldschmidt propelled Freiburg to third in the Bundesliga with a comeback 2-1 win at Fortuna Duesseldorf, confirming his side's status as this season's surprise package. The boys from the Black Forest are one of five sides just a point behind leaders Bayern Munich and two ahead of […]

Milan (AFP) – Mario Balotelli scored his first goal for new club Brescia but the promoted northerners fell to a 2-1 defeat to Napoli on Sunday as all the Italian teams in Europe warmed up with wins for next week's action. Roma got back to winning ways beating Lecce 1-0 thanks to an Edin Dzeko […]

London (AFP) – Georginio Wijnaldum insists Liverpool are happy to win ugly as they chase the club's first English league title since 1990. Wijnaldum scored a lucky winner in Saturday's 1-0 victory at Sheffield United when his shot was fumbled into the net by Blades keeper Dean Henderson. Jurgen Klopp's side were at their best […]

London (AFP) – Riyad Mahrez has set his sights on inspiring Manchester City's trophy push as the Algeria winger enjoys his best run of form for the Premier League champions. Mahrez was City's man of the match as his crucial strike set the stage for a 3-1 win at Everton on Saturday. The 28-year-old's fine […]

Milan (AFP) – Mario Balotelli scored his first goal for new club Brescia but the promoted northerners still fell to a 2-1 defeat to Napoli in Serie A action on Sunday. The 29-year-old Italian international headed in after 67 minutes in his second match for his hometown club having missed four games because of a […]