Madrid (AFP) – Luka Modric orchestrated stirring Real Madrid comebacks against Paris Saint-Germain and Chelsea, now the 36-year-old has Manchester City and another Champions League final in his sights. Modric's mesmeric, curving pass with the outside of his right foot for Rodrygo to volley in resuscitated Real against Chelsea, just when it looked like they […]

Rome (AFP) – Sandro Tonali scored in stoppage time as AC Milan came from behind to win 2-1 at Lazio on Sunday and retake top spot from Inter Milan in Serie A, while Napoli's title hopes appear over after their meltdown in Empoli. Ciro Immobile gave Lazio an early lead at the Stadio Olimpico in […]

Barcelona (AFP) – Barcelona suffered a shock 1-0 defeat by Rayo Vallecano on Sunday, handing Real Madrid the chance to win La Liga if they draw at home to Espanyol next weekend. Barca's place in the top four is still not secure either after a third consecutive defeat at Camp Nou continued their late-season wobble […]

Rome (AFP) – Sandro Tonali scored in stoppage time as AC Milan came from behind to win 2-1 at Lazio on Sunday and retake top spot from reigning champions Inter Milan in Serie A. Ciro Immobile gave Lazio an early lead at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome, but Olivier Giroud levelled shortly after half-time before […]

Paris (AFP) – Gerson struck a late winner as Marseille beat Reims 1-0 away in Ligue 1 on Sunday, while Rennes shrugged off back-to-back losses to direct rivals for a Champions League spot by crushing Lorient to reclaim third place. Brazil international Gerson came off the bench to grab the only goal seven minutes from […]

Miami (AFP) – Ecuador international Leonardo Campana maintained his red-hot scoring streak as resurgent Inter Miami came from behind to bag their fourth straight victory across all competitions on Sunday with a 2-1 win over Atlanta. Campana bagged his fifth goal in his past four games as David Beckham's Miami secured a third straight league […]

Johannesburg (AFP) – Ghanaians Richard Ofori and Kwame Peprah played key roles as South African club Orlando Pirates reached the CAF Confederation Cup semi-finals on Sunday with a penalty shootout victory over Tanzanian visitors Simba. Pirates won a stoppage-ridden quarter-final second leg 1-0 in Soweto thanks to a headed goal from forward Peprah, with TV […]

Berlin (AFP) – Hertha Berlin took a huge step towards Bundesliga survival Sunday by securing a 2-0 home win over Stuttgart with both clubs fighting to avoid relegation. Davie Selke fired Hertha into an early lead at Berlin's Olympic Stadium and Ishak Belfodil made sure of the three points with a second goal deep into stoppage time. […]

Lyon (AFP) – Seven-time champions Lyon came from a goal down to defeat French rivals Paris Saint-Germain 3-2 on Sunday in their Women's Champions League semi-final first leg. French champions PSG have never won the continental crown but they were in front after just six minutes on Sunday through Marie-Antoinette Katoto. Lyon then replied with […]

Berlin (AFP) – Hertha Berlin took a huge step towards Bundesliga survival Sunday by securing a 2-0 home win over Stuttgart with both clubs fighting to avoid relegation. Davie Selke fired Hertha into an early lead at Berlin's Olympic Stadium and Ishak Belfodil made sure of the three points with a second goal deep into stoppage time. […]

Glasgow (AFP) – Celtic manager Ange Postecoglou hailed his side's focus as the Hoops moved to the brink of the Scottish Premiership title with a 2-0 win at Ross County. Kyogo Furuhashi marked his first start in four months with the opening goal before Jota forced home the second late on to restore a six-point […]

London (AFP) – Liverpool closed the gap on Premier League leaders Manchester City to one point as the quadruple chasers pushed Everton deeper into relegation trouble with a 2-0 win, while Chelsea beat West Ham 1-0 to ease their top four anxiety on Sunday. Jurgen Klopp's side had to work hard to break Everton's stubborn […]

Liverpool (AFP) – Liverpool kept the pressure on Manchester City at the top of the Premier League table and pushed local rivals Everton towards relegation with a 2-0 win in the Merseyside derby on Sunday. The Toffees' day got off a terrible start even before a ball was kicked at Anfield as Burnley's 1-0 win […]

Rome (AFP) – Napoli's Serie A title ambitions took a knock on Sunday as the third-placed southerners threw away a two-goal lead to fall 3-2 at Empoli. Luciano Spalletti's side were 2-0 ahead with ten minutes to go before Scottish midfielder Liam Henderson sparked a revival for the hosts who scored three goals in an […]

Paris (AFP) – Rennes shrugged off back-to-back losses to direct rivals for a Champions League spot by crushing Lorient 5-0 on Sunday to reclaim third place in Ligue 1. Martin Terrier scored his 21st goal of the season shortly after Benjamin Bourigeaud had given Rennes the lead at Roazhon Park. Terrier is now just one […]