London (AFP) – Marouane Fellaini insists Manchester United are confident of avenging the worst moment of Jose Mourinho's reign when they return to Chelsea in the FA Cup quarter-finals on Monday. Mourinho's first visit to Stamford Bridge since his sacking as Chelsea boss last season ended in humiliation as his former club romped to a […]

EXCLUSIVE — Viewers of One World Sports awoke Saturday morning to the channel being relaunched as Eleven Sports. By all accounts, this is not merely a name change but has the looks of a complete takeover of the beleaguered network. Reminder, back in November of last year, One World Sports furloughed much of its staff. And […]

Milan (AFP) – Sampdoria completed their first double derby triumph over city rivals Genoa in 57 years on Saturday thanks to a 1-0 win. Luis Muriel scored the only goal of the game on 71 minutes after breaking away from a poor tackle from Ezequiel Munoz to drive the ball past Eugenio Lamanna in the […]

Madrid (AFP) – Sevilla's La Liga title hopes suffered a fresh blow on Saturday as they were held 1-1 at home by lowly Leganes. Atletico Madrid are now just five points adrift of Sevilla in third as Antoine Griezmann headed home the winner in a vital 1-0 victory at Granada for Diego Simeone's men. Sevilla […]

London (AFP) – Arsenal ended Lincoln City's historic FA Cup run and eased the pressure on Arsene Wenger with a 5-0 victory over the valiant non-league side in Saturday's quarter-finals. After Tuesday's humiliating Champions League exit against Bayern Munich, Wenger had endured calls for his resignation and the Gunners boss must have breathed a sigh […]

London (AFP) – Arsene Wenger avoided more humiliation as troubled Arsenal moved into the FA Cup semi-finals with a 5-0 win against minnows Lincoln, while Manchester City joined the Gunners in the last four after a 2-0 victory at Middlesbrough on Saturday. Under heavy fire after Tuesday's dismal Champions League exit against Bayern Munich, Wenger […]

Paris (AFP) – Teen prodigy Kylian Mbappe scored his 10th league goal of the campaign as Monaco beat Bordeaux 2-1 on Saturday to cement their place at the top of Ligue 1. Mbappe opened the scoring midway through the second half at the Stade Louis II and a beauty from Joao Moutinho soon after doubled […]

London (AFP) – Under-fire Arsene Wenger avoided more humiliation as troubled Arsenal moved into the FA Cup semi-finals with a 5-0 win against minnows Lincoln City on Saturday. Subjected to calls for his resignation after Tuesday's dismal Champions League exit against Bayern Munich, Gunners boss Wenger was given some much-needed breathing space by his side's […]

Berlin (AFP) – Germany defender Jerome Boateng was delighted to make his comeback on Saturday after shoulder surgery on a red-letter day for Bayern Munich, who went 10 points clear in the Bundesliga. Robert Lewandowki netted twice in a 3-0 win at home to Eintracht Frankfurt at the Allianz Arena to leave Bayern with 28 […]

Madrid (AFP) – Sevilla's La Liga title hopes suffered a fresh blow on Saturday as they were held 1-1 at home by lowly Leganes. Gabriel Pires fired the visitors into a deserved early lead after just three minutes. Stefan Jovetic levelled for Sevilla just before half-time, but it was Leganes who had the better chances […]

Paris (AFP) – Teen sensation Kylian Mbappe scored his 10th league goal of the campaign as Monaco beat Bordeaux 2-1 on Saturday to cement their place at the top of Ligue 1. Mbappe opened the scoring midway through the second half at the Stade Louis II and a beauty from Joao Moutinho soon after doubled […]

Bournemouth (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Joshua King scored a hat-trick as Bournemouth rallied from two missed penalties to snatch a dramatic 3-2 win over West Ham on Saturday. Eddie Howe's side ended their nine-match winless run in all competitions as they finally grabbed all three points in their first win of 2017. King blasted in […]

Liverpool (AFP) – Romelu Lukaku improved his chances of winning the Premier League's golden boot as Everton romped to a 3-0 victory against West Bromwich Albion on Saturday. Belgian forward Lukaku followed first-half strikes from Kevin Mirallas and Morgan Schneiderlin with his 19th goal of the campaign in a one-sided affair at Goodison Park. Ronald […]

Barcelona (AFP) – Barcelona will be without Neymar after his Champions League heroics against Paris Saint-Germain when the Spanish champions continue their quest for a third straight La Liga title at Deportivo la Coruna on Sunday. Neymar scored twice and set up Sergi Roberto's remarkable 95th-minute winner as Barca completed the biggest Champions League comeback […]

Kingston upon Hull (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Oumar Niasse proved an inspired substitution by Marco Silva as his second-half double boosted Hull's hopes of retaining their Premier League status with a 2-1 win over fellow strugglers Swansea on Saturday. Niasse, on loan from Everton, struck in the 69th and 78th minutes to give Hull their […]