London (AFP) – Oumar Niasse boosted Hull's chances of avoiding relegation from the Premier League as the Senegal forward inspired a crucial 2-1 victory over Swansea, while Bournemouth won for the first time in 2017 thanks to Josh King's treble in a 3-2 success against West Ham. Niasse, on loan from Everton, came off the […]

Berlin (AFP) – Bayern Munich went 10 points clear in the Bundesliga on Saturday as Robert Lewandowski netted twice in their 3-0 home win against Eintracht Frankfurt while their main rivals lost. Bayern have now hit 28 goals in their last six games with Lewandowski claiming 10 of them as coach Carlo Ancelotti stays on […]

Moscow (AFP) – Brazilian striker Vitinho netted after just 32 seconds as reigning champions CSKA Moscow eased to a 4-0 win over bottom-placed Tomsk on Saturday to narrow the gap on Russian Premier League leaders Spartak Moscow. The Red Army side are now level on points with Zenit St Petersburg, who visit Amkar Perm on […]

Glasgow (AFP) – Scottish giants Rangers confirmed the appointment of Pedro Caixinha as their new manager on Saturday. Caixinha arrived at Glasgow Airport on a flight from Dubai at midday on Saturday and his move to Ibrox was officially announced just hours later. The 46-year-old Portuguese coach has agreed a three-year contract and will be […]

Madrid (AFP) – Real Madrid boss Zinedine Zidane had a pointed message for La Liga rivals Barcelona on Saturday by claiming the European champions "don't depend" on anyone else to win. Barca produced the biggest comeback in Champions League history on Wednesday with a remarkable 6-1 win over Paris Saint-Germain to complete a 6-5 aggregate […]

Paris (AFP) – Ligue 1 title-chasing Nice suffered a fresh injury blow after Wylan Cyprien was ruled out for the season on Saturday with a knee injury. The 22-year-old midfielder suffered ruptured cruciate ligaments during Friday's 2-2 draw against modest Caen. The injury "will require surgery in the coming days," Nice said in a statement. […]

Berlin (AFP) – Borussia Dortmund's CEO Hans-Joachim Watzke says he expects star striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang to remain with the Bundesliga giants, for now. The Gabon hot-shot has hit 28 goals this season, including the hat-trick against Benfica on Wednesday which fired Dortmund into the Champions League's quarter-finals. He has scored seven goals in three games […]

Middlesbrough (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Manchester City cruised into the FA Cup semi-finals with a 2-0 victory at Middlesbrough on Saturday as Pep Guardiola showed he is taking the competition seriously. Goals from David Silva and Sergio Aguero were scant reward for City as they easily out-classed Middlesbrough, who must have feared such an outcome when […]

London (AFP) – Mauricio Pochettino has pleaded with Tottenham and Millwall fans to keep the peace when the London rivals clash in a potentially volatile FA Cup quarter-final on Sunday. Since being drawn to face Millwall at White Hart Lane, Tottenham officials have been liasing with police in a bid to a keep a lid […]

Liverpool (AFP) – Liverpool’s season in the Premier League has developed a pattern of success against the top teams and struggles against those sides lower down. It is why last Saturday’s convincing 3-1 win over Arsenal, rivals for a top four place, was no great surprise, and why it would be no shock either if […]

Paris (AFP) – Paris Saint-Germain coach Unai Emery received the "full and entire support" of the club's demanding Qatari owners on Friday despite presiding over their 6-1 Champions League humiliation at Barcelona. "Unai has the qualities in which we believe. He has my full and entire support," PSG president Nasser Al-Khelaïfi told Le Parisien newspaper. […]

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Pep Guardiola indicated on Friday his tenure as Manchester City manager will not be a long one if his first season in charge ends without a trophy. Sheikh Mansour, the club's owner, gave Guardiola his full support when they met in Abu Dhabi last month, and there is no suggestion […]

Milan (AFP) – Juventus went 11 points clear in Italy on Friday when a contentious injury time penalty gave them a 2-1 win over 10-man AC Milan and a 31st successive home triumph. The defending champions looked set to be held by their old rivals, who had stunned the 32-time Serie A winners 1-0 at […]

Paris (AFP) – Mario Balotelli helped Nice salvage a 2-2 draw against modest Caen on Friday in a result that could prove costly to the south coast side's Ligue 1 title dream. Balotelli's strike deep in the second half followed minutes later by Anastasios Donis' leveller pushed Nice into provisional second. But by the end […]

London (AFP) – Antonio Conte promised Friday he would have no qualms in celebrating another Chelsea win over Manchester United on Monday despite riling rivals boss Jose Mourinho the last time the Red Devils were at Stamford Bridge. The two English powerhouses meet in the FA Cup quarter-finals for the latest chapter of a rivalry […]