Paris (AFP) – Paris Saint-Germain blew their chance to provisionally move top of Ligue 1 on Saturday as they crashed to a shock 3-0 defeat at Montpellier. Paul Lasne struck just before half-time for Montpellier, the last team other than PSG to lift the French title back in 2011-12, with Ellyes Skhiri adding a second […]

Barcelona (AFP) – Sergio Ramos's stoppage-time equaliser maintained Real Madrid's six-point lead at the top of La Liga as the European champions salvaged a 1-1 draw at Barcelona in Saturday's El Clasico. Luis Suarez looked to have breathed new life into the title race when he headed home the opener from Neymar's free-kick eight minutes […]

Glasgow (AFP) – Australian international Tom Rogic grabbed a last minute winner to complete a remarkable comeback by champions Celtic on Saturday as they beat Motherwell 4-3 in the Scottish Premiership. The 23-year-old struck to keep Celtic eight points clear of bitter historic rivals Rangers, who leap-frogged Hearts into second after they beat Aberdeen 2-1 […]

Stoke-on-Trent (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Jonathan Walters and Marc Muniesa inspired Stoke to a 2-0 win over Burnley on Saturday, lifting Mark Hughes' side into the top half of the Premier League table. This win, following last weekend's 1-0 success at Watford, moved the Potters up two spots to ninth. Last year's Championship champions Burnley, […]

London (AFP) – Tottenham claimed only their second win in 11 matches as Harry Kane celebrated signing a new long-term contract with two goals in a 5-0 rout of struggling Swansea on Saturday. Kane committed his future for the next five and a half years this week and the England striker scored a 39th-minute penalty […]

London (AFP) – A double from Belgian international striker Christian Benteke inspired Crystal Palace to a 3-0 win over Southampton and saved manager Alan Pardew's job in ending a six match Premier League losing streak on Saturday. Benteke's brace — taking his tally to seven this season — and a goal from James Tompkins gave […]

Sunderland (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Sunderland climbed off the bottom of the Premier League as Leicester City's disastrous title defence suffered another blow with a 2-1 defeat at the Stadium of Light on Saturday. Robert Huth's own goal and a Jermain Defoe effort put Sunderland in control in the second half and Shinji Okazaki's strike came […]

West Bromwich (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Coach Tony Pulis ended a bad week on a high note as West Brom beat Watford 3-1 to move above Manchester United in the Premier League on Saturday. Pulis was criticised by a judge this week and ordered to pay back a hefty bonus to ex-club Crystal Palace, but […]

London (AFP) – Gary Johnson received a public apology from English football giants Chelsea on Saturday over the sexual abuse he suffered as a young player from late scout Eddie Heath in the 1970s. The club — who had been heavily criticised after Johnson claimed he was paid £50,000 ($63,000) by them not to go […]

Berlin (AFP) – Pierre Aubameyang scored twice and Marco Reus provided three assists as Borussia Dortmund prepared for their Champions League clash at Real Madrid by routing Borussia Moenchengladbach 4-1 in the Bundesliga on Saturday. Dortmund are fifth in Germany's top flight, six points behind leaders Bayern Munich, who won 3-1 at Mainz on Friday, […]

Berlin (AFP) – Bayern Munich coach Carlo Ancelotti took a leaf out of predecessor Pep Guardiola's book as the Bavarian giants' hit form in a 3-1 Bundesliga win at Mainz. Ancelotti experimented with a new-look line up ahead of Tuesday's visit by Atletico Madrid in a meaningless Champions League game. There were three main changes […]

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola issued an apology after his side lost their cool and were reduced to nine men during Saturday's 3-1 loss to Premier League leaders Chelsea. City took the lead late in the first half, but second-half goals from Diego Costa, Willian and Eden Hazard gave Chelsea […]

Barcelona (AFP) – Barcelona captain Andres Iniesta was left on the bench for the visit of Real Madrid in El Clasico on Saturday on his return from two months out with a knee injury. Barca coach Luis Enrique named the same side from last weekend's 1-1 draw at Real Sociedad, despite describing that display as […]

London (AFP) – Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has hinted he could sell exiled Mamadou Sakho in January after admitting the French defender is no longer in his first-team squad. Klopp was quizzed about his plans for the January transfer window this week and insisted he had no intention of selling England striker Daniel Sturridge or […]

London (AFP) – Ex-Chelsea football star Alan Hudson said it was "common knowledge" that a former scout at the club was a paedophile, media reported Saturday as an abuse scandal engulfing the sport deepens. His comments come after another former Chelsea player, Gary Johnson, claimed he was paid £50,000 ($63,000) by the Premier League club […]