Kingston upon Hull (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Hull City's owners hope to sell the troubled Premier League club within the next fortnight, vice-chairman Ehab Allam confirmed on Saturday. The Allam family, who have owned Hull for six years, announced a deal has been agreed with prospective new owners ahead of Saturday's clash with Manchester United […]

Paris (AFP) – In-form Alexandre Lacazette scored before coming off injured in the first half as Lyon collapsed to a 4-2 defeat away at promoted Dijon in Ligue 1 on Saturday. Lacazette put the visitors 2-1 up on 37 minutes at the Stade Gaston-Gerard with his sixth goal already this season after Corentin Tolisso's opener […]

Just in time for the next round of World Cup Qualifiers next weekend, ESPN has added the rights to the region’s World Cup 2018 Qualifiers to its already extensive list of properties. In the past, One World Sports has shown qualifiers from Asia but not for the current Russia 2018 tournament. The AFC qualifiers enter […]

Watford (United Kingdom) (AFP) – A goal from Mesut Ozil on his first start of the campaign rounded off a much-needed win for Arsenal as they secured a comfortable 3-1 Premier League triumph at Watford. Santi Cazorla, from the penalty spot, Alexis Sanchez and Ozil were all on target to put the Gunners in total command by […]

Moscow (AFP) – Finland international midfielder Roman Eremenko scored the only goal as champions CSKA Moscow squeezed past promoted Tomsk in the Russian Premier League on Saturday. The away win lifted CSKA top of the Premier League table, one point ahead of city rivals Spartak, who visit Anzhi Makhachkala on Sunday. Zenit St Petersburg, who […]

Liverpool (AFP) – Veteran goalkeeper Shay Given's unfortunate own goal proved the difference as Everton continued their fine start to the new season by beating Stoke City 1-0 in the Premier League on Saturday. The 40-year-old Given, who was in the Republic of Ireland squad at Euro 2016, did well to turn a Leighton Baines […]

London (AFP) – Chelsea swept to the top of the Premier League with a 3-0 victory over Burnley, while Arsenal won 3-1 at Watford to ease the pressure on Arsene Wenger on Saturday. After a dismal title defence last season, Chelsea look revitalised under new manager Antonio Conte and the Italian was able to celebrate […]

Leicester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Jamie Vardy scored his first goal of the season as Leicester energised their Premier League title defence with a 2-1 win against Swansea in a torrential thunderstorm on Saturday. Vardy's 32nd-minute strike gave Claudio Ranieri's side a deserved half-time lead and captain Wes Morgan added the Foxes' second goal on […]

Berlin (AFP) – Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has resumed his duel with Robert Lewandowski to be the Bundesliga's top scorer by netting twice in Saturday's 2-1 win over Mainz on the opening weekend of the new season. Aubameyang netted 25 league goals last season, finishing second to Bayern Munich striker Lewandowski's 30 in the scorers' charts, and […]

Southampton (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Jay Rodriguez's first goal in two years for Southampton denied Sunderland their first victory in the opening month of the past six Premier League seasons, as the two sides drew 1-1 at St Mary's on Saturday. Rodriguez's goal — aided by a terrible error by the previously impressive young goalkeeper […]

London (AFP) – Scott Dann's last-gasp equaliser grabbed Crystal Palace a 1-1 home draw with Bournemouth at Selhurst Park on Saturday, as both sides picked up their first Premier League point of the season. Bournemouth striker Josh King put the visitors into an early lead, before Palace midfielder Yohan Cabaye saw his penalty saved by […]

Berlin (AFP) – Werder Bremen coach Viktor Skripnik admits he fears for his job already after his side were crushed 6-0 by champions Bayern Munich in their opening game of the Bundesliga season on Friday. "I'm in no-man's land and I'm under the microscope now, I know," he said after his team's lacklustre display at […]

Doha (AFP) – Qatar Football Association on Saturday backed its vice president Saoud Al-Mohannadi and took aim at FIFA after the governing body called for a two-and-a-half-year ban against the senior official. On Friday, FIFA's ethics commission recommended the ban, stating that Mohannadi had refused to cooperate with an inquiry. Although FIFA did not say […]

It appears as if the Gunners have finally made a move for a center forward during the current summer transfer period. BBC have reported that Arsenal have met the release clause of about £17 million for Deportivo La Coruna forward Lucas Perez. Mirror have also claimed that the Spaniard arrived in England for a medical […]

Berlin (AFP) – Pep Guardiola's successor Carlo Ancelotti says he has changed little at Bayern Munich as the defending German champions drubbed Werder Bremen 6-0 on Friday to kick off the new season. The Italian is clearly a fan of the adage 'never change a winning team' after Guardiola led Bayern to the German league […]