Liverpool (AFP) – Romelu Lukaku was simply unstoppable as the Belgium striker scored four times in Everton's 6-3 thrashing of Bournemouth in the Premier League on Saturday. Lukaku struck after just 31 seconds at Goodison Park and Ronald Koeman's team took full advantage of the early boost. The 23-year-old's quick-fire effort set the stage for […]

Madrid (AFP) – Lionel Messi struck another trademark free-kick as Barcelona moved to within one point of La Liga leaders Real Madrid with a 3-0 win over Athletic Bilbao on Saturday. Madrid have two games in hand, the first of which was supposed to take place on Sunday at Celta Vigo. However, wind damage to […]

Berlin (AFP) – Bayern Munich left the door open for second-placed RB Leipzig to trim their lead in the Bundesliga to one point after being held to a 1-1 draw by Schalke on Saturday. Robert Lewandowski's deft chip gave Bayern an early lead in Munich before Schalke defender Naldo drilled home a free-kick on 13 […]

Libreville (AFP) – Cameroon and Egypt are both aiming to cap remarkable revivals by winning the Africa Cup of Nations when they meet in a final that few thought possible in Libreville on Sunday evening. These are two of the most successful nations in the 60-year history of the competition, with Egypt unrivalled on seven […]

Kingston upon Hull (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Hull's resurgence under new manager Marco Silva continued as goals from Alfred N'Diaye and Oumar Niasse secured a 2-0 victory which leaves Liverpool still waiting for their first league win of 2017. Whatever the future holds for N'Diaye on Humberside, he is unlikely to have many easier goalscoring […]

London (AFP) – Eden Hazard's exquisite strike inspired Premier League leaders Chelsea to a 3-1 victory over Arsenal that shattered their rivals' title challenge, while spluttering Liverpool hit a new low in a 2-0 defeat at Hull on Saturday. Belgian winger Hazard left a trail of defenders in his wake to double Chelsea's lead in […]

Southampton (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Bargain midfielder Pedro Obiang ruined a goalscoring debut for Southampton's new Italian international Manolo Gabbiadini as West Ham United grabbed a 3-1 win on Saturday. Gabbiadini scored with his first shot for his new club, just 12 minutes into his debut after his £14 million (16 million euro/$17 million) move […]

London (AFP) – Eden Hazard scored a sublime solo goal as Premier League leaders Chelsea thrust a dagger into Arsenal's title aspirations with a 3-1 victory at Stamford Bridge on Saturday. The Belgian winger left a trail of defenders in his wake to double Chelsea's lead in the 53rd minute, in between a contentious header […]

London (AFP) – Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger said Marcos Alonso's opening goal for Chelsea should have been ruled out after his side crashed to a 3-1 defeat at Stamford Bridge on Saturday. Arsenal right-back Hector Bellerin had to go off after being caught in the face by Alonso's forearm as the wing-back leapt to put […]

The United States ended its January camp on a high note, beating Jamaica 1-0 in Chattanooga, Tennessee for Bruce Arena’s first win of his second spell in charge of the national team. Here are the player ratings. Luis Robles, 6 – Wasn’t called upon often in his 45 minutes, but made a good play on […]

London (AFP) – Eden Hazard scored a sublime solo goal as Premier League leaders Chelsea thrust a dagger into Arsenal's title aspirations with a 3-1 victory at Stamford Bridge on Saturday. The Belgian winger left a trail of defenders in his wake to double Chelsea's lead in the 53rd minute, in between a contentious header […]

London (AFP) – Eden Hazard said Chelsea scored "three beautiful goals" after the leaders shredded Arsenal's Premier League title aspirations with a 3-1 win on Saturday. Hazard doubled Chelsea's lead with a sublime solo goal in the 53rd minute, scything through the Arsenal defence from the centre circle before lifting a shot over his former […]

It’s been a long time since Inter Milan made the trip to the home of rivals Juventus feeling quite so optimistic. Subsequently, a fascinating Derby d’Italia is in store on Sunday in Serie A. After a rotten beginning to the season under Frank de Boer, the Nerazzurri have recovered to sensational effect under the astute […]

London (AFP) – Eden Hazard scored a sublime solo goal as Premier League leaders Chelsea thrust a dagger into Arsenal's title aspirations with a 3-1 victory at Stamford Bridge on Saturday. The Belgian winger left a trail of defenders in his wake to double Chelsea's lead in the 53rd minute, in between a contentious header […]

Los Angeles (AFP) – Jordan Morris struck in the 59th minute to lift the United States to a 1-0 friendly victory over Jamaica, the first victory of Bruce Arena's second spell as coach of the US men's football team. Arena returned to the job after Jurgen Klinsmann was sacked in November in the wake of […]