London (AFP) – Eden Hazard scored twice as Chelsea exploited a slip-up by Manchester City to claim top spot in the Premier League by clinically crushing Everton 5-0 on Saturday. Marten de Roon's stoppage-time equaliser earned Middlesbrough a 1-1 draw at City and Antonio Conte's Chelsea took advantage to move a point clear of Pep […]

Milan (AFP) – England goalkeeper Joe Hart narrowly avoided a goal-line howler as Andrea Belotti inspired a rampant Torino to a 5-1 win over Cagliari in Serie A on Saturday. Torino welcomed the Sardinians looking to get back to winning ways after two draws and a defeat at Inter Milan last month where Hart was […]

Burnley (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Ashley Barnes struck a 94th-minute winner as Burnley withstood a stirring second-half fightback by Crystal Palace to claim a breathless 3-2 victory on Saturday. Sam Vokes's second-minute strike and a long-range Johann Berg Gudmundsson effort put Sean Dyche's Burnley two goals to the good at half-time. Substitute Connor Wickham and […]

Berlin (AFP) – Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang earned redemption for a trip to Milan in a private jet with four goals in Borussia Dortmund's 5-2 drubbing of Hamburg on Saturday to get back onside with coach Thomas Tuchel. Dortmund boss Tuchel threw Aubameyang out of the squad for Wednesday's Champions League win over Sporting Lisbon after the […]

The second legs of the MLS Cup conference semi-finals are set to take place this weekend, with a number of exciting fixtures becoming do-or-die for the title hopefuls. With reigning champions Portland Timbers not making the cut, 2016 will throw up a new competition winner from the remaining eight teams. New York Red Bulls are […]

London (AFP) – Championship strugglers Wolves appointed Paul Lambert as their new manager just hours after losing 3-2 against Derby on Saturday. Lambert, who has a Championship promotion on his CV with Norwich, was hired by Wolves' Chinese owners after the Fosun Group axed Walter Zenga just 87 days into his reign. The former Aston […]

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola dismissed the hypothesis his side had suffered from a Champions League hangover in Saturday's 1-1 draw at home to Middlesbrough. City went into the game on the back of a stirring 3-1 victory over Barcelona in mid-week and took a 43rd-minute lead courtesy of Sergio […]

Paris (AFP) – Radamel Falcao continued his return to prominence on Saturday with a brace as Monaco kept up their superb form by thumping Nancy 6-0 at the Stade Louis II. Falcao's goals, the second of which came from the penalty spot, were followed by a Kylian Mbappe strike moments after his second-half introduction. Guido […]

Glasgow (AFP) – In-form Australian international Tom Rogic scored as Celtic increased their lead at the top of the Scottish Premiership to 10 points with a 3-0 win at home to 10-man Inverness Caledonian Thistle. Goals by Scott Sinclair, Leigh Griffiths and Rogic ensured Celtic exacted revenge for Inverness being the only side to take […]

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Marten De Roon’s dramatic stoppage-time header cancelled out Sergio Aguero’s first-half goal and earned Middlesbrough a point with a 1-1 draw at Manchester City on Saturday. Aguero touched in his 150th City goal from Kevin De Bruyne’s low cross to cap a dominant first-half performance from Pep Guardiola’s side. But […]

London (AFP) – Marten de Roon's stoppage-time header earned Middlesbrough a 1-1 draw at Manchester City on Saturday to leave Pep Guardiola's side in a vulnerable position at the Premier League summit. Sergio Aguero's 150th City goal looked to have sent his side three points clear, but De Roon brought the Etihad Stadium back to […]

Berlin (AFP) – Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang netted four goals on Saturday as Borussia Dortmund routed bottom side Hamburg 5-2 away, while Bundesliga leaders Bayern Munich were held to a 1-1 draw by Hoffenheim. The result at the Allianz Arena means second-placed RB Leipzig can now move level on points with Bayern at the summit if they […]

Bournemouth (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Jermain Defoe's second-half penalty gave 10-man Sunderland their first win at the 11th attempt in the Premier League this season as they beat Bournemouth 2-1 away on Saturday. The 34-year-old former England striker's sixth goal of the season — against a team where he spent a productive season on loan […]

London (AFP) – Bojan Krkic punished a costly mistake from West Ham goalkeeper Adrian as Stoke battled back to salvage a 1-1 draw at the London Stadium on Saturday. Mark Hughes' side trailed to Glenn Whelan's second half own goal, but they were bailed out when Adrian made a hash of a routine cross and […]

Four teams will book their places in MLS’ Conference Finals. For four more teams, the 2016 season will end. Sunday’s quadruple header of playoff action might be the best MLS viewing day of the year. Here’s what to watch for. Colorado v. LA Galaxy First Leg: LA 1, Colorado 0 What to Expect: The first […]