London (AFP) – Swansea increased the pressure on Cardiff manager Mick McCarthy with a 3-0 win over their bitter rivals in the south Wales derby on Sunday. Jamie Paterson was Swansea's star at the Liberty Stadium with the opening goal and two assists as struggling Cardiff suffered a sixth successive Championship defeat. Joel Piroe and […]

Jeonju (South Korea) (AFP) – Title-holders Ulsan Hyundai will play fellow South Korean side Pohang Steelers in Wednesday's semi-finals as they close in on an unprecedented third AFC Champions League crown. Substitute Lee Dong-gyeong hit a cracker in extra time as Ulsan squeezed past another Korean team, Jeonbuk Motors, 3-2 in a thriller at Jeonju […]

London (AFP) – Thomas Tuchel insists Chelsea striker Romelu Lukaku will end his worrying goal drought because he is so unselfish. Tuchel's side moved to the top of the Premier league with a hard-fought 1-0 win at west London neighbours Brentford on Saturday. But Belgium forward Lukaku was unable to get on the scoresheet as […]

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Paul Pogba delivered a withering assessment of the state of Manchester United's form after a 4-2 defeat to Leicester left the Red Devils already five points adrift in the Premier League title race. United have not won an English top-flight title since 2013, but were expected to challenge this season […]

Madrid (AFP) – Real Sociedad moved ahead of Real Madrid to the top of La Liga on Saturday after scoring a dramatic last-minute winner to beat Real Mallorca, despite playing half the game with 10 men. Julen Lobete fired inside the near post in the 90th minute to snatch a 1-0 victory and spark pandemonium […]

Milan (AFP) – Reigning champions Inter Milan suffered their first Serie A defeat of the season as they lost a bad-tempered game 3-1 to Lazio on Saturday, while AC Milan fought back from two goals down against Verona to go top of the table. Inter were incensed after Felipe Anderson tapped home a rebound in […]

Riyadh (AFP) – Uzbek winger Jaloliddin Masharipov struck a second-half brace as Saudi Arabia's Al Nassr thrashed the UAE's Al Wahda 5-1 to storm into the semi-finals of the Asian Champions League on Saturday. Al Nassr will now meet compatriots Al Hilal on Tuesday in a Riyadh derby after the three-time champions saw off Iranian […]

Milan (AFP) – Reigning champions Inter Milan suffered their first Serie A defeat of the season and caused a long delay after being angered by a Felipe Anderson goal as they lost 3-1 to Lazio on Saturday. Anderson tapped home a rebound in the 81st minute to put the hosts 2-1 ahead at the Stadio […]

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Manchester United succumbed to a first away league defeat for 30 games by losing 4-2 at Leicester as Liverpool thrashed Watford 5-0 on Saturday. Chelsea remain on top of the Premier League after a hard-fought 1-0 win at Brentford, while Manchester City eased to a 2-0 victory over Burnley. The […]

Berlin (AFP) – Erling Haaland celebrated his successful return from injury with a pitch-invading fan after scoring two goals in a 3-1 win over Mainz on Saturday to send Borussia Dortmund top of the Bundesliga overnight. Norwegian striker Haaland missed Dortmund's last four games with a thigh complaint, but returned against Mainz to score his […]

Paris (AFP) – Reigning French champions Lille suffered a 1-0 loss away to promoted Clermont on Saturday, with the club president accusing the team of "individual and collective poverty" for a performance which followed a run of three wins. Vital N'Simba drilled in from 20 metres just after the half-hour to earn Clermont a first […]

London (AFP) – Ben Chilwell sent Chelsea back to the top of the Premier League as his blistering strike and a superb display from Edouard Mendy sealed a hard-fought 1-0 win at Brentford on Saturday. Thomas Tuchel's side had been knocked out of pole position by Liverpool's 5-0 rout of Watford a few hours earlier. […]

Milan (AFP) – Reigning champions Inter Milan suffered their first Serie A defeat of the season and caused a long delay after being angered by a Felipe Anderson goal as they lost 3-1 to Lazio on Saturday. Anderson tapped home a rebound in the 81st minute to put the hosts 2-1 ahead at the Stadio […]

Leicester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Ole Gunnar Solskjaer admitted the pressure is building as the beleaguered boss questioned Manchester United's desire after Saturday's damaging 4-2 defeat at Leicester. Solskjaer will face renewed scrutiny after United's collapse at the King Power Stadium left them without a win in their last three Premier League games. "The whole […]

Paris (AFP) – Reigning French champions Lille suffered a 1-0 loss away to promoted Clermont on Saturday, slamming the brakes on their mini revival after a three-match winning run in Ligue 1. Vital N'Simba drilled in from 20 metres just after the half-hour to earn Clermont a first victory in eight matches and deny Lille the […]