Liverpool (AFP) – Manchester City's grip on the Premier League title is a little stronger after Liverpool dropped points at home for the first time since October in a 1-1 draw against Tottenham on Saturday. Jurgen Klopp's men have edged ahead of City at the top of the table on goal difference. However, the defending […]

Paris (AFP) – Nantes won the French Cup for the first time in 22 years on Saturday, beating Nice 1-0 in the final at the Stade de France. Ludovic Blas drilled home a penalty at the start of the second half to bring Nantes the club's first major trophy since winning the Ligue 1 title […]

Berlin (AFP) – Uruguayan striker Rodrigo Zalazar smashed a late winner in off the bar as Schalke came from two goals down to beat St. Pauli 3-2 and win promotion back to the Bundesliga on Saturday. Zalazar turned Gelsenkirchen's Veltins Arena into a madhouse when he scored against former club Pauli to complete a dramatic […]

Liverpool (AFP) – Liverpool's Premier League title hopes suffered a huge blow even though they went top of the table as Tottenham clung on for a 1-1 draw at Anfield on Saturday. The Reds edged ahead of Manchester City on goal difference, but the English champions can now afford to draw one of their remaining […]

Lisbon (AFP) – Zaidu Sanusi scored in added time on Saturday as Porto clinched their 30th Portuguese league title with a 1-0 victory away to Benfica. The result also guarantees that last year's champions Sporting will finish second, and qualify for the Champions League group stage, with Benfica third. Nigerian left-back Zaidu struck on a […]

When thinking about the World Cup upsets ranked, there are certain runs that spring into mind. Cameroon became the darlings of Italia 90 by reaching the quarterfinals. Twelve years later, fellow African side Senegal finished second in a group featuring two prior World-Cup-winning nations. In a Final, Uruguay defeated Brazil in front of over 170,000 […]

Brighton (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Ralf Rangnick apologised after Manchester United's dismal season hit a new low with a "humiliating" 4-0 defeat against Brighton on Saturday. United have endured a host of loss in one of their most embarrassing seasons for decades and this lacklustre loss was among the very worst. Rangnick's side were routed […]

London (AFP) – Manchester United crashed to a dismal 4-0 defeat at Brighton that ended their hopes of finishing in the Premier League's top four, while Chelsea blew a two-goal lead in a 2-2 draw with Wolves in front of prospective owner Todd Boehly on Saturday. At the other end of the table, Watford were […]

Brighton (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Manchester United's dismal season hit a new low as Brighton condemned them to a 4-0 defeat that ended their hopes of finishing in the Premier League's top four on Saturday. United have endured a host of humiliations in one of their most embarrassing seasons for decades and this lacklustre loss […]

London (AFP) – Watford were relegated from the Premier League after just one season back in the top-flight as Wilfried Zaha's penalty earned Crystal Palace a 1-0 win on Saturday. A sixth consecutive defeat left the Hornets still 12 points adrift of safety with just three matches to play. Roy Hodgson was welcomed back to […]

London (AFP) – Chelsea blew a two-goal lead in front of prospective owner Todd Boehly as Wolves snatched a dramatic 2-2 draw, while Watford were relegated from the Premier League after defeat at Crystal Palace on Saturday. The consortium led by Los Angeles Dodgers co-owner Boehly has won the battle to buy Chelsea in a […]

Turin (Italy) (AFP) – Napoli strengthened their hold on third place in Serie A on Saturday, beating Torino 1-0 to keep Juventus at bay. Luciano Spalletti's side took advantage of fourth-placed Juve's shock 2-1 loss at Genoa on Friday to move four points ahead with two matches left to play. Fabian Ruiz's strike in the […]

Algiers (AFP) – FIFA has rejected Algeria's desperate bid to have their World Cup play-off with Cameroon replayed, saying on Saturday "they consider the dossier closed". Algeria won the first leg of the play-off 1-0 in March but lost the return leg 2-1 at home after extra time to miss out on one of the […]

Berlin (AFP) – Dutch winger Sheraldo Becker grabbed a goal and an assist as Union Berlin stunned top-four hopefuls Freiburg with a 4-1 win in a dramatic afternoon in the Bundesliga race for Europe on Saturday. Union smashed in three goals in the first half to put themselves on course for the Europa League in […]

London (AFP) – Luton and Sheffield United clinched the final two places in the Championship play-offs on the last day of the regular season. Needing a draw to ensure their place in the top six, Luton beat Reading 1-0 at Kenilworth Road, while United powered to a 4-0 home win against promoted champions Fulham on […]