Madrid (AFP) – Samir Nasri missed a second-half penalty as Sevilla squandered the chance to close to within a point of La Liga leaders Real Madrid with a 0-0 draw home to Villarreal on Sunday. The Frenchman's low spot-kick was well saved by Sergio Asenjo, who then made a spectacular stop from Vicente Iborra's late […]

Berlin (AFP) – Japan's Makoto Hasebe converted a late penalty in Eintracht Frankfurt's 2-0 win over bottom side Darmstadt which saw them climb above Borussia Dortmund into third in the Bundesliga on Sunday. Frankfurt, who reached the European Cup final in 1960, are on course to make their Champions League debut next season after the […]

Leicester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Leicester goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel admits the troubled Premier League champions will be relegated unless they improve their "embarrassing" form. Claudio Ranieri's side crashed to their fourth consecutive league defeat as Manchester United romped to a 3-0 victory at the King Power Stadium on Sunday. The Foxes are only one point […]

Leicester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Henrikh Mkhitaryan's masterclass left Leicester fighting for their Premier League survival as Manchester United cruised to a 3-0 victory over the troubled champions on Sunday. Jose Mourinho's side condemned dismal Leicester to a fourth successive league defeat thanks in large part to Mkhitaryan's dynamic contribution at the King Power Stadium. […]

Rome (AFP) – Marco Parolo scored four times, three with his head, as Lazio hammered Serie A bottom side Pescara 6-2 on Sunday to maintain their Champions League challenge. Parolo's rare headed hat-trick was the first in Italy since Joaquin Larrivey achieved the feat for Cagliari in a 6-3 loss against Napoli in March 2012. All eyes […]

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Manchester City striker Sergio Aguero admitted on Sunday he does not know if he has a future under Pep Guardiola after losing his place to teenager Gabriel Jesus. A talismanic figure in City's two Premier League title wins, Aguero was left out of the starting line-up for this week's Premier […]

Libreville (AFP) – Traditional continental giants who had fallen on hard times, Egypt and Cameroon are looking to cap remarkable revivals when they meet in the Africa Cup of Nations final on Sunday. The first winners of the trophy 60 years ago, Egypt have been African champions a record seven times but were making their […]

Berlin (AFP) – Borussia Dortmund has threatened hard sanctions against any fans responsible for attacking terrified RB Leipzig supporters, including children and women, that led to 28 arrests before a German league match. "We can assure you: Borussia Dortmund will do its utmost to clear up our own fans' misconduct and sanction them as hard […]

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Gabriel Jesus scored two goals including an injury-time winner as Pep Guardiola's Manchester City recorded a dramatic 2-1 victory over struggling Swansea City at the Etihad Stadium on Sunday. The home side looked in complete control during a dominant first-half showing only to surrender an 81st-minute equaliser to Gylfi Sigurdsson. […]

Berlin (AFP) – "Extremely violent" Borussia Dortmund fans attacked terrified children and women from visiting RB Leipzig and police made 28 arrests including for possession of explosives, German authorities said. A crowd of 81,360 saw Dortmund's 1-0 home win over second-placed RB Leipzig on Saturday, but there were ugly scenes outside Borussia's Signal Iduna Park […]

London (AFP) – Eden Hazard said runaway Premier League leaders Chelsea could easily have won by double the 3-1 scoreline that extinguished Arsenal's title hopes for another season. The Belgian tore through the Arsenal defence at Stamford Bridge on Saturday for a stunning Chelsea second goal but suggested the champions-elect held back from inflicting further […]

Kingston upon Hull (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Jurgen Klopp said faltering Liverpool must take the blame for their performances after a 2-0 defeat at lowly Hull added to their miserable run. The German boss said the Reds have got to turn words into actions after failing to win any of their five league games this […]

Libreville (AFP) – Traditional continental giants who had fallen on hard times, Egypt and Cameroon are looking to cap remarkable revivals when they meet in the Africa Cup of Nations final on Sunday. The first winners of the trophy 60 years ago, Egypt have been African champions a record seven times but were making their […]

Berlin (AFP) – Carlo Ancelotti was unhappy with Bayern Munich's lack of control in Saturday's 1-1 draw against Schalke before Leipzig's defeat at Dortmund left the Bundesliga leaders four points clear. Robert Lewandowski's deft chip gave Bayern an early lead in Munich before Schalke defender Naldo drilled home a free-kick on 13 minutes to level […]

London (AFP) – Chelsea manager Antonio Conte promised to keep a close eye on his players' concentration levels after they tightened their grip on the Premier League title race by beating Arsenal. Goals from Marcos Alonso, Eden Hazard and Cesc Fabregas gave Chelsea a 3-1 win on Saturday that left them 12 points clear of […]