Glasgow (AFP) – Rangers manager Mark Warburton hailed his side's 3-0 Scottish Premiership win over Kilmarnock as their best performance of the season. The Glasgow giants moved up to second place in the table thanks to goals from Lee Wallace, Andy Halliday and Joe Garner in Saturday's game. It was the Ibrox club's biggest league […]

Berlin (AFP) – Robert Lewandowski revealed Saturday he is close to signing a new deal with Bayern Munich, which could reportedly make the Poland hot-shot the club's highest earner. Lewandowski netted his seventh goal in nine league games so far this season when he scored twice in their 3-1 win at Augsburg to leave Carlo […]

Paris (AFP) – Ten-man Lyon survived a late onslaught to earn a 2-1 away win at high-flying Toulouse in Ligue 1 on Saturday with Alexandre Lacazette scoring both goals. It was just Lyon's fifth win in 11 league outings this season, after coach Brunio Genesio was handed an ultimatum last week by club owner Jean-Michel […]

London (AFP) – Newcastle chalked up a sixth successive victory as the Championship leaders cemented their position with a 2-1 win at Preston on Saturday. Just days after routing Preston in the League Cup, Rafael Benitez's side were made to work harder at Deepdale but eventually emerged with the points. Aleksandar Mitrovic struck just before […]

London (AFP) – Tottenham Hotspur lost ground in the race for the Premier League title after a 1-1 draw at home to faltering champions Leicester City on Saturday. Vincent Janssen's first Premier League goal, from the penalty spot, gave Spurs the lead at White Hart Lane but this was cancelled out by Ahmed Musa as […]

Berlin (AFP) – Robert Lewandowski and Arjen Robben combined for all three goals as Bundesliga leaders Bayern Munich eased to an impressive 3-1 victory for their second win over Augsburg this week. Having also beaten their Bavarian neighbours by the same margin on Wednesday at home in the German Cup, Bayern completed the double thanks […]

West Bromwich (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Sergio Aguero's brace ended Pep Guardiola's worst run as a manager as Manchester City turned on the style with a 4-0 win at West Bromwich Albion on Saturday. Aguero has been linked with a move away from City after being dropped for a Champions League tie at Barcelona recently, […]

London (AFP) – Sergio Aguero and Ilkay Gundogan each scored twice as Manchester City crushed West Bromwich Albion 4-0 on Saturday to reclaim first place in the Premier League from Arsenal. Arsenal won 4-1 at Sunderland, with substitute Olivier Giroud and Alexis Sanchez both scoring twice, but City's win kept Pep Guardiola's side top on […]

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Tom Heaton's saves frustrated his former club Manchester United as Burnley drew 0-0 at Old Trafford on Saturday to secure a first Premier League away point of the season. Heaton dived to palm away a Jesse Lingard header and spread himself to block a powerful Zlatan Ibrahimovic volley against a […]

Madrid (AFP) – Cristiano Ronaldo returned to goalscoring form with his first hat-trick of the season despite also missing a penalty as Real Madrid extended their lead at the top of La Liga with a 4-1 win at Alaves on Saturday. Ronaldo's wayward form in recent weeks had come under the spotlight, but he turned […]

London (AFP) – Sergio Aguero and Ilkay Gundogan each scored twice as Manchester City crushed West Bromwich Albion 4-0 on Saturday to reclaim first place in the Premier League from Arsenal. Arsene Wenger's side won 4-1 at Sunderland, with substitute Olivier Giroud and Alexis Sanchez both scoring twice, but City's win kept Pep Guardiola's side […]

London (AFP) – Manchester United's Antonio Valencia will undergo surgery on Saturday after fracturing his arm, the English Premier League giants announced. Ecuador defender Valencia, 31, has made 11 appearances in all competitions for United so far this season. But he was missing from Jose Mourinho's squad for Saturday's league match at home to Burnley, […]

Sunderland (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Olivier Giroud came off the bench to score twice in five second-half minutes as Arsenal maintained their Premier League title challenge with a comfortable 4-1 win at struggling Sunderland. Alexis Sanchez scored the Gunners' other two goals to make it 14 games unbeaten for Arsene Wenger's side, who would have won with […]

Berlin (AFP) – Germany's World Cup-winning coach Joachim Loew is set to extend his reign until 2020 amidst reports his new contract will be confirmed on Monday by the German FA (DFB). German daily Bild reported on Saturday that the 56-year-old, who took charge in 2006, will pen a two-year extension to lead Germany's defence […]

Although Juventus, crowned Italian champions for the last five seasons in succession, being perched atop the Serie A table is no great surprise, there’s a sense early this season that a more fascinating title race could be on the cards. It’s one that Napoli, in fourth place and four points behind the league leaders, will […]