Madrid (AFP) – Barcelona are one win away from retaining their La Liga title after Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez and Neymar all scored as they thrashed Espanyol 5-0 in the Catalan derby on Sunday. Real Madrid moved into second place, a point behind Barca with one game remaining, as they racked up an 11th straight […]

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Alexis Sanchez's 68th-minute equaliser dealt a potentially fatal blow to Manchester City's Champions League qualification hopes as Arsenal claimed a 2-2 draw at the Etihad Stadium on Sunday. In his final home game as City manager before handing over to Pep Guardiola, Manuel Pellegrini saw Kevin De Bruyne put the […]

In a tyranny of greed, corruption and unrest, romance has finally been restored in the beautiful game. Soccer has become tainted by the filthy rich, the scuffed fingerprints on the billions of pound notes being passed between club, owners and businessmen alike. Never had the sport felt so disengaged or been so far removed from […]

Carlos Bacca's first-half penalty secured a precious 1-0 win at Bologna as struggling Serie A giants AC Milan continue their bid to qualify for next season's Europa League. Seven-time European champions Milan have failed to hit the heights for the past few seasons and owner Silvio Berlusconi said last week he is ready to sell […]

Newcastle United will be helpless this week to control their own destiny in the scramble for Premier League survival and could be down before they kick another ball. Yet manager Rafa Benitez insists his side have not given up hope despite a huge change in momentum in the relegation scrap on Saturday. Newcastle's goalless draw […]

French international Alexandre Lacazette hit a hat-trick as Lyon sealed a place in next season's Champions League by thrashing 10-man Monaco 6-1 at Parc OL on Saturday. Second-placed Lyon went into the game ahead of Monaco in the Ligue 1 table on goal difference, and they pulled clear quickly with goals from Rachid Ghezzal and […]

Guus Hiddink has expressed his sadness that John Terry is set to be denied a proper Chelsea send-off after his red card at Sunderland. The former England defender, who has been tipped to leave Stamford Bridge in the summer, will serve a two-match suspension after collecting two late yellow cards in the dramatic 3-2 Premier […]

Japan's Masato Kudo opened his Major League Soccer scoring account to help the Vancouver Whitecaps rally for a 2-1 victory over MLS Cup champions Portland in Vancouver. Kudo, the all-time leading goalscorer for 2011 J-League Champions Kashiwa Reysol, arrived on a free transfer in December. He finally got his first MLS goal in the 60th […]

So far this Premier League season, NBC's coverage of the world's most popular sports league has continued to raise the bar in coverage. Plus, with one week to go, it looks likely that the sports broadcaster will break last season's record for the average viewing audience of 479,000. Meanwhile, below are the top 10 most-watched […]

Newcastle United suffered a serious setback in their battle for Premier League survival as they failed to find a breakthrough in a 0-0 draw with relegated Aston Villa on Saturday. Rafa Benitez's side dominated for long spells at Villa Park, but squandered several good chances as the hosts avoided a club record 12th successive league […]

Two goals in the space of three minutes midway through the second half, including a winner by the prolific Jermain Defoe, clinched a 3-2 win for Sunderland over Chelsea as the Black Cats moved out of the Premier League relegation zone on Saturday. After Diego Costa and Nemanja Matic had scored, either side of Wahbi […]

Juan Mata said all that mattered to Manchester United on Saturday was winning after his goal sealed a 1-0 victory away to Norwich City in the Premier League. Victory saw United close to within a point of fourth-placed local rivals Manchester City, who play Arsenal — currently in third position — on Sunday. United could […]

Belgium suffered a mighty Euro 2016 blow on Saturday when inspirational skipper Vincent Kompany was ruled out of the tournament after failing to recover from injury. "I'll miss the Euros. To me that's very sad news," the 30-year-old Manchester City captain wrote on his Facebook page. "So I could be standing here, feeling sorry for […]

Robert Lewandowski netted twice as Bayern Munich became the first club to win four German league titles in a row on Saturday with a 2-1 victory at Ingolstadt. The result means Bayern have now won the Bundesliga title in each of Pep Guardiola's three years in charge in Munich before he leaves to coach Manchester […]

Leicester City captain Wes Morgan hoisted the Premier League trophy aloft to a burst of pyrotechnics on Saturday as one of sport's most captivating stories reached its giddy climax. Following a 3-1 win over Everton in their final home game, the 5,000-1 outsiders, whose exploits have captivated fans around the world, got their hands on […]