Libreville (AFP) – Stadiums built in Gabon for the Africa Cup of Nations are an "excellent legacy" for the country, the Confederation of African Football's general secretary Hicham El Amrani told AFP on Saturday. Speaking ahead of Sunday's final in Libreville between Egypt and Cameroon, El Amrani insisted the Cup of Nations had been a […]

London (AFP) – Harry Kane's penalty ended Middlesbrough's resistance as Tottenham's 1-0 win on Saturday kept their flickering Premier League title challenge alive. Spurs are nine points off runaway leaders Chelsea thanks to Kane's second half spot-kick — the players answering manager Mauricio Pocchetino's demand on Friday to maintain their hold on second place and […]

Berlin (AFP) – Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang netted his 17th Bundesliga goal of the season Saturday as Borussia Dortmund's 1-0 win over flu-hit RB Leipzig left Bayern Munich four points clear at the top. Aubameyang remains two goals ahead of Bayern hot-shot Robert Lewandowski in the race to be the German league's top scorer thanks to his […]

Watford (United Kingdom) (AFP) – M'Baye Niang scored one and set up another goal in an eyecatching performance as Watford beat 10-man Burnley 2-1 on Saturday in their Premier League clash. Victory for the Hornets — for whom captain Troy Deeney scored their opener — eased their worries of being dragged into a relegation battle […]

London (AFP) – Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain risked angering Arsene Wenger after the Arsenal midfielder 'liked' a tweet calling for the Gunners boss to be sacked following Saturday's 3-1 defeat against Chelsea. Wenger's side saw their title challenge suffer a huge setback as they were blown away by Premier League leaders Chelsea at Stamford Bridge. The third […]

London (AFP) – Jermain Defoe's double helped Sunderland to a 4-0 hammering of fellow Premier League relegation battlers Crystal Palace on Saturday and left their former manager and now Palace handler Sam Allardyce plenty to think about. David Moyes’ side fully deserved their triumph which moved them alongside Palace in the Premier League table — […]

Cairo (AFP) – The Africa Cup of Nations has proved a welcome relief to the ordinary and football-mad people of Egypt living through tough times of austerity and economic crisis. "People want some joy in their life again after such a long period of crisis. We really need to win" Sunday's final against Cameroon, said […]

Glasgow (AFP) – Pressure will mount on Rangers manager Mark Warburton after a 1-1 draw at home to Ross County saw them drop to third in the Scottish Premiership on Saturday. Alex Schalk fired County in front in the first-half before captain Lee Wallace came to the rescue with a late equaliser. It wasn't enough […]

Liverpool (AFP) – Romelu Lukaku was simply unstoppable as the Belgium striker scored four times in Everton's 6-3 thrashing of Bournemouth in the Premier League on Saturday. Lukaku struck after just 31 seconds at Goodison Park and Ronald Koeman's team took full advantage of the early boost. The 23-year-old's quick-fire effort set the stage for […]

Madrid (AFP) – Lionel Messi struck another trademark free-kick as Barcelona moved to within one point of La Liga leaders Real Madrid with a 3-0 win over Athletic Bilbao on Saturday. Madrid have two games in hand, the first of which was supposed to take place on Sunday at Celta Vigo. However, wind damage to […]

Berlin (AFP) – Bayern Munich left the door open for second-placed RB Leipzig to trim their lead in the Bundesliga to one point after being held to a 1-1 draw by Schalke on Saturday. Robert Lewandowski's deft chip gave Bayern an early lead in Munich before Schalke defender Naldo drilled home a free-kick on 13 […]

Libreville (AFP) – Cameroon and Egypt are both aiming to cap remarkable revivals by winning the Africa Cup of Nations when they meet in a final that few thought possible in Libreville on Sunday evening. These are two of the most successful nations in the 60-year history of the competition, with Egypt unrivalled on seven […]

Kingston upon Hull (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Hull's resurgence under new manager Marco Silva continued as goals from Alfred N'Diaye and Oumar Niasse secured a 2-0 victory which leaves Liverpool still waiting for their first league win of 2017. Whatever the future holds for N'Diaye on Humberside, he is unlikely to have many easier goalscoring […]

London (AFP) – Eden Hazard's exquisite strike inspired Premier League leaders Chelsea to a 3-1 victory over Arsenal that shattered their rivals' title challenge, while spluttering Liverpool hit a new low in a 2-0 defeat at Hull on Saturday. Belgian winger Hazard left a trail of defenders in his wake to double Chelsea's lead in […]

Southampton (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Bargain midfielder Pedro Obiang ruined a goalscoring debut for Southampton's new Italian international Manolo Gabbiadini as West Ham United grabbed a 3-1 win on Saturday. Gabbiadini scored with his first shot for his new club, just 12 minutes into his debut after his £14 million (16 million euro/$17 million) move […]