Madrid (AFP) – Barcelona's La Liga title challenge suffered a huge blow as the Spanish champions were controversially held 1-1 at Real Betis despite Luis Suarez's last minute equaliser on Sunday. A point is enough to move Barca above Sevilla into second on goal difference after Sevilla also missed the chance to go top of […]

Paris (AFP) – Mario Balotelli secured a first win in four games for Nice as they provisionally returned to the top of Ligue 1 with a 3-1 victory at home to Guingamp on Sunday. Alassane Plea struck after 11 minutes to give Nice the lead at the Allianz Riviera and Jean-Michael Seri, back from Africa […]

London (AFP) – Jamie Collins went from builder to hero on Sunday as his penalty secured non league Sutton a 1-0 win over second tier highflyers Leeds United and a place in the fifth round of the FA Cup for the first time in their history. Sutton, whose assistant coach Ian Baird ironically captained Leeds […]

Sutton (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Mallik Wilks whose brother Raheem was shot dead last Thursday came on as a substitute for tier two Leeds United in their FA Cup fourth round clash with non league Sutton on Sunday. Raheem, 19, was shot dead in Leeds in what police termed a 'targeted attack' and they have […]

London (AFP) – A goal by former Wales international Steve Morison secured third tier Millwall a deserved 1-0 victory over Premier League Watford in the FA Cup fourth round on Sunday. It was Millwall's second successive top level scalp after eliminating Bournemouth in the previous round. Second tier Fulham more predictably prevailed over out of […]

London (AFP) – France international Dimitri Payet's long drawn out transfer saga ended on Sunday as Premier League side West Ham agreed to sell him to Ligue 1 outfit Marseille for a reported £25million (29.3m euros, $31.3m). The 29-year-old — who starred for the Hammers last season scoring 12 goals — had effectively gone on […]

London (AFP) – France international Dimitri Payet's long drawn out transfer saga ended on Sunday as Premier League side West Ham agreed to sell him to Ligue 1 outfit Marseille for a reported £25million (29.3m euros, $31.3m). The 29-year-old — who starred for the Hammers last season scoring 12 goals — had effectively gone on […]

Melbourne (AFP) – Sydney FC have extended their unbeaten run to 17 matches and opened an 11-point lead at the top of Australia's A-League with a 2-1 win over title rivals Melbourne Victory. Graham Arnold's Sky Blues came from behind to defeat 10-man Victory for the second time this season to all but seal the […]

Sydney (AFP) – English Premier League giants Chelsea will play the A-League's Perth Glory in a friendly next year in the team's only Australian appearance, officials said Sunday. The match will take place in late July or early August at Perth's new 65,000-capacity stadium, Western Australia Premier Colin Barnett said in a statement. Officials are […]

Berlin (AFP) – Carlo Ancelotti admitted Bundesliga leaders Bayern Munich looked "anxious and worried" during Saturday's 2-1 win at relegation-threatened Werder Bremen. "That was an important win in a difficult game," said the Bayern coach after his side survived Werder's second-half onslaught to remain three points clear. "After conceding the goal, we lost our shape […]

London (AFP) – Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger praised the mental strength and resilience of Danny Welbeck after the England forward scored twice on his first start since suffering a serious knee injury in May during a 5-0 FA Cup thrashing of Southampton. Welbeck followed his first-half double at St Mary's on Saturday with an assist […]

London (AFP) – Pep Guardiola said he had seen a vision of Manchester City's future after 19-year-old Gabriel Jesus inspired his side to a 3-0 FA Cup victory at Crystal Palace. Making his full debut, Jesus set up Raheem Sterling, 22, for City's opener in Saturday's fourth-round tie, with 21-year-old Leroy Sane adding a second […]

Liverpool (AFP) – Jurgen Klopp accepted responsibility for Liverpool's stunning FA Cup fourth round exit as Championship club Wolves earned a shock 2-1 win at Anfield. Klopp's line-up featured three teenagers and right-back Connor Randall starting his first game of the season, a selection which resulted in a third consecutive home defeat in the space […]

There is somewhat of a trend in society right now where what’s old is new again. That certainly appears to be the case with the US Men's National Team (USMNT) as former manager Bruce Arena retakes the reigns after the dismissal of Jurgen Klinsmann in November. Arena was the US manager from 1998 until 2006 […]

London (AFP) – Antonio Conte praised the depth of his Chelsea squad after they eased into the last 16 of the FA Cup with a 4-0 win over Brentford as he told the Premier League leaders to prepare for tougher challenges ahead. Branislav Ivanovic, in what could be his final appearance for the Blues if a […]