Barcelona (AFP) – Sergio Ramos's stoppage-time equaliser maintained Real Madrid's six-point lead at the top of La Liga as the European champions salvaged a 1-1 draw at Barcelona in Saturday's El Clasico. Luis Suarez looked to have breathed new life into the title race when he headed home the opener from Neymar's free-kick eight minutes […]

Glasgow (AFP) – Australian international Tom Rogic grabbed a last minute winner to complete a remarkable comeback by champions Celtic on Saturday as they beat Motherwell 4-3 in the Scottish Premiership. The 23-year-old struck to keep Celtic eight points clear of bitter historic rivals Rangers, who leap-frogged Hearts into second after they beat Aberdeen 2-1 […]

Stoke-on-Trent (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Jonathan Walters and Marc Muniesa inspired Stoke to a 2-0 win over Burnley on Saturday, lifting Mark Hughes' side into the top half of the Premier League table. This win, following last weekend's 1-0 success at Watford, moved the Potters up two spots to ninth. Last year's Championship champions Burnley, […]

London (AFP) – Tottenham claimed only their second win in 11 matches as Harry Kane celebrated signing a new long-term contract with two goals in a 5-0 rout of struggling Swansea on Saturday. Kane committed his future for the next five and a half years this week and the England striker scored a 39th-minute penalty […]

London (AFP) – A double from Belgian international striker Christian Benteke inspired Crystal Palace to a 3-0 win over Southampton and saved manager Alan Pardew's job in ending a six match Premier League losing streak on Saturday. Benteke's brace — taking his tally to seven this season — and a goal from James Tompkins gave […]

Sunderland (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Sunderland climbed off the bottom of the Premier League as Leicester City's disastrous title defence suffered another blow with a 2-1 defeat at the Stadium of Light on Saturday. Robert Huth's own goal and a Jermain Defoe effort put Sunderland in control in the second half and Shinji Okazaki's strike came […]

West Bromwich (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Coach Tony Pulis ended a bad week on a high note as West Brom beat Watford 3-1 to move above Manchester United in the Premier League on Saturday. Pulis was criticised by a judge this week and ordered to pay back a hefty bonus to ex-club Crystal Palace, but […]

London (AFP) – Gary Johnson received a public apology from English football giants Chelsea on Saturday over the sexual abuse he suffered as a young player from late scout Eddie Heath in the 1970s. The club — who had been heavily criticised after Johnson claimed he was paid £50,000 ($63,000) by them not to go […]

Berlin (AFP) – Pierre Aubameyang scored twice and Marco Reus provided three assists as Borussia Dortmund prepared for their Champions League clash at Real Madrid by routing Borussia Moenchengladbach 4-1 in the Bundesliga on Saturday. Dortmund are fifth in Germany's top flight, six points behind leaders Bayern Munich, who won 3-1 at Mainz on Friday, […]

Berlin (AFP) – Bayern Munich coach Carlo Ancelotti took a leaf out of predecessor Pep Guardiola's book as the Bavarian giants' hit form in a 3-1 Bundesliga win at Mainz. Ancelotti experimented with a new-look line up ahead of Tuesday's visit by Atletico Madrid in a meaningless Champions League game. There were three main changes […]

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola issued an apology after his side lost their cool and were reduced to nine men during Saturday's 3-1 loss to Premier League leaders Chelsea. City took the lead late in the first half, but second-half goals from Diego Costa, Willian and Eden Hazard gave Chelsea […]

Barcelona (AFP) – Barcelona captain Andres Iniesta was left on the bench for the visit of Real Madrid in El Clasico on Saturday on his return from two months out with a knee injury. Barca coach Luis Enrique named the same side from last weekend's 1-1 draw at Real Sociedad, despite describing that display as […]

London (AFP) – Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has hinted he could sell exiled Mamadou Sakho in January after admitting the French defender is no longer in his first-team squad. Klopp was quizzed about his plans for the January transfer window this week and insisted he had no intention of selling England striker Daniel Sturridge or […]

London (AFP) – Ex-Chelsea football star Alan Hudson said it was "common knowledge" that a former scout at the club was a paedophile, media reported Saturday as an abuse scandal engulfing the sport deepens. His comments come after another former Chelsea player, Gary Johnson, claimed he was paid £50,000 ($63,000) by the Premier League club […]

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Cesc Fabregas returned to Chelsea's starting XI as manager Antonio Conte changed his team for the first time in seven games for Saturday's Premier League clash with Manchester City. Fabregas, who played under City manager Pep Guardiola at Barcelona, came in for Nemanja Matic, who was left out of Chelsea's […]