Madrid (AFP) – Real Madrid shrugged off the absence of Cristiano Ronaldo to extend their perfect start to the season and a La Liga win streak to 14 games with a 2-1 defeat of Celta Vigo on Saturday. Alvaro Morata looked to have Real on their way to another three points when he eventually broke […]

Glasgow (AFP) – Celtic leapfrogged rivals Rangers to move top of the Scottish Premiership with a comprehensive 4-1 win over 10-man Aberdeen at Parkhead on Saturday. Leigh Griffiths fired Celtic into a 13th-minute lead before Aberdeen equalised against the run of play through Adam Rooney in the 32nd minute. James Forrest restored Celtic's advantage just […]

Kingston upon Hull (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Marcus Rashford extended Manchester United's 100 percent start to the Premier League season with a dramatic strike two minutes into stoppage time to seal a 1-0 win at Hull City on Saturday. Teenage forward Rashford, left out of the starting line-up for each of United's opening three matches, […]

Milan (AFP) – Sami Khedira hit a second-half winner as champions Juventus made it two wins from two at the start of the new Serie A season with a 1-0 victory away to Lazio on Saturday. Juventus, who started their title defence with a 2-1 win over Fiorentina last week, were kept on a tight […]

London (AFP) – Antonio Conte has won his first four games as Chelsea manager after Eden Hazard's sublime strike inspired a comfortable 3-0 victory over Burnley to leave his side top of the Premier League on Saturday. Former Italy coach Conte needed Diego Costa to score in the closing moments of his first two games […]

Beijing (AFP) – Former Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini has been appointed by China's Hebei Fortune, the club announced on social media. "Welcome Pellegrini", the club — which is based in the northeastern port town of Qinhuangdao — posted on China's Twitter-like Sina Weibo, together with a picture of the Chilean. Pellegrini, 62, who has […]

Berlin (AFP) – Dutch striker Bas Dost said Saturday he hopes to transfer from VfL Wolfsburg to Sporting Lisbon imminently, with his Wolves place under threat following the arrival of Germany's Mario Gomez. The transfer window closed at midnight on Wednesday (2200 GMT), but Dost hopes to be plying his trade in the Portuguese league […]

Watford (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Arsene Wenger has confirmed Valencia defender Shkodran Mustafi and Deportivo La Coruna striker Lucas Perez are on the verge of signing for Arsenal. Wenger has lined up deals for the pair as he seeks to bolster his squad after a quiet transfer window and the Gunners boss is confident both […]

Kingston upon Hull (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Hull City's owners hope to sell the troubled Premier League club within the next fortnight, vice-chairman Ehab Allam confirmed on Saturday. The Allam family, who have owned Hull for six years, announced a deal has been agreed with prospective new owners ahead of Saturday's clash with Manchester United […]

Paris (AFP) – In-form Alexandre Lacazette scored before coming off injured in the first half as Lyon collapsed to a 4-2 defeat away at promoted Dijon in Ligue 1 on Saturday. Lacazette put the visitors 2-1 up on 37 minutes at the Stade Gaston-Gerard with his sixth goal already this season after Corentin Tolisso's opener […]

Just in time for the next round of World Cup Qualifiers next weekend, ESPN has added the rights to the region’s World Cup 2018 Qualifiers to its already extensive list of properties. In the past, One World Sports has shown qualifiers from Asia but not for the current Russia 2018 tournament. The AFC qualifiers enter […]

Watford (United Kingdom) (AFP) – A goal from Mesut Ozil on his first start of the campaign rounded off a much-needed win for Arsenal as they secured a comfortable 3-1 Premier League triumph at Watford. Santi Cazorla, from the penalty spot, Alexis Sanchez and Ozil were all on target to put the Gunners in total command by […]

Moscow (AFP) – Finland international midfielder Roman Eremenko scored the only goal as champions CSKA Moscow squeezed past promoted Tomsk in the Russian Premier League on Saturday. The away win lifted CSKA top of the Premier League table, one point ahead of city rivals Spartak, who visit Anzhi Makhachkala on Sunday. Zenit St Petersburg, who […]

Liverpool (AFP) – Veteran goalkeeper Shay Given's unfortunate own goal proved the difference as Everton continued their fine start to the new season by beating Stoke City 1-0 in the Premier League on Saturday. The 40-year-old Given, who was in the Republic of Ireland squad at Euro 2016, did well to turn a Leighton Baines […]

London (AFP) – Chelsea swept to the top of the Premier League with a 3-0 victory over Burnley, while Arsenal won 3-1 at Watford to ease the pressure on Arsene Wenger on Saturday. After a dismal title defence last season, Chelsea look revitalised under new manager Antonio Conte and the Italian was able to celebrate […]