Football

Holders Liverpool safely negotiated Tuesday’s trip to Salzburg to take their place in the last 16 of this season’s UEFA Champions League while Chelsea are also through, but Ajax suffered a shock group-stage exit.Six...

AFP, Milan :Teenage prodigy Ansu Fati became the youngest player to score a Champions League goal as a second-string Barcelona side beat Inter Milan 2-1 to send the Italians crashing out of the competition...

Arsenal caretaker manager Freddie Ljungberg believes a weight has been lifted off his players’ shoulders after a three-goal blitz in nine second-half minutes beat West Ham 3-1 on Monday to end the Gunners’ worst...

Real Betis captain Joaquin became the oldest player to score a La Liga hat-trick after he inspired his team to beat Athletic Bilbao 3-2 on Sunday.At 38 years and 140 days old, Joaquin hit...

AP, London :A club-record eighth successive English Premier League (EPL) victory for Leicester. An eighth straight game scoring for Jamie Vardy.Leicester has rolled the clock back four years with another title challenge that gathered...

AFP, Milan :Lautaro Martinez has had an explosive start to the season, powering Inter Milan’s league title ambitions and European hopes under new coach Antonio Conte.The 22-year-old – known as ‘El Toro’ (The Bull)...

Tammy Abraham has emerged as Chelsea’s talisman thanks to a breakthrough season that has taken his side to the brink of the Champions League last 16.Just 18 months ago, Abraham was one of a...

Pep Guardiola says Manchester City may no longer be able to match the standards of the best teams after a painful defeat against Manchester United left them 14 points behind Premier League leaders Liverpool.Guardiola’s...

Lionel Messi broke yet another record by hitting his 35th La Liga hat-trick on Saturday as Barcelona thrashed Real Mallorca 5-2 to keep pace with Real Madrid at the top of the table.A trio...