Football

AFP, Manchester :Manchester City captain Vincent Kompany said he had lived up to a vow to “one day” score a long-range goal after his wonder strike secured a 1-0 win at home to Leicester...

AFP, Liverpool :Liverpool emerged victorious from a bruising battle against Newcastle to remain in the hunt for the Premier League title, but may have sustained too many wounds to summon a Champions League semi-final...

AFP, Mexico :Diego Maradona’s hopes of winning his first coaching title were dashed Sunday as his Dorados team lost the Mexican second-division finals, along with their shot at promotion.Rivals Atletico San Luis scored the...

Maurizio Sarri admitted tired Chelsea got “lucky” as they moved to the brink of Champions League qualification with a 3-0 win over Watford on Sunday.Sarri’s side were booed off after a sloppy first half,...

Real Madrid delivered a winning response to Zinedine Zidane’s stinging criticism as Mariano Diaz scored twice in a 3-2 victory over Villarreal on Sunday.An angry Zidane questioned the attitude of his players after last...

Manchester United’s hopes of Champions League football next season were ended after an embarrassing 1-1 draw at already relegated Huddersfield on Sunday.United have now won just two of their past 11 games in all...

AFP, New York :Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored but the Los Angeles Galaxy surrendered two second-half goals on Saturday in a 3-2 Major League Soccer loss to the New York Red Bulls.The host Red Bulls grabbed...

Steven Gerrard believes elements of Scottish football are worse than he expected as he celebrates his first season north of the border.The former Liverpool and England player gave a frank and honest assessment ahead...