January 29, 2019

Perisic hands in transfer request to Inter Milan

Croatian World Cup runner-up Ivan Perisic has handed in a transfer request to Inter Milan, the Italian club’s director Giuseppe Marotta confirmed on Sunday.“Perisic has...

Football

January 29, 2019

Qatar blockade hits Asian Cup with UAE-only ticket giveaway

When the United Arab Emirates take on bitter Gulf rivals Qatar in the Asian Cup semi-finals on Tuesday, good luck spotting the Qatari fans.Not only...

Lionel Messi scoring for a sixth consecutive La Liga game as champions Barcelona saw off a gutsy Girona side 2-0 in a Catalan derby on Sunday to go five points clear at the top of the standings.

Football

January 29, 2019

Messi scores again as Barca beat Girona

AP, Spain :The game that the Spanish league had wanted to play in the United States still featured a traditional attraction of the competition –...

Football

January 29, 2019

Brazil doctor travels to France to assess Neymar injury

Xinhua, Rio De Janeiro :Brazil national team doctor Rodrigo Lasmar traveled to Paris on Sunday to assess Neymar’s latest foot injury amid fears the Paris...

Chelsea's Olivier Giroud (left) duels for the ball with Sheffield Wednesday's Tom Lees during the English FA Cup fourth round soccer match between Chelsea and Sheffield Wednesday at Stamford Bridge stadium in London on Sunday.

Football

January 29, 2019

Spurs stunned by Palace as FA Cup holders Chelsea ease past Wednesday

Tottenham Hotspur suffered their second defeat in English knockout football in a matter of days as they lost 2-0 to Crystal Palace in the fourth...

Real Madrid's midfielder Carlos Henrique Casemiro (14) fights for the ball during the match between RCD Espanyol and Real Madrid during the Spanish La Liga soccer at RCDE stadium in Cornella Llobregat, Spain on Sunday.

Football

January 29, 2019

Benzema scores 2 as 10-man Madrid win 4-2 at Espanyol

AP, Spain :Karim Benzema put in a brilliant performance and scored two goals in a 4-2 win for 10-man Real Madrid against Espanyol in the...

Football

January 28, 2019

Griezmann on target again as Atletico edge closer to Barca

Antoine Griezmann struck again as Atletico Madrid kept the pressure on Barcelona at the top of La Liga by beating in-form Getafe 2-0 on Saturday.Griezmann...

Accrington Stanley's Sean McConville (centre) battles against Derby County's Richard Keogh (left) and George Evans during their English FA Cup fourth round match at the Wham Stadium in Accrington, England on Saturday.

Football

January 28, 2019

Accrington Stanley’s Sean McConville (centre) battles against Derby County’s Richard Keogh (left) and George Evans during their English FA Cup fourth round match at the Wham Stadium in Accrington, England on Saturday.

(Left to right) Manchester City's Ilkay Gundogan, Kevin De Bruyne, Gabriel Jesus and Bernardo Silva celebrate after scoring their side's opening goal during the FA Cup 4th round match between Manchester City and Burnley at Etihad stadium in Manchester o

Football

January 28, 2019

Man City stays in hunt for quadruple after big FA Cup win

AP, England :Pep Guardiola dismissed as “fantasy” the notion of his Manchester City players winning the quadruple this season.It’s certainly a long shot but, on...

Australia's midfielder Mark Milligan (right) fights for the ball with United Arab Emirates' forward Said Rashid during the AFC Asian Cup quarterfinal soccer match between United Arab Emirates and Australia at Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium in Al Ain, United Ar

Football

January 27, 2019

Arabian knights send Korea, Australia crashing out of Asian Cup

Asian Cup hosts UAE and Gulf rivals Qatar pulled off titanic upsets as they sent defending champions Australia and Son Heung-min’s South Korea crashing out...

Arsenal goalkeeper Petr Cech (left) makes a save in front of Manchester United's Marcus Rashford during the English FA Cup fourth round soccer match between Arsenal and Manchester United at the Emirates stadium in London on Friday.

Football

January 27, 2019

Sanchez scores on Arsenal return as Man Utd advance

AP, London :Booed throughout his return to Arsenal, Alexis Sanchez responded to the rancor with a rare goal for Manchester United and reveled in the...

Real Madrid's Sergio Ramos heads for the ball to score during a Spanish Copa del Rey soccer match between Real Madrid and Girona in Madrid, Spain on Thursday.

Football

January 26, 2019

Madrid beat Girona in 1st leg of Copa del Rey quarterfinals

AP, Madrid :With some help from defender Sergio Ramos in attack, Real Madrid overcame an early scare against Girona to move into position to reach...