Football
Madrid ‘very happy’ with Solari : Butragueno
AFP, Madrid :Real Madrid director Emilio Butragueno has said the club are delighted with Santiago Solari’s spell in charge after the team posted their fourth consecutive win by beating Celta Vigo on Sunday.Madrid claimed...
Barcelona lose 4-3 to Betis despite 2 goals by Messi
AP, Barcelona :Lionel Messi scored twice on his return from a broken arm but Barcelona conceded four goals and was reduced to 10 men in a 4-3 home defeat to Real Betis in the...
Ronaldo ends San Siro hoodoo as Juventus beat Milan 2-0
AP, Milan :Cristiano Ronaldo ended his San Siro hoodoo to help Juventus to a 2-0 win after AC Milan forward Gonzalo Higuain missed a penalty against his former team on Sunday.Higuain left Juventus in...
PSG rout Monaco 4-0 to win 13th straight league game
AP, Paris :Runaway French league leader Paris Saint-Germain won 4-0 at Monaco on Sunday to secure a 13th straight league win and move 13 points clear at the top.Striker Edinson Cavani scored a hat...
Madrid win 4-2 at Celta
AP, Vigo :Karim Benzema scored a superb opening goal in Real Madrid’s 4-2 win at Celta Vigo in the Spanish league on Sunday, boosting interim coach Santiago Solari’s chances of staying in charge of...
Forget the title, derby defeat leaves Man Utd fighting for top four
AFP, Manchester :Manchester United can forget trying to challenge Manchester City until they can even compete for a place in the Premier League top four, Jose Mourinho confessed as his side were outclassed in...
Pochettino pleads for patience with ‘stunning’ new stadium
Tottenham Hotspur manager Mauricio Pochettino on Saturday assured the Spurs fans the wait for the club’s new stadium will be worth it.Spurs won’t move into their new 62,000 capacity home until at least January...
Alcacer fires Dortmund past Bayern to maintain Bundesliga lead
AFP, Germany :Paco Alcacer scored the winner as Bundesliga leaders Borussia Dortmund twice came from behind to beat defending champions Bayern Munich 3-2 on Saturday and move seven points clear of their third-placed rivals.The...
Iran women attend Asian Football final in rare `victory`
Hundreds of Iranian women attended a crunch football match in Tehran, in a rare step seen Sunday as a “victory” by local newspapers and hailed by FIFA as an “historic and festive day” for...
Klopp wrestles with Liverpool’s midfield dilemma
AFP, Liverpool :As Jurgen Klopp tries to maintain Liverpool’s challenge for the Premier League title, the need to sort out his midfield is becoming an increasingly pressing issue.A home match against bottom club Fulham...