Mbappe strikes as PSG sink 10-man Lens

Paris Saint-Germain moved eight points ahead of second-placed Lens with a 2-0 win against Lens on Sunday. Kylian Mbappe scored and Gianluigi Donnarumma saved a penalty. After Donnarumma saved an early penalty attempt from Przemyslaw Frankowski at the Stade Bollaert, Bradley Barcola gave PSG the lead with his second goal for the French champions. Mbappe … Read more

Salah rescues Egypt

On Sunday, Mohamed Salah spared Egypt from an embarassing loss in their first game at the Africa Cup of Nations, while Nigeria was held by Equatorial Guinea despite Victor Osimhen scoring.  Ghana was also in action in Abidjan, where they were defeated 2-1 by Cape Verde, as three countries with 14 AFCON championships between them … Read more

Vinicius hat-trick as Real humiliate Barca to win Spanish Super Cup

Vinicius Junior scored a hat-trick in the first half to propel Real Madrid to Spanish Super Cup victory against rivals Barcelona on Sunday in Saudi Arabia. Barcelona’s Robert Lewandowski scored after defender Ronald Araujo was sent off in the second half on a bad night for the Spanish champions. Real Madrid won the championship for … Read more

Tottenham salvage 2-2 draw with Man United

Manchester United twice surrendered one-goal leads to Tottenham Hotspur in a 2-2 draw at Old Trafford on Sunday, a frustrating outcome for Erik ten Hag’s club, which is urgently seeking to climb the Premier League table.  Spurs scored via Richarlison and Rodrigo Bentancur as they maintained fifth in the rankings, equal on 40 points with … Read more

De Bruyne inspires City comeback to stun Newcastle, close on Liverpool

Manchester City showed the heart of champions to defeat Newcastle 3-2 on Saturday, courtesy to a Kevin De Bruyne masterclass on his return to Premier League action, according to Pep Guardiola. The Belgian came off the bench to score and set up Oscar Bobb’s stoppage-time winner, capping off his impressive recovery from a five-month injury … Read more

Sancho ‘has no problem with discipline’, says Dortmund boss Watzke

Borussia Dortmund CEO Hans-Joachim Watzke dismissed claims that the re-introduced Jadon Sancho was tough to handle, stating the England winger “has no problems with discipline.” Sancho was selected on the bench for Dortmund’s Bundesliga encounter against Darmstadt on Saturday, after rejoining the club on a six-month loan from Manchester United on Thursday. Before the game, … Read more

Palacios scores late winner for Bundesliga leaders Leverkusen

Exequiel Palacios scored in the fourth minute of injury time to lift Bayer Leverkusen to a 1-0 victory against Augsburg on Saturday, maintaining them four points ahead of defending champions Bayern Munich. Bayern Munich’s 3-0 home win over Hoffenheim on Friday increased the pressure on Leverkusen. With barely a minute of additional time left, Argentine … Read more

Police return to winning ways

On Saturday, Edward Enrique’s magnificent second-half goal helped Bangladesh Police FC back to winning ways in the Bangladesh Premier League with a 1-0 triumph against Sheikh Russel KC at the Bashundhara Kings Arena. Police moved up to third place with six points, three fewer behind leaders Bashundhara Kings, while Sheikh Russel fell to fourth place … Read more

Palmer sinks Fulham to lift Chelsea gloom

Chelsea won 1-0 over west London rivals Fulham on Saturday, as the inconsistent Blues bounced back from their League Cup humiliation at Middlesbrough. Palmer scored a penalty late in the first half at Stamford Bridge to avenge Chelsea’s 1-0 defeat to second-tier Middlesbrough in the semi-final first leg on Tuesday. That League Cup defeat was … Read more