No Saints in Southampton: Adkins fired
SOUTHAMPTON, England ● Southampton have sacked manager Nigel Adkins and replaced him with former Espanyol boss Mauricio Pochettino, the Premier League club announced Friday. The Saints are 15th in...
View ArticleCape Verde’s fairy-tale run continues
PORT ELIZABETH, South Africa ● Cape Verde’s fairy-tale run in the Africa Cup of Nations continued Sunday when they qualified for the quarter-finals thanks to a 2-1 win over Angola in a final-round...
View ArticleGood business Newcastle at Villa
Newcastle fans embrace the French influence in their team BIRMINGHAM, England ● Aston Villa’s fortunes continued to plunge on Tuesday as they sank into the Premier League’s bottom three following a...
View ArticleCazorla eases pressure on Wenger
Santi Cazorla made life a bit easier for Arsene Wenger after scoring a double against Aston Villa LONDON, England ● Santi Cazorla eased the pressure on under-fire Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger as the...
View ArticleGardner backs O’Neill
Sunderland midfielder Craig Gardner has said that Martin O’Neill is one of the best managers he has ever worked with and believes he is the right man to turn the situation at the club around. The Black...
View ArticleLate drama between Italy and Norway
Andrea Bertolacci of Italy celebrates his team’slate equaliser TEL AVIV, Israel ● Norway were seemingly destined for the semi-finals as UEFA European Under-21 Championship Group A winners until a...
View ArticleFiorentina beats struggling Livorno
Alberto Aquilani of ACF Fiorentina fights for the ball with Pasquale Schiattarella MILAN, Italy ● Fiorentina struggled at times before grinding out a 1-0 win against struggling Livorno on Sunday in...
View ArticleMessi celebrates return with two goals
Lionel Messi of FC Barcelona duels for the ball with Juan Rodriguez (L) and Pedro Leon of Getafe CF BARCELONA, Spain ● Lionel Messi marked his return from a near two-month injury layoff by scoring...
View ArticleSunderland move out of bottom three
SUNDERLAND, England ● Sunderland moved out of the bottom three in the English Premier League for the first time since August with a 1-0 win over Stoke City on Wednesday. Adam Johnson’s 17th-minute...
View ArticleSevilla raise the Europa Cup
TURIN, Italy ● Sevilla beat Benfica 4-2 on penalties after a goalless draw to win the Europa League final on Wednesday, extending the Portuguese side’s extraordinary run of defeats in European finals....
View ArticleSwansea ends Man United’s unbeaten run
Marouane Fellani (l) of Manchester United reacts as Bafetimbi Gomis of Swansea (2nd r) and team mates celebrate SWANSEA, Wales • Bafetimbi Gomis scored a fortuitous winner as Swansea City completed...
View ArticleCape Verde’s fairy-tale run continues
PORT ELIZABETH, South Africa ● Cape Verde’s fairy-tale run in the Africa Cup of Nations continued Sunday when they qualified for the quarter-finals thanks to a 2-1 win over Angola in a final-round...
View ArticleGood business Newcastle at Villa
Newcastle fans embrace the French influence in their team BIRMINGHAM, England ● Aston Villa’s fortunes continued to plunge on Tuesday as they sank into the Premier League’s bottom three following a...
View ArticleCazorla eases pressure on Wenger
Santi Cazorla made life a bit easier for Arsene Wenger after scoring a double against Aston Villa LONDON, England ● Santi Cazorla eased the pressure on under-fire Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger as the...
View ArticleGardner backs O’Neill
Sunderland midfielder Craig Gardner has said that Martin O’Neill is one of the best managers he has ever worked with and believes he is the right man to turn the situation at the club around. The Black...
View ArticleLate drama between Italy and Norway
Andrea Bertolacci of Italy celebrates his team’slate equaliser TEL AVIV, Israel ● Norway were seemingly destined for the semi-finals as UEFA European Under-21 Championship Group A winners until a...
View ArticleFiorentina beats struggling Livorno
Alberto Aquilani of ACF Fiorentina fights for the ball with Pasquale Schiattarella MILAN, Italy ● Fiorentina struggled at times before grinding out a 1-0 win against struggling Livorno on Sunday in...
View ArticleMessi celebrates return with two goals
Lionel Messi of FC Barcelona duels for the ball with Juan Rodriguez (L) and Pedro Leon of Getafe CF BARCELONA, Spain ● Lionel Messi marked his return from a near two-month injury layoff by scoring...
View ArticleWest Ham deny approaching Jurgen Klopp
WEST HAM, England • West Ham vice-chairman Karren Brady has hit out at “nonsense” suggestions that the club had approached Jurgen Klopp about replacing Sam Allardyce. Premier League clubs were put on...
View ArticleBarca make no mistake at Espanyol
Neymar of FC Barcelona is brought down by Anaitz Arbilla of RCD Espanyol BARCELONA, Spain ● Lionel Messi helped to set up Neymar’s opener before scoring one himself to lead 10-man Barcelona to a 2-0...
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