Football

Arsenal overcame the hurdle of a north London derby and an anxious finale to maintain momentum in the Premier League title pursuit with a vital victory at Totteham. The Gunners’ meeting with their bitter rivals was seen as arguably the most treacherous of their remaining fixtures, but they took ruthless …

Feyenoord won the KNVB Cup for the fourteenth time on Sunday. The Rotterdammers were too strong for NEC in De Kuip with 1-0 in a final battle marred by fireworks. In the second half, the throwing of fireworks even led to a fire in the canal between the NEC goal …

Crystal Palace clobbered a West Ham United side that looked like it was still down from its Europa League exit, as the rampant Eagles treated Selhurst Park to a 5-2 win on Sunday. Jean-Philippe Mateta scored twice and both Eberechi Eze and Michael Olise registered a goal and an assist …

Ollie Watkins and Aston Villa found their footing at the end of a busy week, beating Bournemouth 3-1 at Villa Park on Sunday. Watkins set up two goals and Leon Bailey had a goal and an assist, with Moussa Diaby also scoring after Villa went behind on Dominic Solanke’s 31st-minute …

Champions League QF: Four European giants to battle for two semifinal spots. New Delhi [India], April 17 (ANI): After a night of unexpected twists and turns that saw Barcelona crashing out of the Champions League following a 6-4 (aggregate) defeat to Paris Saint-German, another night of European Giants trying to …

Alfie Gilchrist ‘completes’ Chelsea move after breakthrough campaign. Alfie Gilchrist’s breakthrough season at Chelsea has continued with the defender making the permanent move to the first-team dressing room at Cobham earlier this month. The 20-year-old, who joined Chelsea’s youth ranks in 2014 and recently signed a new long-term deal, has enjoyed a …

I didn’t lead Bayer Leverkusen, we led ourselves – Victor Boniface on Bayer Leverkusen first ever Bundesliga title celebration. In a historic moment for the club, Bayer Leverkusen lifted the Bundesliga trophy for the first time in their 120-year existence, dethroning Bayern Munich’s 11-year reign with a resounding 5-0 victory over Werder …

Roma’s Serie A game with Udinese was abandoned after Evan Ndicka suffered chest pains and collapsed on the pitch. Ndicka’s team-mates were understandably keen to be kept updated on his condition, along with Roma’s coaching staff. The match was halted as decisions were made on whether to play the fixture …

It had the potential to be Lionel Messi’s biggest match with Inter Miami. Instead, it turned into their worst match together.   Messi and Inter Miami barely had an answer – even after the soap opera of drama they found themselves in with LIGA MX powerhouse Monterrey during this Concacaf Champions Cup …

Manchester United appeared to have reignited their Champions League chase, but two goals in injury time turned the game for Chelsea. Cole Palmer was the hero for the Blues with a hat-trick to stun the Red Devils. The Blues had taken a two-goal lead themselves only to fall behind to …