Friday, April 19, 2013

Blatter might stay on for another term as FIFA president


Panama: Sepp Blatter gave his strongest hint yet that he may stay on for another four-year term as FIFA president beyond 2015, saying the scale of reform facing soccer's global governing body needed time.

Puyol and Mascherano out of semi-final first leg at Bayern


Barcelona: Injured Barcelona centre backs Carles Puyol and Javier Mascherano will miss Tuesday's Champions League semi-final first leg at Bayern Munich, assistant coach Jordi Roura said on Friday. Club

John Terry reignites racism row fallout at UEFA event


London: The bitter fallout from English football's high-profile racism case resurfaced on Friday in front of UEFA President Michel Platini as John Terry refused to shake hands with the man who stripped him of the

Thursday, April 18, 2013

Arsenal wait on Tomas Rosicky's fitness


London: Arsenal midfielder Tomas Rosicky is a doubt for Saturday's Premier League game at Fulham as he battles a hamstring injury, manager Arsene Wenger said on Thursday.

Juventus hope to show Serie A supremacy over AC Milan


Rome: AC Milan desperately need a win to revive their hopes of direct qualification for the Champions League. Juventus haven't beaten Milan in Serie A since 2011 and want to demonstrate their supremacy as

Barca, Real to warm up in La Liga ahead of Champions League semis


Barcelona: Barcelona and Real Madrid both play at home on Saturday in the Spanish league looking to make their final adjustments while resting some weary legs for the Champions League semifinals set to start

Wednesday, April 17, 2013

Manchester United held to 2-2 draw at West Ham


Manchester: Manchester United's charge to the Premier League title was slightly delayed on Wednesday after being forced to twice come from behind to draw 2-2 at West Ham.

Tevez late strike hands Manchester City 1-0 win over Wigan


Manchester: The FA Cup Final rehearsal between Wigan and Manchester City ended in a win for the hosts with Carlos Tevez scoring the only goal seven minutes from time. With this win against relegation-

Chelsea win 3-0 at Fulham, return to 3rd place


London: David Luiz scored one of the goals of the season Wednesday and John Terry added a double as Chelsea won 3-0 at Fulham to reclaim third place in the Premier League.

Tuesday, April 16, 2013

Arsenal held to a 0-0 draw at home by Everton


London: Arsenal missed a chance to tighten their grip on third place in the English Premier League on Tuesday after being held to a 0-0 draw at home by Everton. Both sides have hopes of playing in the

Big four to light up mid-week encounters in EPL


London: Everton can take a huge step towards an unlikely top-four finish and Champions League soccer next season if they can maintain their recent run of great form by winning at Arsenal for the first time in 17

Benitez to continue rotating for Chelsea fixture frenzy


London: Rafa Benitez will continue to rotate his Chelsea players as they bid to deal with a fixture pile-up and rebound from two consecutive defeats, the club's interim manager said on Tuesday.

Monday, April 15, 2013

Juventus beat Lazio 2-0 to move 11 points clear


Rome: Juventus maintained their march to a 29th Serie A title as they beat Lazio 2-0 on Monday to move 11 points clear at the top of the table, with Arturo Vidal scoring both goals to end his drought. Vidal opened

Cristiano Ronaldo scores twice as Real Madrid beat Athletic Bilbao 3-0


Barcelona: Cristiano Ronaldo scored his 49th and 50th goals in all competitions this season as Real Madrid won 3-0 at Athletic Bilbao on Sunday, while Barcelona didn't need Lionel Messi to brush aside Real

Manchester City beat Chelsea 2-1 to set up FA Cup final with Wigan


London: Manchester City reached the FA Cup final by beating defending champions Chelsea 2-1 in a free-flowing game at Wembley on Sunday to maintain their only remaining hope for a trophy this season.

Sunday, April 14, 2013

Cristiano Ronaldo scores twice as Real Madrid beat Athletic Bilbao 3-0


Barcelona: Cristiano Ronaldo scored his 49th and 50th goals in all competitions this season as Real Madrid won 3-0 at Athletic Bilbao on Sunday, while Barcelona didn't need Lionel Messi to brush aside Real

Manchester City beat Chelsea 2-1 to set up FA Cup final with Wigan


London: Manchester City reached the FA Cup final by beating defending champions Chelsea 2-1 in a free-flowing game at Wembley on Sunday to maintain their only remaining hope for a trophy this season.

10-man AC Milan draw 1-1 against Napoli in Serie A


Milan: AC Milan and Napoli played out an entertaining 1-1 draw at San Siro in a battle for an automatic Champions League spot on Sunday. It was a mixed night for Mathieu Flamini, who fired Milan into the lead