In-form Cagliari dent Juve title hopes
January 31, 2009
Serie A’s in-form team Cagliari stunned Juventus 3-2 at Turin’s Stadio Olimpico to put a huge dent in the Italian giants’ title hopes on Saturday. Goals from Momo Sissoko and Pavel Nedved gave Juve the lead at half-time following Davide... Read more »
Bilbao´s cup heroes triumph again
January 31, 2009
Athletic Bilbao followed up their midweek Kings Cup heroics with an inspirational 3-2 comeback win over high-flying Malaga on Saturday. Bilbao reached the semi-finals of the cup on Wednesday with a 2-1 victory over Sporting Gijon and rounded off a memorable... Read more »
PSG victory boosts morale before president switch
January 31, 2009
Paris Saint Germain’s 2-0 home victory over Caen at the Parc des Princes on Saturday shot them up to provisional third spot in the French league, days before their club president departs. Guillaume Hoarau and Peguy Luyindula scored in the second... Read more »
Blunder sinks Pirates hopes of league win
January 31, 2009
Title contenders Ajax Cape Town, Kaizer Chiefs and Orlando Pirates drew Saturday and missed the chance to intensify pressure on South African Premiership pacesetters SuperSport United. Ajax and Chiefs failed to score in a Cape Town thriller while a blunder... Read more »
United stretch lead as Van der Sar sets record
January 31, 2009
Manchester United went five points clear at the top of the English Premier League with a 1-0 win over Everton at Old Trafford here Saturday. Cristiano Ronaldo’s first-half penalty secured victory in a match where United goalkeeper Edwin van der... Read more »
Balotelli needs to learn from Santon: Mourinho
January 31, 2009
Inter Milan coach Jose Mourinho blasted wayward teenage star Mario Balotelli again on Saturday, claiming the striker needs to learn from his team-mate Davide Santon. Balotelli has found himself out in the first team wilderness this month after falling... Read more »
Nigeria not ready to host world under-17 championship - FIFA
January 31, 2009
Nigeria was warned by a top FIFA official on Saturday that the country could be stripped of the 2009 world under-17 championship, due to take place here in October. “If Nigeria doesn’t get its act together, Nigeria won’t host it,”... Read more »
Roma sign Diamoutene on loan from Lecce
January 31, 2009
Mali international Souleymane Diamoutene will spend the rest of the current season on loan at AS Roma, who have en option to buy the player this summer. The 26-year-old right-back joined his current side, US Lecce, in 2004. Since then, he scored six goals... Read more »
Hamburger’s Reinhardt out for three months
January 31, 2009
Hamburger SV will be without their defender Bastian Reinhardt for the coming three months. The player broke a bone in his foot during the side’s Bundesliga game with Bayern Munich on Friday. Further tests on Monday will point out whether Reinhardt... Read more »
Mexico launch World Cup bid
January 31, 2009
Mexico has officially launched a bid to host the FIFA World Cup in either 2018 or 2022. The central-Americans announced this on Friday. The world’s most prestigous football tournament took place in Mexico twice before, in 1970 and in 1986. In the... Read more »
Fulham pile pressure on Pompey
January 31, 2009
Fulham beat Portsmouth 3-1 at Craven Cottage here Saturday as the visitors endured their eighth Premier League match without a win. That Tony Adams’s men are not already in the bottom three is a testament to the sound start they made to the season... Read more »
Dour draw leaves Boro in trouble
January 31, 2009
Middlesbrough’s struggles continued on Saturday as Gareth Southgate’s side were held to a 0-0 draw by Blackburn. The Teesiders are now without a win in 12 matches and this dismal display, which was greeted by jeers from the angry home fans... Read more »
Villa endure Wigan frustration
January 31, 2009
Aston Villa were left lamenting their failure to convert a string of chances after wasting the opportunity to boost their Champions League ambitions in a goalless draw with Wigan. England striker Gabriel Agbonlahor in particular was thwarted by some resolute... Read more »
Misfiring Gunners frustrated by West Ham
January 31, 2009
Arsenal endured yet another day to forget on home soil as they were held to a 0-0 draw by West Ham on Saturday. Arsene Wenger paid the price for his decision to leave Robin van Persie, by far his most impressive performer in recent weeks, on the bench... Read more »
Bolton´s Davies double helps sink Spurs
January 31, 2009
Kevin Davies claimed a dramatic late winner as Bolton Wanderers edged out Tottenham Hotspur 3-2 in a memorable Premier League clash at the Reebok Stadium here Saturday. Darren Bent scored twice in as many minutes to spark a second-half Spurs fightback. But... Read more »
Ba and Sanogo strikes put Hoffenheim back on top
January 31, 2009
Hoffenheim went back to the top of the Bundesliga on Saturday with a 2-0 win over Energie Cottbus to prove they can cope without injured striker Vedad Ibisevic as their fairytale run continues. Having won consecutive promotions in consecutive seasons,... Read more »
Rangers victory cuts Celtic´s lead
January 31, 2009
John Fleck’s first ever goal for Rangers and a late Kyle Lafferty strike secured a 2-0 win over Dundee United at Ibrox to cut the gap at the top of the Scottish Premier League to one point. With Celtic not playing Inverness Caledonian Thistle until... Read more »
West Brom battle back to snatch point at Hull
January 31, 2009
West Bromwich Albion twice came from behind to salvage a 2-2 draw at Hull City in the Premier League on Saturday. The Baggies went into the game off the back of a 5-0 thumping by league leaders Manchester United in midweek, but the point earned at the... Read more »
Forlan mulling move from Atletico: media
January 31, 2009
Atletico Madrid’s Uruguayan international star Diego Forlan intends to leave the club in the summer, AS daily reported Saturday. Forlan, 29 and top scorer in La Liga in 2005 while with Villarreal, is seeking a final big contract at a club which... Read more »
Give me a break, Strachan tells Nakamura
January 31, 2009
Celtic boss Gordon Strachan says Japanese midfielder Shunsuke Nakamura can return to his homeland at the end of the season if he wishes - in the hope a holiday in the Land of the Rising Sun could be a perk of any deal. Nakamura, 30, is thinking of going... Read more »
Rams to bag Motherwell´s Porter
January 31, 2009
English Championship strugglers Derby were Saturday set to complete the signing of Motherwell striker Chris Porter, who had been in line for a move to Cardiff before the Rams expressed interest. Derby are believed to have agreed a fee of 400,000 pounds... Read more »
Hammers loan Julien Faubert to Real
January 31, 2009
Real Madrid confirmed Saturday they had taken French midfielder Julien Faubert on loan to the end of the season. Real said they had an option to buy the 25-year-old if he impresses between now and June, adding he would be officially unveiled on Monday. Faubert,... Read more »
Beattie takes Stoke out of the relegation zone
January 31, 2009
James Beattie lifted 10-man Stoke out of the relegation zone as his first-half header clinched a 1-0 win over Manchester City on Saturday. Tony Pulis’s side looked up against it when Rory Delap was sent off following a clash with Shaun Wright-Phillips... Read more »
Raul admits Champions League is realistic target
January 31, 2009
Real Madrid captain Raul is looking for the goal that will take him level with the great Alfredo di Stefano as the club’s all-time leading scorer when Real travel to Numancia on Saturday. Raul scored his 306th goal last weekend and has the chance... Read more »
Ferguson backs Ronaldo to break 20-goal barrier
January 31, 2009
Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson has backed Cristiano Ronaldo to break the 20-goal barrier for a third successive season. The Portuguese star, who racked up 42 last time round as United romped to a Premier League and Champions League double, has... Read more »
Spurs blow as Defoe sidelined
January 31, 2009
Tottenham face being without striker Jermain Defoe for the rest of the season with a suspected broken bone in his foot suffered in training, The Times newspaper reported on Saturday. A Tottenham spokesman had overnight confirmed Defoe was receiving treatment... Read more »
Manchester United to face Everton
January 31, 2009
Rio Ferdinand believes Manchester United have the edge over Liverpool in the title run in as Alex Ferguson’s side look to pull away at the top of the Premier League table this weekend. Having replaced faltering Liverpool at the summit, United will... Read more »
N´Zogbia gets Wigan move in swap deal
January 31, 2009
French wideman Charles N’Zogbia on Saturday appeared to have successfully engineered a move away from relegation-haunted Newcastle after the club agreed to a swap deal with Wigan for defender Ryan Taylor, the BBC reported. N’Zogbia, 22, vowed... Read more »
Datolo proud of Napoli move
January 31, 2009
Argentine star Jesus Datolo admits he is ‘proud of his choice’ to join Italian side Napoli. Napoli have officially completed the £6m signing of the Boca Juniors star, who arrived in Milan last night. “I am so proud of this choice,” said Datolo.... Read more »
Anelka hails United manager
January 31, 2009
Chelsea ace Nicolas Anelka believes Sir Alex Ferguson is the difference between them and Manchester United in the Premier League title race. Anelka is impressed with the way Ferguson is working at Old Trafford. The France international told The Sun: “United... Read more »






