Olympic champions U.S. held to goalless draw by England at Wembley
LONDON, – England’s women held Olympic champions United States to a scoreless draw in a friendly at Wembley Stadium on Saturday, ending the Americans’ nine-game winning streak in the battle between the world’s top two nations. The number one-ranked Americans, who are unbeaten in 19 matches, forced England goalkeeper Mary Earps to make several huge […]
Arsenal thump West Ham to go second, Kluivert bags penalty hat-trick for Bournemouth
LONDON, – Back-in-form Arsenal completed a high-scoring day in the Premier League with a 5-2 mauling of West Ham United as they sent out a message of intent to leaders Liverpool on Saturday. All seven goals arrived before halftime at the London Stadium as Mikel Arteta’s side moved up to second in the table with […]
10-man Botafogo beat Atletico Mineiro 3-1 to win first Copa Libertadores title
BUENOS AIRES, – Botafogo beat Atletico Mineiro 3-1 to win their first Copa Libertadores title despite being reduced to 10 men after Gregore was sent off just 30 seconds into the contest at the Monumental Stadium on Saturday. Fans barely had a chance to settle into their seats when Gregore was handed his marching orders […]
Arsenal building up momentum, says Arteta
LONDON, – Arsenal are building momentum again after their bad patch but must maintain their resurgent form, manager Mikel Arteta said after his side’s 5-2 demolition of West Ham United on Saturday. The victory lifted Arsenal back to second place in the Premier league and confirmed they have engaged top gear again after a run […]
PSG held to 1-1 draw at home by Nantes
PARIS, – Paris Saint-Germain were held to a rare 1-1 home draw against underdogs Nantes in a Ligue 1 clash on Saturday when an early goal from Achraf Hakimi was cancelled out by Matthis Abline. The match had barely started when Goncalo Ramos flicked a cross into the box to Hakimi, who easily slotted the […]
Atletico thrash Valladolid 5-0 to provisionally move to second in LaLiga
VALLADOLID, Spain, 
– Atletico Madrid hammered bottom side Real Valladolid 5-0 in a LaLiga encounter at the Jose Zorrilla stadium on Saturday and provisionally moved into second place in the standings. Atletico, who claimed their seventh straight win in all competitions, are on 32 points, two ahead of Real Madrid, who have two games […]
Norris defies orders to help Piastri and Verstappen loses the Qatar pole to Russell
LUSAIL, Qatar 
— Lando Norris ignored team orders and handed his McLaren teammate Oscar Piastri the sprint race in Qatar on Saturday, while Formula 1 champion Max Verstappen was stripped of the pole position. His penalty elevated George Russell to first on the grid. With McLaren eyeing its first F1 constructors’ title in 26 […]
Barca suffer loss to Las Palmas on club’s 125th anniversary
…Fabio Silva nets second-half winner for Las Palmas…Barca winless in three games, lead by four points…Second-placed Real Madrid have two games in hand LaLiga leaders Barcelona’s 125th anniversary celebrations were spoiled by Las Palmas who claimed a shock 2-1 victory on Saturday after Fabio Silva scored the winner to extend the hosts’ winless league run […]
Ndidi Ayew, Daka punished at the Gtech Community Stadium by Brentford
Three african players were on the lossing end in one of the four English Premier League 4pm kickoff game on Saturday on Match Day 13. The trio of Nigeria’s Wilfred Ndidi, Jordan Ayew of Ghana and Zambia’s forward Patson Daka were heavily punished at the Gtech Community Stadium by Brentford 4-1. Their new manager Ruud […]
Herdman resigns as Toronto FC coach following Canada drone scandal
TORONTO, – Toronto FC coach John Herdman has resigned amid the Canada Soccer drone scandal at the Paris Olympics that recently led to Bev Priestman being fired as Canada’s women’s head coach. Herdman is the former head coach of both Canada’s men’s and women’s teams, and has been linked to what an independent review found […]