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Leicester City’s Riyad Mahrez scored a brilliant goal to earn a 1-0 win at Watford that sent them five points clear at the top of the Premier League after Tottenham Hotspur drew 2-2 with 10-man Arsenal on Saturday. Manchester City revived their fading title hopes with a 4-0 rout of bottom club Aston Villa and the pressure mounted on Newcastle ...

Alexis Sanchez salvaged a point for 10-man Arsenal and denied Tottenham Hotspur the chance to go top of the Premier League after a pulsating north London derby ended in a 2-2 draw at White Hart Lane on Saturday. Aaron Ramsey’s first-half goal put Arsene Wenger’s side ahead, but the dismissal of Arsenal midfielder Francis Coquelin in the 55th minute shifted ...

Manchester United’s hopes of Champions League qualification are growing as their injury list shrinks and boss Louis van Gaal appears much more optimistic now than the man who recently looked set for the sack. A fourth successive victory was ground out on Wednesday as Van Gaal’s side beat Watford 1-0, moving them to within reach of the Premier League’s top ...

Arsenal’s hopes of capturing their first Premier League title in 12 years took a huge hit on Friday with news that goalkeeper Petr Cech faces up to a month out injured. The Czech Republic international suffered a muscular problem at the end of Wednesday’s 2-1 loss at Swansea City. That reverse left the Gunners six points below Premier League leaders ...

Barcelona broke a 27-year old Spanish record by going 35 games unbeaten in all competitions with a 5-1 thrashing of nine-man Rayo Vallecano. Lionel Messi scored a hat-trick – his 35th – as the hosts fell apart after Ivan Rakitic’s opener. Diego Llorente and Manuel Iturra were both dismissed for Rayo, whose only goal was scored by Manucho. Luis Suarez ...

Tottenham Hotspur and Arsenal have the perfect opportunity to bounce back immediately from disappointing midweek defeats when they meet in the most significant North London derby for years at White Hart Lane on Saturday. While matches between the arch-rivals are always tense, highly-charged occasions, Saturday’s Premier League game has added spice because both are heavily involved in the title race ...

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger said he was “worried” about his side’s recent results on a night where three title challengers were beaten. The Gunners’ 2-1 loss to Swansea leaves them third, six points adrift of leaders Leicester and Wenger says they “must get back to positive results”. Tottenham missed the chance to go top of the table after defeat at ...

Zambia senior women’s national football team coach Albert Kachinga has announced his squad of 18 players for the 2016 African Women’s Championship first leg, first round qualification match against Namibia on Sunday. The match will be played at Nkoloma Stadium and has been scheduled to kick off at 3pm. Kachinga also announced that Emelda Musonda would lead the team in ...

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger on Tuesday labelled criticism of his team’s faltering Premier League title challenge “excessive” and “too emotional”. Sunday’s 3-2 defeat at injury-ravaged Manchester United left Arsenal five points below league leaders Leicester City, compromising the London club’s chances of ending their 12-year wait for the title. Media pundits rounded on Arsenal afterwards, former Liverpool manager Graeme Souness ...

The Nigerian Football Federation and former national team coach Sunday Oliseh have traded insults following the latter’s resignation. Oliseh quit on Thursday, blaming contract violations and unpaid wages. On its website the NFF said it “categorically denies the allegations” and accused Oliseh of not reciprocating the respect it showed him. “We find it strange that Mr Oliseh waited to receive ...