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Luis Suarez hit a brilliant second-half double as Barcelona appeared to end Paris Saint-Germain’s Champions League dream for another year with a 3-1 quarterfinal, first leg win at the Parc des Princes on Wednesday. The visitors’ all-star attack made their class count as Neymar coolly converted from a Lionel Messi assist in the 18th minute to put Luis Enrique’s men ...

Holders Real Madrid will need to maintain their intensity for the whole of next week’s return leg if they are to get past Atletico Madrid into the Champions League semifinals, coach Carlo Ancelotti said on Tuesday. Real dominated their city rivals in the first half of Tuesday’s quarterfinal, first leg at Atletico’s Calderon stadium but were unable to convert a ...

Juventus midfielder Arturo Vidal smashed home a second-half penalty to earn a 1-0 win at home to Monaco in an absorbing Champions League quarterfinal first leg on Tuesday, leaving the tie on a knife-edge. Vidal, who has missed two penalties this season, held his nerve and fired into the roof of the net in the 57th minute after Ricardo Carvalho ...

Raheem Sterling helped Liverpool keep alive their hopes of finishing inside the Premier League’s top four and securing a place in next season’s Champions League with a 2-0 victory over 10-man Newcastle United at Anfield on Monday. The Reds clinched the win thanks to goals from Sterling and Joe Allen as they closed the gap on fourth-placed Manchester City to ...

Midfielder Rainford Kalaba says his Zambia team-mates need to take inspiration from their 2012 Africa Cup of Nations triumph in Gabon, as they approach the qualifiers for Gabon 2017. Kalaba, one of the smallest players in the Zambian team, carries on his shoulders the biggest responsibility as captain of the Chipolopolo. Standing at 1.6 meters, the 28 year-old assumed the ...

Louis van Gaal labelled Manchester United’s impressive 4-2 derby victory over Manchester City at Old Trafford as a “fantastic result”. After falling behind early on, United came roaring back on Sunday with goals from Marouane Fellaini, Ashley Young, Juan Mata and Chris Smalling. The result ends a run of four straight derby defeats for United and moves them four points ...

Nigeria’s Under-23 national team have qualified for men’s football event of the All-Africa Games billed to hold in Congo in September this year. The Nigerian under-23s defeated Zambia 2-1 at the National Heroes Stadium in Lusaka on Sunday to progress on a 2-1 aggregate after the first leg ended 0-0 in Abuja two weeks back. Taiwo Awoniyi called up from ...

Cesc Fabregas fired Chelsea another step closer to the Premier League title as the Spain midfielder’s late strike sealed a hard-fought 1-0 win over QPR on Sunday. Jose Mourinho’s side were well below their best in a scrappy west London derby, but the leaders stole a vital three points when Fabregas converted their only shot on target two minutes from ...

Barcelona threw away a two-goal lead to draw 2-2 at Sevilla and hand Real Madrid a lifeline in the Primera Division title race. Lionel Messi opened the scoring in the 14th minute with a curled effort and Barcelona looked well on the way to a vital win when Neymar doubled the lead just past the half hour mark with an ...

Aaron Ramsey scored the only goal of the game as Arsenal gave Premier League leaders Chelsea food for thought with a scrappy 1-0 win at second-bottom Burnley on Saturday. The Welsh midfielder struck in the 12th minute at Turf Moor, slicing the ball into the roof of the net from close range after teammates Alexis Sanchez and Mesut Ozil had ...