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Chelsea’s slim chances of a top-four Premier League finish suffered another blow as Javier Hernandez salvaged a priceless point for West Ham in their battle to avoid the drop in a 1-1 draw at Stamford Bridge on Sunday. The reigning champions now trail Tottenham and Liverpool by 10 points with just six games left to salvage a place in the ...

AC Milan have extended coach Gennaro Gattuso’s contract for another three seasons to 2021 after their fiery former midfielder produced a dramatic change in fortune at the seven-time European champions. Gattuso had never coached a Serie A team before he was promoted from the youth side in November to replace Vincenzo Montella, who was sacked after a poor run of ...

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger praised midfielder Aaron Ramsey’s composure after the Welshman scored twice in the London side’s 4-1 home win over CSKA Moscow in their Europa League quarterfinal first leg on Thursday. Ramsey and France striker Alexandre Lacazette each scored twice in a blistering first half for the Gunners, who are the top scorers in the competition this season ...

Barcelona capitalised on two disastrous own goals by AS Roma to thrash the Italian side 4-1 at the Nou Camp on Wednesday and take a huge step towards reaching the Champions League semifinals for the first time in three years. Roma’s captain Daniele De Rossi hit an unstoppable shot into his own net to break the deadlock in the 38th ...

Teko Modise has suffered a hip injury and is likely to miss of Cape Town City’s five league games this month, officials said on Wednesday. The 35-year-old veteran suffered the injury in training last week and had to sit out on Sunday when City lost to Mamelodi Sundowns in their Nedbank Cup quarterfinal clash. He will be missing on Wednesday ...

Former England and Manchester United midfielder Ray Wilkins has died at the age of 61 following a cardiac arrest, his former club Chelsea announced on Wednesday. “Everybody associated with Chelsea Football Club is devastated to learn of the passing of our former player, captain and assistant coach, Ray Wilkins. Rest in peace, Ray, you will be dreadfully missed,” the club ...

Lionel Messi and Sergio Busquets are both set to return for Barcelona in their Champions League quarterfinal first leg against Roma at the Camp Nou on Wednesday. Messi sat out Argentina’s two friendlies over the international break with a hamstring problem and only came off the bench against Sevilla on Saturday, when he scored an 89th-minute equaliser. However, he trained ...

Cristiano Ronaldo became the first player to score in 10 successive Champions League games as he struck twice for holders Real Madrid in a 3-0 win at Juventus in Tuesday’s quarterfinal first leg. Ronaldo grabbed the opening goal in Turin after just three minutes and added a second on the hour with a sensational overhead bicycle kick, taking him to ...

Liverpool striker Mohamed Salah is capable of destroying any defence and deserves to win the season-ending player of the year award, teammate Virgil van Dijk has said. Runaway Premier League leaders Manchester City travel to Liverpool in the first leg of an all-English Champions League quarterfinal clash on Wednesday. Salah is set to pose the biggest attacking threat to City, ...

Manchester City want to give their supporters a “historic” day by clinching the Premier League title against bitter rivals Manchester United, their midfielder Kevin de Bruyne said. Pep Guardiola’s City face the mouth-watering prospect of being crowned league champions for the third time since 2012 if they beat United at the Etihad Stadium on Saturday. “We are going to relish ...