MADRID - Barcelona showed the spirit of champions playing for over an hour with ten men as they defeated Getafe 2-1 at Camp Nou on Saturday to temporarily move eight points clear of Real Madrid at top of the Spanish Primera Liga.
MADRID - Barcelona showed the spirit of champions playing for over an hour with ten men as they defeated Getafe 2-1 at Camp Nou on Saturday to temporarily move eight points clear of Real Madrid at top of the Spanish Primera Liga.
Manchester United returned to the Premier League summit by routing bottom-place Portsmouth 5-0 on Saturday, while Manchester City lost 2-1 at relegation-threatened Hull.
LONDON - Manchester United stormed to the top of the Premier League with a 5-0 demolition of struggling Portsmouth at Old Trafford on Saturday.
DUBAI - Legendary Brazilian football coach Luiz Felipe Scolari attended a workshop organised by Dubai Sports Council.
DUBAI - The Emirates scored a stunning 4-1 victory over former champions Al Nasr in the 13th round of the Etisalat League. Nabil Al Daoudi earned a double in the 51st and 73rd minutes and Enayti added the third goal before Hassan Al Sharief made it 4-1in the injury time. Anour Diba netted the consolation goal for Al Nasr.
ROME - AC Milan coach Leonardo jumped to the defence of his countryman and star player Ronaldinho following week-long reports about the Brazilian’s nocturnal habits.
Liverpool overcame the early sending-off of defender Sotiros Kyrgiakos to beat city rivals Everton 1-0 in a fiercly-contested Premier League Merseyside derby at Anfield.
TOKYO - China missed a late penalty in a goalless draw with World Cup-bound Japan in the opening match of the East Asian championship on Saturday.
John Terry was sacked as England captain by head coach Fabio Capello on Friday, just four months before the World Cup.
LONDON - British papers applauded the sacking of England captain John Terry on Saturday, praising manager Fabio Capello for stamping his authority on the team ahead of the looming World Cup.