Football

Hernanes, Totti trade goals as Rome derby ends 1-1
Brazil playmaker Hernanes put Lazio ahead but later missed a penalty in a 1-1 draw with Roma in the city derby Monday that left both clubs still ...
Swedish match abandoned after player hit by pear
A Swedish league match between Djurgarden and Mjallby was abandoned Monday after a Mjallby player was hit by a pear. Angry fans at Djurgarden's home ...
4 Maltese players banned for life for match-fixing
Four Maltese league footballers have been banned for life for match-fixing by the country's Football Association. They are Gaetan Spiteri of Hamrun ...
Fans stabbed, ambulance attacked before Rome derby
At least four fans have been stabbed and an ambulance attacked in clashes ahead of the Rome derby between Roma and Lazio. The ANSA news agency reports ...
Dortmund has history on its side against Malaga
Borussia Dortmund is counting on history to repeat itself when it welcomes Malaga for the return leg of their Champions League quarterfinal on Tuesday
English FA finds no evidence of racism by fans
The English Football Association will report to FIFA that it has found no evidence of racist chanting toward Rio and Anton Ferdinand by England fans ...
Bayern fined for fans' fireworks in Bundesliga
Bundesliga champion Bayern Munich has been fined 15,000 euros ($19,500) after fans set off smoke bombs and fireworks at two league games. The German ...
FIFA fines, warns Ibrahimovic agent over insults
FIFA says it has fined and warned Zlatan Ibrahimovic's agent for using "offensive language" after he compared the governing body to a mafia ...
Heynckes sets bar high for Guardiola at Bayern
Pep Guardiola is going to have a hard act to follow at Bayern Munich. After agreeing to take over at Bayern from next season, Guardiola has had to sit ...
Barca hopes to recover Messi for PSG decider in CL
Barcelona hopes to recover Lionel Messi from injury by Wednesday with its Champions League quarterfinal against Paris Saint-Germain poised 2-2, but ...
Man United signs sponsorship deal with Aon
Manchester United has sold the naming rights to its training ground as part of a sponsorship deal with insurance firm Aon estimated to be worth $230 ...
9-man Atletico sputters to 0-0 draw at Getafe
Nine-man Atletico Madrid sputtered to a 0-0 draw at Getafe Sunday in the Spanish league, as Diego Simeone's team fell further adrift of Real Madrid ...
Benfica marches on with 2-0 win at Olhanense
Benfica eased to a 2-0 win at Olhanense with a pair of second-half goals to extend its lead of the Portuguese league on Sunday. Eduardo Salvio opened ...
Saint-Etienne beats Evian 1-0, Lyon loses at Reims
Saint-Etienne beat relegation-threatened Evian 1-0 in the French league on Sunday to move level with third-place Lyon, which lost by the same ...
AC Milan draws 2-2 at 10-man Fiorentina in Serie A
AC Milan squandered a two-goal lead over 10-man Fiorentina and settled for a 2-2 draw Sunday that ended its four-match winning streak in Serie A.
Chelsea rises to 3rd as Di Canio loses 1st game
Chelsea gave Paolo Di Canio a losing start as manager of relegation-threatened Sunderland, coming from behind to win 2-1 and rise to third in the ...
Panathinaikos draws 0-0 at home against Panionios
Panathinaikos had to settle for a 0-0 draw against visiting Panionios in the Greek league Sunday despite dominating most of the game.
Nuremberg beats Mainz 2-1 in Bundesliga
Nuremberg defeated Mainz 2-1 in the Bundesliga on Sunday to end the visitors' seven-game unbeaten run and deal a blow to their hopes of a European ...
Chelsea seizes on Tottenham draw to go 3rd in EPL
Chelsea seized on Tottenham's slip-up in the Premier League to reclaim third place with a 2-1 victory over Sunderland that handed Paolo Di Canio a ...
Wigan draws 1-1 with QPR in Premier League
Shaun Maloney equalized with a perfect free kick four minutes into injury time Sunday to give Wigan a 1-1 draw against 10-man Queens Park Rangers in ...
10-man Ajax beats Heracles 4-0 to stay top
Ajax beat Heracles Almelo 4-0 Sunday to stay top of the Dutch Eredivisie, despite playing much of the second half with 10 men after goalkeeper Kenneth ...
Tottenham grabs draw with late goal vs. Everton
Gylfi Sigurdsson scored a late equalizer for Tottenham to secure a 2-2 draw with Everton in the Premier League on Sunday. Sigurdsson was first to the ...
Cisse scores late as Newcastle beats Fulham 1-0
Papiss Cisse scored in injury time as Newcastle edged away from the Premier League relegation zone with a 1-0 victory over Fulham at St James' Park ...
Balotelli faces fine for smoking in train bathroom
Mario Balotelli's smoking habit has gotten him in trouble. The Italy striker was caught smoking a cigarette in the bathroom on a train carrying his ...
Liverpool held to 0-0 draw by West Ham in EPL
Liverpool's hopes of qualifying for Europe experienced a setback as the team failed to break down West Ham's stubborn defense in a 0-0 draw on Sunday.