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Football: Messi nets 400th goal as Barca edge past Valencia. 18 Apr 2015 - 07:22 pm

Barcelona - Lionel Messi scored the 400th goal of his Barcelona career as the Catalans beat Champions League-chasing Valencia 2-0 to move five...

Football: Sibbald heads Falkirk into Scottish Cup final. 18 Apr 2015 - 05:47 pm

Glasgow - Craig Sibbald's header 15 minutes from time saw Falkirk beat second-tier rivals Hibernian 1-0 at Hampden Park on Saturday to book...

Football: CAF Confederation Cup results. 18 Apr 2015 - 04:51 pm

Johannesburg - CAF Confederation Cup last-16, first-leg results this weekend: At Bamako Djoliba (MLI) 1 (Diarra 73-pen) Hearts of Oak (GHA) 2 (Fiamenyo...

Football: Portuguese league results 18 Apr 2015 - 12:31 pm

Lisbon--Portuguese league results on Friday: Vitoria Guimaraes 1 (Valente 66) Sporting Braga 0 Playing Saturday Porto v Academica Coimbra, Belenenses v Benfica Playing...

Football: Indonesia suspends association amid row 18 Apr 2015 - 12:26 pm

Jakarta--The Indonesian government said Saturday it had suspended the country's football association and would set up a replacement, a dramatic escalation of a...

Football: Newcastle protest set to overshadow Spurs' push for Europe 18 Apr 2015 - 10:37 am

Newcastle, United Kingdom--Tottenham Hotspur will attempt to get their challenge for a top six finish back on track against the backdrop of a...

Football: Chelsea look to overcome United hurdle 18 Apr 2015 - 10:33 am

London--Chelsea will face an in-form Manchester United as they try to move one step closer to the Premier League title at Stamford Bridge...

Football: English Premier League table 18 Apr 2015 - 10:30 am

London--English Premier League table ahead of this weekend's matches (played, won, drawn, lost, goals for, goals against, points): Chelsea 31 22 7 2...

Football: Gerrard eyes one last bid for FA Cup glory 18 Apr 2015 - 10:27 am

London--Steven Gerrard is gunning to lead Liverpool against fellow Premier League side Aston Villa in an FA Cup semi-final at London's Wembley Stadium...

Football: City aim to avoid Hammer blow in top-four bid 18 Apr 2015 - 10:25 am

Manchester, United Kingdom--Manchester City's attempt to remain in the top four of the Premier League has been hampered by a five-man injury list...

Football: Marseille suffer new setback 18 Apr 2015 - 09:19 am

Paris--Marseille's slump continued on Friday as Marcelo Bielsa's side went down to a 1-0 defeat at Nantes that further damaged their hopes of...

Football: Dutch league result 18 Apr 2015 - 09:13 am

The Hague--Dutch league result on Friday: Cambuur 1 Excelsior 1 Playing Saturday AZ Alkmaar v ADO Den Haag, Vitesse Arnhem v Dordrecht, PSV...

Ibrahimovic has ban reduced 17 Apr 2015 - 07:39 pm

Paris - Paris Saint-Germain striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic on Friday had his four-match domestic suspension reduced to three games by the French league. The...

Football: After Sevilla loss, Zenit refocus on domestic duties 17 Apr 2015 - 01:16 pm

Moscow - Russian league leaders Zenit St Petersburg hope to bounce back from their 2-1 Europa League defeat at Sevilla when they travel...

Football: Lyon's Lacazette says won't be lured abroad by money 17 Apr 2015 - 01:08 pm

Paris - With Premier League giants Arsenal, Manchester City and Liverpool hovering, Lyon's red hot striker Alexandre Lacazette said Friday that any move...

AFL: Sports scientist found guilty of doping charge 17 Apr 2015 - 12:21 pm

Melbourne - The Australian Football League (AFL) anti-doping tribunal on Friday found a sports scientist at a leading club guilty of 10 code...

Football: Swazi police on the trail of more CAF glory 17 Apr 2015 - 11:03 am

Johannesburg - Swaziland police football team Royal Leopard were considered cannon fodder when the 2015 CAF Confederation Cup kicked off. But shock victories...

Football: 5 CAF Confederation Cup facts 17 Apr 2015 - 11:01 am

Johannesburg - Five facts about the qualifiers for the CAF Confederation Cup last-16 stage this weekend: -- Tunisians Club Africain and Etoile Sahel,...