French striker Ousmane Dembele is close to shaking off a thigh strain and was named in Ernesto Valverde's Barcelona squad on Wednesday for the Champions League quarter-finals first-leg at Manchester United. The 21-year-old World Cup winner has excelled on both flanks this season after a...

Luis Suarez and Lionel Messi scored twice in two minutes as Barcelona broke the resistance of 10-man Atletico Madrid on Saturday to go 11 points clear of their La Liga title rivals. Diego Costa was sent off in the 28th minute at Camp Nou after appearing to insult the referee, Gil Manzano,...

 Manchester City have a one-point advantage over rivals Liverpool going into the final six games of the Premier League season but a tougher set of fixtures means Pep Guardiola's side will have to be at their very best to defend their title. Liverpool's home game with Chelsea on April...

There were no African scorers in the English Premier League at the weekend, but Egyptian Mohamed Salah played a key role in the goal that took Liverpool back to the top. His last-minute header was fumbled by Tottenham Hotspur goalkeeper Hugo Lloris and the ball struck defender Toby...