Bayern Munich’s Douglas Costa scored a first-half winner as the holders did the very bare minimum to beat VfL Wolfsburg 1-0 Tuesday and move into the German Cup quarterfinals. The Brazilian’s 18th-minute shot, which was deflected past ’keeper Koen Casteels by Wolfsburg’s Luiz Gustavo, was...

Atletico Madrid will have to win at Barcelona's Nou Camp for the first time in a decade Tuesday if they are to reach the King's Cup final. The only way for that to happen, coach Diego Simeone says, is for his players to deliver a high-intensity game in order to overturn a 2-1 semi-final...

The New England Patriots battled back from an historic 25-point deficit Sunday to beat the Atlanta Falcons 34-28 in overtime to win Super Bowl LI (51) in Houston, Texas. Newly named NFL MVP and Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan started the game by completing his first six passes as the defense...

 Eden Hazard scored a sublime solo goal as Premier League leaders Chelsea thrust a dagger into Arsenal’s title aspirations with a 3-1 victory at Stamford Bridge on Saturday. The Belgian winger left a trail of defenders in his wake to double Chelsea’s lead in the 53rd minute, in between...

Midfielder Nemanja Matic said there is a lot at stake for Chelsea when Arsenal visit Stamford Bridge Saturday as they are eager make amends for their embarrassing 3-0 loss to their London rivals in September. The loss to Arsenal, however, forced manager Antonio Conte to switch to a 3-4-3...

Wonder goals from Luis Suarez and Lionel Messi left Barcelona with a 2-1 Copa del Rey semifinal, first leg advantage over Atletico Madrid to take back to the Camp Nou next week. Suarez’s solo effort and a thunderous strike from Messi gave Barca a deserved commanding lead at half-time....

Real Madrid extended their La Liga lead to four points and still have a game in hand over their title rivals as Cristiano Ronaldo was on target in a 3-0 win over Real Sociedad at the Santiago Bernabeu. Earlier Sunday, Barcelona were left to rue La Liga’s lack of goal line technology as they...

Roger Federer has won his 18th Grand Slam title and put some extra distance on the all-time list between himself and Rafael Nadal, the man he beat 6-4, 3-6, 6-1, 3-6, 6-3 in a vintage Australian Open final on Sunday. It was the 35-year-old Federer's fifth Australian title, his first at a...

Liverpool fell to a third home defeat in eight days as they exited the FA Cup in a humbling 2-1 loss to second-tier Wolverhampton Wanderers at Anfield Saturday. First-half goals from defender Richard Stearman, his first for the Midlands club in nearly three years, and Andreas Weimann saw...

Mohammad Salah’s thumping early free kick gave Egypt a 1-0 win against Ghana Wednesday as they sealed their place in the quarterfinals of the Africa Cup of Nations. The record seven-time winners of the competition only needed a draw to be certain of going through but the victory allowed them to...

Brazil international midfielder Philippe Coutinho has extended his contract with Liverpool, the Premier League side said on its website (www.liverpoolfc.com) Wednesday. Although no official details of his new contract were revealed, media reports said the 24-year-old signed a five-and-a-half...

Swiss 17-time Grand Slam champion Roger Federer advanced to the quarter-finals of the Australian Open with a gruelling five-set victory over Japan's Kei Nishikori on Sunday. Federer will now play Andy Murray's conqueror Mischa Zverev after winning 6-7 (4/7), 6-4, 6-1, 4-6, 6-3 in three hours...

Top seeded Briton Andy Murray was knocked out of the Australian Open in the fourth round on Sunday, losing 7-5 5-7 6-2 6-4 to German world number 50 Mischa Zverev on Rod Laver Arena. Murray's defeat follows that of reigning champion Novak Djokovic, who fell to Denis Istomin in the second...

Gylfi Sigurdsson's decisive goal boosted Swansea's hopes of Premier League survival as they inflicted Liverpool's first home defeat for almost a year with a 3-2 triumph at Anfield Saturday. Iceland international Sigurdsson, who has repeatedly been linked with a move away from the Welsh club,...

FIFA has appointed the president of the corruption-ravaged South American governing body to chair its finance committee. Alejandro Dominguez of Paraguay will lead the new eight-member panel, which includes two independent officials from outside soccer, FIFA said Friday. The CONMEBOL...

Real Madrid will be seeking to reassert an air of invincibility when they host Malaga Saturday after their stunning 40-game unbeaten run was replaced by a two-match losing one with consecutive defeats to Sevilla and Celta Vigo. Zinedine Zidane's side still lead the standings by two points...

(The Guardian)- Jürgen Klopp will consult Liverpool’s lawyers over whether to select Joël Matip at Plymouth Argyle amid concern the defender’s inclusion could result in the club’s expulsion from the FA Cup. The Liverpool manager is in the farcical position of needing legal advice over his...

Real Madrid boss Zinedine Zidane insists he has no reason to panic and will once again use the depths of his squad against Celta Vigo in the Copa del Rey Wednesday looking to bounce back from a first defeat in 40 games. Madrid conceded twice in the final five minutes in losing 2-1 to Sevilla...

Liverpool are better equipped to challenge for the Premier League title this season because they do not rely solely on one player, goalkeeper Simon Mignolet has said. With Luis Suarez spearheading their challenge, Liverpool finished two points behind champions Manchester City in the 2013-14...

Chelsea manager Antonio Conte is not wary of big-spending Chinese clubs poaching his players amid reports that a lucrative offer from Far East has unsettled Premier League's joint-top scorer Diego Costa. Oscar and John Obi Mikel have already left Chelsea to join Chinese Super League sides in...