Andre Villas-Boas says Chelsea’s 2-0 defeat at Everton was his side’s worst display of the season. Villas-Boas, who saw Chelsea slip out of the English Premier League top four after …

Maarten Martens struck twice in three second-half minutes as AZ Alkmaar beat Excelsior 2-0 to go three points clear at the top of the Eredivisie table. After AZ dominated the …

Nottingham Forest manager Steve Cotterill was sad his side couldn’t produce a win for Nigel Doughty in their first match since the chairman’s death. Garath McCleary scored Forest’s first goal …

Emmanuel Adebayor admits England need Harry Redknapp more than Tottenham – but insists the manager will stay at White Hart Lane until the end of the season. The striker played …

Galatasaray have moved six points clear at the top of the Super Lig table following a 1-0 home win over Kayserispor. Felipe Melo scored the Saturday game’s only goal on …

Barcelona’s titles hopes were left hanging in the balance on Saturday as they crashed 3-2 away to Osasuna leaving Real Madrid the chance to open a 10-point gap if they …

Cheick Diabate scored in each half as Mali defeated 10-man Ghana 2-0 in a playoff Saturday to finish third at the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations. The big Bordeaux striker …

Lucerne have failed to take full advantage of Super League leaders Basel’s inactivity, by being held to a 1-1 draw at Thun. With Basel’s game at Lausanne postponed because of …

Three thousand supporters of Legia Warsaw have staged an angry protest after a match scheduled to be the first at the city’s Euro 2012 stadium was cancelled on security grounds. …

Mali have beaten 10-man Ghana 2-0 in the third-place match at the African Cup of Nations for their best finish since it lost the 1972 final. Cheick Diabate scored both …

Steven Pienaar has scored in his first game back at Goodison Park as Everton beat Chelsea 2-0 in the Premier League. The South Africa international, who rejoined the club last …

The Juventus-Bologna and Fiorentina-Parma matches in Serie A, both scheduled for Sunday, have been called off because of bad weather. Both matches had been in the balance, with snow falling …

Harry Redknapp’s emotional week ended on a high when his Tottenham Hotspur side crushed Newcastle United 5-0 at White Hart Lane. Benoit Assou-Ekotto and Louis Saha struck inside the first …

Youngster Stephan El Shaarawy was the hero as AC Milan hit back from a goal down to beat Udinese 2-1 on Saturday and take over at the top of the …

Rangers swept to a 4-1 win over Dunfermline on Saturday as the Scottish champions kept the pressure on leaders Celtic. Ally McCoist’s team desperately needed a victory at East End …

Montpellier took over from Paris Saint-Germain at the Ligue 1 summit after a second-half onslaught inspired by Olivier Giroud swept them to a 3-0 win at home to Ajaccio on …