Not even the eagerly anticipated return of Lukas Podolski could stop Cologne slumping to a 2-0 defeat to Bayer Leverkusen in the Bundesliga’s Rhine derby on Saturday. Cologne fans had …

Malaga have stormed back to beat last-place Zaragoza 5-1, boosting the Andalusian side to fourth place in the Spanish league. After a 60-million-euro ($A75.24 million) squad overhaul this summer, Malaga …

Title challengers Kaizer Chiefs drew and SuperSport United lost on Saturday in the South African Premiership as they tried to close the gap behind leaders Mamelodi Sundowns. Chiefs went ahead …

Martin Jol and Mark Hughes have both downplayed talk of an altercation after Fulham secured victory from a tense west London derby at QPR. The clubs’ once-amicable relationship is far …

Manager Alex McLeish has admitted life is not easy dealing with the Aston Villa boo-boys. Once again McLeish was targeted by his own fans during Saturday afternoon’s 0-0 draw at …

Aston Villa manager Alex McLeish says striker Darren Bent has injured his ankle and will miss England’s friendly international against the Netherlands on Wednesday. Bent was carried off on a …

Frank Lampard has admitted for the first time his relationship with Chelsea manager Andre Villas-Boas had “not been ideal”. Speculation has been rife of a conflict between midfield star Lampard …

Manchester City have opened up a five-point lead at the top of the English Premier League with victory over Blackburn as Chelsea beat Bolton to ease the pressure on manager …

Johan Cruyff will advise the slumping Guadalajara club Chivas, Mexico’s most popular team who are winless in 13 straight matches. Chivas owner Jorge Vergara said on Saturday he hoped Cruyff, …

Real Madrid go into Sunday’s important local derby at Rayo Vallecano with a number of injury problems that will test the depth of their squad in the important weeks that …

Adam Federici continued to play a crucial role in Reading’s push for promotion to the English Premier League next season with some crucial saves in a 2-0 win at Middlesbrough. …

Andre Villas-Boas has laughed off any suggestion Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich ordered him to play Frank Lampard, Ashley Cole and Michael Essien in Chelsea’s Premier League win over Bolton. Villas-Boas …

Basel have maintained their six-point lead at the top of the Swiss Super League with a 1-0 home win over FC Zurich. Basel, who beat Bayern Munich 1-0 in the …

Montpellier have edged Bordeaux 1-0 to take the provisional lead in the French league and put pressure on Paris Saint-Germain. Nigerian forward John Utaka scored the winner on Saturday by …