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Liverpool moved a step closer to the Premier League title in controversial fashion as Steven Gerrard’s penalty sealed a 2-1 victory at West Ham and capped a miserable afternoon for referee Anthony Taylor on Sunday. Gerrard fired Liverpool back to the…

Everton struck a huge blow in the battle to qualify for the Champions League with an emphatic 3-0 victory over Arsenal at Goodison Park on Sunday. Strikers Steven Naismith and Romelu Lukaku both scored for Everton in the first half, while Arsenal midfielder…

Brendan Rodgers admits he fears a fired-up Andy Carroll could wreck Liverpool’s title challenge when the West Ham striker faces his former club on Sunday. Rodgers quickly decided Carroll wasn’t part of his plans when he took over at Anfield in 2012…

Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho turned his ire on Premier Leaque officials by slamming a “fake” table after his side returned to the summit with a 3-0 win at home to Stoke on Saturday. Victory, secured by goals from Mohamed Salah, Frank Lampard and Willian…

Arsene Wenger admits Arsenal will have only themselves to blame if they fail to qualify for next season’s Champions League. Wenger’s side face Everton on Sunday in a crucial clash in the race to book a place in Europe’s elite club competition. The Gunners…

Rwanda commemorates 20 years of the genocide on 6 April, 2014. Since the atrocities of 1994 during which nearly one…

Gareth Bale deputised ably for the injured Cristiano Ronaldo with a wonder strike from 35 yards as Real Madrid kept up the pressure on Atletico Madrid and Barcelona with a 4-0 win away to Real Sociedad on Saturday. Atletico stay top, three points clear…

Germany’s Andrea Petkovic rallied for a 1-6, 6-3, 7-5 upset of sixth-seeded Eugenie Bouchard on Saturday to reach the final of the WTA Family Circle Cup. Petkovic, seeded 14th and ranked 40th in the world, withstood the big baseline game of the rising…

Munster outplayed four-time champions Toulouse to reach the European Cup semi-finals Saturday but Ulster slumped to a controversial defeat to Saracens after being reduced to 14 men inside four minutes. Munster, themselves former two-time title holders…

Runaway Ligue 1 leaders Paris Saint-Germain tuned up for their Champions League quarter-final second leg against Chelsea on Tuesday with a morale-boosting 3-0 home win over Reims on Saturday. Laurent Blanc’s in form side carry a 3-1 advantage to Stamford…

Matt Kuchar fired a four-under par 68 on Saturday to take a four-shot lead into the final round of the US PGA Tour Houston Open, last warm-up for the Masters. Kuchar’s effort included six birdies and two bogeys, and gave him a 15-under total of 201.…

Crystal Palace followed up last weekend’s defeat of title-chasing Chelsea with a 3-0 win at Cardiff that compounded the struggling Welsh club’s relegation woes. While Palace pulled seven points clear of the drop zone, this loss in front of their home…

Fulham breathed new life into their bid to avoid relegation from the Premier League as Hugo Rodallega’s late strike sealed a crucial 2-1 win at Aston Villa on Saturday. Felix Magath’s team began the day bottom of the table, but they moved up to 18th…

Hull eased their fears of relegation from the Premier League as George Boyd’s header earned a 1-0 home win against Swansea on Saturday. Steve Bruce’s team moved nine points clear of the bottom three after Boyd bagged the winner in the first half at…

Juan Mata scored twice as he helped Manchester United warm up for a daunting trip to Bayern Munich with a comfortable 4-0 victory over Newcastle in the Premier League at St James’ Park on Saturday. The Spaniard curled in a brilliant free-kick to put…

Morgan Amalfitano scored the only goal of the game as West Bromwich Albion won 1-0 away to Norwich City on Saturday to move five points clear of the Premier League relegation zone. The Baggies arrived at Carrow Road following the controversial fall-…

Chelsea returned to the top of the Premier League with a 3-0 win at home to Stoke on Saturday in a timely boost ahead of their do-or-die Champions League clash with Paris Saint-Germain. Jose Mourinho’s side bounced back from their 3-1 midweek quarter…

Chelsea regained top spot in the Premier League thanks to a straightforward 3-0 win over shot-shy Stoke City at Stamford Bridge in Saturday’s late kick-off. Goals from Mohamed Salah, Frank Lampard and Willian were enough for Jose Mourinho’s side to…

Massimo Cellino has won his appeal against a Football League decision to block his takeover of Championship club Leeds. Cellino agreed a deal two months ago for the Miami-based Italian’s company, Eleonora Sport, to buy 75 percent of Leeds’ shares. But…

Leicester City clinched promotion to the Premier League without kicking a ball on Saturday as their two main rivals both lost. Nigel Pearson’s side had already beaten Sheffield Wednesday 2-1 on Friday to move within touching distance of a return to…