Football: Former England star Paul Gascoigne faces assault trial for kissing incidentLONDON (AFP) - Former England footballer Paul Gascoigne will stand trial for sexual assault in October after allegedly kissing a woman without consent on a train, a judge ruled on Tuesday (Jan 8).The 51-year-old ex-Tottenham and Lazio...

Football: Guardiola trusts Man City to resolve FFP allegationsMANCHESTER, England (REUTERS) - Pep Guardiola is confident his achievements at Manchester City will not be tarnished by Uefa's investigation into alleged Financial Fair Play (FFP) breaches and trusted the club to resolve the matter, the Spanish manager said...

'No issue' with faith in youthLONDON • Raheem Sterling might have hogged the limelight with his hat-trick in England's 5-0 thrashing of the Czech Republic in their Euro 2020 qualifying opener on Friday, but much of the hype also revolved around the emergence of talented youngsters.Borussia Dortmund winger Jadon Sancho...

Football: 10-man Arsenal slump in Rennes, Sevilla held in Europa LeagueRENNES, France (REUTERS) - Arsenal took an early lead but a red card for Sokratis Papastathopoulos changed the game as the Gunners slumped to a 3-1 defeat at Rennes on a night of tightly-contested Europa League last-16 first-leg ties on Thursday (March...

Football: Tributes pour in for Stoke's England World Cup-winning 'keeper Gordon Banks, who dies at 81LONDON (AFP) - Gordon Banks, the England football team's goalkeeper when they won the 1966 World Cup, has died aged 81, his former club Stoke announced on Tuesday (Feb 12).His family said the former star, who lost an eye...

Football: Chelsea held 2-2 by Burnley, denting Champions League hopesLONDON (REUTERS) - Chelsea suffered a setback in their push for a Champions League spot when they were held to a 2-2 draw at home to Burnley in the Premier League on Monday (April 22).Jeff Hendrick gave Burnley an early lead before goals from N'Golo Kante...

Reds' date with destiny in 'final'LONDON • Jurgen Klopp claimed destiny will decide whether Liverpool win the Premier League, after Divock Origi's "fairy-tale" winner at Newcastle ensured the title race will go to the final day of the season.Despite losing Mohamed Salah to a head knock in the second half, his replacement...

Football: Madrid beat Villarreal in front of sparse Bernabeu crowdMADRID (REUTERS) - Real Madrid earned a fifth consecutive home win by beating Villarreal 3-2 in an open and entertaining game on Sunday (May 5) in front of their lowest crowd for a league fixture this season.Madrid got off to an ideal start when Mariano...

Another racial storm hits ChelseaBUDAPEST • Chelsea's reputation took another withering blow on Thursday, with the club condemning their own fans after they were heard singing anti-Semitic chants in Hungary, just days after four fans were suspended for the alleged racial abuse of Raheem Sterling.This was their first...

Football: Rampant City crush Schalke with magnificent seven in Champions LeagueMANCHESTER, United Kingdom (AFP) - Manchester City powered into the Champions League quarter-finals on Tuesday (March 12) as Sergio Aguero's double paved the way for a 7-0 rout of hapless Schalke in the last 16 second leg.City had snatched two...