Paris Saint-Germain struggled but prevailed against Angers 2-0 to keep the pressure on French league leader Monaco after Angel Di Maria scored twice on Friday.Di Maria’s stunning free kick gave the defending champions the lead in the first half, and the winger completed his team’s seventh consecutive away win on the break with five minutes left. The result lifted PSG level on points with Monaco.PSG has lost only one game in 2017 – a 6-1 humiliation at the hands of...
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Cristiano Ronaldo experienced a night to forget on his record 128th Portugal appearance Saturday, missing a late penalty in a...
The soccer friendly between England and France in London will go ahead as planned on Tuesday, despite major concerns over safety following the deadly attacks in Paris.The match was confirmed by the French and English federations on Saturday after they consulted with the British government.“We will use the opportunity to pay our respects to all affected, and also to express our solidarity with the people of France,” FA chairman Greg Dyke said. FFF president Noel Le Graet said France was...
A day after celebrating his 34th birthday, Zlatan Ibrahimovic became Paris Saint-Germain’s all-time leading scorer as he netted twice in a 2-1 win over bitter rival Marseille in the French league Sunday.With 110 goals for PSG in all competitions, Ibrahimovic surpassed Pedro Pauleta’s record of 109 goals that the former Portugal forward amassed in 211 games from 2003-2008. Ibrahimovic, who joined PSG in 2012, scored both his goals from the penalty spot to reach the milestone in just 137 games....
Maria Sharapova beat Urszula Radwanska 6-0, 6-3 as Russia took a 2-0 lead over Poland in the Fed Cup World Group on Saturday with the superstar taking a first step towards the Rio Olympics.Svetlana Kuznetsova earlier saw off Agnieszka Radwanska 6-4, 2-6, 6-2 in the tie at Krakow as four-time champions Russia closed in on a semi-final spot.French Open champion Sharapova is playing just her fourth Fed Cup tie since her 2008 debut but in order to make the Olympics...
Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored twice as Paris Saint-Germain beat Saint-Etienne 2-0 Sunday to retain its eight-point lead over Monaco at the top of the French league. Ibrahimovic opened the scoring with a low strike in the 14th minute before volleying home to double the lead in the 41st for his 25th league goal this season. PSG stretched its winning streak to seven games in all competitions. “We had the control of the game in the first half,” PSG coach Laurent Blanc...
After two seasons of misery in England’s Premier League, striker Radamel Falcao is proving his worth again in France.His first-half goal helped league leader Monaco on its way to a 3-0 home win against Rennes on Saturday.Falcao pounced with a firm downward header from midfielder Adama Traore’s cross in the 42nd minute. He ran out of steam and was replaced with about 15 minutes left by Guido Carrillo, but he had done his bit by then.Midfielder Thomas Lemar hit two...
Marseille’s chaotic season took another turn for the worse as its increasingly frustrated fans clashed with riot police during the first half of Friday’s 5-2 home loss to Rennes in the French league.Marseille has struggled badly at home this season, failing to win at Stade Velodrome since Sept. 13. As a protest, Marseille fans refrained from supporting their team in the first 15 minutes against Rennes.The move backfired as Rennes went 3-0 up inside 13 minutes thanks to goals from...
No wonder Novak Djokovic looked awkward in the early rallies of his opening match at the Paris Masters. The top-ranked Serb, a two-time defending champion in Paris, was playing his first indoor match in a year – and on a revamped court at a refurbished venue.That did not prevent him from advancing to the third round in straight sets, extending his winning streak to 18 matches with a 7-5, 6-3 win over Thomaz Bellucci on Tuesday.“It was a good test,”...
Cristiano Ronaldo finds himself in a rare position: the goals are drying up for the Real Madrid star.The Ballon d’Or winner has not scored in his past three games and has netted just four times in the past 10 – totally unexpected giving that he started the season with 17 in his first 11.The good news is that Schalke is the next opponent: they meet in the last 16 of the Champions League on Wednesday.Ronaldo scored four goals when Madrid...
French league champion Paris Saint-Germain broke the record for most points in a season by defeating Lille 3-1 on Saturday.PSG has 86 points, two more than Lyon’s record in 2006.Brazilian defender Marquinhos headed home a rebound in the 41st minute after Lille goalkeeper Vincent Enyeama denied Lucas Moura.Lucas proved more clinical in the 66th, taking a pass from Javier Pastore to double the lead with an angled strike. The PSG winger fed Blaise Matuidi for the third goal in the...
Pele is counting on Neymar to lead Brazil to World Cup victory and erase the painful memory of the last time the football-mad country hosted the tournament.Considered by many to be world’s best player, Pele was only 9 years old when Brazil lost to Uruguay in the final match of the 1950 World Cup. Pele then led Brazil to the title eight years later, when he was 17, and again in 1962 and 1970.With Brazil hosting the tournament this year,...
