English Premier League

Football: Pochettino hopes for time to build winning mentality

Tottenham Hotspur's 2-0 defeat at Liverpool on Saturday left them without an away win against any of their rivals in the top six and manager Mauricio Pochettino knows his most pressing task at the North London club is to build a winning mentality.
16 February 2017, 08:40 AM

Football: No excuses for Wenger as pressure mounts

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger was not looking for excuses after his team were demolished 5-1 by Bayern Munich in their Champions League round of 16 first-leg game on Wednesday.
16 February 2017, 07:04 AM

Football: Man United will give Europa tilt full focus, says Mourinho

Going deep into the latter stages of the Europa League will only add to Manchester United's concerns about a hectic schedule but manager Jose Mourinho says his side must keep all their options open to get into next season's Champions League.
16 February 2017, 06:34 AM

Jesus out with broken foot

Manchester City's Brazilian goal-scoring sensation Gabriel Jesus has broken his foot, the club said Tuesday, sparking fears he may miss the rest of the season.
15 February 2017, 18:00 PM

Football: I'm leading a united dressing room, says Leicester's Ranieri

Leicester City manager Claudio Ranieri said on Tuesday he was not unsettled by speculation about his future as the Premier League champions slip towards the relegation zone.
15 February 2017, 09:59 AM

'Professional' Martial impresses Ibrahimovic at Man Utd

Manchester United striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic has heaped praise on team mate Anthony Martial for the professional and mature manner in which the forward has responded to recent criticism from manager Jose Mourinho.
15 February 2017, 08:27 AM

Football: Mane urges Liverpool to finish season on the front foot

Liverpool must not dwell on their woeful start to 2017 but instead use it as motivation to turn their faltering season around, forward Sadio Mane has said.
15 February 2017, 06:42 AM

Ranieri can't believe it

Claudio Ranieri acknowledged Leicester City cannot continue haemorrhaging defeats after Sunday's 2-0 loss at Swansea City left the Premier League champions one point above the relegation zone.
13 February 2017, 18:00 PM

Wenger plays down exit talk

Arsene Wenger insists he is not preparing to end his long reign at Arsenal despite Ian Wright's claim the Gunners boss is on the way out.
12 February 2017, 18:00 PM

Wenger may quit, says Wright

Arsenal legend Ian Wright believes Arsene Wenger will quit the Premier League club at the end of the season.
11 February 2017, 18:00 PM

Football: Stunning goals give Leicester extra-time win over Derby

Leicester City scored two stunning goals in extra time through Wilfred Ndidi and Demarai Gray to reach the FA Cup fifth round with a 3-1 win over second tier Derby County in a replay on Wednesday.
9 February 2017, 05:49 AM

Football: Leicester fairytale lurches into nightmare

The urgent tone in Kasper Schmeichel's voice said everything about the fate that has befallen Leicester City, fairytale Premier League champions become shock relegation candidates.
7 February 2017, 07:14 AM

Football: United extend long unbeaten run with 3-0 Leicester win

Manchester United continued their push for a top-four finish with a comfortable 3-0 victory at champions Leicester City on Sunday, extending their unbeaten Premier League run to 15 games.
6 February 2017, 05:59 AM

Football: Man United cannot buy to weaken rivals anymore, says Mourinho

The days of Manchester United weakening their Premier League rivals by poaching their best players are a thing of the past, manager Jose Mourinho has said.
5 February 2017, 10:41 AM

La Liga aims to surpass Premiership

Spanish clubs have cleaned up their finances and modernised their stadiums and can now go on to surpass even the huge earnings sloshing around the English Premier League, La Liga's president said on Friday.
4 February 2017, 18:00 PM

Straight-talking Conte breathes respect, says Hasselbaink

Straight-talking Antonio Conte has earned the utmost respect from his players at Stamford Bridge and has built a side that seems impervious to pressure, former Chelsea striker Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink has told Reuters.
3 February 2017, 09:45 AM

Pellegrini, Silva victims of con-artist

Manchester City star David Silva and former manager Manuel Pellegrini were the victims of a 150,000 pound credit card fraud, according to a report from the Manchester Evening News.
2 February 2017, 18:00 PM

Football: Leicester out to halt demise against United

Eight months after completing one of sport's most remarkable triumphs of the underdog, Premier League champions Leicester City stand potentially one more bad result away from a place in the relegation zone.
2 February 2017, 08:47 AM

Football: Man City's Guardiola hails terrific tyros

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola hailed their vibrant young frontline as the future of the club after they tore West Ham United apart in a bruising 4-0 Premier League win on Wednesday.
2 February 2017, 06:58 AM

Football: Rules are different for me, says frustrated Mourinho

Jose Mourinho was far from happy after his Manchester United side failed to beat struggling Hull City at Old Trafford on Wednesday, walking out of one interview and claiming in another that he was treated differently from other managers.
2 February 2017, 05:39 AM