FIXTURES – Sep 17: Young Boys 0, Aston Villa 3; Juventus 3, PSV Eindhoven 1; AC Milan 1, Liverpool 3; Bayern Munich 9, Dinamo Zagreb 2; Real Madrid 3, Stuttgart 1; Sporting Clube 2, Lille 0. Sep 18: Bologna v Shakhtar (5.45pm); Sparta Prague v […]

MADRID: Holders Real Madrid started their Champions League title defence with a hard-fought 3-1 home win over Stuttgart on late goals by Antonio Ruediger and teenaged substitute Endrick. Stuttgart were arguably the superior side at a sold-out Santiago Bernabeu stadium, with Real Madrid goalkeeper Thibaut […]

MUNICH: Harry Kane scored four goals to lead Bayern Munich to a 9-2 demolition of visitors Dinamo Zagreb in the Champions League and became the highest scoring English player in the competition’s history with 33 goals. In a game that set a record for most […]

MILAN: Liverpool celebrated their return to the Champions League after a year’s absence with a 3-1 victory over AC Milan in the Stadio Meazza at San Siro, overcoming a shaky start with goals from Ibrahima Konate, Virgil van Dijk and Dominik Szoboszlai. Liverpool got off […]

KEIR RADNEDGE REPORTS: A rerun appeal against the acquittal of Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini over the infamous ‘disloyal payment’ will be held in Muttenz, near Basel, next March. Back in 2022 the former presidents of world football federation FIFA and European governing body UEFA […]

BIRMINGHAM: Former Aston Villa striker Gary Shaw has died from injuries sustained in a fall. Shaw, who helped Villa win the 1981 league title and the European Champions Cup in 1982, was 63. Shaw came through the youth ranks at his boyhood club and went […]

NYON: UEFA has announced that adidas will continue its partnership as the official match ball supplier for the UEFA Champions League for a further three years, until 2027, extending its relationship with the German sportswear company which began in 2001. The three-year agreement covers the […]

LONDON: Arsenal set themselves up perfectly for next Sunday-s top-of-the-table visit to champions Manchester City by winning the North London derby 1:0 at Tottenham. Victory meant second-placed Arsenal trail City by just two points and can draw satisfaction from winning without two key men. Manager […]

BARCELONA: Lamine Yamal scored twice as Barcelona ruthlessly maintained their perfect start to the season with a 4-1 away win at Girona. The 17-year-old Spain winger opened the scoring in the 30th minute after dispossessing David Lopez deep in his own half before lifting the […]

FRANKFURT: Bayern Munich’s Harry Kane scored a hat-trick as they won 6-1 away to promoted Holstein Kiel to lead the Bundesliga after three matches with a maximum nine points. It was a fourth straight win in all competitions this season under new coach Vincent Kompany […]