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Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer went into a crucial week of fixtures with critics questioning whether he was the right man for the job of restoring the clubs fortunes. But those sniping at the Norwegian will surely be a little quieter now after, in the space of four days, he masterminded victories over two of the most respected managers in the game, Jose Mourinho and Pep Guardiola. (Photo:AP)

Manchester City not par with Europe's elite clubs , says Pep Guardiola

City's 2-1 defeat by Manchester United in the Premier League left the defending champions third 14 points behind...

9 Dec 2019 1:53 PM IST

Forward Mario Balotelli gave struggling Brescia a 1-0 win at SPAL to lift them off the bottom of the Serie A table on Sunday as Eugenio Corini took charge of the team again little more than a month after being sacked. (Photo:AP)

Serie A 2019-20: Brescia win 1-0 at SPAL on Eugenio Corini's return

Coach Corini, who lifted Brescia out of Serie B last season, was fired following a defeat at Verona.

9 Dec 2019 1:45 PM IST

Tammy Abraham has emerged as Chelseas talisman thanks to a breakthrough season that has taken his side to the brink of the Champions League last 16. (Photo:Twitter)

Tammy Abraham emerges as Chelsea's lucky charm

18 months ago, Tammy Abraham was one of a host of Chelsea players packed off for yet another loan spell

9 Dec 2019 1:38 PM IST

Manchester City has released a statement, saying that they will work with Greater Manchester Police in order to identify the person behind targetting racial slurs at Manchester Uniteds Jesse Lingard. (Photo:AFP)

Manchester Police arrests man for alleged involvement in racism chants...

Television images circulating on social media showed a City fan making a gesture in front of United's Brazilian...

9 Dec 2019 1:28 PM IST

Two goals from Dominic Calvert-Lewin after Richarlisons early opener justified Fergusons decision to shake up the side with an aggressive 4-4-2 formation as the former Everton striker replaced the sacked Marco Silva in the dugout. (Photo:AFP)

Everton investigate 'homophobic' chants at Chelsea fans

Everton said the club and Kick It Out had received reports of a homophobic chant being aimed at Chelsea's fans.

9 Dec 2019 1:10 PM IST

Leicester City set a club record of eight successive top flight wins after two goals from Jamie Vardy helped them to an impressive 4-1 Premier League victory at Aston Villa on Sunday. (Photo:AP)

Only natural for Leicester City to be overlooked, says Brendan Rodgers

Leicester set a club record of 8 successive top-flight wins after beating Aston Villa 4-1 on Sunday to stay within 8...

9 Dec 2019 1:00 PM IST

Marseille kept pace with Ligue 1 leaders Paris Saint-Germain on Sunday after coming from behind to beat Bordeaux 3-1 ( Photo:AP)

Ligue 1 2019-20 Marseille beat Bordeaux 3-1 to stay closer to PSG

Jordan Amavi, Morgan Sanson and Nemanja Radonjic hit the decisive goals as Andre Villas-Boas' side maintained a hot...

9 Dec 2019 12:44 PM IST

Mitchell Starc took six wickets and denied Babar Azam a century to break stubborn resistance from the Pakistan batsmen Sunday as they work to save the day-night second Test at Adelaide Oval. (Photo:AP)

Don't have magic wand to revive Pakistan cricket instantly:...

The most recent of such performances was a Test series loss in Australia some days ago.

9 Dec 2019 12:38 PM IST

Neymar scored a sublime free-kick and set up another goal as Paris Saint-Germain rallied to beat 10-man Montpellier 3-1 and restore their lead at the top of Ligue 1 to eight points. (Photo:AFP)

PSG showed good attitude and quality: Thomas Tuchel after victory over...

PSG thrashed Montpellier by 3-1 on Saturday in Ligue 1.

9 Dec 2019 12:28 PM IST

An AC Milan supporter was stabbed outside Bologna stadium Sunday in a fight over who had caught a players shorts (Photo:Twitter)

AC Milan fan stabbed in fight over players' shorts: Reports

The argument was over who had caught one of the players' shorts

9 Dec 2019 11:55 AM IST

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola said he liked how his team (Manchster City) played against Manchester United despite facing a 2-1 home defeat. (Photo:AFP)

Pep Guardiola not thinking about points

Manchester City hold the third spot in the Premier League points table with 32 points, 14 points behind the top-placed...

9 Dec 2019 11:50 AM IST

Two goals from Dominic Calvert-Lewin after Richarlisons early opener justified Fergusons decision to shake up the side with an aggressive 4-4-2 formation as the former Everton striker replaced the sacked Marco Silva in the dugout. (Photo:AFP)

Should have done much better: Cesar Azpilicueta on Chelsea's defeat to...

Chelsea witnessed a 3-1 defeat at the hands of Everton on Saturday in Premier League.

9 Dec 2019 11:28 AM IST