Football: 'We want Messi to always be at Barca', says club president BartomeuBARCELONA (AFP) - Barcelona president Josep Bartomeu has said he plans to offer Lionel Messi a new contract in the hope the Argentinian will stay at the club his whole career.Messi's current deal runs until 2021, the same year he turns 34, but...

Different managers, same old problemsWhen Marcus Rashford coolly dispatched an injury-time penalty to complete one of the great European comebacks, eliminating Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League and, in effect, securing Ole Gunnar Solskjaer the Manchester United manager's job, the Norwegian had 14 wins in 17 games.When...

Lloris the hero as Spurs stay in huntENGLISH PREMIER LEAGUETottenham 3Leicester 1LONDON • Tottenham kept alive their bid to gatecrash the Premier League title race after Davinson Sanchez's first goal for the club and Hugo Lloris' penalty save from Jamie Vardy inspired a 3-1 win over Leicester yesterday.Christian Eriksen...

Klopp unfazed by early FA Cup exitLONDON • Another year, another early departure from the FA Cup for Liverpool. In four seasons under manager Jurgen Klopp, they have not got beyond the fourth round and, this time, they did not even reach that far.The bigger picture this season, of course, is that they have bigger prizes...

Football: Victory and goal for Sala, says Cardiff captain BambaLONDON (AFP) – Cardiff City captain Sol Bamba dedicated his goal and a 2-1 victory over Southampton to Emiliano Sala after an emotional match for the Welsh club.Saturday’s (Feb 9) fixtures were the first round of Premier League games since the player’s...

With Silva, Portugal no more just the Ronaldo showPORTO • Cristiano Ronaldo has ended his international exile to spearhead Portugal's hopes of winning the inaugural Nations League at home this weekend, but gone are the days when he was the European champions' only man to fear.Having won league titles in England, Spain...

Football: Atletico beat Juventus 2-0 in Champions League last 16, first legMADRID (AFP) - Cristiano Ronaldo's Champions League mission with Juventus stalled on Wednesday (Feb 20) as Atletico Madrid secured a deserved 2-0 victory from a thrilling first leg at the Wanda Metropolitano.Ronaldo returned to the Spanish capital,...

Football: Bayern miss chance to seal title after Leipzig stumbleBERLIN (REUTERS) - Champions Bayern Munich stumbled to a goalless draw at RB Leipzig on Saturday (May 11), missing their chance to seal the Bundesliga title as Borussia Dortmund kept their hopes alive and closed to within two points with one game left.Bayern,...