History was made yesterday as for the first time in Maltese football a penalty shoot-out was necessary to hand Valletta their 25th title, thus joining neighbours and bitter rivals Floriana on the 25 mark. It was a nail biting affair in front of over nine thousand spectators, the best so far this season, in a highly spectacular match....

Atletico Madrid lost to Espanyol 3-0 in the Spanish league on Saturday, missing a chance to secure second place. A draw would have been enough for Atletico but it conceded at the end of the first...

Celtic extended one of the longest periods of domination in the history of Scottish soccer by winning the league title for the eighth straight year on Saturday, completing the second leg of its bid...

Valletta and Hibernians will be meeting today in a decider for this year's Bank of Valletta Premier League title....

IOC President Thomas Bach said Saturday he has "a lot of sympathy" for Caster Semenya after the South African runner lost her Court of Arbitration for Sport appeal in a landmark case against track and...

Cristiano Ronaldo scored late as Juventus dented Torino's chances of qualifying for the Champions League with a 1-1 draw in Serie A on Friday. Torino looked set to commemorate the 70th...

Leipzig let a two-goal lead slip away in the second half to draw 3-3 at Mainz in the Bundesliga on Friday, one week after it qualified for the Champions League. Jean-Philippe Mateta equalized...

Resurgent Everton kept alive its faint hopes of qualification for the Europa League by beating Burnley 2-0 in the Premier League on Friday. Burnley defender Ben Mee deflected a shot from...

Sevilla suffered its worst home loss of the season on Friday, falling 3-0 at home to Leganes in the Spanish league and stumbling again in the fight for a Champions League berth. It was a second...

Marseille's hopes of European qualification took another blow Friday in a 1-1 draw at Strasbourg in the French league. After losing 2-1 at home to Nantes last weekend, Marseille needed a win to...