Arda Guler’s cultured first-half strike earned Real Madrid a nervy 1-0 win at Getafe this morning that kept their La Liga title hopes alive and left them four points behind leaders Barcelona with five matches remaining.

A Luka Jovic double and a goal from Tijjani Reijnders helped AC Milan to outclass city rivals Inter Milan 3-0 this morning and seal a 4-1 aggregate triumph to reach the Coppa Italia final.

Manchester City’s Matheus Nunes scored deep in injury time to salvage a crucial 2-1 Premier League victory over Aston Villa on Tuesday in their breathless chase for a Champions League berth next season.

Nasinu Sanatan Masters were crowned champions of the 63rd Sanatan IDC Masters tournament after edging out Ba Masters 1-0 in the final yesterday.

Nottingham Forest striker Chris Wood scored his 19th Premier League goal of the season in a vital 2-1 away victory at Tottenham Hotspur which sent his side up three places to third in the table today.

Leeds United returned to the top of the Championship with a win at Oxford United as they matched victories earlier on Friday for both Burnley and Sheffield United.

The 96th TIV Sangam Convention kicks off today in the soccer-crazy town of Ba.

In the build-up to Wednesday’s night Champions League quarter-final tie at the Bernabeu against Arsenal, it felt like there was only one word on every Real Madrid fan’s mind – remontada.

Arsenal snuffed out any chance of a famous Real Madrid comeback to reach the Champions League semi-finals after a 2-1 victory in the Bernabeu Stadium completed a 5-1 aggregate win on Wednesday.

Inter Milan reached the Champions League semi-finals with a 4-3 aggregate win over Bayern Munich after an enthralling 2-2 draw in the second leg of their quarter-final tie at the San Siro on Wednesday.

Newcastle United thumped Crystal Palace 5-0 at St James’ Park on Wednesday to go third in the Premier League table with a sixth consecutive win in all competitions as Jacob Murphy scored one goal and set up another.

Chelsea are moving in the right direction and developing a playing style that will help them in the long run, coach Enzo Maresca said on Wednesday in an impassioned defence of his players who were jeered over the weekend.