Courtois, Morata swop Madrids for derbyMADRID • Thibaut Courtois left Chelsea on bad terms last summer and he expects to feel the same anger from Atletico Madrid fans when he lines up for Real Madrid in LaLiga today.Courtois developed into one of the world's top goalkeepers after three years on loan at Atletico, but...

Ronaldo upbeat about erasing 2-0 deficitTURIN • Cristiano Ronaldo has urged his teammates "to give a great response in our home" with Juventus' hopes of a first Champions League trophy since 1996 hanging by a thread.The seven-time defending Italian champions trail 2-0 to Spanish side Atletico Madrid going into the second...

Football: Watford's Gray strikes to sink Everton, pile pressure on SilvaWATFORD, England (REUTERS) - Substitute Andre Gray scored a second-half winner as Watford beat Marco Silva's Everton 1-0 in the Premier League on Saturday (Feb 9) to heap the pressure on their former manager.Everton boss Silva's first visit to Vicarage...

Football: PSG lose at Nantes, again fail to clinch French titleNANTES, France (AFP) - Paris Saint-Germain failed to the seal the Ligue 1 title for the third match running on Wednesday (April 17) after falling to their second defeat in a matter of days, 3-2 at Nantes.A Diego Carlos brace and Majeed Waris' tap-in inflicted...

Football: Manchester United not 'satisfied' despite winning run, says David de GeaLONDON (REUTERS) - Manchester United's perfect record under caretaker manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has brought renewed hope to the club but qualifying for the Champions League will still be 'difficult', goalkeeper David de Gea has said.Sixth-placed...

Football: Ribery, Robben return as Bayern go five points clearBERLIN (AFP) - Franck Ribery and Arjen Robben returned to action on Saturday (May 4) as Bayern Munich heaped pressure on Bundesliga title rivals Borussia Dortmund with a 3-1 win over Hanover.The veteran wingers, both of whom are set to leave Bayern at the end...