Villarreal keep pressure on Barca, Valencia slip again

Villarreal eased to a 3-1 victory over Alaves on Saturday to move clear of Atletico Madrid in third in La Liga and stay in contention to win the Spanish title.

Palace crash out as Chelsea, City and Newcastle march on

Crystal Palace suffered the biggest shock in FA Cup history as the holders suffered a humiliating 2-1 defeat at sixth-tier Macclesfield, while Chelsea manager Liam Rosenior started his reign with a 5-1 rout of Charlton on Saturday.

Five memorable FA Cup upsets

Non-league Macclesfield caused one of the FA Cup’s greatest ever upsets with a 2-1 win over holders Crystal Palace in the third round on Saturday. Here we look at five other notable shocks in the iconic tournament’s history:

Rooney close to tears as brother masterminds FA Cup history

Wayne Rooney was bursting with pride after seeing younger brother John Rooney’s Macclesfield dump holders Crystal Palace out of the FA Cup on Saturday.

Watch: Highlights Algeria v Nigeria

Star striker Victor Osimhen scored one and made another for Akor Adams as Nigeria beat Algeria in their quarter-final clash in Marrakesh to set up a mouthwatering semi-final against hosts Morocco.

Watch: Highlights Egypt v Ivory Coast

Egypt beat defending Africa Cup of Nations champions Ivory Coast 3-2 in a thrilling quarter-final in Agadir on Saturday. Goals by Omar Marmoush, Ramy and Mohamed Salah were enough as Ivory Coast could only reply through an own goal by Ahmed Aboul-Fetouh and Guela Doue.

Egypt dump out holders Ivory Coast; Nigeria to face Morocco

Mohamed Salah’s Egypt knocked reigning champions Ivory Coast out of the Africa Cup of Nations with a 3-2 win in the quarter-finals on Saturday.

Sixth-tier Macclesfield stun FA Cup holders

Crystal Palace’s defence of the FA Cup came to an embarrassing end as they were beaten 2-1 by sixth-tier Macclesfield in the biggest shock in the competition’s history.

Real Madrid not ‘kamikaze’ with Mbappe health – Alonso

Real Madrid coach Xabi Alonso said he could take a controlled risk with Kylian Mbappe’s fitness ahead of the Spanish Super Cup final on Sunday against Barcelona, but would not be “kamikaze”.

Fletcher defends United academy after Amorim criticism

Manchester United interim boss Darren Fletcher said Friday that the club’s academy is one of the best in the world after recent critical comments from sacked manager Ruben Amorim.