Fenerbahce concede Turkish Super Cup after walking off Juventus beat Fiorentina to end four-game winless Serie A run Ajax’s disastrous season hit a new low on Sunday when they suffered a humiliating 6-0 defeat to bitter rivals Feyenoord in Rotterdam, their largest ever loss in De Klassieker and the joint-fifth biggest defeat in the club’s history. Ajax have been hit by issues on and off the pitch this campaign but while they were depleted by injury, few would have foreseen their capitulation as they managed one shot at goal compared to 30 for their hosts at De Kuip. Igor Paixao and Yankuba M ..read more

Xabi Alonso’s side reopen 10-point gap over Bayern with 3-2 win Juan Jesus earns Napoli point; Kylian Mbappé hits PSG hat-trick Bayer Leverkusen held on to win 3-2 at Freiburg to reopen their 10-point lead over Bayern Munich at the top of the Bundesliga table. Florian Wirtz put the visitors, who are unbeaten across all competitions this season, in front after two minutes with a scintillating solo run but Ritsu Doan’s clever shot in the 10th minute drew Freiburg level ..read more

Not quite in a crisis but a long way from success, Juve’s squad have taken the wrong road, on and off the pitch Massimiliano Allegri could only find one explanation for Juventus’s 2-1 defeat by Napoli. “Football was invented by the devil,” he said. “A badly-struck penalty but the ball winds up in the net, then [Daniele] Rugani misses from two metres out at the other end.” Long-time observers had heard this turn of phrase before; the devil is one of Allegri’s go-to scapegoats. On a weekend that began with Lazio receiving three red cards in a brutally bad-tempered defeat to Milan, it made a refr ..read more

Juventus player banned after testing positive last August Pogba confirms he will appeal to court of arbitration for sport The France and Juventus midfielder Paul Pogba has said he is “sad, shocked and heartbroken” after being handed a four-year ban from football for a doping offence that could signal the end of his career. Pogba, who will be almost 35 when the ban ends, said he would appeal to the court of arbitration for sport over what he called an “incorrect” verdict and that the “full story” was not known ..read more

Croatia midfielder scores in 81st minute for La Liga leaders Lautaro Martínez hits double as Inter win 4-0 Luka Modric scored the only goal of the game as Real Madrid beat Sevilla 1-0 in La Liga. The Croatia international fired home from the edge of the penalty area in the 81st minute to maintain Real’s five-point lead over Barcelona at the summit. Sixth-placed Real Betis are now seven points behind fifth-placed Athletic Bilbao in the table after beating the 10-man Lions 3-1. Ezequiel Avila’s strike and Yuri Berchiche’s own goal sent Betis ahead before Nico Williams was sent off in the 40th ..read more

Juventus slumped to a 1-0 home defeat against Udinese on Monday, with fans booing the hosts off the field after a loss that leaves their title hopes in tatters. Massimiliano Allegri’s side followed up last week’s 1-0 defeat by league leaders Internazionale last week with an even more painful loss. It leaves Inter seven points clear at the top with a game in hand after their 4-2 win at Roma on Sunday evening ..read more

Hakan Calhanoglu and his Inter teammates were a class above as the top two in Serie A battled on Sunday When he was done celebrating Inter’s win over Juventus on the pitch, Hakan Calhanoglu switched over to social media, posting a shirtless picture of himself on Instagram with the message: “We are not done yet.” His teammate Marcus Thuram was merciless with a one-word reply: “Photoshop.” Calhanoglu denied it, of course, but perhaps he should have fired back. No still image could ever dazzle Inter’s fans like the pass he played in the first half of Sunday night’s game. From inside his own half ..read more

A first-half own goal from Federico Gatti gave Serie A leaders Internazionale a crucial 1-0 win at home to second-placed Juventus on Sunday. Inter scored eight minutes before the break as a cross into the box eluded Benjamin Pavard’s attempt at a scissor kick, and instead struck the stomach of Juve defender Gatti, who deflected the ball into his own net with Marcus Thuram lurking behind ..read more

The two teams’ head-to-head next Sunday already feels like a pivotal moment in this season’s race for the Scudetto This was a weekend when Jannik Sinner’s steel nerves held a nation in thrall. People who had never previously cared for tennis were glued to their screens as the 22-year-old recovered from two sets down to defeat Daniil Medvedev in the final of the Australian Open, becoming the first Italian man to win a grand slam title in 48 years. Even before the final, he had taken over the national discourse. As Juventus prepared to face Empoli on Saturday, Massimiliano Allegri was asked whet ..read more

Game at San Siro paused for anti-racism statement Real Madrid battle back for 2-1 victory against Las Palmas Milan took a stand against the racist abuse endured by their goalkeeper Mike Maignan but were left to rue two missed penalties as they were held to a 2-2 home draw by Bologna, who converted a late spot kick themselves in a rollercoaster Serie A match. Last Saturday Milan’s players walked off the pitch at Udinese after Maignan was racially abused, an incident that has led to stadium bans for supporters involved and the home side being ordered to play a game behind closed doors. In soli ..read more