• The Canadian Press

    Duran Duran: Substitute bags two late goals in Villa thriller with Liverpool

    BIRMINGHAM, England (AP) — Substitute Jhon Duran was a late savior for Aston Villa on Monday, scoring twice in the last five minutes against Liverpool to grab a remarkable 3-3 home draw and edge his team closer to next year’s Champions League. Watched by Villa fan Tom Hanks, who was in the ground in a claret tracksuit top, Villa played its part in a thrilling match in front of a packed house that Liverpool coach Jurgen Klopp described as “rocking.” A win would have confirmed a place in the Engli

  • The Canadian Press

    Udinese out of Serie A drop zone after beating Lecce

    UDINE, Italy (AP) — Udinese moved out of the Serie A drop zone after a hard-fought 2-0 result at Lecce on Monday gave it a first win in two months. Udinese rose one point clear of the relegation zone with two games remaining. Lorenzo Lucca got the opener with a towering header of a cross from Martin Payero in the 36th minute. Lazar Samardžić added the second with a typical poacher’s goal five minutes from time. Fabio Cannavaro’s men are still in a dogfight. Udinese is one of six teams fighting t

  • The Independent

    Plenty of chaos, no concentration but Aston Villa must still wait for the Champions League

    Aston Villa 3-3 Liverpool: Jhon Duran struck twice late on to rescue a point for the hosts against Liverpool

  • The Canadian Press

    Barcelona back in second in La Liga after win over Real Sociedad

    BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Barcelona moved above Girona into second place in the Spanish league after beating Real Sociedad 2-0 on Monday. Sheraldo Becker had the ball in the net midway through the first half for Sociedad but the goal was disallowed for offside. Barcelona, though, gradually took control with Raphinha hitting the woodwork after 38 minutes and Lamine Yamal breaking the deadlock two minutes later. Ilkay Gündogan broke forward and slipped a cross ball to Yamal who made no mistake from