Former Argentina captain Diego Maradona has ended a five-year absence from football to return as coach of Al-Fujairah FC, the United Arab Emirates club announced on Sunday.

Monaco edge closer to a first Ligue 1 title since 2000 as a 3-0 win at Nancy gives them a three-point lead over defending champions Paris St Germain.

Borussia Dortmund edge past Hoffenheim 2-1 to move into third place in the Bundesliga with two matches left and take a big step towards securing a spot in next season's Champions League group stage.

Ten-man Torino are cruelly denied a shock win away to their more illustrious neighbours Juventus when Gonzalo Higuain strikes in stoppage time to salvage a 1-1 draw for the Serie A leaders.

Real Madrid produce a ruthless first-half display to thrash already-relegated Granada 4-0 and remain on course for a first league title in five years, while Barcelona hammer Villarreal 4-1.

Manchester City have been banned from signing academy players for an initial 12 months and fined 300,000 pounds ($390,000) for breaching rules governing youth transfers, the Premier League said on Friday.

Ryan Giggs has revealed he visited a psychiatrist to help him adapt to life after Manchester United, saying he had become "institutionalised" by his long Old Trafford career.

Formula One star Lewis Hamilton cements his position as the richest sportsman in the UK, according to the new Sunday Times Rich List.

Tottenham Hotspur's exhilarating Premier League title surge comes to a shuddering halt as they lose 1-0 at West Ham United on Friday.

Young English footballers have lost the motivation to succeed after getting paid too much money too early in their playing careers, national team manager Gareth Southgate has said.

Manager David Moyes confirmed on Friday that he will stay in charge of Sunderland next season, but revealed that top scorer Jermain Defoe could leave the club following their relegation to the Championship.

Chelsea manager Antonio Conte is satisfied with his debut Premier League season at Stamford Bridge and wants to end it on a "fantastic" note by leading his side to the title.

China Super League club Tianjin Quanjin have denied reports they signed Chelsea striker Diego Costa for a record-breaking 90 million euros ($99 million).

Brazilian forward Neymar has been cleared of fraud but still faces a corruption trial in Spain in connection with the value of his 2013 transfer from Santos to Barcelona, the Spanish National High Court said on Thursday.

Chelsea defender David Luiz says winning the Premier League has become an "obsession" as the leaders edge ever closer to lifting this season's crown in his first campaign back at the club.

Gianluigi Buffon celebrates his 100th Champions League game for Juventus in typical fashion on Wednesday, making a string of brilliant saves in a 2-0 win at Monaco in the first leg of their semi-final.

The winners of Europe's Champions League and South America's Copa Libertadores are set to face each other next year in an Intercontinental Cup competition, the head of South American soccer's governing body Conmebol said on Wednesday.

Ajax Amsterdam produced a performance worthy of the club's illustrious past when they crushed Olympique Lyonnais 4-1 on Wednesday to move to the brink of their first European final since 1996.

Gonzalo Higuain scores a brace as an imperious Juventus beat Monaco 2-0 in their Champions League semifinal first leg on Wednesday.

The National Teams Committee (NTC) of the Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) has short-listed three coaches from Australia, Italy and Spain for the position of head coach of the national team, said a BFF vice president yesterday.