Karim Benzema

Rossoneri deny Benzema bid

AC Milan's managing director Adriano Galliani has denied making an approach to Lyon for highly-rated forward Karim Benzema. The 20-year-old France international has been linked with moves to some of Europe's leading clubs after...

Puel: Seven point gap does not make us champs

Lyon coach Claude Puel believes the Ligue 1 title race is very much open even though his side forged seven points clear at the top of the table with Sunday night's 2-1 win over Bordeaux. Karim Benzema and Kim Kallstrom scored...

Benzema strikes as Lyon go seven clear

Seven-time champions Lyon beat title rivals Bordeaux 2-1 on Sunday Striker Karim Benzema scores spectacular opener for Lyon Rennes move up to third with a 2-1 win over Monaco to continue superb run PARIS, France (AP) -- Karim...

Lyon surge clear as Marseille implode

PARIS (AFP) - Lyon defeated title contenders Bordeaux 2-1 on Sunday to surge seven points clear at the top of the French league table in what may very well turn out to be the pivotal weekend of the 2007/08 season. Regardless of...

England spring a surprise with call-up for Chelsea reserve Mancienne

Published Date: 16 November 2008 TWENTY-year-old Chelsea defender Michael Mancienne was last night named in Fabio Capello's 23-man England squad for Wednesday's friendly with Germany in Berlin. Mancienne is yet to play a game...

The underside of recent sporting news

Dhaka - Bangladesh have recalled left-arm pacer Sajedul Islam to the squad for their two-match Test series against South Africa, a Bangladesh Cricket Board official said yesterday. Sajedul will replace pace bowler Syed Rasel,...

France: Lorient rallies past 2nd-place Marseille

PARIS (AP) -- Kevin Gameiro scored the winning goal on a counterattack in the 87th minute, beating goalkeeper Steve Mandanda after taking a pass from Fabrice Abriel, who had equalized for Lorient just three minutes earlier....

Drawing a blank not an option for Blanc

Coach Laurent Blanc felt FC Girondins de Bordeaux lost the French title last season in their head-to-head meetings with Olympique Lyonnais and is desperate to avoid defeat at the Stade de Gerland this weekend.

France recall Nasri, Silvestre for Uruguay match

PARIS, Nov 13 (Reuters) - France coach Raymond Domenech recalled Arsenal players Samir Nasri and Mikael Silvestre to the national squad on Thursday for a friendly against Uruguay next week. Domenech named three other Arsenal...

Metz knock Lyon out of French League Cup

PARIS: Olympique Lyon were knocked out of the French League Cup after a 3-1 defeat by Second Division Metz in the fourth round on Tuesday, exactly a year after their last home defeat. Seven-time French champions Lyon, who had...

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