Manchester City title chase suffer another setback as they lost 1-0 to Burnley

It was a famous night at Turf Moor to rank alongside their victory against Manchester United in their first season in the Premier League when Robbie Blake scored the winner. And City deserved what they got – absolutely nothing. Their manager Manuel Pellegrini looked pale and drawn by the final whistle as well he might. City dominated possession but not energy, commitment or even goal chances. They are still five points behind leaders Chelsea having played two games more and the immediate reaction from TV pundit Jamie Redknapp was that this was the type of performance from City players that get managers the sack.

Football result 14th March 2015

England – Premier League

Saturday, 14 March 2015

F

T

Crystal Palace

3 - 1

Queens Park Rangers

F

T

Arsenal

3 - 0

West Ham United

F

T

Leicester City

0 - 0

Hull City

F

T

Sunderland

0 - 4

Aston Villa

F

T

West Bromwich Albion

1 - 0

Stoke City

F

T

Burnley

1 - 0

Manchester City

Jose Mourinho replies Jamie Carragher

Carragher joined Graeme Souness in heavily criticising Chelsea's players during the Champions League last-16 exit to Paris Saint-Germain on Wednesday, branding their behavior as "disgraceful". Nine of Chelsea's outfield players swarmed around the referee following a heavy challenge from Zlatan Ibrahimovic that led to the Swede's sending off - and Carragher said this kind of gamesmanship is a symptom of Mourinho's teams.

Nigeria U20 4-1 Congo U20: 10-man Flying Eagles reach AYC semis

Nigeria U20 side defeated Congo U20 4-1 at the African Youth Championship to reach the semi final of the tournament on Wednesday. A brace from captain Musa Muhammed and strikes from Taiwo Awoniyi and Ifeanyi Mathew were all the Manu Garba-led team needed to breeze past their Congolese opponents despite going a man down in the first half. Nigeria needed a win in order to earn six points and therefor qualify for the Fifa U20 World Cup as Congo needed victory to also keep brighten their hopes of reaching the next round after drawing 1-1 in their first game against Cote d'Ivoire.

Hostilities begins between Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao with the Hollywood red carpet treatment ahead of Las Vegas mega-fight

Los Angeles. The carpet was red. Not in memory of all the Oscar winners who walked it down the Hollywood years but for the bad blood soon to be spilt by the two greatest boxers in the world. Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao took this starry detour en route to their appointment with destiny in Las Vegas on May 2. The Academy Awards have outgrown the Nokia Theater now but this landmark still plays host to those who dream of immortality. 

Thiago Silva: Mourinho don't have respect for PSG

Paris Saint Germain defender Thiago Silva has hit out Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho for his disrespectful comments toward the Ligue 1 champions in the build-up to their Champions League round of 16 tie. The Ligue 1 outfit booked their ticket for the quarter-finals on Wednesday following a 2-2 draw after extra time at Stamford Bridge, which saw them progress on the away goals rule after the 1-1 first-leg draw at the Parc des Princes.

Jamie Carragher: Chelsea players are a 'disgrace' for influencing harsh Zlatan Ibrahimovic red card.

'The reaction from the Chelsea players is disgraceful. It’s something that is sad that is coming into the game. It comes from I think Jose Mourinho’s teams, they have this reaction, it’s not a one off,' added Carragher.

Souness branded the actions of Chelsea's squad 'pathetic'. He said: 'In Jamie’s (Carragher) generation, when someone caught you, the last thing you wanted to show your opponent is that you’re injured, today it’s the exact opposite. If someone brushes you, you want to go down and get them in trouble. That’s how pathetic it is.

"Di Maria knows he doesn’t have to touch the referee.- Van Gaal

Di Maria was booked for diving as he went down easily under an Aaron Ramsey challenge, and was then shown a second yellow card just seconds later for appearing to push referee Michael Oliver. And United boss Van Gaal believes that the 27-year-old should have handled the situation better. "We have to see every decision of the referee in the circumstances," the Dutchman stated. "I want to see on videotape how he has decided and in what way. "But I know and Angel Di Maria knows that he doesn’t have to touch the referee. That is not so smart of him. 

Asenal players celebrates FA Cup quarter- final win over Man United

The Gunners took the lead midway through the first half as Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain weaved his way through the United defence before teeing up Nacho Monreal to coolly slot his close-range shot past a diving David de Gea and into the bottom corner. It did not take long for the hosts to level matters and Wayne Rooney did the damage as he directed Angel di Maria's beautiful cross into the back of the net via a well-timed header. '(We tried) to be on the front foot from the start and close them down, play with a high pace and I felt that we did that well.'

Messi goes level with Ronaldo in race for European Golden Shoe

Lionel Messi's hat-trick for Bacelona against Rayo Vallecano has seen him move level with Cristiano Ronaldo  on 30 goals in the race for the European Golden Shoe. The Argentine struck in the 56th, 63rd and 68th minutes - the second of these from a re-taken penalty - as Barca thrashed Rayo 6-1 at Camp Nou. The victory saw Barcelona move to the top of La Liga, but also allowed Messi to go level with Ronaldo on goals scored in La Liga.