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PSG on verge of first Ligue 1 title in 19 years

April 25, 2013 08:45
PARIS (Reuters) - Runaway leaders Paris St Germain will move to the brink of their first Ligue 1 title since 1994 if they win at fifth from bottom Evian Thonon Gaillard on Sunday. Victory for the wealthy Qatari-owned club would keep them at least nine points clear with just four games to play. PSG also have a massive goal-difference advantage over second-placed Olympique Marseille, who travel to Lorient on Saturday, and third-placed Olympique Lyon who host St Etienne on Sunday.

Sio shines as Sochaux stun Lyon

March 31, 2013 12:30
By Gregory Blachier PARIS (Reuters) - Giovanni Sio scored one goal and set up another to lead Sochaux to a stunning 2-1 victory at misfiring Olympique Lyon which left Paris St Germain seven points clear at the top of Ligue 1 on Sunday. Sio put the visitors ahead with a powerful header in the 50th minute and set Cedric Bakambu up for the winning goal with two minutes left.

UPDATE 2-Soccer-Ibrahimovic double sends PSG five points clear

March 9, 2013 15:15
* Ligue 1 leaders come from behind to beat Nancy 2-1 * Ibrahimovic returns after ban to spearhead victory * Lille climb to fifth with 3-1 win at Valenciennes (Add late games) By Gregory Blachier PARIS, March 9 (Reuters) - Zlatan Ibrahimovic returned to action with a flourish by scoring his sixth league double this season to give below-par Paris St Germain a 2-1 home win over AS Nancy and a five-point lead atop Ligue 1 on Saturday.

Soccer-Ibrahimovic double sends PSG five points clear

March 9, 2013 14:30
PARIS, March 9 (Reuters) - Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored his sixth Ligue 1 double this season to help Paris St Germain move five points clear at the top with a 2-1 home win over strugglers AS Nancy on Saturday. PSG, who have lost to lowly Stade Reims and Sochaux in recent weeks, seemed set for another shock defeat when Benjamin Moukandjo deservedly put the visitors ahead in the 36th minute.

Soccer-European roundup-Milan derby drawn as PSG down Marseille

February 24, 2013 19:15
LONDON, Feb 24 (Reuters) - AC Milan's surge up the Serie A table was slowed by a 1-1 derby draw with Inter Milan while Paris St Germain and substitute David Beckham won the big match in France as the leaders beat Olympique Marseille 2-0. The runaway leaders in Spain, England and Germany all secured victories with Barcelona, Manchester United and Bayern Munich now in sight of their respective titles. ENGLAND

Reuters Sports Schedule at 0600 GMT on Tuesday Feb 26

February 24, 2013 10:15
Reuters sports schedule at 0600 GMT on Tuesday: - - - - NBA Wizards' revival continues with win over Raptors With just five wins from their first 33 games there was certainly nothing magical about the Washington Wizards' start to the season, but with the season heading into the home stretch, the Wizards are on the rise. (NBA-RAPTORS/ (PIX), moved, by Steve Keating, 300 words) - - - - NHL Ducks take on Kings in LA

Reuters Sports Schedule at 0600 GMT on Sunday Feb 24

February 23, 2013 02:15
Reuters sports schedule at 0600 GMT on Sunday: ---- GOLF PGA Tour: WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship (to 24) Matchplay specialists Mahan and Poulter clash at Dove Mountain

Football: Beckham, Barton braced for French duel

February 21, 2013 22:00
Paris Saint-Germain and Marseille meet in the biggest fixture in the French footballing calendar this weekend, and the game at the Parc des Princes is set to have a distinct English flavour to it. This latest edition of what has come to be known as 'Le Classique' is one of the most important in years, with PSG coming into the weekend three points clear of Lyon at the top of Ligue 1, and five points above Marseille in third.

Soccer-French Cup last 32 fixture

January 29, 2013 05:31
Jan 29 (Infostrada Sports) - Fixture from the French Cup Last 32 match on Tuesday Last 32 Wednesday, January 30 (GMT) FC Rouen(III) v Olympique Marseille (1950)

Reuters Sports Schedule at 0600 GMT on Saturday Jan 26

January 25, 2013 10:15
Reuters sports schedule at 0600 GMT on Saturday: TENNIS Australian Open (to 27) Champion Azarenka takes on China's Li for women's trophy Defending champion Victoria Azarenka will bid for back-to-back titles at Melbourne Park when she takes on China's late-blooming Li Na in the final of the Australian Open. (TENNIS-OPEN/ (PIX), play starts at 0830 GMT/3:30 AM ET, by Nick Mulvenney, Ian Ransom, Greg Stutchbury and Simon Cambers, 700 words, plus sidebars) - - - -
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