His side may have bowed out of the Europa League in midweek but Spanish veteran striker Raul encouraged Schalke's ambitions of reaching next season's Champions League with a brace in Sunday's 3-0 win over Hanover.

Borussia Moenchengladbach's slump continued on Sunday as they lost 2-1 at Hanover to leave them 12 points behind German league leaders Borussia Dortmund with six games left. This was Gladbach's second straight defeat and they have picked up just six points from a possible...

Fernando Llorente grabbed a brace as Athletic Bilbao proved their Europa League conquest of Manchester United was no fluke with a 4-2 win at Schalke in Thursday's quarter-final first leg. Llorente struck in the 20th and 73rd minutes in Gelsenkirchen after veteran compatriot...

A late Oleg Zoteev winner shattered Syrian hopes and kept Uzbekistan in line for their first ever Olympic appearance with a 2-1 Asian play-off win on Tuesday. Syria looked to have secured their second 1-1 draw in the three-team round robin in Hanoi, after Sunday's stalemate...

Bayern Munich president Uli Hoeness has said he is relishing next month's "moment of truth" showdown when the Bavarians face Dortmund in a battle royal which could well decide the German league title. Second-placed Bayern's 2-1 win over Hanover 96 at Munich's...