LONDON - Roberto Martinez was in a state of shock after Wigan became the first team to win the FA Cup yet be relegated from English football's top-flight in the same season following a 4-1 Premier League loss away to Arsenal on Tuesday. Just 72 hours after they stunningly defeated Manchester ...

LONDONTheo Walcott scored the fastest goal of the Premier League season as Arsenal beat Queens Park Rangers 1-0 to climb into third place on Saturday, while Wigan boosted their hopes of survival with a resilient 3-2 win at West Bromwich Albion.Walcott netted after just 20 seconds against relegated ...

LONDON Arsenal returned to third place in the Premier League table with a 1-0 win at 10-man Fulham on Saturday, while Reading and Queens Park Rangers slipped ever closer to relegation. Arsenal, who started with  Jack Wilshere on the bench, were given a huge advantage in the 12th minute at ...

LONDON Arsenal wasted a chance to cement their place in the Premier League's top four as the Gunners were held to a 0-0 draw by Everton on Tuesday.Arsene Wenger's side would have moved four points clear of fifth placed Tottenham with a win at the Emirates Stadium. But they were forced to settle for ...

LONDON - Arsenal scored three times in the last five minutes to beat Norwich City 3-1 at the Emirates Stadium and leap to third place in the Premier League table on Saturday. Michael Turner's header looked to have consigned Arsene Wenger's men to defeat, but Mikel Arteta equalised with an ...

LONDON  - Arsenal won 2-1 at West Bromwich Albion on Saturday to climb into the Champions League places at Chelsea's expense, while Aston Villa claimed a precious win in their fight to avoid relegation from the Premier League.A brace from Tomas Rosicky gave Arsenal victory at The Hawthorns, ...

LONDON (AFP) - Colin Kazim-Richards's 72nd minute goal ensured second-tier Blackburn Rovers dumped a stunned Arsenal out of the FA Cup with a 1-0 win at the Premier League aristocrats' Emirates Stadium on Saturday. It was the first time Arsenal have exited the competition at the hands of lower ...

LONDON  - Arsenal suffered one of the most humiliating defeats in their history as League Two minnows Bradford City clinched a stunning triumph on penalties after a 1-1 draw in the League Cup quarter-finals on Tuesday.The Gunners have endured a traumatic campaign that included their worst ...

LONDON  - Arsenal mounted an incredible comeback from 4-0 down to win 7-5 after extra time at Reading in a truly extraordinary League Cup fourth-round tie at the Madejski Stadium on Tuesday.Theo Walcott was the hero, claiming a 95th-minute equaliser to force extra time and then slamming home ...

LONDON (AFP) - Arsenal’s bid for a top-four finish suffered a major setback as Steve Morison’s late goal earned Norwich a deserved point in a six-goal thriller at the Emirates. Yossi Benayoun’s opener in the second minute had seemed to put Arsene Wenger’s side on course for ...

LONDON  - Arsenal will attempt to build on the euphoria generated by their demolition of Tottenham when they travel to Liverpool on Saturday in what is a pivotal Premier League match for both clubs.The Gunners gave their rapidly disintegrating season the kiss of life last weekend when they ...

LONDON  - Arsenal staged a magnificent fightback to thrash Tottenham 5-2 in the north London derby on Sunday as Manchester United scrambled a last-gasp 2-1 win over Norwich. Arsenal appeared to be hurtling towards a disastrous home defeat after an early Louis Saha strike and an Emmanuel ...

MILAN - Thierry Henry will be looking to give the club he loves a farewell gift as he makes his final appearance for Arsenal against AC Milan in the Champions League on Wednesday. Henry's second spell at the North Londoners is set to come to an end on Thursday when he will return to the New York ...

LONDON  - Robin van Persie scored a hat-trick as Arsenal silenced their critics with a 7-1 thrashing of Blackburn on Saturday to record their biggest Premier League win of the season.Disgruntled Arsenal fans had reportedly been planning protests at the Emirates after Arsene Wenger's side had ...

LONDON - Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger insisted his side could still finish in the top four of the Premier League after a goalless draw away to Bolton Wanderers left them five points shy of a Champions League spot.Wednesday's result was made worse for Arsenal by Newcastle beating relegation ...

LONDON - Mario Balotelli struck a dramatic injury-time penalty as Manchester City overcame a brave Tottenham fightback to win 3-2 and maintain their lead at the top of the Premier League on Sunday.Substitute Balotelli blasted in his spot-kick deep into injury time after the Italian striker had been ...

PARIS (AFP) - Arsenal reached the Champions League knockout phase with victory over Borussia Dortmund on Wednesday, but Chelsea were made to wait after a dramatic 2-1 defeat at Bayer Leverkusen. After Manchester City and Manchester United had stuttered on Tuesday, it was left to the London sides to ...

LONDON (AFP) - Robin van Persie scored twice as Arsenal came from behind to defeat Norwich 2-1 and move up one spot to sixth place in the Premier League standings on Saturday. Van Persie took his goal tally for 2011 to a remarkable 31 in 29 games as Arsenal recorded their fifth consecutive league ...

BLACKBURN (AFP) - Ayegbeni Yakubu scored twice to turn up the heat on Arsene Wenger as Blackburn twice came from behind to defeat Arsenal 4-3 at Ewood Park on Saturday. Blackburn fans marched before kick-off demanding the removal of manager Steve Kean after a poor run of form. But they were ...

PARIS (AFP) - Holders Barcelona and English side Arsenal both saw victory elude them in their opening matches of the Champions League group stages on Tuesday as late goals left them with draws. A superb second-half freekick by David Villa looked to have secured Barca the three points after they had ...

NYON (AFP) - Arsenal must overcome Serie A opposition in the shape of Udinese if Arsene Wenger's team are to make it to the Champions League group stages for the 14th successive season. The Gunners were pitted against the Italian side in the draw for the Champions league play-offs held at UEFA ...

LONDON (Agencies) -:Ten-man Arsenal needed a late Cesc Fabregas penalty to overcome plucky Huddersfield 2-1 and advance to the last 16 of the FA Cup on Sunday. Second-half substitute Fabregas scored from the spot on 86 minutes after League One side Huddersfield had fought back bravely from 1-0 ...

LONDON (Reuters) - Stunning hat-tricks from Dimitar Berbatov and Robin van Persie moved Manchester United and Arsenal ahead in the English Premier League (EPL) title race as strikers took the spotlight on Saturday. Aston Villa's club record signing Darren Bent made his mark with a debut goal for ...

LONDON (AFP) Captain Cesc Fabregas produced an outstanding individual performance as Arsenal opened their Champions League campaign with a stylish 6-0 rout of Braga on Wednesday. The Spain midfielder, who had been blocked from moving to Barcelona in the summer, scored two goals. Russia ...

LONDON (AFP) Arsenal new-boy Marouane Chamakh showed why Arsene Wenger spent nearly a year trying to sign him with a clinical finish in Saturdays 1-1 draw against AC Milan in the Emirates Cup. Gunners boss Wenger landed Chamakh on a free transfer from Bordeaux in May after a lengthy courtship and ...

LONDON (AFP) Roy Hodgsons Liverpool reign got off to a low-key start with a 0-0 draw at Swiss side Grasshoppers on Wednesday, while French star Samir Nasri scored twice as Arsenal defeated Sturm Graz 3-0. With new signing Joe Cole watching from the sidelines, and with the likes of Steven Gerrard, ...

LONDON (AFP) Barcelona midfielder Xavi has told Arsenal they will only have Cesc Fabregas on loan for a year if the Spanish champions are unable to sign the Gunners captain this season. Barca had a 25-million-pound (38 million dollar) bid for Fabregas rejected earlier in the close-season and, ...

LONDON (AFP) Arsenal chairman Peter Hill-Wood has told Gunners captain Cesc Fabregas to forget about joining Barcelona during the close-season. Reports in England on Wednesday claim Fabregas has told Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger that he wants to leave the Premier League club and return to Spanish ...

WIGAN (England) (AFP) With Arsenals chances of winning the Premier League now more theoretical than realistic, Arsene Wengers thoughts have been drawn to next season as well as Sundays trip to Wigan. Wengers side are six points behind leaders Chelsea with just four games to play and the Arsenal ...

SEOUL (AFP) North Korea Friday attacked the new US nuclear policy, saying it showed Washingtons continued hostility, and vowed to strengthen its own atomic arsenal. As long as the US nuclear threat persists, the DPRK (North Korea) will increase and update various type nuclear weapons as its ...