PARIS - Ten-man Tottenham crashed out of the Europa League on Thursday, losing a quarter-final penalty shoot-out to Basel, leaving Chelsea as England's sole survivors after Newcastle also exited.Basel won the shoot-out 4-1 after the second leg in Switzerland had ended 2-2 following extra-time for a ...

NEWCASTLE  - Newcastle United moved into pole position in the race for a Champions League place by thrashing hapless Stoke 3-0 in a one-sided encounter at St James’ Park.Alan Pardew’s side were rank outsiders for a top four slot at the start of the spring but in-form and scoring ...

LONDON (AFP) - Chelsea eased the pressure on beleaguered boss Andre Villas-Boas as the Blues gave a clinical display of finishing to beat Newcastle 3-0 at St James' Park on Saturday. Villas-Boas has come under fire in recent weeks following a miserable run of results, but the Portuguese coach was ...

LONDON (Reuters) - Aston Villa will show relegation-threatened Newcastle United no mercy when they bid to secure fifth spot in the Premier League in the final match of the season on Sunday. Although Villa are guaranteed a place in the new Europa League next season, goalkeeper Brad Friedel told ...

STOKE (England) (AFP) - Newcastle salvaged a crucial 1-1 draw at Stoke on Saturday to keep alive their hopes of avoiding relegation. With nine minutes to play at the Britannia Stadium, Alan Shearer was facing his second successive defeat since taking over as Newcastles caretaker boss until the ...

LONDON (AFP) - Arsenal roared back to form after their stuttering start to the season by crushing Newcastle 3-0 on Saturday. A brace from Robin van Persie and a beautifully crafted third by Denilson handed Arsene Wenger's side a convincing triumph, although the scoreline could have been far ...