Football Briefs: Hendrick strikes late as Burnley beat Newcastle

IMAGE: Burnley’s Jeff Hendrick, centre, celebrates with team-mates after scoring. Photograph: Twitter Burnley moved up to seventh in the Premier League after a 74th minute strike from Irish......

Euro 2016 qualifiers: Chiellini stars in Italy win; Dutch beat Kazakhs

Giorgio Chiellini of Italy (centre) scores the second goal against Azerbaijan during their Euro 2016 Group H qualifier at Stadio Renzo Barbera in Palermo on Friday. Photograph: Claudio Villa/Getty......

Confederations Cup: Italy overhaul Japan to reach semis

Substitute Sebastian Giovinco tapped in a late goal to secure Italy a thrilling 4-3 win over Japan on Wednesday and a semi-final berth in the Confederations Cup. Giovinco slotted home the winner in......

Juventus close in on title, Napoli win thriller

Juventus moved a step closer to a second successive Serie A title after winning 2-1 in a pulsating "derby of Italy" at Inter Milan on Saturday, while Edinson Cavani came off the bench to inspire......

Serie A: Substitutes give Juventus 2-0 win over Napoli

Serie A leaders Juventus scored twice in as many minutes late in the second half through substitutes Jose Martin Caceres and Paul Pogba to beat second-placed Napoli 2-0 on Saturday. Caceres netted......