Abel Hernandez scored his second Sky Bet Championship goal of the season as Hull beat Preston 2-0 at the KC Stadium. The striker was fortunate to get the first goal of the game as a clearance hit him and rebounded into the Preston goal in the latter stages of the first half. Hull then made the points safe with a superb Curtis Davies volley late in the second half as the Tigers maintained their...Full Story »

Record signing Abel Hernandez will return to the Hull squad to face Fulham on Wednesday. Hernandez has completed the three-match suspension he received for punching Manchester United's Phil Jones on the final day of last season. However the Uruguayan is not expected to start with loan signing Chuba Akpom looking to continue his fine early season form alongside Nikica Jelavic. Sam Clucas, Isaa...Full Story »

Hull boss Steve Bruce has labelled Sunday's Barclays Premier League clash with Leicester a bigger game than last season's FA Cup final. The Tigers host Nigel Pearson's strugglers at the KC Stadium buoyed by their 3-1 Boxing Day win at Sunderland - a first league win in 11 attempts since October 4. That lifted them out of the bottom three and six points clear of the rock-bottom Foxes, but Bruce...Full Story »

Debut goals from Hull pair Abel Hernandez and Mohamed Diame were only good enough for a draw against West Ham as a Curtis Davies own-goal ensured the spoils were shared in a breathless encounter at the KC Stadium. The home side lost the lead twice, club record signing Hernandez getting the ball rolling with an impeccable first-half header and Diame restoring the advantage against the side he ...Full Story »

 BELO HORIZONTE, Brazil, June 26 (Reuters) - Paulinho scored with a header four minutes from time to give Brazil a 2-1 win over Uruguay and take the host nation to the final of the Confederations Cup. Diego Forlan missed a penalty in the 13th minute after Chelsea defender David Luiz wrestled Diego Lugano to the ground. Brazil took the lead in the 40th minute when Neymar latched on...Full Story »

Abel Hernandez scored four goals as Uruguay secured their place in the semi-finals of the Confederations Cup with a thumping -8-0 win over whipping boys Tahiti. Hernandez completed his hat-trick before half-time before adding his fourth from the penalty spot on 66 minutes. Luis Suarez also weighed in with a late double - which saw him past Diego Forlan as Uruguay's all-time leading goalscore...Full Story »

Oscar Tabarez completely changed his starting line-up for their encounter with the Toa Aito and the Palermo striker took full advantage to propel La Celeste into the final four Uruguay ambled into the semi-finals of the Confederations Cup with a straightforward 8-0 win over Tahiti at Arena Pernambuco.Abel Hernandez opened the scoring with the fastest goal in the competition's history after 79...Full Story »

Fear of failure is the biggest obstacle Palermo must overcome in the Sicilian derby meeting with Catania, according to Rosanero president Maurizio Zamparini. Seven points from three games under returning coach Giuseppe Sannino have brought Palermo within two points of safety in Serie A. The Rosanero would have claimed nine, though, had goalkeeper Stefano Sorrentino not gifted Bologna an equali...Full Story »

Parma further boosted their Serie A survival hopes and heaped yet more home misery on Palermo with a 2-1 victory at La Favorita. After falling behind to an early Abel Hernandez strike, Parma secured their third straight win thanks to second-half efforts by Stefano Okaka and Jonathan Biabiany. The three points lifted the visitors into ninth place, nine points clear of danger and now almost cert...Full Story »

Cagliari broke into the top half of Serie A thanks to a 2-1 win over Palermo at a deserted Stadio Sant Elia. Mauricio Pinilla gave the home side the lead in the 56th minute, scoring against his former club, and Daniele Dessena doubled their advantage in the 81st minute. However, a penalty from Abel Hernandez a minute later gave Palermo hope and the home team had to survive a late onslaught f...Full Story »