LIVERPOOL (AFP) – Liverpool celebrated their first appearance in front of their fans as English champions on Sunday (Dec 6) by humbling Wolves 4-0 to join Tottenham at the top of the Premier League table. Mohamed Salah capitalised on an error by Wolves captain Conor Coady to open the scoring midway through the first half... » read more
NAPLES (AFP) – Napoli’s players honoured club legend Diego Maradona on Thursday (Nov 26) by stepping out onto the pitch wearing his number 10 jersey ahead of their Europa League match with Rijeka. Captain Lorenzo Insigne had earlier led the tributes alongside fans gathered outside the San Paolo Stadium before the game, Napoli’s first since... » read more
MADRID • Diego Simeone finally savoured a league victory over Barcelona after 10 seasons in charge of Atletico Madrid but refused to discuss whether the 1-0 win on Saturday proved his side were capable of winning La Liga. The Argentinian had tasted success over Barca – in the Champions League in 2014 and 2016 and... » read more
LONDON • Players should stop heading the ball in training if research proves it leads to dementia when they are older, said several Premier League managers since the topic came to the fore following the death of England’s Nobby Stiles at age 78 last month. Stiles and many of his 1966 World Cup-winning teammates had... » read more
BELGRADE • Scotland manager Steve Clarke was overjoyed to give the Scottish people something to cheer about during “a difficult time for the nation” amid the Covid-19 pandemic, after they beat Serbia on Thursday to reach Euro 2020. The Scots ground out a 5-4 penalty shoot-out win at the Red Star Stadium with the play-off... » read more
NEW YORK • The National Basketball Players Association (NBPA) on Thursday tentatively approved the league’s plan to start the 2020-21 season on Dec 22, which would require players to report to their teams for training camps in less than a month – barely seven weeks after the end of the pandemic-disrupted previous season. The union... » read more
In his nine years here, Song Ui-young has carved a reputation for being a tenacious midfielder in the Singapore Premier League. This determination extends off the pitch as the 26-year-old South Korean finally became a Singapore permanent resident in May on his third attempt, with the support of Sport Singapore and the Football Association of... » read more
LOS ANGELES • Australian Adam Scott has withdrawn from the Zozo Championship after testing positive for Covid-19, the PGA Tour said on Wednesday. Scott, the winner of 14 PGA Tour titles, last competed in last month’s US Open and was expected to be among the biggest names at the tournament, which started yesterday and was... » read more
LONDON • Ole Gunnar Solskjaer declared Manchester United’s season “starts today” after Bruno Fernandes and “inspirational” Harry Maguire enjoyed sweet moments of redemption in their side’s 4-1 win at Newcastle on Saturday. Solskjaer’s side suffered a humiliating 6-1 defeat against Tottenham at Old Trafford just before the international break. But they made partial amends for... » read more
Strict safety protocols will be implemented on match days when the Singapore Premier League (SPL) resumes on Saturday after a suspension of more than 200 days due to the coronavirus pandemic. At a virtual meeting with officials from the nine clubs yesterday, the Football Association of Singapore (FAS) disclosed these measures – as advised by... » read more