LONDON (AFP) – Chelsea have announced supporters will be allowed to attend board meetings from July after the club’s involvement in the failed European Super League plan. Chelsea were one of the 12 teams who signed up to the Super League, only to pull out 48 hours later after a furious backlash from across football.... » read more
NEW YORK (AFP) – Pine Valley Golf Club, a men-only private enclave since its founding in 1913, has voted to allow women memberships and unrestricted play, Golf Digest reported on Saturday (May 1). The club, located in the New Jersey suburbs of Philadelphia, has a layout that Golf Digest has ranked as the top course... » read more
LONDON (REUTERS) – Daniel Ek, the chief executive officer and founder of music streaming service Spotify, said on Friday (April 23) that he would be interested in buying Premier League club Arsenal if under-fire American owner Stan Kroenke wanted to sell the north London outfit. Thousands of Arsenal fans gathered outside Emirates Stadium ahead of... » read more
MANCHESTER, ENGLAND (REUTERS) – Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola described striker Sergio Aguero as “irreplaceable” and backed the 32-year-old Argentine to finish his career at the Premier League club on a high. City said on Monday that their all-time top scorer, who has netted 257 goals in 384 appearances and won four Premier League titles,... » read more
SINGAPORE – Trekking Bukit Timah Hill may fall far short of their aspirations, but National University of Singapore’s (NUS) mountaineering club members will have to make do with the 163.63m peak – Singapore’s tallest – until travel restrictions lift. The club, which started in 2001, has seen over 300 members pass through its ranks over... » read more
KUALA LUMPUR (AFP) – Tunku Ismail Sultan Ibrahim, crown prince of Johor said Friday (March 19) he is eyeing a stake in English Premier League side Manchester United, just weeks after triggering speculation of a takeover bid for Spanish club Valencia. During a press conference, the 36-year-old said that he was “open to any shares... » read more
SINGAPORE – With a desire to “expand my empire, open my wings and seek new challenges”, could the Crown Prince of Johor soon be taking over Spanish football club Valencia from his friend, Singaporean billionaire Peter Lim? On Tuesday (March 2), Tunku Ismail Sultan Ibrahim, who also owns Malaysian Super League champions Johor Darul Ta’zim,... » read more
BARCELONA • Barcelona coach Ronald Koeman rallied behind Lionel Messi after the Argentinian star delivered a vintage performance in Sunday’s 2-1 La Liga home win over Athletic Bilbao, hours after full details of the captain’s lucrative contract were published in the Spanish media. The 33-year-old hit his 650th goal for the Catalans with a free... » read more
Blatter warded but not critical GENEVA • Former Fifa president Sepp Blatter has been taken to hospital, a Swiss newspaper said on Thursday, but it stressed that the disgraced official’s life was not in danger. Blick quoted his daughter Corinne Blatter Andenmatten as saying that the 84-year-old is “getting better every day but needs time... » read more
SINGAPORE – The former president of Serangoon Gardens Country Club, who sued a former employee and her supervisor for defamation after she filed a work complaint against him, has lost his case in the High Court. Mr Terrence Fernandez alleged that Ms Genevieve Lim Shao Ying, who was the club’s membership relations manager, had conspired... » read more
PARIS • Paris Saint-Germain yesterday finally confirmed the sacking of coach Thomas Tuchel, who had been at the club since 2018, but did not name his successor, widely reported to be former Tottenham boss Mauricio Pochettino. The German was fired by the French treble winners on Christmas Eve, four months after leading them to their... » read more
LONDON • Newcastle United’s game at Aston Villa tomorrow has been postponed due to a “significant increase” in positive Covid-19 tests at the club, the Premier League outfit said on Tuesday. “Several Newcastle United players and staff members are now self-isolating at home after returning positive test results in recent days,” a club statement said.... » read more
LONDON • The Fifa Club World Cup, originally planned for December, will now be held from Feb 1 to 11 in Doha, Qatar, organisers said on Tuesday. The tournament brings together the six continental champions and the hosts, with Champions League winners Bayern Munich the first to qualify. Last season’s tournament saw Liverpool beat Brazilian... » read more
MANCHESTER, ENGLAND (REUTERS) – The Fifa Club World Cup, originally planned for December, will now be held from Feb 1 to Feb 11 in Doha, Qatar, organisers Fifa said on Tuesday (Nov 17). The tournament brings together the six continental champions from across the world, with European Champions League winners Bayern Munich the first to... » read more