Football: Arsenal cruise to 3-0 win over Southampton

LONDON (REUTERS) – Arsenal weathered storms on and off the pitch before coasting to a 3-0 Premier League win over Southampton on Saturday (Dec 11) as boss Mikel Arteta dropped captain Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang from the match-day squad for disciplinary reasons. Before kickoff, Arteta was tight-lipped as he explained that Aubameyang’s absence was due to a... » read more

Football: Konsa on song as Villa come back to beat Leicester 2-1

BIRMINGHAM (REUTERS) – Defender Ezri Konsa scored twice as Aston Villa came back from a goal down to beat Leicester City 2-1, rising above them to 10th spot in the Premier League table on goal difference on Sunday (Dec 5) after a pulsating encounter. Harvey Barnes squeezed the ball through Konsa’s legs to open the... » read more

Football: Newcastle finally get first win with victory over Burnley

NEWCASTLE, ENGLAND (REUTERS) – Newcastle United finally ended their season-long wait for a win, beating bottom-three rivals Burnley 1-0 at St James’ Park in the Premier League on Saturday (Dec 4) thanks to a 40th-minute goal from Callum Wilson. An error by Burnley keeper Nick Pope gifted Newcastle the goal and their first victory in... » read more

Football: West Ham end Liverpool’s unbeaten run with memorable win

LONDON (REUTERS) – West Ham United showed that their place in the Premier League’s top four was fully warranted as they outmuscled Liverpool for a memorable 3-2 victory at a rocking London Stadium on Sunday (Nov 7). Victory for high-flying West Ham ended Liverpool’s club record 25-match unbeaten run in all competitions and lifted them... » read more

Football: Chelsea and City on fire, Everton implode

MANCHESTER, ENGLAND (REUTERS) – Premier League leaders Chelsea hammered bottom club Norwich City 7-0 at Stamford Bridge on Saturday (Oct 23) and Manchester City cruised to a 4-1 win at Brighton & Hove Albion, while Everton collapsed to a shock 5-2 defeat at home to Watford. England international Mason Mount struck a hat-trick for Chelsea... » read more

Football: Ansu Fati agrees six-year Barcelona contract

BARCELONA (AFP) – Ansu Fati has extended his contract with Barcelona until 2027, the club announced on Wednesday (Oct 20), shortly after their 1-0 victory over Dynamo Kiev in the Champions League. Fati, who has recently returned after almost a year out with a knee injury, will have a release clause in his new deal... » read more

Football: Brentford deny Liverpool in six-goal share of the spoils

BRENTFORD, UNITED KINGDOM (AFP) – Liverpool twice blew the lead as a thrilling 3-3 draw at Brentford on Saturday (Sept 25) saw Jurgen Klopp’s men edge just one point clear at the top of the Premier League. Defeats for Chelsea and Manchester United earlier in the day propelled Liverpool to the top of the table... » read more

Football: Mourinho suffers first defeat as Roma boss at Verona

VERONA (REUTERS) – Jose Mourinho suffered his first defeat since returning to coach in Italy as his AS Roma side were beaten 3-2 by Hellas Verona in a thrilling Serie A encounter on Sunday (Sept 19). A stunning volley from Verona captain Marco Faraoni proved decisive, ending Roma’s 100 per cent start to the Serie... » read more

Football: Villa end Everton’s unbeaten start with 3-0 win

BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND (REUTERS) – Aston Villa ended Everton’s unbeaten start to the Premier League season with three unanswered goals in nine second-half minutes at Villa Park on Saturday (Sept 18). The game had been drifting towards a goalless draw until the 66th minute, when Matty Cash fired Villa ahead with his first goal for the... » read more

Football: City’s Guardiola wants Grealish to develop goalscorer’s instinct

MANCHESTER, UNITED KINGDOM (AFP) – Pep Guardiola believes Jack Grealish can match the goalscoring feats of Raheem Sterling at Manchester City if he works on developing the same instinct to get into the box. Grealish scored his first goal for the English champions since his Premier League record £100 million (S$180 million) move from Aston... » read more

Football: Leicester beat Chelsea to claim first FA Cup

LONDON (REUTERS) – Leicester won the FA Cup for the first time in the club’s 137-year history on Saturday (May 15) as Youri Tielemans’s sensational strike beat Chelsea 1-0 in front of 22,000 fans at Wembley. The largest crowd for a sports event in England since the coronavirus pandemic hit 14 months ago were treated... » read more

Football: Red-hot Iheanacho seals Leicester fightback to sink Palace

LEICESTER (AFP) – Leicester strengthened their grip on third place in the Premier League as Kelechi Iheanacho’s superb strike capped a spirited fightback in Monday’s (April 26) 2-1 win against Crystal Palace. Brendan Rogers’ side trailed to Wilfried Zaha’s first half goal at the King Power Stadium. But Timothy Castagne equalised soon after the interval... » read more

Football: Teenager Knauff bags first goal to give Dortmund 3-2 Bundesliga win

STUTTGART, GERMANY (REUTERS) – Borussia Dortmund teenager Ansgar Knauff fired in an 80th-minute winner for his first professional goal to give his team a 3-2 victory at VfB Stuttgart on Saturday (April 10) and maintain their slim hopes of a top-four finish. Germany youth international Knauff, in his third league appearance, picked up the ball... » read more

Football: Kroos-Benzema connection helps Real beat Celta

VIGO, SPAIN (REUTERS) – Real Madrid forward Karim Benzema twice combined with Toni Kroos to continue his insatiable scoring run as the visitors earned a 3-1 win over Celta Vigo on Saturday (March 20) to move within three points of La Liga leaders Atletico Madrid. Benzema curled a shot into the bottom corner to give... » read more