Football: Chelsea boss Sarri, under fire after limp loss to Manchester United, doesn't fear the sackLONDON (AFP) - Maurizio Sarri insists he isn't worried about being sacked as Chelsea manager despite his troubled side's lacklustre FA Cup surrender against Manchester United.The Italian faces a fight to save his job after...

Football: Mourinho avoids jail but hit by fine for tax fraud in SpainMADRID (AFP) - Ex-Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho has avoided jail for tax fraud as part of a deal with Spanish prosecutors revealed Tuesday (Feb 5) but will pay a fine of close to two million euros. The 56-year-old is accused of committing...

Football: Hazard hits Chelsea hundred in win at WatfordLONDON (AFP) - Eden Hazard scored his 100th and 101st Chelsea goals as Maurizio Sarri's men moved back into the Premier League top four by grinding out a 2-1 win at Watford on Wednesday (Dec 26).Two of the three goals came in first-half stoppage time as the Belgian's...

Football: Depay fires Dutch past Belarus in Euro 2020 qualifying openerROTTERDAM, NETHERLANDS (AFP) - Memphis Depay dazzled for the Netherlands with a brace and two assists as they cruised past Belarus 4-0 in their opening Euro 2020 qualifier on Thursday (March 21) despite having to play the final 20 minutes with 10 men.Depay...

Osako double saves the day for JapanGROUP FJapan 3Turkmenistan 2ABU DHABI • Japan coach Hajime Moriyasu admitted that his side were lucky to survive a scare to beat Turkmenistan 3-2 in their Asian Cup opener yesterday.The Samurai Blue thrived at last year's World Cup in Russia, reaching the last 16 before they lost to...

Football: Blackpool fan protests on roof of Arsenal team busBLACKPOOL, England (REUTERS) - Arsenal's team bus was briefly delayed on the way to their 3-0 FA Cup third round win at Blackpool on Saturday (Jan 5) after a home fan climbed onto its roof in protest at the Lancashire seaside club's owners.The fan was photographed...