Football: Singapore beat Solomon Islands 4-3 in Tatsuma Yoshida's first game in chargeSINGAPORE - If the main aim of the Singapore's international friendly against Solomon Islands was to ensure their new coach Tatsuma Yoshida started his tenure with a win, the Lions got the job done. Barely, with a 4-3 win at the National...

Afghanistan FF staff promised women players spots on team in exchange for sexKABUL • Representing Afghanistan internationally should have been the highlight of Khalida Popal's career as a professional footballer, but life in the strife-torn country is never that simple.It has been seven years since she was forced to...

Football: Kane starts for Tottenham in Champions League finalMADRID (AFP) - Harry Kane returned from almost two months out with injury to start for Tottenham in the Champions League final against Liverpool on Saturday (June 1).Kane has not played since damaging ankle ligaments in the first leg of the quarter-finals against...

Football: Late Ronaldo goal foils TorinoTURIN, Italy (REUTERS) - Cristiano Ronaldo headed a late equaliser to deny Torino their first win away to neighbours Juventus for 24 years as the two sides drew 1-1 in Serie A on Friday (May 3).Sasa Lukic stunned the recently-crowned Serie A champions by capitalising on a mistake...

Blues manager Maurizio Sarri hails Higuain-Hazard partnershipLONDON • Maurizio Sarri has tried everything this season in a bid to solve Chelsea's scoring woes from persisting with Olivier Giroud and Alvaro Morata despite their slump in form to playing Eden Hazard as a "false nine".But, until last month's arrival of Gonzalo...

Football: Silverware matters most to Emery as Arsenal aim to win for missing MkhitaryanBAKU (AFP) - Henrikh Mkhitaryan's Arsenal teammates stated their determination to win Wednesday's Europa League final against Chelsea in Baku for the absent Armenian star, as Gunners boss Unai Emery told his team to focus on winning...

Football: Mohamed Salah retains African award to seal great day for EgyptDAKAR (AFP) - Mohamed Salah completed a memorable day for Egyptian football by retaining his African Player of the Year title in Senegal on Tuesday (Jan 8).The 26-year-old Liverpool star finished first with club-mate Senegalese Sadio Mane and Arsenal...

Football: We might need 105 points to win EPL title, says Liverpool boss KloppWOLVERHAMPTON (REUTERS) - Jurgen Klopp said his Liverpool side may need to surpass Manchester City's record points total to win the Premier League after a 2-0 win at Wolverhampton Wanderers on Friday (Dec 21) guaranteed them top spot at Christmas.Goals...