Football: Man City late comeback stuns Schalke in Champions LeagueGELSENKIRCHEN, Germany (REUTERS) - Late goals from Leroy Sane and Raheem Sterling gave Manchester City a 3-2 win at Schalke 04 in their Champions League Round of 16 first leg on Wednesday (Feb 20) that put the English side in the driving seat.Substitute...

Football: 'Angry' Thomas Muller questions Joachim Low decision after Germany axeMUNICH (REUTERS) - Germany coach Joachim Low's decision to end Thomas Muller's international career has left the Bayern Munich midfielder "angry" and struggling to come to terms with the manner in which he received the news.Low said on Tuesday...

Football: Higuain completes Chelsea loan deal from JuventusLONDON (REUTERS) - Chelsea have completed the signing of Argentina striker Gonzalo Higuain, who will join the club on loan from Juventus until the end of the season, the Premier League club said on Wednesday (Jan 23).Higuain joins Chelsea after his year-long loan...

Football: Osako double saves the day for Japan in 3-2 Asian Cup win over TurkmenistanABU DHABI (AFP) - Yuya Osako netted a quickfire double as former champions Japan survived a scare to beat Turkmenistan 3-2 in their Asian Cup opener on Wednesday (Jan 9).The Blue Samurai reached the last 16 of last year's World Cup but...

Salah's out but Reds not giving upLONDON • The talk after last week's 3-0 Champions League humbling by Barcelona is that should Liverpool manage to claw back the deficit today, it would rival 2005's "Miracle of Istanbul".However, after Jurgen Klopp revealed that top scorer Mohamed Salah will miss the second leg of their...

Loss to Hungary not a tragedy: Croatia coachBUDAPEST • The signs were there after Croatia got their Euro 2020 qualifying campaign off to a shaky start with a "more difficult than expected" home win over minnows Azerbaijan last Friday.And those same bundle of nerves were again on display as Hungary ran out deserving 2-1...

Match Of The Week: Home United's interim coach Noh Rahman is not resting on his laurelsSINGAPORE PREMIER LEAGUEAlbirex Niigata v Home UnitedJurong East Stadium, 5.30pmFormer national defender Noh Rahman got his coaching career in the Singapore Premier League (SPL) off to the best possible start on Wednesday after he guided...

Kepa 'should be sacked'LONDON • For Chelsea, the mutiny. For Manchester City, the bounty. A humdrum League Cup final won 4-3 on penalties by City after a goal-less finish will be remembered more for the dramatic events late on in extra time.Chelsea goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga refused to leave the field when summoned...

Football: Ex-FAS general secretary Winston Lee withdraws candidacy for AFC exco seatSINGAPORE - Former Football Association of Singapore (FAS) general secretary Winston Lee withdrew his candidacy for one of nine seats on the executive committee members of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), just before the Asian football...

Football: Tampines Rovers stay true to playing style as they salvage 1-1 draw with Hanoi FC in AFC Cup tieSINGAPORE - Staring at defeat and with its game plan yet to bear fruit, it would have been tempting for Tampines Rovers to just hoof the ball long and hope for a lucky break.But the Stags stuck to their principle of...

Football: Manchester United move into Premier League's top four with 3-0 win at FulhamLONDON (REUTERS) - Manchester United rolled to their 10th win in 11 games under caretaker boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer with a 3-0 win at Fulham on Saturday (Feb 9), climbing into the top four in the Premier League for the first time since...

Football: Ronaldo seals Italian Super Cup for JuventusJEDDAH, Saudi Arabia (AFP) - Cristiano Ronaldo scored the only goal to hand Juventus their first trophy of the season with a 1-0 win over ten-man AC Milan in the Italian Super Cup on Wednesday (Jan 16) in Saudi Arabia.Ronaldo - signed by the Italian giants last year...

Football: Lukaku double inspires Man United to 3-1 win at PalaceLONDON (REUTERS) - Manchester United striker Romelu Lukaku rediscovered his finishing touch in fine fashion, scoring a superb goal in each half to help them to a 3-1 Premier League win at Crystal Palace on Wednesday (Feb 27).The victory stretched United caretaker...