Arsenal must be on Spurs' tail: EmeryLONDON • Unai Emery believes the opportunity to cut the gap to Tottenham to just one point in the Premier League will be a "big motivation" for his players ahead of tomorrow's north London derby.Arsenal warmed up for the clash at Wembley with a 5-1 home trouncing of Bournemouth, courtesy...

Football: Crystal Palace get crucial 1-0 win over Leicester CityLONDON (REUTERS) - Crystal Palace moved five points clear of the bottom three in the Premier League when Luka Milivojevic scored to give the south London club a 1-0 win over Leicester City on Saturday (Dec 15).Roy Hodgson’s side had suffered a nightmare...

Family, football grieving for SalaLONDON • Footballer Emiliano Sala's family were left to grieve yesterday after British authorities formally identified the Argentinian's body as the one recovered from the submerged wreckage of a plane that went down in the English Channel more than two weeks ago."We can now begin to...

Solari believes in VAR as Real claim slim win at AjaxAMSTERDAM • Real Madrid coach Santiago Solari has urged managers to trust in the video assistant referee after his team benefited from a controversial VAR decision at Ajax Amsterdam on Wednesday.The VAR was used by referee Damir Skomina in the 38th minute to rule out...

Sheikh Khaled sees Newcastle buy as an 'honour'LONDON • Newcastle owner Mike Ashley is negotiating the £350 million (S$612 million) sale of the Premier League club to Abu Dhabi billionaire Sheikh Khaled bin Zayed Al Nahyan.The news has produced much excitement on Tyneside but, despite reports in the Gulf it is a "done...