Football: Australian female players to earn same base pay as menSYDNEY (AFP) - Australia's professional female footballers secured a landmark pay rise on Friday (June 7) that will see them receive the same minimum wage as their male counterparts in a win for gender equality.Under a new collective bargaining agreement unveiled...

Football: Injury-hit Arsenal must revert to a back three to stifle City's wing wondersIt is a barometer of progress. Unai Emery's Arsenal bow was against Manchester City. Six months after City cruised to a 2-0 victory, they meet again at the Etihad Stadium tomorrow.While the champions' title chances were dented by Tuesday's...

Solskjaer effect has Pogba back in formLONDON • One of the reasons Ed Woodward appointed Ole Gunnar Solskjaer as Manchester United's interim manager was based on the belief that the Norwegian could get the best out of Paul Pogba.It was the former striker who gave a 16-year-old Pogba his debut for United's reserve team...

Football: Messi torments Liverpool with 600th Barca goal in 3-0 winBARCELONA (REUTERS) - Lionel Messi put Barcelona on the verge of the Champions League final with a devastating double in a 3-0 home win over Liverpool in the first leg of their last-four clash on Wednesday (May 1), taking his goal tally for the Catalans...

Football: 'Decisive' Messi downs Sevilla with 50th career hat-trickSEVILLE, Spain (REUTERS) - Lionel Messi scored his 50th career hat-trick to fire Barcelona to a 4-2 win at Sevilla on Saturday (Feb 23) after the champions had twice fallen behind, giving the Catalans a 10-point lead at the top of La Liga.Sevilla, who have...

Everton head a crucial week for United's top-four hopesLONDON • Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has five Premier League games left in the season to prove conclusively the club's hierarchy was not hasty in making him Jose Mourinho's permanent successor last month.After a spectacular start as caretaker manager,...