Football: Liverpool stun Barcelona 4-0 in second leg to reach Champions League final with 4-3 aggregate winLIVERPOOL, England (REUTERS) - Liverpool produced one of the greatest comebacks in Champions League history to beat Barcelona 4-0 on Tuesday (May 7), overturning a three-goal first-leg deficit and advancing to their...

Football: Tampines Rovers sneak past Yangon United 4-3 to top AFC Cup Group FSINGAPORE - Tampines Rovers needed a three-goal salvo in the dying minutes in their last AFC Cup Group F match against Cambodia's Nagaworld FC to secure a 4-2 victory.On Wednesday night (May 1), the Singapore Premier League side endured another...

Football: Ryan Giggs hits back after Zlatan Ibrahimovic criticism of Man Utd 'Class of 92'LONDON (AFP) - Ryan Giggs has responded to Zlatan Ibrahimovic's criticism of the "Class of 92" by insisting players with "over 2,000 games between us" are entitled to have an opinion about Manchester United.Former United striker Ibrahimovic...

Football: Chelsea's success next season hinges on transfer ban being lifted, says former striker Jimmy Floyd HasselbainkSINGAPORE - Maurizio Sarri should be given more time as Chelsea manager, but the club's success next season will also depend greatly on whether it succeeds in getting a transfer ban lifted.That's the...

Football: Arsenal inflict first domestic defeat on Solskjaer to surge into top fourLONDON (AFP) - Ole Gunnar Solskjaer blamed Manchester United's lack of ruthlessness as the Norwegian suffered his first domestic defeat as caretaker manager in a 2-0 loss at Arsenal on Sunday (March 10).Granit Xhaka's early strike and Pierre...

Young Lions down, but not outSINGAPORE PREMIER LEAGUEHome United 2 Young Lions 1They gave as good as they got, but the Young Lions fell short as they lost 2-1 to Home United at the Bishan Stadium yesterday.Coach Fandi Ahmad said he was satisfied by another fighting display against a side tipped to challenge for the Singapore...

Fandis are a happy familyFandi Ahmad was a proud coach and father, after watching his Singapore Under-22 side deliver a composed 3-0 Merlion Cup win over the Philippines last night with his two sons among the goalscorers.The semi-final win sends the Young Lions into tomorrow's final against Thailand, who beat Indonesia...

Class of '92 dreaming big with Salford CityThey have won the Premier League as "kids" and conquered European football but taking Salford City up to the professional echelons of the English Football League (EFL) represents the biggest challenge for its famous owners.Based in Salford of Greater Manchester, the club were...

Football: Marouane Fellaini leaves Man United for Chinas ShandongLONDON (AFP) – Manchester United announced on Friday (Feb 1)  that midfielder Marouane Fellaini has left the club to join China’s Shandong Luneng on a permanent transfer.The Belgium international, 31, arrived at Old Trafford from Everton in August...

Football: Cheetahs turn to Lions to give them SPL boostThe bottom of the Singapore Premier League (SPL) table is a dark place but, with a flurry of signings, 2018 cellar dwellers Hougang United are hoping that the 2019 season will be a bright one.Experienced players, like Singapore international midfielders Zulfahmi Arifin...