Football: Home United claim Community Shield in 5-4 shoot-out win over Albirex NiigataSINGAPORE -Home United have started the 2019 Singapore Premier League (SPL) season on a positive note after beating defending champions Albirex Niigata 5-4 on penalties in the Community Shield on Saturday (Feb 23) evening .The match was...

Poor show but Emery backs MustafiLONDON • Unai Emery bizarrely insisted Shkodran Mustafi "has been consistent all season" after his abject display against Crystal Palace ensured the top-four race remained wide open.The Germany defender was culpable for all three goals as Arsenal were shocked 3-2 in the Premier League...

Football: Solskjaer hails impact of 'happy boy' PogbaMANCHESTER, United Kingdom (AFP) - Ole Gunnar Solskjaer believes Manchester United are now seeing the Paul Pogba he knows from his time in charge of the club's reserve team after the French World Cup winner scored twice in a 3-1 win over Huddersfield on Boxing Day.Solskjaer's...

Football: Solskjaer praises buccaneering Man United players after stylish winCARDIFF, United Kingdom (AFP) - Ole Gunnar Solskjaer praised his Manchester United players after they gave him the perfect start to his reign with a 5-1 victory at Cardiff just days after Jose Mourinho was sacked.Former United striker Solskjaer...

Football: Real Madrid end awful campaign with 12th league loss, benched Bale may have played last gameMADRID (REUTERS) - Real Madrid's harrowing season came to a fittingly miserable end on Sunday (May 19) as they slumped to a staggering 12th La Liga defeat, losing 2-0 at home to Real Betis as many fans left the stadium...

Spurs' new stadium no big deal: De BruyneLONDON • Kevin de Bruyne has rubbished suggestions that Tottenham's new 62,000-capacity ground could influence the outcome of the first leg of their Champions League quarter-final against Manchester City.Speaking ahead of their visit to the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium today, the...

Football: Argentina, Chile, Paraguay and Uruguay to present joint 2030 World Cup bidSANTIAGO (AFP) - Argentina, Chile, Paraguay and Uruguay are to submit a joint bid to host the 2030 World Cup, Chile's President Sebastian Pinera announced on Thursday (Feb 14).Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay had already submitted a joint...

Football: Aguero returns for Man City's Champions League showdown against SpursLONDON (AFP) - Sergio Aguero was fit to take his place in Manchester City's starting line-up for their Champions League quarter-final first leg at Tottenham on Tuesday (April 9).Aguero had missed City's last two matches against Cardiff and Brighton...