Can Sarri recover authority at Chelsea after Kepa incident?LONDON (AFP) - Kepa Arrizabalaga's extraordinary refusal to be substituted by Maurizio Sarri in Sunday's (Feb 24) League Cup final heaps the pressure on the beleaguered Chelsea boss as he desperately seeks consistency.The Spaniard twice required treatment late...

Football: Crystal Palace coup gives Hodgson's men comeback win at Manchester CityManchester City defender Kyle Walker sending Max Meyer flying to give away a penalty to Roy Hodgson's Crystal Palace in their Premier League game. Luka Milivojevic put it away to earn the visitors a 3-1 lead after 51 minutes. Ilkay Gundogan's...

Football: Sissoko unaware Tottenham had advanced to Champions League semis after Sterling goal disallowed(REUTERS) - Tottenham Hotspur's Moussa Sissoko did not realise his side had advanced to the Champions League semi-finals until a member of the coaching staff informed him in the dressing room that Manchester City's...

Qatar stun Japan 3-1 in final to win first Asian CupAlmoez Ali scoring with an overhead kick in the 12th minute to give Qatar the lead against Japan in yesterday's Asian Cup final at the Zayed Sports City Stadium in Abu Dhabi. His goal bettered Iranian Ali Daei's 1996 tally of eight goals at a single continental championship.Qatar,...

Football: London-born ex-Arsenal reserve Nico Yennaris makes China debut in 2-0 win over PhilippinesGUANGZHOU (AFP) - Nico Yennaris became the first foreign-born footballer to represent China when the former Arsenal reserve started in a 2-0 home win over the Philippines on Friday (June 7).The 26-year-old midfielder was...

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,...