Football: Man United open talks with Rashford over new deal, reports sayLONDON (AFP) - Manchester United have opened talks with Marcus Rashford over a new and improved contract following the forward's impressive run of form under caretaker manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, reports said on Tuesday (Feb 5).The 21-year-old scored...

Osako double saves the day for JapanGROUP FJapan 3Turkmenistan 2ABU DHABI • Japan coach Hajime Moriyasu admitted that his side were lucky to survive a scare to beat Turkmenistan 3-2 in their Asian Cup opener yesterday.The Samurai Blue thrived at last year's World Cup in Russia, reaching the last 16 before they lost to...

Spurs paid the price for complacency: PochettinoLONDON • Mauricio Pochettino said Tottenham played with their hearts rather than their heads, as their title hopes were dealt a major blow after a stunning late collapse against Wolves on Saturday.A run of five straight Premier League victories combined with a mini-collapse...

Football: World Cup winner Buffon to leave PSGPARIS (AFP) - Gianluigi Buffon will leave Paris Saint-Germain this summer after it was agreed to not renew the former Italy captain's contract, the French champions announced on Wednesday (June 5)."Following joint discussions, Paris Saint-Germain and Gianluigi Buffon have agreed...

Football: Barcelona on a mission to right the wrongsBARCELONA • Clement Lenglet ought to be unscarred by Barcelona's Champions League failure last season, but disappointment reverberates around the club to the extent that he feels it too."You can just sense around the place there is this scar," he told Agence France-Presse....

Tigers mauled by DPMMBrunei DPMM's Belarusian striker Andrei Varonkou (arms raised) had plenty to celebrate yesterday, scoring five goals in his side's 7-1 thrashing of Balestier Khalsa in their Singapore Premier League (SPL) match at the Bishan Stadium. DPMM's other goals came from Australian Blake Ricciuto (27th and...

Emery Gunning for signingsLONDON • Unai Emery was pleased with the "progress and passion" of his young attackers after Arsenal's 3-0 FA Cup third-round victory against Blackpool on Saturday, but he also made no secret of his intention to bring in reinforcements during January's transfer window.The Gunners cruised to...

Football: Ferland Mendy set for Real move, says France coach DeschampsMADRID (REUTERS) - France coach Didier Deschamps said on Monday (June 10) that Olympique Lyonnais left-back Ferland Mendy will join Real Madrid.Spanish media reports said Real had agreed a fee of 55 million euros (S$85 million) for Mendy, who has made...

Afghanistan FF staff promised women players spots on team in exchange for sexKABUL • Representing Afghanistan internationally should have been the highlight of Khalida Popal's career as a professional footballer, but life in the strife-torn country is never that simple.It has been seven years since she was forced to...