Villans ascend into EPL heavenLONDON • Aston Villa are back in the big time, £170 million (S$296.8 million) richer and free from the demons that have tormented them since they lost in the play-off final 12 months ago.After three roller-coaster years in the Championship, the Villans returned to the Premier League after...

Football: 'Proud' Son sparks Koreans to Asian Cup win as Iran fire blanksABU DHABI (AFP) - An effervescent Son Heung-min inspired title-chasing South Korea to a comfortable 2-0 victory over China on Wednesday (Jan 16) to finish top of their Asian Cup group.Iran, joint favourites with the Koreans, also advanced as group...

Reds will 'attack as a team'LONDON • Neither Trent Alexander-Arnold nor Andrew Robertson has Lionel Messi's star power, but the buccaneering Liverpool full-backs could play just as vital a role as the Barcelona captain in the first leg of their Champions League semi-finals today.While Virgil van Dijk has hogged the spotlight...

Football: New favourites Liverpool face two stiff tests of title credentialsThe challenge is different for Liverpool. A weight of expectation invariably surrounds a club of their size and history, but now the equation has changed.Every team with a six-point lead at the halfway stage of a Premier League season have become...

We need to keep improving: Singapore football association chief Lim Kia TongIt has been a busy 24 months since Football Association of Singapore (FAS) president Lim Kia Tong and his team were elected, but he knows there can be no let up if the national football body hopes to be successful in its goal of lifting the game...

Football: Frankfurt oust Benfica to reach Europa League last fourFRANKFURT, Germany (REUTERS) - Eintracht Frankfurt beat Benfica 2-0 on Thursday (April 18) to overturn a 4-2 first leg deficit and advance to the Europa League last four on the away goal rule for their first European semi-final appearance in 39 years.Goals...

Football: Mbappe comment hinting at 'somewhere else' throws spanner into the works at PSGPARIS (REUTERS) - Despite Kylian Mbappe pledging his future to Paris St-Germain following yet another early Champions League exit in March, the France striker is now casting doubt on his intentions for next season.The 20-year-old added...

Football: Man City boss Guardiola says spying on other clubs is rife outside EnglandMANCHESTER, United Kingdom (AFP) - Pep Guardiola said on Friday (Jan 18) that clubs he has coached in the past were involved in spying on their opponents after Leeds boss Marcelo Bielsa admitted to using espionage tactics.The Manchester...