Football: Brazil soccer star Pele hospitalised in Paris, RMC Sport reportsPARIS (REUTERS) - Brazil soccer great Pele was hospitalised in Paris late on Tuesday (April 2) with a strong fever but his condition is not life-threatening, RMC Sport reported.The 78-year-old was admitted as a precaution after attending an event...

Football: Tottenham's Eric Dier ruled out until 2019 after having appendix removed(REUTERS) - Tottenham Hotspur midfielder Eric Dier will miss the their festive fixtures after undergoing surgery to remove his appendix, the English Premier League club said on Sunday (Dec 16).Dier, who was an unused substitute in Tuesday's...

Belief can take United all the way: SolskjaerPARIS • This was the Manchester United of old, the United of Alex Ferguson, fighting till the final whistle and never giving up.This was the United of their glory days, playing with steel, with youth, and winning in Fergie time.Never before had a 2-0 home first-leg deficit...

Football: Liverpool ease past Bayern 3-1 to reach Champions League last eightMUNICH, Germany (REUTERS) - Sadio Mane scored twice to hand Liverpool a 3-1 victory at Bayern Munich on Wednesday (March 13) with a dominant performance that sent them through to the Champions League quarter-finals.After the last-16 first leg...

Spurs' drive to succeedLONDON • In 2016, Daniel Levy gave Mauricio Pochettino a Bentley Bentayga as a "sign of appreciation" to him for turning down Manchester United, who went on to appoint Jose Mourinho.With Tottenham having made history this season after reaching their first Champions League semi-final, one would...

Players to watchStipe Plazibat (Hougang United)The last time Stipe Plazibat played in Singapore in 2017, he scored 37 goals in 39 games for Home United in all competitions.The 29-year-old striker is no stranger to Hougang fans as the Cheetahs were the first Singapore team he signed for in 2016, when he scored 16 league...