Ikhsan goes for trial in NorwayAs he ushered in 2019 on Tuesday, local football starlet Ikhsan Fandi had only one New Year resolution - to earn a playing contract in Europe.Early this morning, just over a day after his older brother Irfan flew to join Thai League 2 club Bangkok Glass, the 19-year-old headed to Norway for...

Reds fired up for run-inLONDON • With seven Premier League matches left for Liverpool in the season, one would have expected Jurgen Klopp to deliver grand, rousing speeches when his players returned from the international break.There were none. Instead, it was right down to business at Melwood immediately and the manager...

Football: Neymar went home early for holidays 'with my permission', says PSG boss TuchelPARIS (AFP) - Neymar, who is already on holiday in Brazil, is skipping Paris Saint-Germain's last match of the year "with my permission", manager Thomas Tuchel told a press conference in Paris on Friday (Dec 21).PSG's star striker posted...

Copa America next for champs QatarABU DHABI • Coming from nowhere to win the Asian Cup is just part of Qatar's long road to their home World Cup in 2022.Felix Sanchez's team are keeping their expectations in check for the Copa America, the South American championship where they are guests along with Japan beginning in...

Football: Juventus' old guard bidding to finish job against Ajax kidsTURIN (AFP) - Cristiano Ronaldo will spearhead Juventus' old guard as they look to finish the job on Tuesday (April 16) against Ajax's impressive young guns in a quarter-final clash between two sides desperate to end years of Champions League heartbreak.Juventus...