Football: We are all Koulibaly: Napoli fans don masks to support racism victimMILAN (AFP) - Thousands of Napoli fans showed their support for Senegalese defender Kalidou Koulibaly who was subjected to racist chanting at Inter Milan in midweek by wearing masks and holding up his picture before their team's Serie A game...

Football: Retired Lions defender Baihakki Khaizan salutes Kadir Yahaya and Raddy Avramovic for 'saving his career'SINGAPORE - Most of his National Football Academy Under-17 team-mates were promoted to form the first batch of Young Lions in 2003, but Baihakki Khaizan was left out because he had not played much of the previous...

Football: Arrizabalaga dropped as Chelsea beat Tottenham 2-0LONDON (REUTERS) - Chelsea put their tumultuous League Cup final defeat behind them to revive their top-four hopes with a 2-0 victory over stuttering Tottenham Hotspur at Stamford Bridge on Wednesday (Feb 27).Under-pressure manager Maurizio Sarri made the bold...

Football: Spain court acquits former Barcelona club president and five others of money launderingMADRID (AFP) - A Spanish court on Wednesday (April 24) acquitted former Barcelona club president Sandro Rosell, who spent nearly two years in pre-trial custody, of money laundering.Rosell, his wife and four others, were accused...

Football: Spain in charge in Euro qualifying quest after beating Sweden 3-0MADRID (REUTERS) - Spain made it four wins out of four and took full control of their Euro 2020 qualifying group by seeing off closest challengers Sweden 3-0 at home on Monday (June 10) after overpowering their opponents in the second half.Captain...

Football: Real Madrid, Atletico close in on BarcelonaMADRID (AFP) - Karim Benzema shot Real Madrid to within two points of La Liga leaders Barcelona with the winner in a scrappy 1-0 win over Rayo Vallecano, while countryman Antoine Griezmann fired a brace in a 3-2 win over Real Valladolid to take Atletico Madrid level...

Football: Arsenal's Lacazette free to face Rennes as Uefa cuts banLONDON (REUTERS) - Arsenal's Alexandre Lacazette is eligible to play in Thursday's Europa League last 16 second-leg clash against Rennes after his three-match ban was reduced to two games, Uefa said on Tuesday (March 12).The French striker was shown a red...

Football: Bale penalty gives below-par Real win at LevanteVALENCIA (REUTERS) - Real Madrid's Gareth Bale came off the bench and coolly converted a penalty to secure a 2-1 win at Levante in La Liga on Sunday (Feb 24) as the European champions rode their luck to stay within nine points of leaders Barcelona.Real came under...

Football: Can fading force Jose Mourinho deny Liverpool's title march again?Sometimes the king has fallen so far that the best he can do is to become the kingmaker. Embroiled in a battle for sixth, Jose Mourinho will not win his fourth Premier League title this season. But, for the second time, he could play a pivotal...

Football: Kane included in England's Nations League squad despite injuryENGLAND (REUTERS) - England captain Harry Kane has been included in Gareth Southgate's squad for June's Nations League finals despite an ankle injury, the Football Association said on Thursday.Kane, who has not played since sustaining the injury in...

Football: 'We never give up', says Son, as he hails gritty SpursLONDON (AFP) - Son Heung-Min saluted Tottenham's fighting spirit as they shrugged off Harry Kane's injury blow to beat Manchester City 1-0 in the first leg of their all-English Champions League quarter-final on Tuesday (April 9).Son was Tottenham's hero as...