Football: Leicester part company with Puel, Rodgers favourite to take over as manager in close season(REUTERS, AFP) - English Premier League side Leicester said on Sunday (Feb 24) that they have parted company with manager Claude Puel, with the club sitting 12th in the standings.The 57-year-old had been unable to get them...

Real blast VAR for not flagging penalty in 2-0 lossMADRID • A fuming Santiago Solari questioned the point of video technology after Real Madrid were denied what the coach called "a penalty every day of the week" in a shock 2-0 Spanish LaLiga home loss to strugglers Real Sociedad on Sunday.With Real trailing 1-0 in the...

Football: Young Lions beaten, but not discouraged, after SPL loss to Home UnitedSINGAPORE - They gave as good as they got, but the Young Lions fell short as they lost 2-1 to Home United at the Bishan Stadium on Saturday (April 6).Coach Fandi Ahmad said he was satisfied by another gallant display by his youngsters against...

Football: Son's South Korea survive Bahrain scare to reach Asian Cup quartersDUBAI (AFP) - Son Heung-min's South Korea needed an extra-time winner to beat world ranked 113th Bahrain 2-1 as they stumbled into the Asian Cup quarter-finals in unconvincing fashion on Tuesday (Jan 22).Kim Jin-su's diving header at the end of...

Football: Iran and Iraq qualify for last 16 with easy winsABU DHABI • Carlos Queiroz has warned that Iran can only get better, after Sardar Azmoun struck twice in the 2-0 win over Vietnam yesterday to ensure they qualified for the last 16 of the Asian Cup.Iraq joined them in the knockout stages by beating Yemen 3-0 in...

Football: Valencia chairman Murthy says King's Cup victory 'icing on the cake' to a fine seasonSINGAPORE - Their title drought has ended after more than a decade, and in just five seasons after taking over in 2014, Peter Lim's Valencia are entering their most successful era in recent years.On Saturday (May 25), the Spanish...

Football: Valencia to face Barca in Copa final after seeing off BetisVALENCIA (REUTERS) - Valencia set up a Copa del Rey showdown with Barcelona as they reached the final for the first time in 11 years by beating Real Betis 1-0 at a bouncing Mestalla on Thursday (Feb 28) where a second-half Rodrigo Moreno strike gave them...

A 'keeper you could always bank onLONDON • Pele has said that Gordon Banks' legendary save in the 1970 World Cup bound the two men together in a lasting friendship as he paid tribute to the former England goalkeeper who died aged 81 on Tuesday.The Brazilian legend said even now he cannot believe how Banks managed to...

FAS seeks to recover $3m from media rights firmMedia rights company MP & Silva's (MPS) Singapore office is being wound up, following the insolvency of its London headquarters in October owing to millions of pounds of debt.At stake for the Football Association of Singapore is the recovery of about $3 million in unpaid...