Spurs self-destructENGLISH PREMIER LEAGUEBournemouth 1 Tottenham 0LONDON • Tottenham are not making things easy in their quest for a top-four Premier League finish.On a madcap afternoon yesterday at Bournemouth, they played for 42 minutes with nine men, after seeing Son Heung-min and substitute Juan Foyth sent off, and...

Football: Ikhsan Fandi focused on task as he begins Norway adventureSingapore's Ikhsan Fandi has vowed to make an impact in Norway, after signing a two-year contract with Norwegian second-tier team Raufoss on Saturday.The deal, worth a few thousand euros a month, made the 19-year-old the first local-born Singaporean international...

Football: Osako double saves the day for Japan in 3-2 Asian Cup win over TurkmenistanABU DHABI (AFP) - Yuya Osako netted a quickfire double as former champions Japan survived a scare to beat Turkmenistan 3-2 in their Asian Cup opener on Wednesday (Jan 9).The Blue Samurai reached the last 16 of last year's World Cup but...

Football: Oezil weds actress fiancee in luxury Istanbul hotelISTANBUL (DPA) - German World Cup winner Mesut Oezil married actress Amine Guelse at a luxury hotel in Istanbul on Friday (June 7) in a celebration that was attended by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.The sun was setting when Oezil, 30, and his fiancee...