S'pore coaches work wondersFrom relegation candidates to I-League champions in a year, Chennai City proved there are more to football miracles than just Leicester City's stunning English Premier League triumph in 2016.In achieving the improbable, head coach Akbar Nawas and his assistant K. Balagumaran also showed that...

Focused Spurs bank on beliefLONDON • Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino says his players are "still in a dream" after reaching the Champions League semi-finals in dramatic fashion, but expects his side to be ready for today's crucial Premier League clash against Manchester City.Spurs lost 4-3 in a classic encounter...

Football: Newcastle get extra-time win over Blackburn, Stoke fall to Shrewsbury in FA Cup 3rd-round replaysLONDON (REUTERS) - Newcastle beat Blackburn Rovers 4-2 after extra time, while Championship side Stoke City threw away a two-goal lead as they suffered a shock 3-2 home defeat by third-tier Shrewsbury Town in English...

Football: Man City surge clear through Sterling as Spurs sufferLONDON (REUTERS) - Raheem Sterling's hat-trick in Manchester City's 3-1 win over Watford lifted the champions four points clear at the top of the Premier League after Tottenham Hotspur's challenge faltered again with a 2-1 loss at Southampton on Saturday (March...

Speed is key for SocceroosSYDNEY • Australia are banking on pace and versatility up front to win back-to-back Asian Cups as they embark on a new era without stalwarts Tim Cahill and Mile Jedinak.The Socceroos are a different beast to Ange Postecoglou's team that beat South Korea in extra time to lift the trophy at home...

Solskjaer trusts De GeaLONDON • David de Gea is going through a bad run but, if anyone at Manchester United has earned the right to be forgiven for a few dodgy games, then it is the Spanish goalkeeper - at least in the eyes of his manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.Solskjaer insisted, ahead of tomorrow's home game against...

Football: Returning Real Madrid hero Zinedine Zidane faces rebuilding jobMADRID (REUTERS) - Real Madrid favourite Zinedine Zidane returned for a second spell as coach on Monday (March 11) with plans to rebuild the Spanish football giants, who have fallen into crisis since he left in May after winning an unprecedented third...

Football: Sven cancels dinner as China beat 'Street Dogs' 3-0 at Asian CupABU DHABI (AFP) - Sour Swede Sven-Goran Eriksson scrapped dinner plans with old foe Marcello Lippi after China thrashed his Philippines side 3-0 on Friday (Jan 11) to reach the last 16 of the Asian Cup.China's star striker Wu Lei fired a brilliant...