Football: Iran, Iraq power into Asian Cup knockout phaseABU DHABI (AFP) - Iran sank Vietnam and Iraq beat Yemen as the neighbours and arch-rivals powered into the Asian Cup round of 16 on Saturday (Jan 12) ahead of their highly anticipated group decider next week.Sardar Azmoun struck both goals in Iran's 2-0 win in Abu...

Emery won't shift blame to men for Wolves debacleLONDON • Unai Emery refused to give up on Arsenal's Champions League qualification hopes after seeing his men embarrassed by Wolves in a 3-1 Premier League defeat at Molineux on Wednesday.Ruben Neves, Matt Doherty and Diogo Jota all scored in the first half to condemn...

Son helps South Korea to win Asian Cup groupA day after injured top scorer Harry Kane was ruled out till March, Tottenham's other in-form man Son Heung-min showed what Spurs would be missing during his absence owing to the Asian Cup. Handed the captain's armband, the South Korean revitalised the Taeguk Warriors with two...

Spain wasteful but Enrique happy with chances createdVALENCIA • Spain coach Luis Enrique has played down his team's profligacy in their Euro 2020 opening qualifier against Norway by taking solace in how many chances they created at the Mestalla.National daily AS was far from bowled over by the 2-1 win on Saturday, labelling...

'Best league, worst officials': Warnock rages over Cardiff's controversial defeatCARDIFF (AFP) - Cardiff manager Neil Warnock admitted he was so angry with his side's controversial defeat against Chelsea that he might play a weakened team at Manchester City on Wednesday (April 3).Warnock was furious that Chelsea defender...

Football: Ozil leads five-star Arsenal past BournemouthLONDON (AFP) - Mesut Ozil made the most of being handed a rare start by Arsenal boss Unai Emery as the German masterminded a 5-1 victory over Bournemouth on Wednesday (Feb 27) to keep the Gunners in pole position for a top-four finish in the Premier League.Ozil opened...

Football: Liverpool's Klopp fined over referee commentsLONDON (AFP) - Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp was fined £45,000 (S$80,000) by the Football Association on Thursday (Feb 21) for suggesting referee Kevin Friend had favoured West Ham in his side's 1-1 draw at the London Stadium earlier this month.Klopp, whose side...