Reds not giving up yetLONDON • Liverpool face an uphill task to qualify for their second straight Champions League final but, even at 3-0 down, manager Jurgen Klopp believes the tie is not lost yet as "we have another game and our people will be there".Barcelona captain Lionel Messi orchestrated the Reds' heaviest defeat...

Football: Guardiola dismisses Klopp's claim that Man City have no weaknessesMANCHESTER, United Kingdom (AFP) - Pep Guardiola on Friday (Dec 21) dismissed Jurgen Klopp's suggestion that Manchester City are a team with no sign of weakness as the two battle for the Premier League title.Guardiola's City and Klopp's Liverpool...

Football: Manchester United sack Jose Mourinho, caretaker manager to be appointed till end of seasonLONDON (THE GUARDIAN, REUTERS) - Manchester United have sacked Jose Mourinho following Sunday's (Dec 16) defeat at Liverpool, ending a tenure that began in May 2016.A poor start to the Premier League season has seen United...

Football: Newport 'keeper Joe Day skips FA Cup celebrations after stunning Boro as wife goes into labour(REUTERS) - As tiny Welsh side Newport County celebrated a remarkable FA Cup triumph over Middlesbrough at Rodney Parade on Tuesday (Feb 5), goalkeeper Joe Day sprinted down the tunnel to be with his wife who had gone...

Ron's triple treat on a 'magical night'TURIN • Juventus have never before overturned a two-goal deficit at home in European competition, but then they never had Cristiano Ronaldo leading their attack.If the aim of buying the five-time World Player of the Year for €100 million (S$153 million) was to make a difference...

'Special' Watford can beat City: TroyLONDON • Despite English bookmakers installing Manchester City as the 7/19 odds-on favourites ahead of the FA Cup final on May 18, Troy Deeney has the utmost faith his Watford side are "going to show we can beat them".After achieving mission improbable on Sunday to win a semi-final...

Football: Everton ride luck for 2-0 victory at home to Bournemouth(REUTERS) - Everton avoided a third consecutive Premier League home defeat as Kurt Zouma's header and a late goal by Dominic Calvert-Lewin earned them a flattering 2-0 victory against Bournemouth at a rainy Goodison Park on Sunday (Jan 13).There were grumblings...

PFA award 'special' but van Dijk focused on BarcelonaLONDON • An unstoppable force will meet an unmovable object as Lionel Messi comes up against Virgil van Dijk tomorrow, with Liverpool travelling to Barcelona for the first leg of their Champions League semi-final.But, while the Netherlands skipper is relishing putting...