Football: Makeshift Barca side beaten at Celta and lose Dembele to injuryVIGO (REUTERS) - Barcelona fell to their first La Liga defeat since November as the champions were beaten 2-0 at struggling Celta Vigo after making 11 changes but forward Ousmane Dembele suffered an injury setback ahead of Tuesday's Champions League...

Football: Other Gulf states could join Qatar in co-hosting 2022 World Cup if expanded to 48 teamsABU DHABI (Reuters) - The United Arab Emirates, Kuwait and Oman could stage some 2022 World Cup matches in order to hold an expanded event, if the countries have resolved their diplomatic dispute with tournament host Qatar,...

Time for Sanchez, Lukaku to shineLONDON • Caretaker boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has challenged Alexis Sanchez and Romelu Lukaku to step up for Manchester United after confirming that the injured Anthony Martial and Jesse Lingard will be out for up to three weeks.Forwards Martial and Lingard were forced off during last...

Reds can deal with defeat well: KloppLONDON • Jurgen Klopp is not concerned that Liverpool's dressing room morale might fall apart as a result of the narrow Premier League defeat at Manchester City last week.The Reds manager intends to make a number of changes for today's FA Cup third-round tie at Wolverhampton Wanderers,...

Fifa study to decide fate of 48-team World CupMIAMI • Qatari officials will meet Fifa's leadership in Miami today as world football's governing body kick-starts the possibility of expanding the 2022 World Cup and adding new host nations.Fifa's ruling council will discuss a feasibility study looking at a possible 48-team...

Football: Manchester United's Class of '92 have big dreams for Salford CitySINGAPORE - They have won the Premier League as "kids" and conquered European football but taking Salford City up to the professional echelons of the English Football League (EFL) represents the biggest challenge for its famous owners.Based in Salford...

Football: Aguero hat-trick fires Man City to 3-1 win over ArsenalMANCHESTER (REUTERS) - Sergio Aguero's hat-trick led Manchester City to a 3-1 win over Arsenal on Sunday (Feb 3) and back into second place in the Premier League, two points behind leaders Liverpool.The victory put the pressure on Liverpool ahead of their...

5 things to know about Liverpool's 4-0 Champions League win over Barcelona1. Liverpool are the first English club to reach consecutive Champions League finals since Manchester United in 2008 and 2009.The Reds lost 3-1 to Real Madrid in the 2018 Champions League final in Moscow, with Gareth Bale bagging a brace to give...

Football: West Ham's Michail Antonio scores winner as Spurs suffers first loss at new stadiumLONDON (AFP) - Mauricio Pochettino admitted his Tottenham stars are suffering from fatigue after they lost for the first time at their new stadium as Michail Antonio fired West Ham to a surprise 1-0 victory on Saturday (April 27).Pochettino's...

Football: Cristiano Ronaldo faces disciplinary hearing over goal celebrationZURICH (REUTERS) - Juventus forward Cristiano Ronaldo is facing disciplinary action for his celebration after one of the three goals he scored in last week's 3-0 win over Atletico Madrid in the Champions League.Uefa said the Portuguese would face...

Football: Shaw own goal gives Barca advantage over Man UnitedMANCHESTER, England (REUTERS) - Barcelona overcame a punchless Manchester United to take the upper hand in their Champions League quarter-final after Luke Shaw's own goal gave them a 1-0 first-leg victory at Old Trafford on Wednesday (April 10).Shaw deflected...