Pep showers praise on 'Incredible' CityLONDON • Over to you, Liverpool. In a title race where there is so little margin for error, a fifth straight Premier League victory for Manchester City, courtesy of Riyad Mahrez's second-half goal, means the champions put the onus back on the Reds ahead of the Merseyside derby.It...

Change in Thai coach a game changerAL-AIN (United Arab Emirates) • Thailand looked in disarray when they sacked their coach one game into the Asian Cup but are now dreaming of greater things, inspired by their very own Messi.Milovan Rajevac's dismissal following the shock 4-1 Group A opening loss to India appeared to...

Champions League 2019 final: Two sides, one shared ethosIt was October 2015, it was Jurgen Klopp's first game as Liverpool manager and it was a 0-0 draw with Mauricio Pochettino's evolving Tottenham.Then, they were 10th and seventh respectively in the Premier League. Almost four years later, they meet again as Europe's...

Football: Fulham sunk by two own goals at BurnleyBURNLEY, England (REUTERS) - Burnley beat Fulham 2-1 at Turf Moor on Saturday (Jan 12) thanks to two own goals to make it three straight league wins for Sean Dyche's side and leave the visitors deep in relegation danger.The Clarets won without a single shot of their own...

Football: Australian female players to earn same base pay as menSYDNEY (AFP) - Australia's professional female footballers secured a landmark pay rise on Friday (June 7) that will see them receive the same minimum wage as their male counterparts in a win for gender equality.Under a new collective bargaining agreement unveiled...

Search for missing plane called offLONDON • Rescuers yesterday ended their search for the plane carrying Premier League footballer Emiliano Sala, which disappeared over the English Channel on Monday, saying there was little chance anyone on board had survived.Sala, Cardiff City's new signing, and the pilot David Ibbotson...