Valencia to home in on Arsenal's poor away formVALENCIA • Francis Coquelin has warned his former club Arsenal that Valencia are ready to exploit their fragility on the road and pull off another stirring fightback in the Europa League semi-final today.The Spanish LaLiga side, who are owned by Singaporean billionaire Peter...

Football: Liverpool seal Christmas top spot as Salah and Van Dijk sink WolvesWOLVERHAMPTON, England (REUTERS) - Liverpool will spend Christmas on top of the Premier League after goals from Mohamed Salah and Virgil van Dijk earned them a 2-0 win at Wolves on Friday (Dec 21), opening up a four-point lead over second-placed...

Football: Chelsea allege a player suffered racial abuse at Dynamo Kiev in Europa League tieLONDON (REUTERS) - Chelsea have reported Dynamo Kiev to Uefa after one of their players was allegedly the target of racist abuse from home supporters during their Europa League last-16 second-leg victory in Kiev last week, the Premier...

Football: Neymar went home early for holidays 'with my permission', says PSG boss TuchelPARIS (AFP) - Neymar, who is already on holiday in Brazil, is skipping Paris Saint-Germain's last match of the year "with my permission", manager Thomas Tuchel told a press conference in Paris on Friday (Dec 21).PSG's star striker posted...

ST Young Star Award: Queensway Secondary's history-maker Putri Nur Syaliza keeps feet firmly on groundSINGAPORE - Along a corridor near the main office at Queensway Secondary School hangs a photograph of Putri Nur Syaliza. It leads to the school field, the arena of choice for the 15-year-old footballer.But she does not...

City must 'fight till the end' for titleLONDON • Manchester City have just won the League Cup last Sunday, but manager Pep Guardiola believes there is no time to rest as he urged his team to carry on the momentum in their bid to retain their Premier League title this season.City will host West Ham in the league today...