Football: Advantage Atletico after hard-fought draw against Girona in Copa del ReyGIRONA, Spain (AFP) - Antoine Griezmann helped Atletico Madrid edge towards the quarter-finals of the Copa del Rey on Wednesday (Jan 9) as they took a valuable away goal from a 1-1 draw with Girona.Griezmann's early shot squirmed its way...

Football: Japan fight back to beat UzbekistanJapan celebrating Tsukasa Shiotani's strike from outside the box that gave the Samurai Blue a 2-1 comeback victory over Uzbekistan in their Asian Cup Group F match in Al Ain yesterday. Eldor Shomurodov's solo effort on 40 minutes, his fourth goal of the Cup, had given the Uzbeks...

Rose confident Spurs can cope without Kane and AlliLONDON • Danny Rose insists the feel-good factor sparked by their new Tottenham Hotspur Stadium will fuel their winning momentum against relegated Huddersfield today despite damaging injuries to Harry Kane and Dele Alli.Kane sustained a "significant lateral ligament...

Football: Kane 'proud' of England response to race jibes in Euro 2020 qualifierLONDON (AFP) - Harry Kane spoke on Thursday (March 28) of his pride at how his teammates dealt with being racially abused in Montenegro as he collected an award for "services to football" after leading England to the World Cup semi-finals.Racist...

Football: Late Ribery winner for Bayern over Leipzig cuts Dortmund's lead to six, Schalke slump furtherBERLIN (AFP) - A late goal from Franck Ribery fired Bayern Munich to a nervy 1-0 win over RB Leipzig on Wednesday (Dec 19), which saw the Bundesliga football champions move to within six points of league leaders Borussia...

Backline conundrum for Arsenal's Emery in Wolves' lairLONDON • Unai Emery is faced with a defensive dilemma that could make or break Arsenal's hopes of a top-four finish in their Premier League campaign.The Gunners travel to Wolves today having missed a chance on tightening their grip on a top-four finish ahead of at...

'Expired' Molde deal to ease way for SolskjaerLONDON • Manchester United caretaker manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has said that his contract at Norwegian club Molde may have expired, paving the way for him to take charge permanently at Old Trafford at the end of the season.He was loaned to the English Premier League club...

Tricky tie, but City can fend off WolvesLONDON • Pep Guardiola's revitalised Manchester City face a potentially tricky challenge at home to Wolves today (tomorrow morning Singapore time) as they attempt to cut the deficit to Premier League leaders Liverpool to four points.However, City have shown enough just two weeks...