Football: Atletico earn comfortable win at struggling HuescaHUESCA (REUTERS) - Atletico Madrid eased the pain of their midweek Copa del Rey exit to Girona by strolling to a 3-0 win at basement club Huesca on Saturday (Jan 19), moving to within two points of La Liga leaders Barcelona.France defender Lucas Hernandez scored...

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: China all but confirmed as 2023 Asian Cup hosts after South Korea withdraws(Reuters) - China was all but confirmed as the host nation of the next Asian Cup tournament in 2023 after the only other bidders South Korea withdrew from the process.The Korean Football Association (KFA) notified the Asian Football Confederation...

Ronaldo's rape lawsuit reportedly droppedLOS ANGELES • A rape lawsuit against Juventus star Cristiano Ronaldo in the United States - that made headlines last year and sent the club's shares down 15 per cent - has been quietly dropped.A notice of voluntary dismissal was filed last month in Nevada state court in Las Vegas....

Football: Salah now in Emery's top five after PSG snubLONDON (AFP) - Arsenal manager Unai Emery believes Mohamed Salah is now among the world's top five players, despite failing to sign him when he was in charge of Paris Saint-Germain.The Gunners boss will be in opposition to the Liverpool forward when his Arsenal side...

Football: Solid and smart Bayern hold Liverpool at Anfield in Champions LeagueLIVERPOOL, England (REUTERS) - Bayern Munich showed all their Champions League experience and quality organisation as they held Liverpool to a 0-0 draw in the first leg of their last 16 match at Anfield on Tuesday (Feb 19).The result leaves it...

This is only the start for Reds: KloppMADRID • A first trophy in seven years for Liverpool, and a first win in seven finals for Jurgen Klopp.The European Cup headed back to Anfield for the sixth time yesterday and their manager is confident there is much more to come, warning the rest of football's big boys that "this...

FA Cup semi-finalists all from EPLMillwall goalkeeper David Martin fluffing a free kick from Brighton's Solly March in the fifth minute of stoppage time, which earned the English south coast side a 2-2 draw in their FA Cup quarter-final and forced extra time at the Den in London yesterday. The extra period failed to produce...