Football: 10-man Arsenal slump in Rennes, Sevilla held in Europa LeagueRENNES, France (REUTERS) - Arsenal took an early lead but a red card for Sokratis Papastathopoulos changed the game as the Gunners slumped to a 3-1 defeat at Rennes on a night of tightly-contested Europa League last-16 first-leg ties on Thursday (March...

Youngest local SPL Coach, 33, unfazedHe earned the necessary certification to lead a professional local club six years ago. But the opportunity never came for Khidhir Khamis, until now.The 33-year-old will take the reins of Balestier Khalsa for the upcoming Singapore Premier League (SPL) season, after Tigers coach Marko...

Football: Wolves avenge FA Cup heartbreak with 2-1 win at WatfordLONDON (REUTERS) - Wolverhampton Wanderers got some revenge for a stinging FA Cup semi-final defeat by Watford as they beat them 2-1 in a lively Premier League clash on Saturday (April 27).They also stayed in contention for a Europa League berth, seventh...

Football: Jurgen Klopp defends changes as Wolves dump Liverpool out of FA CupWOLVERHAMPTON, UNITED KINGDOM (AFP) - Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp believes an early injury to defender Dejan Lovren highlighted why he chose to name a second-string side in bowing out of the FA Cup 2-1 to Wolves on Monday (Tuesday morning,...

Football: Samir Nasri completes West Ham move in return from doping ban(REUTERS) - West Ham United have signed free agent Samir Nasri until the end of the campaign with the French midfielder having completed an 18-month doping ban, the Premier League side said on Monday (Dec 31).The former Arsenal and Manchester City midfielder...

Football: Search for missing Cardiff City's Emiliano Sala resumes in English ChannelLONDON (REUTERS) - The search for Cardiff City's new football star, Emiliano Sala, resumed on Wednesday (Jan 23) 36 hours after the light aircraft he was flying on disappeared in the English Channel.Sala was flying from the French city...

Football: Ikhsan Fandi signs two-year deal with Norwegian clubFirst Fandi Ahmad, then V. Sundram Moorthy, and now Singapore has a third local-born Lion plying his trade in Europe.After a successful one-week trial, Ikhsan Fandi, the second son of local football legend Fandi, signed a two-year deal with Norwegian second-tier...

Football: Barca primed for gruelling 'Clasico' Cup tieBARCELONA (REUTERS) - Barcelona coach Ernesto Valverde has said his side's Copa del Rey semi-final clashes with Real Madrid will further exhaust his players at a pivotal moment in the season but will also provide a great spectacle for fans.Thirty-times winners Barcelona,...