Football: Guardiola salutes 'incredible' Man CityLONDON (AFP) - Pep Guardiola hailed his "incredible" Manchester City stars as they swept back to the top of the Premier League with a 2-0 win at Fulham on Saturday (March 30).First half goals from Bernardo Silva and Sergio Aguero moved Guardiola's side one point clear of...

Kepa 'should be sacked'LONDON • For Chelsea, the mutiny. For Manchester City, the bounty. A humdrum League Cup final won 4-3 on penalties by City after a goal-less finish will be remembered more for the dramatic events late on in extra time.Chelsea goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga refused to leave the field when summoned...

Korenaga wants to build bridgesHe has seen how Chanathip Songkrasin's J1 League move has opened doors to the Japanese professional ranks for Thai players, as well as for Consadole Sapporo to market in Thailand.With his appointment as president of J2 League side Albirex Niigata earlier this month, Albirex Niigata (Singapore)...

Take leap abroad, but with eyes openA winger with a nose for goals, Singapore international Faris Ramli smelled a rat when he signed a one-year deal with Malaysian Premier League (MPL) club Perlis, worth more than US$100,000 (S$136,000), last month.He was promised an apartment, but had to put up in a hotel in Kuala Lumpur,...

Football: Leeds manager Bielsa admits sending spy to Derby ahead of match(REUTERS) - Leeds United manager Marcelo Bielsa has admitted sending a member of his coaching staff to spy on Derby County ahead of their Championship (second-tier) match on Friday (Jan 11), which Leeds won 2-0.Derby said earlier that local police...

Football: Arsenal edge past 10-man Watford, move into top fourLONDON (AFP) - Arsenal moved into the Premier League top four, but made hard work of seeing off 10-man Watford 1-0 thanks to Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang's fortunate early opener on Monday (April 15).Aubameyang profited from an error by Watford goalkeeper Ben Foster...

Kovac's Bayern job safe: RummeniggeBERLIN • Bayern Munich chief executive officer Karl-Heinz Rummenigge has all but confirmed Niko Kovac's position was safe after the Bundesliga champions secured the domestic double with a 3-0 victory over RB Leipzig in the German Cup final on Saturday.The Bayern coach has fought off...

Football: Recovering Pele set to return to Brazil on Monday, says adviserPARIS (AFP) - Brazilian football legend Pele, who has been in hospital in Paris, will return to Brazil on Monday, his adviser told AFP on Saturday (April 6)."We're going back to Sao Paulo on Monday," said the adviser, without providing any more details.The...