Guardiola expects twists in title raceLONDON • While Manchester City are back on top of the Premier League - at least until Saturday - manager Pep Guardiola is not expecting anything like a repeat of last season's procession to the title.After a 2-0 win at Everton on Wednesday, courtesy of strikes from Aymeric Laporte...

Real's woes compounded by Bale's latest injuryVILLARREAL (Spain) • Real Madrid coach Santiago Solari believes losing his star forward Gareth Bale to injury midway through his team's LaLiga match at Villarreal cost his side victory.The European champions endured a frustrating start to the new year on Thursday as they...

Football: My players must want the ball, says new Lions coach Tatsuma YoshidaSINGAPORE - He envisions a pacy and attacking brand of football for the Lions, and new national coach Tatsuma Yoshida was quick to emphasise this philosophy to his players during his first training session on Monday (June 3).The workout at the...

Klopp needs to fire up his midfieldersThree weeks ago, Georginio Wijnaldum scored a delicate, delightful lob against Bournemouth.If it was an early contender for Liverpool's Goal of 2019 award, it is the only candidate for one title: it is the only goal their midfielders have scored in this calendar year.Over the season,...

Banks in safe handsThe coffin of England's World Cup-winning goalkeeper Gordon Banks being carried to the Stoke Minster church by four goalkeepers representing his three former clubs and England: Stoke's Jack Butland, Chesterfield's Joe Anyon, Leicester's Kasper Schmeichel, and Joe Hart. Yesterday, crowds of mourning fans...