St Gabriel's overcome the oddsWith a key defender suspended and their captain struggling with an injury, St Gabriel's Secondary School's football teacher-in-charge Laura Huang was hardly confident ahead of the Schools National B Division boys' League Three final against Spectra Secondary School yesterday.To make things...

When rock and genius collidePORTO • An unstoppable force will meet an immovable object when Cristiano Ronaldo's Portugal clash with Virgil van Dijk's Netherlands for the inaugural Nations League title today.While there is a rare international trophy at stake, just as fascinating will be the head-to-head battle between...

We need to keep improving: Singapore football association chief Lim Kia TongIt has been a busy 24 months since Football Association of Singapore (FAS) president Lim Kia Tong and his team were elected, but he knows there can be no let up if the national football body hopes to be successful in its goal of lifting the game...

Match Of The Week: Home United's interim coach Noh Rahman is not resting on his laurelsSINGAPORE PREMIER LEAGUEAlbirex Niigata v Home UnitedJurong East Stadium, 5.30pmFormer national defender Noh Rahman got his coaching career in the Singapore Premier League (SPL) off to the best possible start on Wednesday after he guided...

Football: Shiotani fires Japan past Uzbeks, Qatar's Ali downs SaudisAL-AIN, United Arab Emirates (AFP) - Tsukasa Shiotani's sizzling winner kept Japan on top of their Asian Cup group on Thursday (Jan 17), while Oman scrambled into the knockouts in a pulsating finish to the tournament's first stage.In Abu Dhabi, Almoez...

Football: Porto go through in Champions League with extra time VAR penaltyPORTO (REUTERS) - Porto converted a penalty awarded following a VAR review three minutes from the end of extra time to beat AS Roma 3-1 and reach the Champions League quarter-finals after an epic finale on Wednesday (March 6).Fernando went down as...

EPL clubs opposed to European changesLONDON • Premier League clubs have come out fighting in the face of sweeping proposals to change the Champions League format, insisting they will "vigorously defend" the domestic game.The 20 teams issued a statement after a meeting in London on Friday when they were told of moves...

Europe progress spurs hope for league title: PochettinoLONDON • Mauricio Pochettino believes Tottenham should seek inspiration from an unlikely run to the last 16 of the Champions League to pose a Premier League title challenge.Despite the midweek exertions of drawing 1-1 away to Barcelona to progress in Europe, Spurs...

Play at 'world-class' level, Poch tells SpursLONDON • The star of the show was the stadium. It was as if Tottenham players were waiting until the second half when they were attacking the South Stand with its magnificent bank of 17,000 fans, before allowing themselves to feel at home, and Son Heung-min and Christian Eriksen...

Football: Chelsea cruise past Dynamo Kiev, towards Europa League quartersLONDON (AFP) - Chelsea dominated Dynamo Kiev to take control of their Europa League last-16 tie as goals from Pedro Rodriguez, Willian and Callum Hudson-Odoi earned the hosts a 3-0 win at Stamford Bridge on Thursday (March 7).The Londoners may well...

Low on a high after Germany's last-ditch win over DutchAMSTERDAM • Under-fire Joachim Low took the high road after Germany's last-gasp 3-2 victory over the Netherlands on Sunday, claiming he "did not see the win as an act of vindication".The coach has been under immense pressure after the national team's annus horribilis,...