Football: Barcelona midfielder Sergio Busquets apologises to fans for exit, admits Liverpool 'were better'LONDON (REUTERS) - Barcelona midfielder Sergio Busquets apologised to the club's fans after his side were sent tumbling out of the Champions League semi-finals on Tuesday (May 7), losing 4-0 to a rampant Liverpool...

Eriksen demands strong finishLONDON • Tottenham have rediscovered the winning feeling just as their top-four rivals have faltered and victory against West Ham today would be a huge step towards Champions League qualification.Mauricio Pochettino's men, in third place, have won three of their past four Premier League games...

Football: Deulofeu hat-trick fires Watford to 5-1 win at CardiffLONDON (REUTERS) - Spaniard Gerard Deulofeu bagged a hat-trick as Watford hammered lowly Cardiff City 5-1 on Friday (Feb 22) to move up to seventh place in the Premier League.Deulofeu put Javi Gracia's side ahead in the 18th minute after a mistake from Cardiff...

Football: Man United legends thrash Bayern in 1999 charity rematchLONDON (AFP) - Ole Gunnar Solskjaer tormented Bayern Munich once again as the Manchester United manager scored in his club's 1999 treble winners' reunion on Sunday (May 26).Twenty years after Solskjaer scored the last-gasp winner that helped Alex Ferguson's...

Football: Messi penalty helps under-par Barca beat Real ValladolidBARCELONA (REUTERS) - Lionel Messi scored one penalty and missed another as Barcelona beat Real Valladolid 1-0 on Saturday (Feb 16) to open up a seven-point lead at the top of La Liga.The Catalans played far below their vibrant best but were not troubled...

City want to co-own team in MalaysiaKUALA LUMPUR • The owners of Premier League champions Manchester City are eyeing a stake in a Malaysian team to add to their portfolio of clubs, a Malaysian sports official revealed yesterday.Ferran Soriano, chief executive officer of the City Football Group (CFG), bankrolled by Sheikh...