'Classic' United back to good Ole daysLONDON • By now, it has become a familiar sight: Ole Gunnar Solskjaer hugging his staff, applauding his players and celebrating a goal.Quick, incisive football, willing to take on anyone and, up till now, always coming out on top.The caretaker manager continues to revive Manchester...

Football: Liverpool's players must fight for the Premier League title with every fibre of their being, says KloppLIVERPOOL (REUTERS) - Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has urged his players to give "every fibre of their bodies" in the battle for the Premier League title.Manchester City moved to the top of the league on Wednesday...

National Football: Baihakki salutes Kadir, RaddyMost of his National Football Academy Under-17 teammates were promoted to form the first batch of Young Lions in 2003, but Baihakki Khaizan was left out because he had not played much the previous year due to a fractured metatarsal.Disappointed, the lanky teenager thought...

Zidane's simple team talk - run, have fun and be unitedMADRID • After a topsy-turvy campaign and a "tragic" week which saw their hopes of any silverware disappear, Real Madrid were all smiles again at the Bernabeu on Saturday after Zinedine Zidane's return as coach was celebrated with a 2-0 LaLiga victory over Celta...

Football: Everton dish out 4-0 thrashing to awful Manchester United to dim their top-four EPL hopes(REUTERS) - A woeful Manchester United suffered their fifth straight away defeat, in all competitions, with a 4-0 English Premier League hammering at the hands of a vibrant Everton at Goodison Park on Sunday (April 21).United...

Game of many returns for GunnersLONDON • Arsenal manager Unai Emery will face a familiar foe when the Gunners look to move a step closer to Europa League glory at Rennes today.French midfielder Hatem Ben Arfa endured an unhappy two years under Emery at Paris Saint-Germain where he was frozen out for an entire season...

Football: Brighton boost survival hopes with Newcastle drawBRIGHTON, England (REUTERS) - Brighton & Hove Albion boosted their chances of staying in the Premier League after battling to a 1-1 draw with Newcastle United at the Amex Stadium on Saturday (April 27).After 18th-placed Cardiff City lost at Fulham, Brighton...

Football: Real Madrid ease past Al Ain for fourth Club World Cup titleABU DHABI (REUTERS) - Real Madrid lifted the Fifa Club World Cup for a record fourth time on Saturday (Dec 22) after thrashing local side Al Ain 4-1 in the final in Abu Dhabi with the help of impressive distance strikes in either half from midfielders...