AskST@NLB: An eye on perfection as Ser aims for the skyThe maximum score a shooter can achieve with an air rifle is 10.9. During training, national shooter Jasmine Ser is given a target of 52.5 for a set of five shots, and she must achieve this for eight sets.Sometimes she misses by less than a hair's breadth and records...

Football: Robin van Persie tells Manchester United to give 'fair chance' to Ole Gunnar SolskjaerLONDON (AFP) - Robin van Persie has urged Manchester United to keep faith with Ole Gunnar Solskjaer after the under-fire manager's turbulent end to his first season in charge.Solskjaer presided over a miserable conclusion to...

Football: Faris Ramli latest national footballer to experience an overseas move that goes awrySINGAPORE - A 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...

Football: Liverpool laying groundwork for sustained success, says KloppLONDON (AFP) - Jurgen Klopp has warned Liverpool's Premier League rivals that the leaders are laying the foundations for long-term success.Klopp's side sit four points clear at the top as they chase Liverpool's first English title since 1990.But the...

Football: United dump holders Chelsea out of Cup to pile pressure on SarriLONDON (REUTERS) - Manchester United's Ander Herrera and Paul Pogba struck first-half goals to claim a 2-0 win that dumped FA Cup holders Chelsea out of the competition and secured a place in the quarter-finals in an intense tie at Stamford Bridge...

Deadline day ends with little dramaLONDON • While there was little significant activity at relegation-threatened Premier League clubs - apart from Newcastle United - bucking the trend of last-gasp, big-money transfers in a bid to try to survive, an old face returned to the English top flight on deadline day.Burnley cheekily...