Football: Barca to make late Dembele call for Lyon, says ValverdeBARCELONA (AFP) - Barcelona will make a late decision on the fitness of Ousmane Dembele ahead of their Champions League second leg against Lyon, coach Ernesto Valverde said on Tuesday (March 12).Dembele sustained a minor hamstring strain against Rayo Vallecano...

Football: Klopp charged by FA over referee comments in West Ham drawLONDON (REUTERS) - Liverpool manager Juergen Klopp was charged by the English Football Association (FA) on Wednesday (Feb 13) over comments he made about the referee after his side's 1-1 draw with West Ham United in the Premier League on Feb 4.The German...

Football: Placing faith in home-grown talent is the way forward for Valencia, says club president Anil MurthySINGAPORE - They have splashed the cash for the likes of Rodrigo, Alvaro Negredo and Aymen Abdennour in recent years, with varying levels of success on the pitch.While player transfer fees worldwide are spiralling...

Football: Liverpool 'ambitious like hell' for Premier League title, says KloppLONDON (AFP) - Jurgen Klopp says his Liverpool players are "ambitious like hell" to win the Premier League, backing them to bounce back from their thumping at Barcelona and keep the title race alive against Newcastle.Liverpool travel to face...

Football: Bayern reach German Cup final to keep double in sightBERLIN (REUTERS) - Bundesliga leaders Bayern Munich beat Werder Bremen 3-2 with two goals from Robert Lewandowski on Wednesday (April 24) to advance to the German Cup final for the second straight year and keep the domestic league and cup double firmly in their...

Glowing start for Stags' importIn the short span of 2 1/2 months and two games, Zehrudin Mehmedovic has proved that he could turn out to be an astute signing and key player for Tampines Rovers in the Singapore Premier League (SPL) this season.Despite the language barrier, the 20-year-old attacking midfielder has settled...