Football: Hazard scores twice as Chelsea thrash Arsenal 4-1 to win Europa LeagueBAKU (REUTERS) - Eden Hazard scored twice and created a third to steer Chelsea to a 4-1 victory over London rivals Arsenal in the Europa League final in what looks likely to be the Belgium winger's final game for the Blues.Chelsea destroyed...

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: Hatem wonder strike secures Qatar upset of South Korea in Asian CupABU DHABI (REUTERS) - Qatar's Abdulaziz Hatem scored with a stunning late strike as the 2022 World Cup hosts upset Son Heung-min's South Korea 1-0 to reach the semi-finals of the Asian Cup for the first time on Friday (Jan 25).The defensive midfielder's...

Football: Ferland Mendy set for Real move, says France coach DeschampsMADRID (REUTERS) - France coach Didier Deschamps said on Monday (June 10) that Olympique Lyonnais left-back Ferland Mendy will join Real Madrid.Spanish media reports said Real had agreed a fee of 55 million euros (S$85 million) for Mendy, who has made...

Tampines rope in Kadir as adviserIn a coaching reshuffle for next season's Singapore Premier League (SPL), Tampines Rovers will be guided by one of Singapore's most respected football tacticians in tandem with a promising young coach.Kadir Yahaya, who led the Republic to a bronze at the 2010 Youth Olympics, will be an...

Football: Manchester City must execute game plan to perfection in must-win game against LiverpoolThe Champions League final is on June 1. The English Premier League final, if Pep Guardiola is right, is on Jan 3. The Manchester City manager has claimed the title race is "over and finished" if his side drop points tonight.Perhaps...

Football: Keane accuses Man United players of 'getting away with murder'LONDON (AFP) - Former Manchester United captain Roy Keane has accused the current crop of players at Old Trafford of getting away "with murder" and of throwing Jose Mourinho "under the bus".The Irishman's broadside comes just days after Mourinho was...