Court rules Rafinha must use Adidas equipmentAMSTERDAM • Barcelona midfielder Rafinha must honour his contract with Adidas and continue to wear its sportswear or pay a fine of up to €1 million (S$1.5 million), a Dutch court said on Tuesday.The German company had sued him after the Brazilian started to wear Mizuno shoes...

Football: West Ham leave it late to see off spirited HuddersfieldLONDON (REUTERS) - Substitute Javier Hernandez scored a late brace including a stoppage-time winner to help West Ham United beat Huddersfield Town 4-3 in a roller-coaster Premier League clash on Saturday (March 16).The Mexico international, whose diving header...

Football: 10-man Arsenal slump in Rennes, Sevilla held in Europa LeagueRENNES, France (REUTERS) - Arsenal took an early lead but a red card for Sokratis Papastathopoulos changed the game as the Gunners slumped to a 3-1 defeat at Rennes on a night of tightly-contested Europa League last-16 first-leg ties on Thursday (March...

Jurgen Klopp lauds Reds' middle menLONDON • Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp hailed the performance of Jordan Henderson in Tuesday's 2-0 Champions League quarter-final first-leg win over Porto, with the midfielder delivering another impressive display in a more advanced role.The Reds captain recently said he had been badgering...

Football: Argentina, Chile, Paraguay and Uruguay to present joint 2030 World Cup bidSANTIAGO (AFP) - Argentina, Chile, Paraguay and Uruguay are to submit a joint bid to host the 2030 World Cup, Chile's President Sebastian Pinera announced on Thursday (Feb 14).Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay had already submitted a joint...

Football: Ex-FAS general secretary Winston Lee withdraws candidacy for AFC exco seatSINGAPORE - Former Football Association of Singapore (FAS) general secretary Winston Lee withdrew his candidacy for one of nine seats on the executive committee members of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), just before the Asian football...

Eriksen ready for 'something new' away from SpursLONDON • Christian Eriksen yesterday confirmed the worst-kept secret at Tottenham - that he wants to take on a new challenge at another club this summer.The Denmark midfielder, who has been at Spurs since joining from Ajax in 2013, has one year to run on his current contract...

Rose confident Spurs can cope without Kane and AlliLONDON • Danny Rose insists the feel-good factor sparked by their new Tottenham Hotspur Stadium will fuel their winning momentum against relegated Huddersfield today despite damaging injuries to Harry Kane and Dele Alli.Kane sustained a "significant lateral ligament...

Football: Atletico slump to biggest defeat of season against ruthless EspanyolBARCELONA (REUTERS) - Atletico Madrid fell to their heaviest league defeat of the season as they were crushed 3-0 by Espanyol on Saturday (May 4), missing the chance to mathematically guarantee they finish second in La Liga ahead of neighbours...

Football: UK police look into alleged anti-Semitic chanting after Chelsea-Brighton matchLONDON (REUTERS) - Three men have been spoken to by transport police after reports of anti-Semitic chanting on a train following the Premier League match between Brighton & Hove Albion and Chelsea on Sunday (Dec 16).The incident...