Football: Sarri eyes win streak to avoid Chelsea axeLONDON • Maurizio Sarri insists he expects to avoid being sacked as Chelsea manager if his side can put together a sustained winning run.Reports yesterday claimed Sarri will be axed if the Blues lose any of their next three matches.Sarri faces a crucial seven days as...

Football: Deeney and Deulofeu seal Watford win at West HamLONDON (REUTERS) - Watford brought West Ham United's streak of Premier League success to an abrupt halt with a surprise 2-0 win at the London Stadium on Saturday (Dec 22) thanks to a first-half Troy Deeney penalty and a late Gerard Deulofeu clincher.Deeney tucked...

Football: Klopp rues missed opportunity as Liverpool settle for United drawMANCHESTER (AFP) – Jurgen Klopp admitted Liverpool’s 0-0 draw at injury-hit Manchester United felt like a missed opportunity. Klopp’s side moved one point clear at the top of the Premier League after their stalemate at Old Trafford...

Football: Kean scores for Juventus despite racial abuse but Bonucci says forward partly to blame for inciting crowdMILAN (AFP) - Rising Italy star Moise Kean was targeted by racist abuse after he scored for Juventus on Tuesday (April 2) - but teammate Leonardo Bonucci blamed him for inciting the crowd at Cagliari.Goals...

Football: Klopp excited by Premier League title fightLIVERPOOL (AFP) - Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp insists the Premier League title race is something to get excited about rather than stressed about despite seeing his side overhauled by Manchester City in the past week.City climbed to the top of the table on goal difference...

Spurs blasted for lacking hunger, mental strengthLONDON • Mauricio Pochettino was damning in his assessment of his Tottenham players after they lost 2-1 at Southampton, accusing them of "complacency" and "arrogance" before suggesting that they do not have the mental strength required to win major honours.Spurs looked...

Football: Sarri slams Bayern over Hudson-Odoi transfer talkLONDON (REUTERS) - Chelsea manager Maurizio Sarri has labelled Bayern Munich as "not professional" after the German team said they wanted to sign young winger Callum Hudson-Odoi from the London club.Bayern sporting director Hasan Salihamidzic was quoted in various...

Football: Arsenal beaten by BATE in Europa League as Lacazette sent offPARIS (AFP) - Arsenal face an uphill battle to progress in the Europa League after a 1-0 defeat by BATE Borisov in the last-32 first leg which saw Alexandre Lacazette sent off on Thursday (Feb 14).Stanislav Dragun put BATE ahead just before the break...

Football: Call in Iran for footballers to be punished over Japan meleeTEHERAN (AFP) - A prominent Iranian politician on Tuesday (Jan 29) called for players in the country's national football team to be punished for clashing with their Japanese opponents after losing in the Asian Cup semi-finals.In the dying minutes of...

Talking pointsPOGBA GOES MISSINGPaul Pogba had led the Manchester United revival with eight goals and five assists since Ole Gunnar Solskjaer was hired as caretaker manager in December.The stage was set for the Frenchman to reaffirm his place among the world's top players on Tuesday, but instead the midfielder produced...

Football: Klopp warns Liverpool to respect PortoLONDON (AFP) - Jurgen Klopp insists Liverpool won't underestimate Porto after being handed a Champions League quarter-final clash with the Portuguese underdogs in Friday's (March 15) draw.Klopp's side will go into the Porto tie as heavy favourites to advance to a semi-final...