Football: Wu Lei makes history for China in La LigaCORNELLA DE LLOBREGAT, Spain (AFP) - Espanyol's Wu Lei became the first Chinese player to score in La Liga on Saturday (March 2) as his goal helped his team to a 3-1 win over Real Valladolid.Wu, who was named the Chinese Super League's player of the year in November, joined...

Guardiola sorry City awarded 'offside' goalLONDON • Pep Guardiola was apologetic after Manchester City were given a helping hand on their way to a 3-1 home victory over Watford, but insisted his side were deserving of the win that ensured they remained top of the Premier League table.City were labouring to break down...

Football: Man United 'not good enough', says SolskjaerLONDON (AFP) - Ole Gunnar Solskjaer said Manchester United had not been good enough over the course of the season after a disappointing 1-1 draw against Huddersfield ended their chances of qualifying for next year's Champions League.United have now won just two of their...

Football: Barcelona on a mission to right the wrongsBARCELONA • Clement Lenglet ought to be unscarred by Barcelona's Champions League failure last season, but disappointment reverberates around the club to the extent that he feels it too."You can just sense around the place there is this scar," he told Agence France-Presse....

Rival fans in Singapore believe title race still wide openIt is squeaky bum time for fans from Manchester to Marine Parade as the English Premier League title goes down to the wire.Champions Manchester City are second on 86 points after 34 matches, two points behind leaders Liverpool who have played one game more. Please...

Football: Chinese football imposes salary cap in new spending crackdownSHANGHAI (AFP) - Chinese football on Thursday (Dec 20) imposed a salary cap of 10 million yuan (S$1.98 million) a year for domestic players and vowed to kick teams out for so-called "yin-yang contracts".The swingeing measures are part of a ramped-up...

Give Sarri more time and players: HasselbainkMaurizio Sarri should be given more time as Chelsea manager, but the club's success next season will also depend greatly on whether they can get their transfer ban lifted.Those are the views of former Blues striker Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink, who will be in Singapore to catch the...

Ole-ole-ole-ole-ole, now bring on SpursFA CUPManchester United 2Reading 0LONDON • Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has been a breath of fresh air the past month, not only because Manchester United are winning games again, but also because of his humility. Following yesterday's 2-0 FA Cup third-round win over Reading at home, the...

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...