'No issue' with faith in youthLONDON • Raheem Sterling might have hogged the limelight with his hat-trick in England's 5-0 thrashing of the Czech Republic in their Euro 2020 qualifying opener on Friday, but much of the hype also revolved around the emergence of talented youngsters.Borussia Dortmund winger Jadon Sancho...

Football: Arsenal working with police to find fan who threw bottle at Dele AlliLONDON (REUTERS) - Arsenal have identified an image of the individual who threw a plastic water bottle at Tottenham Hotspur's Dele Alli during their League Cup quarter-final and are working with police to apprehend the suspect, the club said...

Pochettino wants Spurs to be braveLONDON • Mauricio Pochettino has challenged Tottenham to seize their unexpected chance to make history as they try to overturn a 1-0 deficit at Ajax in their Champions League semi-final today.The manager is convinced Spurs can still reach their maiden Champions League final despite losing...

Real fledglings face off against Ajax's talented young gunsAMSTERDAM • Real Madrid against Ajax would typically be a clash of stars against prodigies but, when they face each other in the first leg of the Champions League last-16 tie today, the difference will be harder to distinguish.Ajax will parade their latest crop...

Refreshed Croatia win with attack-focused playZAGREB • Like Germany's Joachim Low, Zlatko Dalic has also opted to rebuild his squad following last year's World Cup and the Croatia coach was delighted with his new-look team on Thursday.With only four starters from last year's World Cup final, Croatia started the Euro...

Football: Higuain completes Chelsea loan deal from JuventusLONDON (REUTERS) - Chelsea have completed the signing of Argentina striker Gonzalo Higuain, who will join the club on loan from Juventus until the end of the season, the Premier League club said on Wednesday (Jan 23).Higuain joins Chelsea after his year-long loan...

Football: Two Pogba penalties earn sluggish Man United a win over West HamMANCHESTER, England (REUTERS) - Two Paul Pogba penalties earned lethargic Manchester United a 2-1 victory over West Ham United in the Premier League at Old Trafford on Saturday (April 13).Having lost five of their previous six matches in all competitions,...

Football: MP & Silva's Singapore office in provisional liquidation following London HQ's insolvencySINGAPORE - The media agency that gave the Football Association of Singapore (FAS) its biggest-ever partnership deal - a $25 million, six-year exclusive rights agreement - in 2015, is set to wind up, with doubts now hanging...