Football: Wales leave it late to beat Trinidad without BaleWREXHAM, United Kingdom (AFP) - Wales needed a stoppage-time goal from Liverpool teenager Ben Woodburn to beat Trinidad and Tobago 1-0 in friendly on Wednesday (March 20) after Ryan Giggs left Gareth Bale out of the home side in Wrexham.Bale was one of several...

No one at United is blaming de GeaLONDON • Ole Gunnar Solskjaer insisted he still had faith in David de Gea after his No. 1 goalkeeper's latest howler allowed Chelsea to come away with a 1-1 Premier League draw on Sunday, severely damaging Manchester United's hopes of Champions League qualification.Asked if he should...

Aubameyang sets sights on Europa titleLONDON • Arsenal were able to count on a team of superheroes as they overturned a two-goal deficit to reach the quarter-finals of the Europa League, but their next opponents are unlikely to allow them the same luxury of drawing on their powers of recovery.They were yesterday paired...

Football: Villarreal fire Luis Garcia after 50 days and reappoint CallejaMADRID (AFP) - Struggling Villarreal on Tuesday (Jan 29) fired coach Luis Garcia after just 50 days in charge and turned to Javi Calleja, the man they axed in December."The decision I have made is to rehire the coach we had at the beginning, called...

Queiroz livid despite routABU DHABI • Iran coach Carlos Queiroz blasted his critics after his side crushed Yemen 5-0 on Monday to fire an ominous warning to their Asian Cup title rivals.The former Real Madrid boss and Manchester United assistant manager praised his players for "suffocating" the Group D minnows in Abu...

Football: Moussa Dembele stars as Lyon end PSG's 21-match unbeaten run in Ligue 1PARIS (AFP) - Moussa Dembele scored and won a penalty as Lyon stunned Paris Saint-Germain 2-1 on Sunday (Feb 3) to end the runaway leaders' hopes of an unbeaten Ligue 1 campaign.Angel di Maria fired PSG into a seventh-minute lead, but Dembele...