Portugal and Ronaldo hungry for morePORTO • For Portugal, success begets success, forging an "almost indestructible family" mentality.So long the nearly men on the international stage, their Euro 2016 triumph - the country's first title - was a culmination of a golden period during which they have also reached the Euro...

Oh Gross, Reds nick itMohamed Salah putting away the 50th-minute penalty he earned at Brighton yesterday after being hacked down by midfielder Pascal Gross. It earned the Premier League leaders their first win this year, after setbacks at champions Manchester City in the league and at Wolverhampton in the FA Cup third...

Football: Depay fires Dutch past Belarus in Euro 2020 qualifying openerROTTERDAM, NETHERLANDS (AFP) - Memphis Depay dazzled for the Netherlands with a brace and two assists as they cruised past Belarus 4-0 in their opening Euro 2020 qualifier on Thursday (March 21) despite having to play the final 20 minutes with 10 men.Depay...

Football: Mohamed Salah retains BBC African Footballer of the Year awardLONDON (AFP) - Liverpool and Egypt striker Mohamed Salah has capped a sparkling 2018 for club and country by winning the prestigious BBC African Footballer of the Year Award for the second time in a row."It's a great feeling to win again. I'm happy...

Football: Albirex Niigata could sign up to four Singaporean players in a boost for 2019 SEA GamesSINGAPORE - In just one season at Albirex Niigata, Adam Swandi has enhanced his reputation as an all-rounded footballer, incisive in attack and tactically sound in defence.The 22-year-old attacking midfielder was the first...

Reds the hungrier side, says Van DijkLONDON • Virgil van Dijk believes Liverpool will want victory more than Everton in the Merseyside derby today owing to the ramifications in the pursuit of the Premier League title.Everton have not beaten Liverpool since October 2010 and a winless sequence of 16 league derbies is the...

Top clubs unlikely to splash out in windowLONDON • Chelsea kicked off the English Premier League's January transfer window on Wednesday with the £58 million (S$100 million) signing of Christian Pulisic from Borussia Dortmund, but history has suggested that this is likely to be the exception for top clubs.Loan signings...