Tough summer for EPL chasing packLONDON • Liverpool's attempt to dethrone Manchester City as Premier League champions ended in glorious failure on Sunday, but at least Jurgen Klopp's team proved it was possible to take the title race to the wire.For Chelsea, Tottenham, Arsenal and Manchester United - the quartet who...

Change in Thai coach a game changerAL-AIN (United Arab Emirates) • Thailand looked in disarray when they sacked their coach one game into the Asian Cup but are now dreaming of greater things, inspired by their very own Messi.Milovan Rajevac's dismissal following the shock 4-1 Group A opening loss to India appeared to...

Football: Paul Pogba and Marcus Rashford key to Manchester United's future: Ole Gunnar SolskjaerLONDON (REUTERS) - Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is determined to keep Paul Pogba and Marcus Rashford at Old Trafford, saying the pair are vital to his plans of building a team "worthy of the history of the...

Football: Solskjaer unimpressed as 'sloppy' United avoid banana skinMANCHESTER, England (REUTERS) - Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer labelled his team "sloppy" after they laboured to a 2-1 Premier League win over Watford at Old Trafford on Saturday (March 30).Solskjaer's first game since being named manager...

Football: Japan fight back to beat UzbekistanJapan celebrating Tsukasa Shiotani's strike from outside the box that gave the Samurai Blue a 2-1 comeback victory over Uzbekistan in their Asian Cup Group F match in Al Ain yesterday. Eldor Shomurodov's solo effort on 40 minutes, his fourth goal of the Cup, had given the Uzbeks...

Football: Blackpool fan protests on roof of Arsenal team busBLACKPOOL, England (REUTERS) - Arsenal's team bus was briefly delayed on the way to their 3-0 FA Cup third round win at Blackpool on Saturday (Jan 5) after a home fan climbed onto its roof in protest at the Lancashire seaside club's owners.The fan was photographed...

Growing calls for Solskjaer to be bossLONDON • Former Manchester United captain Wayne Rooney has backed his former teammate and caretaker manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer to take over the hot seat on a full-time basis in the summer.The Norwegian, who replaced Jose Mourinho in December, has made a compelling case for a permanent...

Start off well, Solskjaer tells United after winning run endsLONDON • Manchester United caretaker boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer warned his players against complacency after a 2-2 draw at home to Burnley halted their six-game winning streak in the English Premier League under him.He had been bidding to make history by becoming...

Football: Solskjaer insists Man United can beat Chelsea on Sunday and go on to qualify for Champions LeagueMANCHESTER (AFP) - Ole Gunnar Solskjaer says Manchester United can still qualify for the Champions League despite a collapse in form extended by their derby defeat by Manchester City on Wednesday (April 24).United...