Need for reinforcements not diluting Sarri's focusLONDON • Chelsea manager Maurizio Sarri's focus is solely on today's Premier League visit to Arsenal and not moves in the January transfer window, despite the increasing possibility the club will be adding Gonzalo Higuain to their ranks.The striker is expected to complete...

Football: Salah, Origi strike to give Liverpool Champions League triumphMADRID (REUTERS) - Liverpool ended an incredible season by winning Europe’s biggest prize after beating Tottenham Hotspur 2-0 in Saturday’s (June 1) all-English Champions League final, earning sweet redemption after agonisingly missing out on the...

Football: Chelsea target Pulisic not for sale in January, say DortmundBERLIN (AFP) - Bundesliga leaders Borussia Dortmund have insisted Chelsea-target Christian Pulisic will not be allowed to leave in the January transfer window.According to British media reports, Chelsea are interested in the 20-year-old US international,...

Barca stroll to their 26th LaLiga titleMADRID • Barcelona may yet prove that they are the best team in Europe this season, but they are indisputably the best in Spain after wrapping up their fourth LaLiga title in five years and 26th overall on Saturday.After beating Levante 1-0 at home, thanks to substitute Lionel Messi's...

Football: Shiotani fires Japan past Uzbeks, Qatar's Ali downs SaudisAL-AIN, United Arab Emirates (AFP) - Tsukasa Shiotani's sizzling winner kept Japan on top of their Asian Cup group on Thursday (Jan 17), while Oman scrambled into the knockouts in a pulsating finish to the tournament's first stage.In Abu Dhabi, Almoez...

Football: Harry Kane can be difference maker in Champions League final, says ex-Spurs defender Gary StevensSINGAPORE - Even with inspirational striker Harry Kane poised to return from injury, Tottenham Hotspur will be underdogs in Saturday's (June 1) all-English Champions League final.But former Spurs defender Gary Stevens...

Football: Warnock says Sala tragedy is most difficult week of his careerLONDON (REUTERS) - Neil Warnock has held countless news conferences during his 40-year coaching career but none quite like Monday's (Jan 28) when the Cardiff City boss spoke for the first time of his anguish at the disappearance of new signing Emiliano...

Football: Vardy double gives Leicester comfortable 4-1 win at HuddersfieldHUDDERSFIELD, England (REUTERS) - Striker Jamie Vardy scored twice to help Leicester City to a commanding 4-1 victory over relegated Huddersfield Town in the Premier League on Saturday (April 6).It was a fourth win in a row for manager Brendan Rodgers...

Football: Skipper Kompany to leave Man City on a high after domestic treble, will be Anderlecht player-bossLONDON (REUTERS) - Belgian defender Vincent Kompany said on Sunday (May 19) that he would be leaving Manchester City and joining Anderlecht as player-manager after helping the Premier League club to become the first...

Football: Mario Balotelli posts goal celebration video on social media mid-matchPARIS (AFP) - Mario Balotelli showed off a new goal celebration on Sunday (March 3) as he took a selfie video with his Marseille teammates and posted it on social media during their 2-0 win over Saint-Etienne.The Italian scored his fourth goal...