EPL sinks anchor here to fight piracy, support partnersIn a bid to combat content piracy and support broadcast partners, the English Premier League (EPL) opened its first international office in Singapore on Monday.The Tanjong Pagar office will be the league's Asia-Pacific base to protect its copyrights as well as to promote...

Former J-League trainer Tatsuma Yoshida in line to lead LionsThe long-awaited search for a permanent national football coach is likely to end next month and The Straits Times understands that the current front runner for the hot seat is former J-League coach Tatsuma Yoshida.Sources say that the 44-year-old, who was recommended...

Title cannot soothe PSG's pain in EuropePARIS • Paris Saint-Germain may have clinched their long-expected sixth Ligue 1 title in the past seven seasons, but that triumph cannot mask the French club's shortcomings on the European stage where results have failed to match their huge investments.Thomas Tuchel's side claimed...

Football: Fandi Ahmad rues missed chances in U-22s' 1-1 draw with Hong Kong in opening AFC Under-23 qualifierSINGAPORE - It was encouraging that his team struck back immediately after falling behind, but Singapore's 1-1 draw with Hong Kong in the Asian Football Confederation Under-23 Championship qualifier on Friday (March...

Reds 100% in race: KloppLONDON • Another Sunday away game against a local rival, another goal-less draw, and another point that may either play a part in Liverpool winning the Premier League or costing them the title.A stalemate in the 233rd Merseyside derby at Everton left the Reds one point behind champions Manchester...

Football: After goalie Casillas' heart attack, wife Sara says she has had ovarian cancer opMADRID (REUTERS) - Sara Carbonero, the wife of Spain's World Cup-winning football captain Iker Casillas, has announced that she has undergone surgery for cancer just three weeks after the goalkeeper suffered a heart attack.Casillas,...

Three months after Sala's death, dad diesPARIS • The father of Emiliano Sala, Horacio, has died at the age of 58 following a heart attack, the mayor of the village where he lived in Argentina's Santa Fe province said yesterday. His sudden death comes just three months after his son, Argentina striker Emiliano, was killed...