Football: Australian players' union demands World Cup prize-money parityMELBOURNE (REUTERS) - Australia's soccer players' union has launched a campaign calling for prize-money parity at the women's and men's World Cups, and offered support for the country's footballers to take legal action against global governing body...

Football: Albirex Niigata earn point in 0-0 draw with Brunei DPMM, but continue goal-less runSINGAPORE - Albirex Niigata, of all Singapore Premier League teams, should know about the importance of momentum.After all, they won their first 17 games in the 2018 season and scored in all 24 matches to complete their hat-trick...

Football: Arsenal's Lacazette free to face Rennes as Uefa cuts banLONDON (REUTERS) - Arsenal's Alexandre Lacazette is eligible to play in Thursday's Europa League last 16 second-leg clash against Rennes after his three-match ban was reduced to two games, Uefa said on Tuesday (March 12).The French striker was shown a red...

Football: Sluggish Italian Serie A leaders Juventus lose unbeaten record after crashing 2-0 at humble GenoaROME (DPA, REUTERS) - Italian Serie A dominators Juventus lost 2-0 at Genoa on Sunday (March 17) to suffer a first league defeat this season, as they left ace Cristiano Ronaldo to rest in Turin.Ex-Juventus midfielder...

Players to watchStipe Plazibat (Hougang United)The last time Stipe Plazibat played in Singapore in 2017, he scored 37 goals in 39 games for Home United in all competitions.The 29-year-old striker is no stranger to Hougang fans as the Cheetahs were the first Singapore team he signed for in 2016, when he scored 16 league...

Players nabbed in Spain fixing probeMADRID • Spanish police yesterday arrested several footballers, former players and club executives as part of a match-fixing investigation.Daily El Pais revealed former player Raul Bravo, who played for Real Madrid and was an ex-Spain international; Borja Fernandez, who retired earlier...

Football: Neymar went home early for holidays 'with my permission', says PSG boss TuchelPARIS (AFP) - Neymar, who is already on holiday in Brazil, is skipping Paris Saint-Germain's last match of the year "with my permission", manager Thomas Tuchel told a press conference in Paris on Friday (Dec 21).PSG's star striker posted...