FORT LAUDERDALE: Luis Suarez bagged his fifth goal of the season as Inter Miami were held to a 1-1 draw against New York City FC in Major League Soccer on Saturday. Former Barcelona and Liverpool star Suarez glanced in a Julian Gressel free kick in the 15th minute to fire Miami into the lead at…

LONDON: Chelsea coach Mauricio Pochettino believes his side should be higher in the Premier League standings, adding that data indicates that their results have not matched their performances on the pitch. Pochettino's expensive squad have struggled for consistency this season and sit 11th in the league standings with 39 points from 27 games, 17 points…

LONDON: Juventus' Serie A title challenge is all but over, with Inter Milan strolling to the Scudetto, and defeat at Lazio this weekend would further damage their battle for Champions League football. Last season, Juventus missed out on European football completely. First, they were docked 10 points in a case regarding the club's player transfers.…

LONDON: Liverpool and Manchester United have jointly launched an education programme through their foundations to tackle tragedy-related abuse, the clubs said in the run-up to their Premier League game at Old Trafford on April 7. The clubs have repeatedly condemned fans chanting in reference to the Hillsborough tragedy, the Heysel Stadium disaster, and the Munich…

LONDON: Tottenham Hotspur's record goalscorer Harry Kane will return to north London when his former team host Bayern Munich in a pre-season friendly on Aug 10, the Premier League club said today. England captain Kane, 30, moved to the Bundesliga champions for a reported record Bundesliga fee of around €100 million (RM512 million) last year…

LONDON: Midfielder Declan Rice said he and other Arsenal players will try to persuade team mate Ben White to change his mind and make himself available for England duty. England coach Gareth Southgate said the in-form Arsenal defender, who has not featured for England since leaving the World Cup camp in November 2022, had asked…

LONDON: Harry Maguire, Kyle Walker and Sam Johnstone have all withdrawn from an already depleted England ahead of next week's friendly international at home to Belgium, the Football Association announced Sunday. England suffered their first defeat in 15 months on Saturday as Brazil won 1-0 at Wembley thanks to a late goal from teenager Endrick,…

KUALA LUMPUR: The national Under-23 football team beat their counterparts from India 2-1 in an international friendly at KLFA Stadium on Friday. And Spanish coach Juan Torres Garrido wants to assess his boys again on their match readiness when Malaysia meet India again on Monday. In the first friendly, Malaysia scored through T. Saravanan (33rd…

NEW YORK: The absence of captain Lionel Messi didn't slow Argentina on Friday as the world champions warmed up for their Copa America title defense with a 3-0 friendly victory over El Salvador in Philadelphia. Defender Cristian Romero opened the scoring in the 16th minute with Enzo Fernández in the 42nd and Giovani Lo Celso…

CHINA skipper Zhang Linpeng has quit international football after what he called the "disgrace" of a 2-2 draw at Singapore in a 2026 World Cup qualifier. China's hopes of reaching the World Cup for only the second time are in the balance after they squandered a 2-0 half-time lead on Thursday. It was a disappointing…