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United Arab Emirates' Made Hassan (right) and Thailand's Thitipan Puangchan challenge for the ball during the AFC Asian Cup group A soccer match between United Arab Emirates and Thailand at Al Maktoum Stadium in Al Ain, United Arab Emirates on Monday.

Land of Smiles as Thais go from rabble to round of 16

Thailand looked in disarray when they sacked their coach one game into the Asian Cup but the War Elephants, inspired by their very own “Messi”, are now dreaming of greater things. Milovan Rajevac’s dismissal...

Tottenham Hotspur's Premier League title ambitions suffered a major blow as Marcus Rashford's goal gave Manchester United a 1-0 victory at Wembley on Sunday.

Rashford and dazzling De Gea earn Man United win at Spurs

Tottenham Hotspur’s Premier League title ambitions suffered a major blow as Marcus Rashford’s goal gave Manchester United a 1-0 victory at Wembley on Sunday to maintain caretaker manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s perfect start.Rashford beat...

Lionel Messi became the first man to score 400 La Liga goals as Barcelona eased to a 3-0 win at home to Eibar on Sunday which kept the Catalans five points clear at the top of the standings at the halfway point of the season.

Messi scores record 400th goal in Spanish league

AP, Spain :Lionel Messi took his all-time Spanish league scoring record to 400 goals on Sunday after contributing to a 3-0 win over Eibar to keep defending champion Barcelona comfortably at the top.Messi scored...

Juventus' Cristiano Ronaldo (left) challenges for the ball with Bologna's Arturo Calabresi during a round of 16 Italian Cup soccer match between Bologna and Juventus at the Renato Dall'Ara stadium in Bologna, Italy on Saturday.

Juventus, Milan, Lazio through to Italian Cup quarterfinals

AP, New York :Cristiano Ronaldo was among several regular players who didn’t start though defending champion Juventus nevertheless eased into the quarterfinals of the Italian Cup on Saturday.Juventus, which achieved the league and cup...