Football
Villa face record loss on Bent
LONDON — Darren Bent has been told he can leave Aston Villa but Randy Lerner is facing the prospect of making a substantial loss on his record signing.
Gotze out of Champs League final through injury
LONDON — Borussia Dortmund playmaker Mario Gotze has been ruled out of this weekend’s Champions League final against his future club Bayern Munich.
Europe-bound duo praised
SINGAPORE — Even a gear down, Atletico Madrid were a bit too much of a force for a Singapore Selection who played all out but just did not have the armaments to inflict harm on...
Stange gets down to business
New Singapore national football head coach Bernd Stange began his first official day at work yesterday at the Football Association of Singapore (FAS) headquarters at Jalan Besar...
Man City in S$138m kit deal with Nike
LONDON — Manchester City will begin their post-season tour of the United States by launching a £72 million (S$138 million) kit deal with Nike in New York.
Atletico Madrid cruise to easy win
SINGAPORE — They say the good players always make things look easy and last night, Atletico Madrid proved that adage as they cruised to a 2-0 win over a Singapore Selection to...
New York City FC is born, but not everyone’s cheering
NEW YORK — A few days before Thanksgiving, as the city still reeled from Hurricane Sandy, Mayor Michael Bloomberg convened a meeting at Gracie Mansion to jump-start talks for a...
Napoli in talks with Man City over Cavani, Dzeko deal
LONDON — Napoli president Aurelio De Laurentiis has played down suggestions he wants Rafael Benitez to be the club’s new head coach and claimed the delegation that visited...



