Football: Chelsea held 2-2 by Burnley, denting Champions League hopesLONDON (REUTERS) - Chelsea suffered a setback in their push for a Champions League spot when they were held to a 2-2 draw at home to Burnley in the Premier League on Monday (April 22).Jeff Hendrick gave Burnley an early lead before goals from N'Golo Kante...

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...

Football: Higuain eases pressure on Sarri as Chelsea cruiseLONDON (AFP) - Gonzalo Higuain eased the pressure on Maurizio Sarri as the Chelsea striker's first goals for his new club inspired a 5-0 demolition of Huddersfield on Saturday (Feb 2).Blues boss Sarri had been under fire after Chelsea suffered their heaviest Premier...

Difficult match for both but Chelsea must not lose: SarriLONDON • Chelsea cannot afford to lose at Manchester United tomorrow in what will be a "difficult match" for both teams looking to finish in the Premier League's top four, Maurizio Sarri said at his pre-match press conference.He told reporters yesterday: "We have...

Football: Man City back on top, Huddersfield go downLONDON (REUTERS) - Manchester City returned with a swagger from the international break on Saturday (March 30), resuming their quest for four trophies with another dominant 2-0 win at Fulham that thrust them back to the top of the Premier League.On the afternoon that...

Football: Footballer asks not to be paid while out injuredLONDON • Ishmael Miller has asked Tranmere Rovers to stop paying him while he is out injured.The 31-year-old striker joined the English fourth-tier football club on Jan 7 and scored on his debut in a 3-1 win at Cheltenham Town five days later. But he has been...