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Moraes fires Selangor ahead in tight Negri battle

PETALING JAYA: A solitary strike from Chrigor Moraes sealed Selangor's 1-0 win over Negri Sembilan in the Malaysia Cup quarter-final first-leg match at the Tuanku Abdul Rahman Stadium in Paroi on Sunday (Feb 8).

Soccer-Arsenal end Man City's winning run in WSL, Liverpool move off bottom

LONDON, Feb 8 (Reuters) - Arsenal beat ‌Manchester City 1-0 at home on Sunday as Olivia Smith's first-half goal ‌snapped the Women's Super League leaders' 13-match winning run, while an emphatic ‌home win for Liverpool lifted them off bottom of the standings.

Soccer-Liverpool new signing Jacquet suffers 'serious' injury

Feb 8 (Reuters) - Liverpool's ‌new signing Jeremy Jacquet suffered a "serious" ‌shoulder injury while playing for Rennes ‌in their 3-1 Ligue 1 defeat at RC Lens on Saturday, casting doubt over the defender's availability ‍ahead of his summer move ‍to Anfield.

Soccer-Pressure builds on Al-Ittihad as Asian Champions League resumes

Feb 8 (Reuters) - Saudi Pro League ‌champions Al-Ittihad will look to push their domestic difficulties and the exodus of key players to ‌one side to assert themselves in the Asian Champion League Elite when Sergio Conceicao's team ‌take on Qatar's Al-Gharafa on Tuesday.

Soccer-Napoli win 3-2 at Genoa with last-gasp penalty to close gap on leaders

GENOA, Italy, Feb 7 (Reuters) - Napoli's Rasmus ‌Hojlund netted a stoppage-time penalty to snatch a 3-2 victory at Genoa on ‌Saturday as they finished with 10 men but closed the gap on the ‌top two in Serie A.

Soccer-Arsenal go nine points clear, Man Utd win again under Carrick

Feb 7 (Reuters) - Arsenal marched nine points clear in the ‌Premier League title race as Viktor Gyokeres hit two goals in a 3-0 victory over Sunderland on Saturday as Manchester United made it four wins out of ‌four for coach Michael Carrick in their top-four push.

Soccer-Barcelona ease past Mallorca to extend LaLiga lead

BARCELONA, Feb 7 (Reuters) - Barcelona outclassed Mallorca ‌3-0 at home on Saturday to increase their lead at the top of the ‌LaLiga standings.

Soccer-Gyokeres double as Arsenal outclass Sunderland to extend lead

LONDON, Feb 7 (Reuters) - Viktor Gyokeres struck twice as ‌Arsenal sealed a comfortable 3-0 win over Sunderland to extend their advantage at the top of the Premier League ‌table to nine points on Saturday, turning up the pressure on Manchester City ahead of their trip to ‌Liverpool.

Soccer-Dortmund's late winner keeps up pressure on leaders Bayern

WOLFSBURG, Germany, Feb 7 (Reuters) - Striker ‌Serhou Guirassy snatched the winner three minutes from time to earn second-placed ‌Borussia Dortmund a 2-1 victory at VfL Wolfsburg on Saturday that ‌cut Bayern Munich's Bundesliga lead to three points.

City Boys refuse to fold as Risto’s charges hold Turtles in Malaysia Cup first leg

PETALING JAYA: Kuala Lumpur City may be battling off-field woes, but they showed they are far from done after fighting back to hold Terengganu to a 1-1 draw in the first leg of their Malaysia Cup quarter-final game.