Football: Japan's golden oldie 'King Kazu' Miura renews J-League contract before 52nd birthdayTOKYO (AFP) - Former Japan striker Kazuyoshi Miura, who turns 52 next month, has extended his record as the J-League's oldest player after renewing his contract with Yokohama FC, the club said.The veteran footballer, admiringly...

Football: Man City ease past 10-man Wolves to cut gap at top(REUTERS) - Gabriel Jesus scored twice as Manchester City beat 10-man Wolverhampton Wanderers 3-0 to cut Premier League leaders Liverpool's advantage to four points on Monday (Jan 14).Pep Guardiola's free-scoring side needed only 10 minutes to go ahead as Jesus...

Football: Guardiola counts on Liverpool bouncing back from Barca beatingMANCHESTER, United Kingdom (AFP) - Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola is ready for the Premier League title race to go down to the wire, and warned on Friday (May 3) that Liverpool won't be thrown off track by their Champions League disaster at...

Fifa study to decide fate of 48-team World CupMIAMI • Qatari officials will meet Fifa's leadership in Miami today as world football's governing body kick-starts the possibility of expanding the 2022 World Cup and adding new host nations.Fifa's ruling council will discuss a feasibility study looking at a possible 48-team...

New brooms eye clean sweepKeiji Shigetomi knows the magnitude of his task in his first senior appointment as head coach of reigning Singapore Premier League (SPL) champions Albirex Niigata.After three seasons of sweeping all competitive silverware, anything less than complete dominance this term might be considered a failure.But...