Asian Cup

Alberto Zaccheroni Khalfan Mubarak and Ali Ahmed Mabkhout combined to give the United Arab Emirates a hard-earned victory over India at the Asian Cup.

Marcello Lippi China had to come from behind to beat Kyrgyzstan in their Asian Cup opener, with coach Marcello Lippi demanding a more balanced approach.

Graham Arnold Following a shock defeat to Jordan in their Asian Cup opener, Australia boss Graham Arnold is expecting a reaction against Palestine.

Vital Borkelmans Mousa Suleiman scored one goal and made another as Jordan beat Syria 2-0 on Thursday to qualify from the Asian Cup's Group B.

Chanathip Songkrasin Having fired their coach following a 4-1 thumping last time out, Thailand kick-started their Asian Cup campaign with a 1-0 win over Bahrain.

Bernd Stange Syria will attempt to leapfrog Jordan into top spot in Group B when the neighbouring nations meet in Al Ain on Thursday.

Lebanon coach Miodrag Radulovic was highly critical of decisions that went against his side in a 2-0 Asian Cup loss to Qatar.

Lebanon's Ali Hamam had a goal ruled out for a foul as Qatar emerged victorious in their opening Group E game at the Asian Cup.

Alberto Zaccheroni Croatia's Zlatko Dalic is rumoured to have been lined up to take over UAE but incumbent coach Alberto Zaccheroni shrugged off the rumour.

Pim Verbeek Hector Cuper enjoyed a first competitive win since taking over as Uzbekistan head coach as they beat Oman 2-1 at the Asian Cup.