MD1: Melbourne City FC (AUS) 0-2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima (JPN)

Melbourne: Second half goals from Marcos Junior and Yotaro Nakajima earned Sanfrecce Hiroshima a winning start to the eastern league phase in the AFC Champions League Elite™ 2025/26 on Tuesday as Michael Skibbe’s side sealed a 2-0 victory over hosts Melbourne City.

Al Ahli showed great character, says Jaissle

Jeddah: Matthias Jaissle was full of praise for Al Ahli Saudi FC after they turned defeat to victory in their AFC Champions League Elite™ 2025/26 opener on Monday.

Soliman, Sanchez satisfied with stalemate

Baghdad: Al Shorta’s Moamen Soliman and Felix Sanchez of Al Sadd SC preferred to look at the positives after their sides shared a 1-1 draw in their AFC Champions League Elite™ 2025/26 clash on Monday.

Tadic: Al Wahda must be sharper

Abu Dhabi: Dusan Tadic has called on Al Wahda FC to be more clinical in front of goal after their dramatic 2-1 win over 10-man Al Ittihad Club in their AFC Champions League Elite™ 2025/26 opener at the Al Nahyan Stadium on Monday.

Milojevic hails resilient Sharjah; Martins rues Al Gharafa’s missed chances

Sharjah: Head coach Milos Milojevic praised Sharjah FC’s spirit and determination after the UAE side came from two goals down to beat Qatar’s Al Gharafa SC 4-3 in their AFC Champions League Elite™ 2025/26 opener on Monday.

#ACFutsal Qualifiers cast set sights on Indonesia 2026

Kuala Lumpur: The journey to the AFC Futsal Asian Cup™ Indonesia 2026 begins on September 20 (Saturday) with the 11th edition of the Qualifiers, which comprises eight groups that will each be played in a centralised league format.