Shanghai SIPG's perfect start of the Chinese Super League came to an end on Sunday evening as Tianjin Teda took a point off the league leaders with a 1-1 draw at Shanghai Stadium.

Frank Acheampong gave Teda the lead with less than six minutes on the clock and, despite an all-out assault by SIPG, last season's runners-up were only able to claim the equaliser when Lu Wenjun poked over from close range in the 57th minute.

The draw was the first time SIPG have dropped points this season after six straight...

Shanghai SIPG have brought a pair of superstars but Melbourne Victory are still likely to play the kids in their inconsequential AFC Champions League clash on Wednesday night.

Big-name Brazilians Elkeson and Hulk have travelled for the AAMI Park match but Victory boss Kevin Muscat says he'll save his own senior players for Sunday night's A-League elimination final with Adelaide United.

"There will be opportunities for some players who have maybe not played so much football recently," he said on...

Shanghai SIPG opened up a five-point gap at the top of the Chinese Super League table on Friday as they handed Hebei China Fortune a 2-0 defeat .

SIPG racked up a league-record sixth straight win to maintain their perfect start to the campaign with Hulk and Wu Lei finding the back of the net for last year's runners-up against Hebei.

But it was Yan Junling who earned the praise of coach Vitor Pereira for denying Ezequiel Lavezzi 11 minutes before half-time, when the goalkeeper kept out a spot kick...