Football

The U-17 New Zealand women's footballers have come third at the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in Uruguay, beating Canada 2-1 and making more history in the process.

Romelu Lukaku ended a run of 78 days without scoring for Manchester United to help them salvage a 2-2 draw at Southampton.

New Zealand has became the final team to qualify for the 2019 Women's World Cup in France ahead of next weekend's draw for the 24-team tournament in Paris.

The Wellington Phoenix got their stifling tactics half right in their loss to Adelaide United but Steven Taylor says that won't be good enough against Perth.

A Spanish soccer player whose former club in Ireland faked his death in an apparent bid to avoid a match has said he learned of his demise from work colleagues.

The Football Ferns are one step away from a place in the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup after an 8-0 win over New Caledonia in the OFC semi-final.

The New Zealand U-17 women's team has shocked the footballing world by defeating Japan on penalties to make the World Cup semi-finals

The Football Ferns dominance in the OFC Nations Cup has continued with a 10-0 win over Fiji in their final group game in New Caledonia.

The coach of the New Zealand under-17 women's football team says his team are well aware of the potential history they can make at the World Cup in Uruguay on Sunday morning.

The Football Ferns have secured a semi-final berth at the OFC Women's Nations Cup in style, sweeping aside the Cook Islands 6-0.

The New Zealand under-17 women's football team has been beaten 2-nil by Ghana in their final group match at their World Cup in Uruguay.

English football legend Paul Gascoigne has been charged with sexually assaulting a woman on a train from York to Durham.

English Premier League champions Manchester City stayed two points clear at the top with a dominant 3-1 win in the derby against Manchester United.

First-year A-League coach Mark Rudan has wasted no time getting stuck into the much-loathed video assistant referee.

The Wellington Phoenix have been beaten 2-0 at Melbourne City in their A-League game.

Manchester United snatched an extraordinary and barely deserved 2-1 win at Juventus in the Champions League revitalising their hopes of reaching the last 16.

Red Star Belgrade secured their first-ever Champions League group stage win with a 2-0 home victory over Liverpool.

One loss won't be enough to dent Wellington's new-found confidence, with recruit Steven Taylor happy to poke the bear ahead of their clash with Melbourne City on Friday.

Alexandre Lacazette's late goal earned Arsenal a 1-1 draw with Liverpool and stopped the visitors moving three points clear at the top of the EPL.