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Football fans travelling to North Harbour Stadium to watch the FIFA Under 20 World Cup finals this afternoon are being urged to leave early and take public transport to avoid traffic jams.

A sellout crowd of more than 25,000 will pack North Harbour stadium tomorrow for the finals of the FIFA Under-20 World Cup.

Brazil will meet Serbia in the under-20 World Cup football final in Auckland, following the Serbs' extra-time win over Mali, and Brazil's 5-0 romp past Senegal.

The reigning IndyCar champion Will Power has earned his fifth pole of the season in qualifying for the Toronto Grand Prix while the New Zealander Scott Dixon placed 4th.

The New Zealand sailing team is poised for multiple podium finishes at the World Cup in Weymouth after the penultimate day of racing.

Interpol has suspended a 20-million-euro sports integrity agreement with FIFA as the European Parliament called for Sepp Blatter to leave the building.

The Treasury says New Zealand should be open to debate about new bio-technologies, including genetic modification.

Former Brazil star Zico says he will stand in the election to succeed Sepp Blatter as FIFA president, although he admits he may struggle to find enough support.

Weight - not size - is seen as the real issue with carry-on luggage amid a push for airlines to adopt a standard size for cabin baggage.

The European football champions Barcelona have re-signed coach Luis Enrique and fullback Dani Alves through until 2017.

The British driver Lewis Hamilton put his Monaco misery behind him with a controlled Canadian Grand Prix victory.

The New Zealand under-20 football coach Darren Bazeley admits they have a massive challenge ahead of them in the next phase of the Fifa World Cup.

Lewis Hamilton has celebrated a personal milestone after claiming his 44th pole position for this weekend's Canadian Grand Prix.

Barcelona were crowned kings of Europe for the fifth time after beating Juventus 3-1 in the Champions League football final at the Olympic Stadium in Berlin, capping their magnificent season with a…

Seven new species of miniature frog have been discovered on seven different mountains in south-eastern Brazil.

The New Zealand football team has climbed the FIFA world rankings by six places to 138.

The government inquiry into convicted murderer and paedophile Phillip John Smith's escape from custody has been extended by two months.

Taranaki has been embracing all things Brazilian this week as the FIFA Under 20 World Cup Football tournament rolls through town.

While the FIFA corruption scandal hogs global headlines, there's the small matter of the second biggest football tournament in the world starting right here in NZ.