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The Wellington Phoenix have continued their march up the A-league football table with a 1-nil win over Gold Coast last night lifting the side into the top four for the first ...

Troubled English football club Portsmouth has signed their fourth owner in less than a year, with Hong Kong businessman Balram Chainrai taking over a 90 percent share of the club. Chainrai ...

Fulham have improved one place to 10th in the English Premier football League after beating cash-strapped Portsmouth 1-nil at Craven Cottage. Portsmouth, who have major financial problems and face…

Chelsea's hopes of opening up a four-point lead at the top of the English Premier League football ladder were dashed when Carlo Ancelotti's side were held to a 1-all draw at ...

The Wellington Phoenix could drop to sixth on the A-League football ladder tonight without even playing a match. The North Queensland Fury will host the Newcastle Jets in a round 25 ...

Associate Education Minister Pita Sharples has softened criticism of the new national standards in literacy and numeracy, after meeting Prime Minister John Key. He now says he believes the issues can… Audio

Prime Minister John Key has met with the Associate Education Minister to reassure him about the Government's new national standards in numeracy and literacy. Audio

Manchester United have come away from a must-win encounter with Arsenal with three points after a 3-1 away win in the English football Premiership. United and Arsenal both needed a win ...

The Liverpool football manager Rafa Benitez has reiterated his commitment to the English Premier League club after Italian media reports linked him with a move to Juventus. Benitez says he's happy ...

The English football club Crystal Palace have been placed into administration. The Championship or second division club say the administrators have been appointed to rescue the club and reconstruct…

Tottenham Hotspur have retained their place in the English Premier football League top four with a 2-0 home win over Fulham. Tottenham never looked troubled by Fulham, with striker Peter Crouch ...

The Melbourne Tigers' late charge towards the Australian national basketball League finals has continued with a comfortable 100-86 home win over the top-of-the-table Perth Wildcats . The Tigers fifth…

Portsmouth have moved a step closer to becoming the first English Premier League football club to go into administration after a judge rejected their bid to have a winding up petition ...

Another fourth quarter meltdown has seen the New Zealand Breakers move to the brink of elimination from the Australian National Basketball League play-off picture. The Breakers led by 15 during the…

The Wellington Phoenix football coach says new recruit Eugene Dadi has delivered his A-League side the potency up front its been lacking. The Ivory Coast striker, who joined the club last ...

The Sri Lankan cricket side have stormed into the triangular one-day series final with a crushing nine-wicket win over Bangladesh. Sri Lanka surpassed Bangladesh's 249-9 with more than seven overs to…

Stoke City has beaten Fulham 3-2 in an English premier league football match that was played in sub zero temperatures in London. The win moves Stoke climbed to 10th on the ...

Fernando Torres struck in stoppage time to give Liverpool a 1-0 win at Aston Villa in English football's Premier League. The win lifts Liverpool into seventh place on 33 points - ...

Strong form in the one day game won't count for much heading into the start of the provincial Twenty20 cricket competition today. That's according to the Auckland coach Paul Strang. Auckland ...

Manchester United and Arsenal have closed the gap on English football Premier League leaders Chelsea with one-sided victories over struggling Wigan Athletic and Portsmouth. Champions United have…

Chelsea has reopened a five point lead over Manchester United in the English Premier League after its 2-1 victory over Fulham at Stamford Bridge this morning. Chelsea top the table with ...

In Football's A-League, Perth Glory has ended the Newcastle Jets' four-game winning streak, romping to a 4-0 win. The Glory entered the match having won just one of their previous nine ...

Gold Coast and Wollongong have swapped places at the top of the Australian National Basketball League after Gold Coast edged out the Hawks in yesterday's top of the table match 88-84. ...

Chelsea will remain top at Christmas after Fulham inflicted a fifth league loss of the season on the injury-hit English Premier League football champions Manchester United. Fulham's shock 3-0 win at…