Football

The first Ashes cricket test is set for an intriguing final day with Australia 107 for three, chasing 281, at stumps on day four at Edgbaston in Birmingham.

Scottish Premier League football club Celtic have appointed Brendan Rodgers as manager on a three-year contract.

Vanuatu's footballers finished the Intercontinental Cup in India on a high by beating Mongolia 1-0 in in the city of Bhubaneswar.

Real Madrid's Vinicius Jr will lead a special FIFA anti-racism committee made up of players who will suggest stricter punishments in football.

Next month's Women's World Cup will be broadcast, ending the threat of a blackout in Europe's top football nations.

Kylian Mbappe wants to stay at Paris St-Germain for now but says he will not extend his contract beyond 2024.

Football's world governing body FIFA has given the thumbs up to the inaugural Oceania Women's Champions League held in Papua New Guinea.

Thousands of Manchester City fans gathered to celebrate their team's historic Treble as they staged an open-top bus parade through the city.

Italian football giants AC Milan have paid tribute to former owner Silvio Berlusconi following his death at the age of 86.

Argentina football legend Lionel Messi will join American side Inter Miami after his exit from French champions Paris St-Germain.

Ballon d'Or winner Karim Benzema became the latest big-name player to head to Saudi Arabia as he joined Al Ittihad as a free agent.

The All Whites are missing a couple of key players for this month's friendlies against Sweden and Qatar in Europe.

Australian Ange Postecoglou has agreed to take over Tottenham Hotsput but he may not have captain Harry Kane at the Premier League club.

The 2023 FA Cup final between Manchester City and Manchester United in London overnight (KO 2am NZT) is the first all-Manchester final in the competition's long history.

Fijian side Suva FC face Auckland City in the final of the Oceania Champions League after both teams came through dramatic semi-finals in Vanuatu.

Everton go into their final-day fixture this weekend with their proud 69-year presence in the top flight of English football on the line.

New Zealand were unable to hold onto a lead as they drew 2-2 with Uzbekistan in their second game of the men's Under-20 football World Cup in Argentina.

Spanish police have detained seven men over separate alleged hate crime incidents against Real Madrid football player Vinicius Jr.

Newcastle United will rejoin Europe's elite Champions League competition next season after a 20-year absence following a 0-0 draw with Leicester.

Defending champions Auckland City FC have illustrated their title credentials with a clinical 3-1 win over Fiji's Suva FC in their second match at the Oceania Champions League in Vanuatu.