Football

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.

Mark Rudan says the coming week will tell him plenty about his Phoenix players after their early-season A-League bubble was burst by Western Sydney.

The Kiwis forward Jared Waerea-Hargreaves says it was an honour to practice at the Liverpool Football Club's training facility again today, but admits the significance of some of the local stars was…

Leicester City's Premier League match at Cardiff this weekend will go ahead following the death of owner Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha in a helicopter crash.

Footballer Cristiano Ronaldo has overtaken singer and actress Selena Gomez to become the most followed user on Instagram.

Spanish football giants Real Madrid have sacked coach Julen Lopetegui three months into his first season in charge.

The new Football Ferns head coach Tom Sermanni has named a strong squad to contest the OFC Women's Nations Cup next month in New Caledonia.

The Phoenix coach Mark Rudan is confident in what he's building in Wellington and insists it isn't about proving anyone wrong as they continue to surprise this season.

Chelsea have gone second in the Premier League with a comfortable 4-0 win at Burnley which maintained their unbeaten start to the season.

Sadio Mane scored twice and Mohamed Salah continued his return to form as Liverpool eased to a 4-1 win against lowly Cardiff City to move top of the Premier League at Anfield on Saturday.

The highly decorated Scot Tom Sermanni has been announced as the new Football Ferns coach ahead of next months OFC Women's Nations Cup.

Usain Bolt's A-League bid could end as soon as this week after the Central Coast Mariners excluded the Olympic great from team training until a contract offer impasse is resolved.

Central Coast Mariners have offered Usain Bolt a contract for "much, much less" than what the Olympic sprint king requested.

Olympic sprint champion Usain Bolt has upstaged the first weekend of the A-League season without kicking a ball after his agent said he had been offered a professional contract.

Jose Mourinho has dismissed speculation linking him with a return to Real Madrid saying he wants to stay on as Manchester United manager beyond his current contract.

Opinions were split over the perplexing VAR system but it mattered little to the Wellington Phoenix, who have opened the Mark Rudan era with a 2-1 A-League win over the Newcastle Jets.

The Mark Rudan era at the Wellington Phoenix has begun in style - and confusion - with a 2-1 win over the Newcastle Jets.

Jose Mourinho had been on the verge of delivering the perfect response to his critics with Manchester United closing in on a second consecutive comeback win, at the home of his former club Chelsea.