Football

Belgium qualified for next year's Fifa World Cup with two games to spare when they won 2-1 away to Greece.

The All Whites are aiming to put their World Cup qualifying tie against the Solomon Islands to bed early in tonight's fixture at North Harbour Stadium.

New Zealand Rugby has dismissed reports that they've had an involvement with new England football manager Gareth Southgate.

The England football boss Gareth Southgate is planning on adopting some of the policies used by the All Blacks as they prepare for their next World Cup qualifying games.

Burnley manager Sean Dyche has expressed concern about the safety of his players after a Blackburn Rovers fan ran on the field at Ewood Park.

The Wellington Phoenix have completed their roster for the upcoming A-League football season, signing Iraqi international defender Ali Abbas on a two year contract.

The All Whites captain Winston Reid has committed his future to English Premier League football club West Ham United after signing a six year extension to his contract.

Cristiano Ronaldo has failed in his bid to overturn his five-match ban for pushing a referee.

The former All White Chris Killen has been spared jail after sexually assaulting a sleeping woman.

The All Whites defender Tommy Smith has been ruled out of the side's upcoming World Cup qualifiers against the Solomon Islands with a hamstring injury.

A feast of goals opened the Premier League season when Arsenal twice came from behind to beat Leicester City.

The Wellington Phoenix have signed the Australian defender Daniel Mullen on a one-year contract.

Wellington Phoenix have signed Australian representative forward Dario Vidosic on a one-year contract.

West Ham defender Winston Reid has been named to make his return for New Zealand next month.

Barcelona has confirmed Neymar's highly anticipated move to Paris Saint-Germain.

Manchester United have signed Serbian midfielder Nemanja Matic from Premier League champions Chelsea on a three-year contract.

All White midfielder Marco Rojas is leaving the Melbourne Victory only one year into his new A-League contract to continue his football career in Europe.

The spending by English Premier League football clubs in the current transfer window is unsustainable according to Tottenham Hotspur chairman Daniel Levy.

The brains of 99 percent of former NFL players studied showed signs of a disease linked to repeated hits to the head that can lead to aggression and dementia.