Football

After a 34 year absence from the top flight of English football, Brighton and Hove Albion are back.

Harry Kane became the first Spurs player since the great Jimmy Greaves to hit 20 goals in three successive seasons after netting in their win over Bournemouth.

The All Whites striker Chris Wood scored five minutes into time added on to give Leeds United a 1-all draw with Newcastle in the English Championship.

One of my football coaches had a scathing term to describe players with talent and potential who fell short in pressure situations.

Juventus have trounced an underwhelming Barcelona 3-nil in the first leg of their Champions League football quarterfinal in Turin.

The Phoenix aren't surprised that the Sydney boss Graham Arnold told a couple of his players to get yellow cards last weekend, so they would serve bans before the A-League play-offs.

Five-times world champions Brazil have returned to what they will consider their rightful place at the top of the FIFA world football rankings.

Chelsea have maintained their seven point lead at the top of the English football Premiership after beating Manchester City 2-1 at Stamford Bridge.

Manchester United suffered another blow to their hopes of finishing in the top four in the English Premier League when they were held 1-1 at home by Everton.

Sunderland football manager David Moyes says he "deeply regrets" threatening to slap a female reporter in a post-match interview.

New life has been pumped into the English Premier League title race after leaders Chelsea suffered a shock 2-1 defeat at home to Crystal Palace.

The Football Association and the Professional Footballers' Association will invite applications for independent research into whether there is any evidence to show a link between players suffering…

All Whites striker Chris Wood has been short listed for the English Championship Player of the Year Award.

Skipper Andrew Durante watched from the stands with conflicting emotions as his Wellington Phoenix team dismantled Newcastle Jets 5-0 in yesterday's A-League clash.

The national football premiership final will be a repeat of last year's showdown between Auckland City and Team Wellington.

Auckland City have booked their place in the final of the National Football Premiership after defeating Hawke's Bay United 1-0 in Auckland.

The All Whites coach Anthony Hudson wants his side to dominate the rest of the Oceania World Cup qualifying series as they work towards next year's tournament in Russia.

Brazil recovered from conceding an early goal to beat Uruguay 4-1 in Montevideo that all but cements their place at next year's World Cup finals in Russia.