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Fans of the Wellington Phoenix will get the chance to support their team at Wellington’s Sky Stadium next Wednesday — as long as the team beats Western United this weekend. The carrot of another game on home turf will no … Read More
All Whites midfielder Sarpreet Singh is in a race to get fit for New Zealand’s crucial World Cup play-off against Costa Rica next month. The 23-year-old has been sidelined since April with a groin injury but he’s returned to Auckland … Read More
This weekend’s first round of the Chatham Cup promises to produce its share of the upsets that make the competition special. We’ve studied the fixtures for the weekend of May 14-15 and come up with our predictions for the games … Read More
Four Lotto NRFL Women’s Premier League clubs face potentially difficult passages to the next round of the Kate Sheppard Cup with tricky first-round ties this weekend. While all of them should make progress, the vagaries of cup football always make … Read More
By Jonno Ross While leaders Auckland City are expected to win again, the focus goes on their four nearest challengers in the race to fill the Northern League’s qualifying spots for National League football later this year. Assuming the Navy … Read More
New Zealand international full-back Meikayla Moore is one of several players to be released by Liverpool after the club’s win in the FA Women’s Championship. Moore made 24 appearances for the Reds in their two seasons in the Championship but … Read More
Floodlit games at opposite ends of the Lotto NRFL first division table have both ended in 1-1 draws. West Coast Rangers remain at the top of the table while Northern Rovers and Waitemata both improve their league position after sharing … Read More
Wellington Phoenix midfielder Chloe Knott (26) says the launch of a professional women’s team in New Zealand shows how much the women’s game is growing. Knott shares her story in a video produced by Phoenix women’s A-League supporter, the NZ … Read More
The Colligan family have been mainstays of Auckland club football for half a century, and they’re still finding ways to connect with the sport they love. Jimmy Colligan came to New Zealand from Liverpool in the 1970s to play football … Read More
Football Ferns Abby Erceg and Katie Bowen have collected US$10,000 windfalls after their North Carolina Courage team won a pre-season cup competition in the United States. Courage beat Washington Spirit 2-1 to take out the NWSL Challenge Cup, a competition … Read More
By Joan Grey Fifteen South Auckland school teams begin their quest this week to win this year’s Counties Manukau Boys First XI league. Last year, ACG Strathallan in Karaka won the league convincingly with a clean sweep. Last year’s runner-up, … Read More
The Wellington Phoenix go into Saturday’s A-League elimination final against Western United with winning form against the club. The Phoenix have won all three of their meetings with Western United this season. A first-half goal from Ben Waine secured the … Read More
A goal from Ben Waine and a return to fitness by Clayton Lewis provided two positives for the Wellington Phoenix as they lost their last regular-season A-League fixture 2-1 to Melbourne City. The two All Whites helped the Phoenix recover … Read More
Former Birkenhead United striker Alex Greive opened the scoring to help his St Mirren side avoid relegation from Scotland’s Premiership with a 2-0 win against Dundee. Greive was gifted a chance in front of goal — see main photo — … Read More