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Football: Phoenix hammer City
The Wellington Phoenix are doing their best to keep up with the top four sides in the A-League.

Football: Herbert's eventful passage to India
Ricki Herbert has rubbed shoulders with Sachin Tendulkar, pitted coaching wits against Zico, dined with Bollywood royalty and encountered elephants walking down the footpath in recent months.

Football: Oceania aim for direct entry
The power brokers within Oceania football are putting a fresh case together for direct entry to the World Cup and are confident it can be achieved.

Football: More matches likely in Club Cup
The days of a single 'death or glory' match for the Oceania representative at the Fifa Club World Cup could be coming to an end.

Ex-player upset by 'mansion tax'
Former footballer Sol Campbell has become the latest monied public figure to battle Labour's proposed "mansion tax" in Britain, claiming it is a levy on aspiration which he cannot afford to pay.

Football: Barcelona romp home as Messi sets record performance in Champions League
Barcelona romped to a 4-0 win at APOEL Nicosia in the European Champions League but the victory was overshadowed by yet another record-breaking performance by Lionel Messi.

Cricket: Ronchi likely to get test honours
Luke Ronchi's compelling form in the one-day team looks set to propel him into the test team to replace Jimmy Neesham for next week's third test in Sharjah.

Football: Rojas gets flak from club
Marco Rojas insists he has a future with his German club, despite an apparent fallout with senior club figures around the recent All Whites games in China and Thailand.

Football: Merrick mental after Nix crash and burn
It's too early to say the Phoenix are at the crossroads but the last seven days have been a major setback for the Wellington team.

Cricket: Hesson does his homework
Many consider themselves well versed in the game but the New Zealand cricket coach can leave those same people thinking about nuances of knowledge they had never considered.

Football: Big plans for the President's Cup
The OFC President's Cup is here to stay - and there are big plans for a tournament you may not know existed.