Rookie Marco Rojas led the Wellington Phoenix in their best performance of the season last night.

All Whites and Wellington Phoenix coach Ricki Herbert has been voted as one of the top 10 managers in the world.

When is a victory not a win, but still well worthy of significant celebration? Most notably this year, in the form of the All Whites.

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin held secret meetings with at least a third of the 22 members of Fifa's executive committee.

Departing NZF chief executive Michael Glading should get no credit for soccer's rise on these shores, writes Chris Rattue.

Wellington Phoenix will appeal coach Ricki Herbert's three-week ban, imposed yesterday after the A-League's match review panel found him guilty of abusing a match official.

Former Black Cap Simon Doull has lashed out at the disestablished NZC academy, which he says 'ruined a generation of cricketers'.

Judging one player's influence over a team is a tricky business and open to plenty of argument.

Before Friday's vote for the 2018 World Cup host, the English bid had seven votes confirmed. What happened?

Controversy over what was New Zealand's top sporting moment for 2010 should be put to be bed when the matter is decided by public vote - a first for the Westpac Halberg Awards.

The Oceania Football Confederation has accepted the loss of its voting rights for the 2018 and 2022 World Cup hosts.

New Zealand still face a huge challenge if they are to progress beyond pool play at the Fifa Women's World Cup next year.

There is a certain irony that the representative from Fifa's lowest-ranked nation could become a power broker.

New Zealand have been drawn with Japan, Mexico and England to form Group B for next year's women's soccer World Cup in Germany.

On Friday (NZT) 22 men, at an average age of 64, will decide the hosts for the next two World Cups. Who are these 22 men?

The murky waters of the World Cup got even murkier yesterday as the momentum towards Friday's voting in Zurich gathered pace.