Football
Football: Trials of blue cards begin for fouls and abuse
Football referees could have an extra card in their pocket this season as the sport trials the use of a blue card. Fifty-four years after yellow and red cards were first introduced, players who commit… Video, Audio
Pacific Games: Mens football win for Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands mens football team have qualified for the Pacific Games grand final for the first time in 12 years. Audio
Europe: Spain celebrates World Cup win, Russia's Luna mission
Europe correspondent Seamus Kearney joins Kathryn to talk about Spain's victory in the Fifa Women's World Cup, with fans saying they hope the win will boost the profile of the sport and put them on… Audio
The Week in Detail: Postnatal depression, football fever and fish farming
The Detail podcast brings you the issues behind the news every weekday. Here's what we covered this week. Audio
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Sports-chat with Glen Larmer
New Zealand hosts its last game of the FIFA World Cup tonight, when Sweden play Spain at Eden Park. Glen chats to Susie about how the tournament has played out so far. Also Rugby's NPC model is under… Audio
Capitalising on New Zealand's football fever
The FIFA World Cup has captured the attention of plenty of New Zealanders. How do we keep them interested, and invested, in women's football once the tournament's over? Audio
Sports commentator Dana Johannsen
With the Football Ferns' World Cup over, will their history-making campaign translate to increased interest and participation in the game, or will it be a short term sugar rush? Dana also looks at… Audio
Around the motu: Jimmy Ellingham in Palmerston North
Mayor Grant Smith is defending Palmerston North after ESPN reported a source close to the Spanish Women's World Cup team said they left the city two days early because it's boring. Staff cutbacks are… Audio
Excitement in Wellington for football ferns vs Philippines
The Football Ferns are about to hit the field against the Philippines for their second World Cup match. The excitement has been building in the capital ahead of tonight's match, which kicks off at… Video, Audio
A triumph - after a day of tragedy
On a day when Auckland was the focus of the biggest story in world sport and the Football Ferns ended up making history, deadly shootings a stone's throw from football teams' hotels and the fan zone… Audio
Why a great uniform has great power
Whether it's a corporate refresh with more cultural considerations, or a new version of a sporting uniform steeped in history, what our high profile teams wear matters. Audio
Football: All Whites name new head coach
After nine months of being in limbo the All Whites have a new head coach. Darren Bazeley will take New Zealand's top men's football side through the 2026 World Cup as well as coaching the country's… Video, Audio
Samoan women's football club captures hearts at tournament
Samoan women's football club captures hearts at league tournament. Audio
Women's Football World Cup may not be screened in Europe
The women's Football World Cup to be co-hosted by New Zealand and Australia later this year might not make it on to television screens in Europe.
FIFA is threatening not to televise the tournament in… Video, Audio
The Week in Detail: Cycleways, cancelled ferries, and FIFA
The Detail podcast brings you the issues behind the news every weekday. Here's what we covered this week. Audio
FIFA Women's World Cup lighting up local clubrooms
Thirty-two teams, 64 games, tens of thousands of fans filling stadiums, two billion tuning in on television - the FIFA Women's Football World Cup is going to be massive. Audio
Football Ferns lose 3-0 to Nigeria in World Cup countdown
There's now 99 days to go until the FIFA women's Football World Cup in New Zealand and Australia - but fans here may not be feeling quite as positive about things as they were a day ago.
Overnight… Video, Audio
FIFA mulls rainbow OneLove arm band for Football World Cup
FIFA is yet to decide whether captains will be able to wear the rainbow 'OneLove' arm bands for this year's women's Football World Cup in New Zealand and Australia.
The arm bands used to show support… Video, Audio
Solomons lift tri-nations football series with win over Fiji
Solomon Islands won the Tri-Nations International Friendly Series in Lautoka as they continued their unbeaten run with a 2-0 victory over the Fiji senior side on Sunday.
Chris Wood returns to England, won't play against China
All Whites striker Chris Wood won't play in the second game against China in Wellington.