TAHITI – MANU URA STAY TOP DESPITE DRAW

AS Manu Ura lead the playoff race in Tahiti’s Championnat league despite dropping points to AS Pirae at the weekend after the match ended 2-2. Pirae made their intentions clear in the opening exchanges of the game with early waves of attack against the league leaders. Striker José Hmaé went close after just three minutes forcing goalkeeper Daniel…

AUCKLAND – The New Zealand U-17 football team have finished their Japanese tour on a high with a pulsating 4-3 win over Japan in Fukuoka on Monday. The Young All Whites raced to a 4-1 lead after an hour but suffered some nervous moments as Japan scored twice in two minutes to reduce the deficit…

Lautoka striker Jone Vono Junior was named 2008 Player of the Year at the Fiji Football Association Air Pacific annual awards night in Suva on Saturday while Roy Krishna picked up the Popular Footballer of the Year Award. Many had tipped the New Zealand-based Krishna to win the overall award after his efforts with Waitakere United including a…

AUCKLAND – The only two teams to win the New Zealand Football Championship will square off for the trophy after Auckland City defeated YoungHeart Manawatu 3-0 at Kiwitea Street to claim a 4-3 aggregate semi-final win and join Waitakere United in next Sunday’s grand final. Trailing 1-3 after the first leg, three time former champions…

Two feature National Soccer League matches scheduled for today have been called off following the bad weather conditions experienced around the country. The Labasa vs. Lautoka clash set for Subrail Park and the Ba vs. Suva match at Govind Park have been postponed to a later date as both pitches are not in a playable…

AUCKLAND – The New Zealand U-17 football team beat Thai high school Suankularb Wittayalai 2-0 in their final Sanix Cup group match in Japan on Friday evening but Japan’s shock 0-9 loss to their Korean high school opposition has sent the Young All Whites into the bottom half of the draw. Second half goals from substitutes Cameron…

AUCKLAND – The semi finals of the New Zealand Football Championship are delicately poised heading into the return legs this weekend. League runners-up Auckland City started their tie against YoungHeart Manawatu as favourites, but will begin Sunday’s televised match with a two-goal handicap after the first leg in Palmerston North. Auckland have home advantage and…

After a disappointing loss to Hekari Souths FC in the O-League just over a week ago, Koloale FC have bounced back with a convincing win in their domestic competition.  Koloale beat Zome Mars 2-0 at Lawson Tama yesterday to get their Top Eight campaign in Honiara’s DJ League off to a bright start. The Top Eight competition kicked off at the…

AUCKLAND – The Thai Airways All Whites will follow their March 28 friendly against Thailand with a March 31 match against Thailand ‘A’ to replace a cancelled fixture against Indonesia. The Indonesian leg of New Zealand’s two match South East Asian trip was cancelled on March 2 due to safety concerns around that country’s upcoming…

AUCKLAND – A group of young Tahitians who have only ever known life inside a hospice are this week enjoying a trip to New Zealand thanks to charitable organisation Tokani Nui and support from the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC). The group of 20, who travelled from Tahiti on Friday 13 March, are using the OFC…