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Coach Pep Guardiola can only hope Manchester City have now reached rock bottom. Photo: Reuters

Man City gloom deepens

Manchester City have had some extraordinary runs during their last four seasons of Premier League domination, but the one that continued with a 2-1 defeat at Aston Villa has been scarcely believable.

Marathon futsal effort for mental health

Hamish Mitchell plays a pass. PHOTO: NATE'S SPORTS PHOTOGRAPHY

Marathon futsal effort for mental health

Have you ever played a sport for 24 hours straight? That’s what Canterbury and NZ futsal player Hamish Mitchell did in a bid to raise funds for mental health awareness.

Liverpool beat Man City to go nine points clear

Liverpool celebrate scoring against Manchester City this morning. Photo: Reuters

Liverpool beat Man City to go nine points clear

Liverpool overawed Manchester City in a 2-0 win this morning to take a commanding nine-point lead at the top of the Premier League and extend their arch-rivals' slump to seven games without a win.

Golden boot hopes hang on rivals missing mark

Cashmere Technical’s Garbhan Coughlan scored eight goals in the men’s National League season....

Cashmere Tech striker's golden boot hopes hang on rivals missing mark

Cashmere Technical striker Garbhan Coughlan is in line to share the National League golden boot for the third consecutive season - but only if his rivals don’t find the net in this weekend’s final.

Golden boot battle in Tech’s last match

Cashmere Technical's Garbhan Coughlan could win his third successive National League golden boot....

Cashmere Technical striker in battle for golden boot

Cashmere Technical's star striker Garbhan Coughlan will be fighting to put his name in the record books on Saturday.

Rising star heading to Phoenix academy

Talented 16-year-old Christchurch midfielder Amber De Wit is primed to take her first step towards a pro football career after featuring at the FIFA U17 World Cup.

All Whites: Wood hat-trick leads rout of Samoa

All Whites captain Chris Wood slotted at hat-trick as they dismantled Samoa 8-0 in Auckland last...

All Whites: Wood hat-trick leads rout of Samoa

The All Whites have ticked the first box in their quest to play at the 2026 FIFA World Cup by beating Samoa 8-0 in Auckland.

Must-win matches for Coastal Spirit, Pride

The Pride’s Petra Buyck clashes with Eastern Suburbs’ Zoe Brazier during Suburbs 3-1 win. PHOTO:...

Must-win matches for Coastal Spirit and Canterbury United Pride

Coastal Spirit and Canterbury United Pride’s hopes of making the final of the men’s and women’s National Leagues respectively are hanging by a thread after identical 3-1 losses.

Race for the golden boot

Coastal Spirit’s David Yoo and Cashmere Technical’s Garbhan Coughlan are in a three-way battle for the National League’s coveted golden boot.

Teen gets taste of professional life

Canterbury teen gets taste of life as a pro footballer

A young Canterbury footballer has taken the next step towards her professional dream.

Tech aim to overturn recent form against rivals

Coastal Spirit striker Alex Steinwascher scored a hat-trick during his side’s 3-0 win against the...

Cashmere Tech hoping to overturn recent form as rivals clash again

Christchurch’s two top football teams will battle it out on the pitch for the fifth time this season on Sunday - and there will be more than just bragging rights up for grabs.

Teen finding his feet at US college

Christchurch teen finding his feet at US college

When former Christchurch United midfielder Thomas Chao signed to play soccer for Lincoln Memorial University in Tennessee, his reaction was simple: "It was pretty cool".

New recruits chasing elusive success

Southern League MVP David Yoo. PHOTO: JIM WATTS PHOTOGRAPHY

New recruits chasing elusive success

David Yoo and Riley Grover have gone from trying to stop Coastal Spirit from qualifying for the National League to helping them in their first tilt at this level.

Technical's star midfielder ruled out this weekend due to injury

Technical's star midfielder ruled out this weekend due to injury

Cashmere Technical will be without midfielder Matt Tod-Smith for the first home game of their National League campaign against the Wellington Phoenix Reserves on Sunday.