Football: Auckland reach Club quarters

New Zealand side Auckland City booked their place in the quarterfinals of the Club World Cup with a 2-0 victory over local side Al Ahli in Abu Dhabi –FIFA.com have reported.

Rory Fallon scored the only goal of the game to help New Zealand qualify for the World Cup for the first time since 1982 as they ran out 1-0 winners in their play-off with Bahrain.

The future of English Premier League Portsmouth is in doubt after they are forced to go into administration with estimated debts of around $90 million.

West Ham and Millwall have both been charged by the Football Association following the crowd trouble that disrupted their Carling Cup tie at Upton Park on August 25.

South Africa comfortably secured a convincing first Test victory over India after mopping up the remainder of the home side’s innings on the fourth day in Nagpur on Tuesday.

Frank Lampard scores the winner from the penalty spot as Chelsea move three points clear of Manchester United at the top of the English Premier League with a hard-fought 2-1 victory over bottom side Portsmouth.

Didier Drogba scored a vital equalizer as Chelsea came from behind to beat west London neighbors Fulham 2-1 to extend their English Premier League lead to five points.

Defending champion Geoff Ogilvy and the remaining top seeds all crashed out in the second round of the WGC-World Match Play Championship at Dove Mountain in Arizona on Thursday.

Sachin Tendulkar became the first batsman to reach 17,000 runs in one-day international cricket but it was not enough to give India victory in a thrilling fifth match of the series against Australia on Thursday.

Inter Milan moved four points clear at the top of Serie A after beating Palermo 5-3 in a thriller on Thursday night.

Scotland striker Kenny Miller scored a double against his former club as Rangers beat Celtic 2-1 in the first Glasgow ‘Old Firm derby’ to move to within one point of their rivals at the top of the Scottish Premier League.