Soccer

Door open for Mariners to play ACT fixture

David Polkinghorne Capital Football will put its hand up to host reigning A-League champions the Central Coast Mariners.

Soccer

Pledge to end abuse of referees

Lee Gaskin Capital Football claims it is determined to stamp out abuse towards referees.

Football

Grand final rematch for A-League's opening round

Dominic Bossi A-League champions Central Coast will begin their title defence at home against Western Sydney Wanderers.

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Football

Women coaches, dare to dream

Kathryn Wicks It should not surprise anyone to see a female coach of an A-League team in our lifetimes, FIFA executive committee candidate Moya Dodd says.

Football

Investing in Aboriginal youth will pay huge dividends

Craig Foster We can be pleased about the growth in our football but there is still one glaring aspect of the game in Australia that needs urgent attention: helping indigenous Australia discover a lifelong...

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Football

Trninic seeks to close the gap

Lee Gaskin Canberra FC coach Miro Trninic expects the race for the premiership to go down to the wire and knows three points against Cooma is crucial to his side's chances of keeping Canberra Olympic on its...

A-League will leave it late to end season

Sebastian Hassett Football Federation Australia will push the climax of the A-League season to its latest ever finish, with a May grand final next year bringing the competition end into line with the European season -...

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Football

Beckham calls time on glittering career

Football megastar David Beckham announced on Thursday that he is to retire after a glittering 20-year playing career in which he became one of the most widely recognised figures in world sport.

Football

Record for Lampard as Chelsea sees off Villa

Gerry Cox Frank Lampard became Chelsea's outright record goalscorer by scoring twice as the Blues came from behind to secure a 2-1 win away to Aston Villa in the Premier League on Saturday.

Football

Is this the best XI of Fergie's 26-year reign?

Shane Brady Picking a best first XI from Fergie's 26-year dynasty at Manchester United might appear easy at first - until you get down to the nitty gritty. But here goes.

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Injury ends Messi's season

Soccer superstar Lionel Messi will not play again this season after suffering a thigh injury in Barcelona's 2-1 win at Atletico Madrid in La Liga last weekend, the Catalan club announced on Tuesday.

Football

Moyes passes first test with honours

Oliver Brown The Man United manager shared his philosophy to an engrossed audience at the Cambridge Union.

Football

Reid steps up search for coach

Chris Wilson Capital Football chief executive Heather Reid wants to appoint a new Canberra United coach within a month.

Australian football

Fill-in full-forward takes all before him

David Polkinghorne Ainslie discover their new diamond in attack.

Rugby league

Teka optimistic on Johnson prospects

Jon Tuxworth Tuggeranong halfback Carl Johnson is capable of returning to the Canberra Raiders, skipper says.

Saturday Serve

Return to sender

Lee Gaskin No group of supporters do payback better than those who follow the Canberra Raiders.

Football

Del Piero caught in All Stars tug-of-war

Sebastian Hassett A three-way showdown is looming between Football Federation Australia, Sydney FC and Alessandro Del Piero over the star forward's availability for the match between the A-League All Stars and...

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Football

Ferguson ends his reign at Manchester United

Sebastian Hassett After 26 years, 13 English Premier League titles, five FA Cups, four League Cups and three major European trophies, it's over for Sir Alex Ferguson and Manchester United.

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The whistle finally blows

You can still see the boy in Sir Alex Ferguson, even now we have reached the end. The elder statesman who called a halt after 27 years at Manchester United needs a hip replacement and feels he has...