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West Ham players provided plenty of inspiration when radio personality Miles Davis had to name his six sons.
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Football: Hammers gaffer delivers goodwill volley
West Ham might have finished 13th in last season's English Premier League but manager Sam Allardyce and co-chairman David Gold delivered a volley of top-flight goodwill to assembled media as the club build their brand in New Zealand this week.
Football: West Ham arrives in NZ
EPL club West Ham's finest footballers have arrived amid a few bemused looks at the Sky City powhiri.
Football: Phoenix bank on English clubs' tour luring fans
More than 30 millionaires from West Ham United and Newcastle United will arrive in New Zealand this weekend to play the Wellington Phoenix and Sydney FC in the Football United pre-season tour.
Alan Hansen: Walcott remark my only regret
When I made my decision to retire two years ago, I was happy with it then and I have absolutely no regrets now.
World's richest sport teams
Spain may have been embarrassingly dethroned as World Cup holders, but Real Madrid and Barcelona are still champions at making money after they were named as the world's two richest sports franchises.
World Cup tourists praise Brazil - poll
World Cup tourists have given a big thumbs up to the just-ended event in Brazil, according to a new study.
Confederation salutes exiting Brazil coach
Brazil coach Luiz Felipe Scolari has resigned after the team failed to win the World Cup.
Football: Win fuels fire of German ambition
Winning the World Cup in Brazil has given Germany the "hunger" to triumph in more tournaments and create an era of dominance similar to Spain.
Football: Hard for Russia, Qatar to beat Brazil's carnival of football
To Russia, with love. But the renewal of the people's vows with the World Cup will be severely tested by its money-driven forays into the uncharted territories of Russia (2018) and Qatar (2022). Was Brazil the last great folk festival?
'Made in Germany' may be ultimate World Cup winner
The German economy is set to benefit as the country's football victory draws shoppers to the "Made in Germany" brand, says a research firm.
Did Messi deserve player of the Cup?
Ouch. Argentine football great Maradona says awarding Lionel Messi the World Cup's golden ball was just a marketing ploy.
Jorge Knijnik and Ramon Spaaij: Question of Cup's legacy remains
The losing World Cup teams and fans are licking their wounds while Germany will celebrate for at least four years.
Michael Burgess: Germany's victory saves the blushes of broken Brazilians
With one sublime moment yesterday Germany broke a 24-year drought - and saved the World Cup for Brazil.
Queen of Europe, maybe next the world
Angela Merkel does not want to complete her full term as German Chancellor and plans to resign before elections in 2017, according to reports.
Will's big Messi day
Ten-year-old Kiwi Will Richardson's dream of meeting Argentine football star Lionel Messi came true yesterday in front of 80,000 screaming fans.
Punters splash $2m on final
Kiwis bet more than $2 million on the 2014 Fifa World Cup final, making it the TAB's third most popular sporting event in history.
World Cup final: Five things we learned
What did we learn from Germany's 1-0 World Cup final over Argentina in Rio this morning? Michael Burgess analyses the big result.
Germany wins World Cup with late goal
Germany claimed their fourth World Cup title after Mario Goetze scored in the second half of extra time in a 1-0 win over Argentina.
Nick McDonald: More trading lessons from the World Cup
The World Cup provides many lessons for anyone looking to perform at the highest level and that includes those in the challenging world of trading financial markets.
Final fever in action at Auckland pub
German supporters have outnumbered Argentine fans at The Fox in Auckland's Viaduct Harbour.