It has not been a bad week for Cristiano Ronaldo, or perhaps more specifically, Cristiano Ronaldo's bank balance.

FIFA has turned down a request for England and Scotland players to wear poppies on their shirts during a World Cup qualifier.

The All Whites' welcome mat has been rolled out for footballer Tommy Smith - again.

England failed to shine without Wayne Rooney as they escaped with a 0-0 draw against Slovenia in Tuesday's World Cup qualifier.

The All Whites have gone down to the highly rated Mexican side, but not in the manner many would have expected. New Zealand gave Mexico a real scare, drawing level soon after halftime before eventually losing 2-1 to the world No15 ranked team. Source: Sky Sport

An Ecuadorian soccer player on an injury cart led a police chase in the middle of a game.

Cristiano Ronaldo dished out brutal justice on Andorra by inspiring Portugal to a rout of the Group B minnows.

A former Costa Rican soccer federation president who was arrested last year in FIFA's corruption scandal has pleaded guilty.

A leading international player manager who grew up in New Zealand is at the heart of the English soccer scandal.

The future of test cricket is clouded as crowd and viewer numbers drop. Is there anything harder in sport than the pressure of taking a penalty kick in football? This after Germany’s win over Italy at Euro 2016. The Lions have a great chance to secure the all important top spot in Super Rugby with two rounds remaining. Novak Djokovic suffers one of the biggest upsets in Wimbledon history, beaten by Sam Querrey in the third round.

All Blacks hooker Dane Coles believes the Super Rugby format needs to change and teams should play each other once. Brodie Retallick had some fun as the Chiefs went to the top of the Super Rugby table with the win over the Crusaders in Suva. Wales has stunned Belgium 3-1 to move into the semi-finals at Euro 2016. Is this a sport? A cross between football and darts.

Footage courtesy of Sky Sports. England bow out to surprise powerhouse Iceland, as Italy triumph over champions Spain.

The All Blacks hammered Wales 46-6 off the back of some sublime performances from a number of players.

Minutes after Maradona scored the infamous 'Hand of God' goal at the 1986 World Cup, he then scored the 'Goal of the Century'.

During the 1986 World Cup, Maradona scored a goal that will forever live in football history.

Live updates of the Group F European Championships clash between Portugal and Iceland.

Today - The man accused of killing his ex-partner Pakeeza Yusuf and her three-year-old daughter Juwairiyah Kalim has been found guilty. Te Puia is set to get $2.5m from the Tourism Growth Partnership fund for new facilities and Donald Trump’s butler of 30 years says he wants to kill Obama.

Dreams do come true - just ask John Hayden and Natalie Evans.

COMMENT: The fairy tale of Leicester City is the sports story of the year but it could quite easily be the horror story if Tottenham chase them down.

Source: Sky Sport

Kevin de Bruyne sent Manchester City into the Champions League football semifinals for the first time yesterday, in a hard-fought 1-0 victory over Paris Saint-Germain to build on a 2-2 draw from the first leg.

The All Whites have dropped to their lowest world ranking. Ever.

Swiss police raided the Uefa yesterday about a contract disclosed in the Panama Papers signed by the head of the global football body Fifa.

Source: Sarah Arcand