Football

Australia has suffered a humiliating loss to Japan in their first match since Sam Kerr was cleared of racially harassing a police officer.

The High Court has issued a statement on the 47-year-old who has repeatedly said he did nothing wrong.

Former Spanish soccer boss Luis Rubiales has been found guilty of sexual assault for kissing World Cup-winning player Jenni Hermoso without her consent.

Tom Sermanni has given a prickly press conference as he was peppered about the return of the national skipper to the side ahead of the team’s next big tournament in the USA.

The French international enjoyed his best game with Real Madrid in a dominant display, while a Manchester City star did not even make it off the bench as the team’s season from hell got even worse.

Liverpool have extended their lead at the top of the English Premier League but needed a bit of luck to get them there against Aston Villa.

Ellie Carpenter was not keen to talk about Sam Kerr’s future with the Matildas but did reveal one thing about her return to the national side.

Barcelona have capitalised on weekend slip ups by Spanish league rivals Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid.

The Frenchman cited Australia’s refereeing standards as his reason for departing halfway through the season.

The pressure on Tottenham boss Ange Postecoglou and his players has eased, for now, thanks to a home win over free-falling Manchester United.

Cristiano Ronaldo has again topped the list of the world's highest-paid athletes but there are sportspeople missing from it that will rile some fans.

Chelsea won't be disciplining Sam Kerr now her court case is over, with manager Sonia Bompastor offering her a glowing message of support.

Police have released new details about the spot-fixing claims that rocked Australian soccer last year.

The change to the Australian squad comes as Football Australia map out how to bring Sam Kerr back into the team.

The next step in the investigation over the image posted by a group of supporters has been detailed after the shocking image surfaced.