Reigning Women’s World Cup champion the United States turned into drawn against Mexico, Jamaica, and Haiti for July’s CONCACAF W Championship, the North American qualifying event for the 2023 Women’s World Cup. The draw carried out Tuesday by the local soccer governing frame at Miami positioned the Americans and their rivals in Group A whilst … Read more
Colombia’s football association confirmed on Monday that Reinaldo Rueda had been fired as the national team’s coach after the team failed to qualify for the World Cup. Following a terrible campaign in which they set a national record of seven consecutive matches without scoring a goal, the “Cafeteros” failed to qualify for the global spectacular … Read more
FIFA has introduced a new streaming service, FIFA+, that will provide free live streaming of all games along with ‘Netflix-style’ documentaries. The new platform will have an archive of every past world cup match that was ever recorded on camera. “This project represents a cultural shift in the way different types of football fans want … Read more
Coach Louis van Gaal of the Netherlands declared Monday that he was fit enough to lead his country to the World Cup finals, claiming that his prostate cancer treatment had gone well. Van Gaal, 70, announced ten days ago that he had been getting treatment since being diagnosed with cancer in 2020, but that he … Read more
Following a half year and 182 matches of energizing normal season volleyball, the Lega Pallavolo vivo Serie A1 Femminile begins its definitive stage this end of the week, with the primary experiences of every one of the four best-of-three quarterfinal series occurring among Saturday and Sunday. The initial match of the quarterfinal round will rejoin … Read more
Recurve men’s reality number two Allot Gazoz has topped qualifying at the Spring Bolts world positioning occasion in Antalya with a 687, while Katharina Bauer (657), Batuhan Akcaoglu (709) and Yesim Bostan (708) adjusted the favorites in the singular occasions. The primarily European, recurve-weighty occasion is an ideal chance for bowmen from the landmass to … Read more
Mignon du Preez, a South African batter, has declared her retirement from ODIs and Tests with immediate effect. She stated she made the choice because she needed to focus more on the game’s shortest format and spend more time with her family. “I’ve been wonderfully fortunate to play in four ICC ODI World Cups to … Read more
TOKYO: Japan coach Hajime Moriyasu says his team have nothing to fear and are aiming for at least the quarter-finals after being drawn in a tough World Cup group containing former champions Spain and Germany. Friday’s draw for the World Cup in Qatar later this year threw Japan into Group E along with heavyweights Spain … Read more
DOHA: Germany, the four-time World Cup champion, and Spain, the 2010 champion, have been placed together in the same group for the World Cup finals on Friday. In Group E, the European champions will meet Japan and the winner of an intercontinental play-off between Costa Rica and New Zealand. Last November, Spain hammered Germany 6-0 … Read more
FIFA has released the first song from its official soundtrack for the World Cup in Qatar. The track, titled ‘Hayya Hayya (Better Together)’, features Qatari singer Aisha and American artists Trinidad Cardona and Davido. It is the first release from a multi-song soundtrack for the tournament, which gets underway in November. The track is set … Read more
Friday’s World Cup, Gareth Southgate heads into World Cup while believing England can win match but admits they will have to be ‘close to perfect.’ Certainty, experience and conviction have all filled in the England crew because of the race to semi-finals at the 2018 World Cup and arriving at the last of Euro 2020 … Read more
DOHA: The annual congress of football’s world governing body on Thursday was overshadowed by lingering disputes over FIFA’s decision to play the World Cup in Qatar, compelling its president Gianni Infantino to stress that the event had already brought change to the Arab state. Only 235 days before the first World Cup in the Middle … Read more
Ex-NBA player Jonas Jerebko was dismissed from Sweden’s national basketball team on Thursday, the federation said, a day after joining CSKA Moscow despite international condemnation of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. In a statement announcing his removal, the Swedish Basketball Federation stated, “A player on the national team represents the Swedish Basketball Federation.” Jerebko, 35, is … Read more
Peru sealed a World Cup play-off place as they had a 2-0 victory over Paraguay. They will play either Australia or the United Arab Emirates in June. Brazil, Argentina, Ecuador and Uruguay had already qualified for the Qatar tournament in November whereas Colombia and Chile miss out. Colombia missed out by one point, in sixth, … Read more
Suzie Bates’ blistering century helped New Zealand defeat Pakistan by 71 runs in the Women’s Cricket World Cup in Christchurch on Saturday. It was the final match of the tournament for both sides, and despite the fact that New Zealand has a mathematical possibility of reaching the semi-finals, skipper Sophie Devine said it was a … Read more
WELLINGTON: Australia captain Meg Lanning smashed an unbeaten 135 to steer the Women’s World Cup favourites to a five-wicket win over South Africa in Wellington on Tuesday. The match brought together the only two undefeated teams at this year’s tournament, with Australia already through to the semi-finals. South Africa had more to play for as … Read more
AUCKLAND: A classy 97 by Meg Lanning confirmed unbeaten Australia’s place in the Women’s World Cup semi-finals as a record run chase saw them to victory over India on Saturday. In a match that went down to the wire in Auckland, title favourites Australia reached 280-4 to overtake India’s 277-7 with three balls to spare. … Read more
MOUNT MAUNGANUI: Pakistan lost for the third time in a row against South Africa in the Women’s Cricket World Cup on Friday, putting their chances of making the playoffs in danger. Pakistan came agonisingly close to winning the match after finishing last in the eight-team event after devastating losses to India and Australia. They were … Read more
WELLINGTON: England captain Heather Knight hopes her side’s ability to thrive in tournament cricket will help them in their quest to defend the Women’s World Cup title. Knight led her side to a thrilling World Cup final win against India in front of a sold-out Lord’s crowd five years ago. But the current England squad arrived in … Read more
WELLINGTON: If South Africa are to win the Women’s World Cup for the first time they will have to do it without captain Dane van Niekerk, who will be missing when the tournament begins in New Zealand later this week. The star all-rounder suffered a freak injury in January, but the second-ranked Proteas will still … Read more
Sally Horrox has been appointed as World Rugby’s director of women’s rugby, the global governing body announced Wednesday. Horrox will take up her new post in May, just months away from the Women’s World Cup in New Zealand, after leaving the international sports and brand consultancy which she co-founded in 2015. The 12th and final … Read more
When Steven Knox first took charge of the German national cricket team as a head coach in 2014, the idea that they could have qualified for a World Cup would have sounded far-fetched. When the former Scotland international player got associated with the squad, he was not much hopeful about making big with the team. … Read more
The Philippines is better known for boxers than batsmen and its cricket team has not played for three years, but the side of amateurs hope to make their mark in T20I World Cup qualifiers. As the lowest-ranked side in the eight-team qualifying tournament taking place this month in Oman featuring the likes of Nepal, Ireland, … Read more
West Indies will tour the Netherlands for the first time later this year for a 3-match ODI series which will be a part of the ICC World Cup Super League. West Indies is currently eight with f5 wins and 10 losses, while Netherlands is at thirteenth with 2 wins, 4 losses and a draw. The … Read more
The most awaited global sporting event, FIFA World Cup is just around the corner and the football enthusiasts cannot wait for the first whistle to blow in Qatar. As a result, according to FIFA, fans have sought 17 million tickets for this year’s World Cup, making it more than five times over-subscribed. Higher prices being … Read more
Johannes Strolz of Austria overcame adversity to win Olympic alpine combined gold on Thursday, following in the footsteps of his father. Strolz, who was fourth after the first downhill, clocked the quickest slalom run to finish first in a combined time of 2min 31.43sec, matching his father Hubert’s performance at the 1988 Calgary Olympics. Aleksander … Read more
The Asian Cup win of China’s women’s football team has generated calls for equal pay on social media, with critics contrasting their performance with that of the men’s team. Xiao Yuyi’s stoppage-time goal gave China a 3-2 victory over South Korea in the final, giving them a record eighth Asian title. Fans on social media … Read more
US freestyle skier Colby Stevenson said Tuesday he wants to put his traumatic past behind him as he goes for Olympic glory in Beijing, having survived a near-fatal car crash six years ago. On Wednesday, the 24-year-old qualified fifth for the men’s freeski Big Air final and reflected on a watershed moment in his short … Read more
