England beats Nigeria on penalties at World Cup, reach quarter finals
Chloe Kelly scored the winning penalty in Brisbane as European champions England beat Nigeria 4-2 in the shoot-out after a tense last-16 tie finished 0-0 at the end of extra time.
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Saudi Arabia’s progress offers hope for women’s football in the Middle East
The ongoing FIFA Women’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand has been historic for several reasons.
Maidstone’s Alessia Russo starts and Gravesend-born midfielder Laura Coombs an unused substitute as England win on penalties against Nigeria in Women’s World Cup; Lauren James sent off for the Lionesses
Alessia Russo helped England scrape through to the Women's World Cup Quarter-Final with a dramatic penalty shootout victory over Nigeria on Monday.
Morocco looking to exceed expectations again in 'special' France clash
ADELAIDE : Morocco's clash with favourites France in the Women's World Cup on Tuesday will be a special occasion for their players and coach Reynald Pedros as the tournament debutantes aim to continue their fairytale run by reaching the quarter-finals.
Womens' Football Losing The Gap, But It's Not All Down To FIFA
In the 92nd minute of South Africa's drawn FIFA Women's World Cup match against football giant Italy, striker Hilda Magaia runs onto a pass at the top of the box. Magaia, who scored her country's first ever Women's World Cup goal a week earlier, springs past three lunging Italian defenders and curls the ball in to find Thembi Kgatlana, who blasts the ball into the net. South Africa, in its first Women's World Cup, is through to the round of 16. It is perhaps the most striking upset result of this World Cup, but far from the only one: Nigeria beating co-host Australia, Colombia's last-minute winner against Germany, Portugal holding the United States to a draw and Jamaica advancing at the expense of Brazil are signs of the closing gap in women's football that pundits are noticing.
Jamaica and Colombia to battle on the pitch after partying at nightclub
MELBOURNE : Spreading joy on and off the pitch at the Women's World Cup, Jamaica and Colombia will battle for a quarter-final place on Tuesday after partying with each other at a Sydney nightclub.
Teenager Guzman to join Colombia's youth push at World Cup
MELBOURNE : A Colombian team inspired by the flair of 18-year-old Linda Caicedo at the Women's World Cup will welcome another wunderkind to the grand stage when Ana Maria Guzman takes the field in the round-of-16 clash against Jamaica on Tuesday.
Canada's Routliffe claims 4th medal of 2023 Para swimming worlds with 100m freestyle bronze
Tess Routliffe capped off a fantastic individual performance at the 2023 Para swimming world championships in Manchester, England, on Sunday with a bronze medal in the women's 100-metre freestyle S7 final for her fourth medal of the competition.