Japan dominates Canada at FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup
MADGAON, India — Japan dominated Canada en route to a 4-0 win at the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup on Saturday, dropping the Canadians to the bottom of Pool D.
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U.S. women’s volleyball team takes fourth at world championship
The U.S. women’s volleyball team finished fourth at the world championship, one year after winning the program’s first Olympic title in Tokyo.
Andrey Rublev beats Dominic Thiem to face Sebastian Korda in Gijon Open final
The Russian, top seed and ranked ninth in the world, will face Sebastian Korda in Sunday's final after he beat Arthur Rinderknech 7-6 (7/2), 6-3. Rublev, playing aggressively, broke to move 3-1 ahead in the first set and after the Austrian broke back for 5-4 expressed his anger but managed to follow suit to seal the first set. In the second set Thiem saved two match points but Rublev eventually sealed the victory with another break as he closes in on his fourth title of the year.
West Ham survive Hawa Cissoko's sending off to beat Aston Villa 2-1 in Women's Super League match at Bescot Stadium
West Ham ended Aston Villa’s perfect start to the Women's Super League with a 2-1 win that was rather overshadowed by Hawa Cissoko’s 90th-minute red card. The French defender was driving away from goal in stoppage time when she objected to Sarah Mayling’s borderline rugby tackle. Her angry reaction gave the referee little choice but to issue a red card.
Xavi: I will leave Barca if I think I’m not the solution
FC Barcelona’s Spanish coach Xavi addresses a press conference on the eve of their Spanish League football match against Real Madrid at the Joan Gamper training ground in Sant Joan Despi, near Barcelona on October 15, 2022. (Photo by Pau BARRENA / AFP)
Canada to battle France for 5th place at wheelchair rugby worlds after beating New Zealand
Canada will play for a fifth-place finish at the wheelchair rugby world championship following a dominant second-half performance in Saturday's win over New Zealand.
'Proper gallop' sees O'Brien's Cairo clear at Leopardstown
Aidan O'Brien's Cairo was a straightforward winner of the Group Three Killavullan Stakes at Leopardstown.
Struggling Leicester City Held To Goalless Draw By Crystal Palace
Leicester manager Brendan Rodgers said his struggling players were "giving everything" after a frustrating goalless draw with Crystal Palace on Saturday left them in deep trouble in the Premier League relegation zone. The single point at the King Power Stadium took Leicester to five points -- level with Nottingham Forest, who were left rock bottom by virtue of an inferior goal difference. Leicester's only league win this season was a 4-0 victory against Forest earlier this month but that proved to be a false dawn for the 2016 champions.