Spain seal spot in Women's World Cup final after dramatic win over Sweden
Spain sealed their place in Sunday's Women's World Cup final after a dramatic 2-1 victory over Spain in Auckland that saw all three goals coming in the last 10 minutes.
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Carmona wondergoal fires Spain into Women's World Cup final
Spain's thrilling victory at Eden Park sets up a showdown in Sydney on Sunday with either Australia or England, who meet in the other semi-final on Wednesday.
Spain stuns Sweden with dramatic late goal to reach Women's World Cup final
Spain will play for its first Women's World Cup championship after Olga Carmona's goal in the 89th minute lifted La Roja to a 2-1 victory over Sweden in the Tuesday semifinal.
Bok World Cup foes Tonga dispatch Canada in impressive fashion
Hosts Tonga crossed for six tries in a 36-12 romp over Canada on Tuesday to claim a second straight win over the Canucks in tune-ups for the Rugby World Cup.
Hall of Famer Felix Hernandez to help manage Baseball United's Dubai Wolves
Baseball United announced that the league's co-owner and Seattle Mariners Hall of Famer Felix Hernandez will be the honorary general manager for its Dubai franchise, the Dubai Wolves.
Have the stars aligned for Sweden at the Women's World Cup? - ESPN
Officially, the Peter Gerhardsson era started when he first took charge of the Sweden women's national team in autumn 2017, marking his first match with a win over Croatia to get the Blågult's qualification bid for the 2019 Women's World Cup off to the perfect start. Yet, inheriting a team that was entrenched in the typical Swedish 4-4-2 and playing a style the coach likened to an old-fashioned English system, it would take almost four years for the squad to finally begin looking like the real (attacking) deal under the 63-year-old.
Himeno to lead Japan at Rugby World Cup
Loose forward Kazuki Himeno was on Tuesday named Japan captain for the Rugby World Cup as the Brave Blossoms seek to replicate their impressive performances on home soil four years ago.
Leitch, Horie heading to fourth World Cup for Japan
TOKYO : Talismanic former Japan captain Michael Leitch and hooker Shota Horie will both travel to their fourth World Cup next month after being named on Tuesday in coach Jamie Joseph's squad for the tournament in France.