Thompson fires Chelsea to 1-0 WSL win over Arsenal
Sept 27 : Chelsea winger Alyssa Thompson scored the only goal as her side held off Arsenal to claim a tense 1-0 Women's Super League victory at Stamford Bridge on Sunday.
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No surprise that Béibhinn Parsons is now Irish women’s rugby’s most prolific try scorer
In some respects, it’s a surprise that it took so long. Almost certainly it would have happened much sooner were it not for a couple of long-term injuries. In the event, Béibhinn Parsons could hardly have scripted the manner and circumstances in which she became the most prolific try scorer in the history of the Irish women’s team. And she’s still only 24.
Ireland dig deep to see off stern Japan test in Galway
Ireland duly made home advantage and favouritism tell on a glorious Galway day, but they made somewhat heavy weather of it. They retained a core of the side which beat Japan 42-14 at the World Cup 13 months ago whereas Japan are in a rebuild, yet this win proved a good deal more difficult than had been anticipated or looked likely for much of the first half.
Scott Bemand delighted as Ireland put US lessons to good use in Japan win
Ireland boss Scott Bemand was relieved his side righted the wrongs of their previous defeat by problem-solving their way to a 31-24 Women’s WXV Global Series victory over Japan at Dexcom Stadium on Sunday.
Games-World T20 champions India on alert for Afghanistan after Japan scare
NAGOYA, Japan, Sept 27 : India captain Shreyas Iyer ruled out any complacency ahead of Monday's Asian Games quarter-finals against Afghanistan, conceding last week's scare against Japan had jolted the Twenty20 world champions out of any complacence.
Games-Qatar's Barshim withdraws from high jump final at Asian Games
NAGOYA, Japan, Sept 27 : Qatar's former world champion and Olympic gold medallist Mutaz Barshim has withdrawn from the men's high jump final at the Asian Games, the Qatar Athletics Federation said on X on Sunday, without providing further details.
China teen blows away the field for record-setting Asian Games gold as Thailand's Puripol Boonson clinches sprint double
NAGOYA: China's 18-year-old Yan Ziyi showcased her rare talent by shattering the Asian Games record to win the javelin, as a medallist failed a doping test and a decorated badminton player branded the event in Japan "sad".
'The ones that believed when I didn't': The people behind Shanti Pereira's historic Asian Games triumph
NAGOYA, Japan: In the days and weeks leading up to Shanti Pereira's 200m Asian Games final, Clarence and Jeet Pereira had trouble sleeping.