Brave Banyana downed by Dutch as World Cup fairytale ends
Banyana Banyana lost their round of 16 World Cup tie 2-0 to the Netherlands at the Sydney Football Stadium on Sunday, but they did so with a high sense of pride and combativeness.
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Netherlands scores early to hold off South Africa in Round of 16
Netherlands advanced to the quarterfinals of the Women's World Cup on Sunday with a 2-0 win over South Africa.
Clinical Japan, Slick Spain Surge Into Women's World Cup Quarters
Japan's surprise title charge at the Women's World Cup gathered pace with a clinical 3-1 win over Norway to reach the last eight while Spain thrashed Switzerland 5-1 on Saturday. The 2011 champions Japan will face either holders the United States or Sweden in the quarter-finals and on this evidence they will take some stopping. They have won all four games in Australia and New Zealand -- including a 4-0 thumping of Spain -- scoring 14 times and conceding only once.
Europe dominates on day 2 of Judo Masters in Budapest
In Budapest, Hungary, thousands of spectators flocked to the Papp László Arena to watch their heroes compete in the second day of the Judo Masters competition.
South Africa coach Ellis strikes defiant tone for Dutch World Cup clash
South Africas team coach Desiree Ellis attends a press conference at the Sydney Football Stadium on August 5, 2023, on the eve of the Womens World Cup football match between Netherlands and South Africa. (Photo by DAVID GRAY / AFP)
Women's World Cup: What to expect on Day 18
The knockout stages continue apace with Japan and Spain safely into the quarter-finals after impressive wins over Norway and Switzerland respectively.
'We're a team to be reckoned with,' says Banyana's Seoponsenwe as Dutch date with destiny looms
Banyana Banyana forward Jermaine Seoposenwe said they're a team to be reckoned with and their unity will always be displayed in their performances as they face the game of their lives in Sunday's last 16 World Cup clash against the Netherlands in Sydney.
Three dead as torrential rain and heavy flooding strike Slovenia
Torrential rains and heavy floods swept through regions of Slovenia on Friday, killing at least three people, cutting off roads and bridges and surging into buildings. The prime minister described the devastation as “catastrophic.”