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SYDNEY/AUCKLAND: Co-hosts Australia and New Zealand opened the ninth Women’s World Cup with wins and record crowds on Thursday, after a shooting near the Norwegian team hotel in Auckland that left three dead and six injured.
Steph Catley ensured co-hosts Australia opened their World Cup campaign with a 1-0 victory over the Republic of Ireland despite the absence of star striker Sam Kerr.
Security was boosted before the opening Women’s World Cup game after a shooting in Auckland, with a gunman killing two people at a construction site about 12 hours before co-host New Zealand’s match against Norway.
Dane Kasper Asgreen won stage 18 of the Tour de France on Thursday as a long range escape edged a fast-closing peloton to the line at Bourg-en-Bresse.
The ninth edition of the Women's World Cup begins Thursday in Australia and New Zealand. For the first time, this historic tournament will see 32 nations compete from all around the globe. Here's everything you need to know to bet on the games.
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How much of a role Sam Kerr can physically play for Australia at the Women's World Cup remains completely uncertain.
Thirty-two of the best women's soccer teams are in Australia and New Zealand for the FIFA Women's World Cup, beginning July 20.