England win first hockey gold but cricket and netball bids end in disappointment
England won Commonwealth Games hockey gold for the first time but there was heartache for the cricket and netball teams in their bronze medal matches.
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Bello twins set sights on Olympic bid after historic beach volleyball bronze
Javier and Joaquin Bello immediately trained their sights on Paris 2024 after sealing England’s first beach volleyball medal at the Commonwealth Games.
Bello brothers beaten by Canadian duo in beach volleyball semi-finals
Twin brothers Javier and Joaquin Bello will have a second attempt to claim England’s first Commonwealth Games medal in beach volleyball but their hopes of gold came to an abrupt end.
Yamashita becomes Japan's first woman pro referee
TOKYO: Yoshimi Yamashita became Japan's first woman professional football referee on Monday (Aug 1) and said she was happy to "make a splash" as she prepares to create history at the World Cup.
Ndugba, Iroegbu lead D’Tigers’ 12-man squad to FIBA African World Cup qualifiers
NBA G League star, Ikenna Ndugba and free agent, Uchenna Iroegbu, are top of D’Tigers’ 12-man list released by the Nigeria Basketball Federation (NBBF) for the third window of the FIBA Africa World Cup qualifiers, which begins in Kigali, Rwanda, on July 1.
Female referee at men’s World Cup wants the game to shine
TOKYO: Japanese referee Yoshimi Yamashita agrees with Pelé or whoever it was decades ago that first described soccer as the “beautiful game.” Yamashita is one of three women picked by FIFA to be referees at the men’s World Cup in Qatar, which opens on Nov. 21. It’s the first time a woman will be in charge on soccer’s largest stage.