Modern day fullback: Ashley Lawrence's evolution key to Canada's World Cup journey
The term "modern day fullback" is so liberally tossed around in the soccer world that it's easy to lose sight of what it actually means.
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Australia mulling bid to host 2023 Asian Cup
MELBOURNE: Australia is weighing up a bid to host the 2023 Asian Cup following China's decision to relinquish its rights to the tournament, Football Australia said on Tuesday (Jun 21).
Violence against women in China: Footage of restaurant attack sparks outrage
Meanwhile, according to the United Nations, some 23 million people are suffering from acute hunger in Afghanistan, including 10 million children who urgently need help in order to survive. The situation is reaching a critical stage. Our correspondents Shahzaib Wahlah and Sonia Ghezali report from Herat, in the northwest of the country.
Olympic swimming champion Tom Dean claims Britain’s first medal at 2022 World Championships
Tom Dean could not quite repeat his achievement from Tokyo 2020 but the Olympic champion has got Great Britain on the medal board at the World Swimming Championships in Budapest. The gold medallist in the 200m freestyle had to settle for bronze in the same event, with Romania’s David Popovici taking victory ahead of South Korea’s Hwang Sun-woo. Ad/> Dean was in contention to win the race having led at the halfway stage, but Popovici touched home first, with the British swimmer recording a season’s best time of 1:44.98.
Canada's Masse wins third straight world 100 backstroke medal with silver in Budapest
BUDAPEST, Hungary — Kylie Masse took silver in the women's 100-metre backstroke at the world aquatic championships, finishing just short of a third straight world title in the event.
Katie Ledecky wins fourth 1,500-meter freestyle title, record-extending 17th overall
BUDAPEST, Hungary — Katie Ledecky led an American one-two and won her fourth 1,500-meter freestyle title at the world swimming championships on Monday.
American Ledecky sweeps to fourth 1,500m freestyle world title
Ledecky, who won the women's 400 metres freestyle event on the opening day, cruised to the gold medal with a time of 15 minutes and 30.15 seconds. The 25-year-old finished more than 14 seconds ahead of compatriot Katie Grimes who took the silver while Australia's Lani Pallister took the bronze.
Swimming-Ledecky dominates 1,500m at world championships, Ceccon breaks backstroke record
BUDAPEST (Reuters) -American Katie Ledecky dominated the women's 1,500 metres freestyle event to claim her second gold medal at the swimming world championships in Budapest on Monday, while Italy's Thomas Ceccon smashed the men's 100m backstroke world record.