Leanne Kiernan: The hunger to come back has been crazy
Republic of Ireland striker Leanne Kiernan said she felt like "a newborn lamb" when she first started running again after a nasty injury that effectively wiped out her whole season.
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Wayde van Niekerk wins 400m event at Diamond League in Oslo
South Africa's Wayde van Niekerk won the 400m event at the Diamond League event in Oslo on Thursday night, coming home in an impressive time of 44.38.
Iwabuchi left out of Japan's Women's World Cup squad
Japan's Mana Iwabuchi will not have the chance to appear at a fourth straight Women's World Cup after the veteran forward was a surprise omission from Futoshi Ikeda's 23-player squad for the 2023 tournament announced on Tuesday.
McCabe gets green light to link up with Ireland earlier
Katie McCabe has been given the green light to link up with the Republic of Ireland before their friendly against Zambia after a long-running clubs-v-countries dispute reached a resolution.
Aoife Mannion out of left out of Republic of Ireland training squad for World Cup
Republic of Ireland manager Vera Pauw has named a 31-player training squad ahead of the World Cup, with Manchester United centre-back Aoife Mannion left out.
Canadian women's soccer team drops to 7th in latest FIFA rankings
Olympic champion Canada fell one spot to seventh in the latest FIFA rankings published on Friday.
75, 31 and 23 - the numbers defining Pauw's month
Three numbers to define Vera Pauw's month: 75, 31 and 23.
Leanee Kiernan back in fold but Katie McCabe likely to miss Zambia game
Vera Pauw has named all her available big guns in a 31-player Republic of Ireland World Cup training camp squad despite some, including Katie McCabe and Denise O'Sullivan, unlikely to be available for the upcoming friendly against Zambia at Tallaght Stadium on 22 June.