US star Rapinoe departs football with injury after defeat in Women's League final
No other players were near Rapinoe when she went down on the pitch, a stunned crowd at Snapdragon Stadium holding their breath as medical staff attended her.
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Zhang's brilliant Asian Games continues with fifth gold medal
HANGZHOU, China: Asian Games poster-girl Zhang Yufei pipped Hong Kong's Siobhan Haughey in a thrilling sprint for the 50 metres freestyle gold medal on Thursday (Sep 28) while former Olympic champion Ye Shiwen turned back the clock to claim a breaststroke title.
Games-Zhang's brilliant Asian Games continues with fifth gold medal
HANGZHOU, China :Asian Games poster-girl Zhang Yufei pipped Hong Kong's Siobhan Haughey in a thrilling sprint for the 50 metres freestyle gold medal on Thursday while former Olympic champion Ye Shiwen turned back the clock to claim a breaststroke title.
Megan Rapinoe Makes Triumphant US Farewell In Win Over South Africa
Megan Rapinoe was a winner in her farewell game for the United States on Sunday, setting up a goal with a corner kick in a 2-0 triumph over South Africa. The iconic 38-year-old striker, celebrated for off-field activism as well as glories on the pitch, ended her epic US career with 63 goals in 203 caps over more than 17 years with a 54th-minute exit at Chicago's Soldier Field. "It makes me really proud to know we've been as successful on the field as we have, but also that we've helped make the world a little bit better of a place," Rapinoe said after the victory.
Rapinoe makes triumphant US farewell in win over Banyana
Megan Rapinoe was a winner in her farewell game for the United States on Sunday, setting up a goal with a corner kick in a 2-0 triumph over Banyana Banyana.
Iconic Rapinoe makes USA team farewell against Banyana Banyana
Megan Rapinoe, who championed social justice and fought for women's equal pay in a 17-year international career, will play her final match for the United States on Sunday against South Africa.
Coe re-elected as president of World Athletics
(FILES) President of the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) Sebastian Coe is pictured at Centre Court on the fourth day of the 2023 Wimbledon Championships at The All England Tennis Club in Wimbledon, southwest London, on July 6, 2023. – Sebastian Coe, president of World Athletics since 2015, was on August 17,2023 re-elected as head of track and field’s governing body on a third and final four-year mandate. (Photo by Glyn KIRK / AFP)
Women's football no longer needs to prove itself – Girls on the Ball
Two self-starting women’s football reporters covering the World Cup have said the women’s game no longer needs to “prove” itself.