Vikki Wall kicks two goals as North Melbourne hammer Brisbane to take AFLW title
Meath two-time All-Ireland winner Vikki Wall contributed two goals and a behind as North Melbourne hammered the Brisbane Lions 39-9 to claim a first AFLW title.
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Herdman resigns as Toronto FC coach following Canada drone scandal
TORONTO : Toronto FC coach John Herdman has resigned amid the Canada Soccer drone scandal at the Paris Olympics that recently led to Bev Priestman being fired as Canada's women's head coach.
Aces G Kelsey Plum backs out of Unrivaled league - ESPN
Las Vegas Aces star Kelsey Plum has elected not to participate in Unrivaled, delivering a blow to the new 3-on-3 women's league set to debut Jan. 17.
French Open champion Iga Swiatek accepts 1-month suspension in doping case
Five-time Grand Slam champion Iga Swiatek accepted a one-month suspension after testing positive for the banned substance trimetazidine, a heart medication known as TMZ, the International Tennis Integrity Agency announced Thursday.
Taiwan Boxer, At Centre Of Olympics Gender Row, Quits World Boxing Cup Finals
Taiwan sports chiefs said Wednesday that Olympic boxing champion Lin Yu-ting had pulled out of a competition in Britain after her gender eligibility was questioned but organisers countered that she was not entered in the event. Lin, who along with Algerian boxer Imane Khelif was embroiled in a gender row at the Paris Olympics, was due to compete in the World Boxing Cup Finals in Sheffield starting Wednesday. The new competition is organised by World Boxing, which was founded in 2023 and boasts around 55 members, including Taiwan.
Oh wow! Former prodigy upstages big names at Australian Open
MELBOURNE : Some 15 years after teeing off at the Australian Open as a 12-year-old, home golfer Su Oh is again making a splash at her national event after emerging from a prolonged form slump to snatch a share of the clubhouse lead on Thursday.
'Avinash Sable Can Train With Me If He Wants': Steeplechase Great Ezekiel Kemboi
One of the greatest steeplechase runners of all time, Ezekiel Kemboi, has invited Avinash Sable for sessions with him at his base and advised the Indian star to undergo high-altitude training in places such as Kenya and Ethiopia to build endurance. Kemboi has two Olympic medals and four World Championship titles under his belt. Sable finished 11th in the Men's 3000m steeplechase final of the Paris Olympics. "I think the Indian guy Sable, the steeplechaser, the boy is still young. He still has a lot of time. What I want him to do is to have some motivation for himself. To have a vision, to have a target. To target what comes in a year, like world championship, Olympics," Kemboi said.
Taiwan's Lin is eligible for event, says World Boxing
World Boxing said its eligibility policy does not prevent Taiwan's Lin Yu-ting from participating in its events after the Olympic champion was reportedly withdrawn from a tournament over her gender eligibility.