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England midfielder Keira Walsh has not suffered ACL injury

England midfielder Keira Walsh’s World Cup hangs in the balance after a scan revealed she did not suffer an anterior cruciate ligament injury in the Lionesses’ 1-0 victory over Denmark on Friday.

Tunisia’s Hafnaoui wins men’s 1,500m freestyle world title

Fukuoka: Tunisia’s Ahmed Hafnaoui won the men’s 1,500m freestyle title at swimming’s world championships on Sunday. Hafnaoui came home in 14min, 31.54sec to finish ahead of American Bobby Finke on 14:31.59 and Australia’s Sam Short on 14:37.28. Hafnaoui’s time was less than a second off the world record of 14:31.02 set by China’s Sun Yang in 2012. “Bobby is so fast in the end of the race, he just pushed us,” said Hafnaoui. “It was so close to the world record. I enjoyed the race and thanks Bobby for pushing me.” Short led for most of the race but faded toward the end to leave Hafnaoui and Finke going head-to-head. “I think I deserve it,” said Hafnaoui.

Morocco makes history in 1-0 defeat of South Korea at Women’s World Cup

ADELAIDE: Morocco made history in multiple ways during its 1-0 victory over South Korea in the Women’s World Cup on Sunday. Defender Nouhaila Benzina became the first player to wear a hijab in a World Cup game at the senior level, and her teammate Ibtissam Jraïdi scored the Atlas Lionesses’ first World Cup goal. The Moroccans scored in the 6th minute and were able to make it stand up for the remainder of the match.

Morocco’s Benzina becomes the first senior-level Women’s World Cup player to compete in hijab

ADELAIDE: Stepping onto the field against South Korea in Morocco’s second Women’s World Cup match, defender Nouhaila Benzina made history as the first player to wear a hijab while competing at a senior-level global tournament. A FIFA ban on playing in religious head coverings in its sanctioned games for “health and safety reasons” was overturned in 2014 after advocacy from activists, athletes and government and soccer officials.