NSL co-founder Diana Matheson added to interim staff for Canadian women's soccer team
It will be coach by committee for the Canadian women's soccer team's upcoming friendly with Spain, in the absence of suspended head coach Bev Priestman.
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Singapore leaves major Games medal incentives to private sector while government focuses on 'broader' sporting base: Edwin Tong
SINGAPORE: The government leaves the cash incentives for major Games medals to the private sector, as it wants to focus on funding and supporting a “broader base” such as athlete development, said Minister for Culture, Community and Youth Edwin Tong on Wednesday (Oct 16).
Gabba dropped for Ashes opener in Australia for first time in 40 years
MELBOURNE : The Gabba will not host an Ashes series-opener in Australia for the first time in more than four decades after Cricket Australia confirmed Perth as the venue for the first test of the 2025-26 series on Wednesday.
Soccer star Christine Sinclair to play her final hometown game
Christine Sinclair is saying goodbye — again.
Alpine skiing-Vonn feeling 'incredible,' no decision on return to competition
Lindsey Vonn's knee feels "incredible" following an April surgery and she is back on the slopes, but it is unclear whether she will come out of retirement to compete on the World Cup circuit this season, a source close to the American said.
Threatening, anti-gay email sent to wife of Liberty's Breanna Stewart - ESPN
MINNEAPOLIS — Two-time MVP Breanna Stewart on Tuesday said her wife received a threatening, anti-gay email following the New York Liberty's loss to the Minnesota Lynx in Game 1 of the WNBA Finals.
Manu Bhaker Will Not Shoot Competitively in 2024, Says, "Since I Was Facing Injuries..."
Indian Olympic medalist shooter Manu Bhaker said that she will resume training in November and return to competitive shooting next year. Bhaker, who won two medals at the recently-concluded Paris Olympics, was talking to the media in Delhi ahead of the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Cup Final, scheduled to start in the national capital from Tuesday. Speaking to the media, Bhaker said, "I will be back for the training in November and to the match maybe by next year. I will follow all the action thoroughly. But my eyes will be on 10 metres event, the 25 metres event and the pistol events, since I am a pistol shooter."
Russia's Olympic chief quits
Russia's Olympic chief Stanislav Pozdnyakov said on Tuesday (Oct 15) he was stepping down to make way for the election of a replacement, citing "geopolitical challenges" facing Russian sport.