Momoko Tanikawa scored a stunning 96th-minute winner as Japan netted twice in injury time to come from behind and beat Brazil 2-1 in the Olympic women's football tournament on Sunday. Japan, the 2012 silver medallists, were staring at a second straight defeat in Group C that would have left them in
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Messi-less defending champ Miami wins Leagues Cup opener
Defending champion Inter Miami, playing without injured star Lionel Messi, blanked Mexico's Puebla 2-0 at home on Saturday to begin defending their Leagues Cup crown. Paraguay's Matias Rojas opened the scoring in the ninth minute and Uruguayan striker Luis Suarez added an insurance goal in the 72nd minute to deliver Inter
Ukraine fencing icon Kharlan hopes fighting spirit delivers Olympic gold
Biles makes Paris Olympics entrance as Peaty eyes swimming landmark
Simone Biles will make her eagerly anticipated first appearance at the Paris Olympics on Sunday while British breaststroke king Adam Peaty aims to emulate Michael Phelps in the swimming pool. The United States will launch their bid for a fifth successive men's basketball title against Serbia, who can call upon three-time
Sri Lanka beat India by 8 wickets to lift win maiden Women’s Asia Cup title
SrI Lanka won the Women’s Asia Cup 2024 title after beating India by eight wickets in the final at the Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium. India had it easy in the group stage and the semi-final against Bangladesh, but Sri Lanka made them sweat. Chamari Athapaththu and Harshitha Samarawickrama kept India
McCarthy strikes as Ireland fight back in Zimbabwe Test
USA, WC holders Spain win women’s Olympic football openers
Reigning Ballon d'Or Aitana Bonmati scored one goal and helped create another as World Cup holders Spain beat Japan 2-1 in their first game of the women's Olympic football tournament on Thursday, while record four-time gold medallists the United States beat Zambia 3-0. Spain are making their Olympic women's football debut
England captain Stokes backs Wood to break 100mph barrier in Test cricket
Tigresses suffer crushing defeat to India in AC semifinal
The Bangladesh Women's team's aspiration to move to the Women's Asia Cup final was shattered after a crushing 10-wicket defeat to mighty India at Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium on Friday. Opting to bat first, Bangladesh were held back to a meager 83-8, a score that India overhauled without any trouble as
Canada football staff sent home over Olympic drone scandal
An assistant coach and an analyst with the Canadian women's football team were sent home from the Olympics Wednesday for their part in a spying scandal. The analyst, 43-year-old Joey Lombardi, was also given a suspended eight-month prison sentence for flying a drone over a New Zealand training session this week