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Spain beat Netherlands 2-1 in extra time to reach World Cup semis
AFP, Published on 11/08/2023
» WELLINGTON: Teenager Salma Paralluelo hit an extra-time winner as Spain beat the Netherlands 2-1 at the Women's World Cup on Friday to set up a semi-final clash with Japan or Sweden.
England celebrates the Webb Ellis myth
AFP, Published on 11/08/2023
» RUGBY (UNITED KINGDOM) - There is no actual evidence that William Webb Ellis "picked up the ball and ran" during a game of football at Rugby School but that has not prevented a legend building up around him.
England face Colombia test, Japan eye Women's World Cup semi-finals
AFP, Published on 10/08/2023
» AUCKLAND: The Women's World Cup is down to the last eight, with European champions England widely seen as the favourites to lift the trophy following the elimination of holders the United States.
Scores of horses suffer sunstroke at Japan samurai festival
AFP, Published on 08/08/2023
» TOKYO - Organisers of an annual horse festival in Japan where riders dressed as samurai re-enact battles said Tuesday they were considering changing dates for the gathering next year, after sunstroke affected 111 animals, killing two of them.
World scout jamboree evacuated as typhoon approaches
AFP, Published on 08/08/2023
» BUAN, South Korea - Tens of thousands of scouts were being evacuated from their problem-plagued South Korean campsite on Tuesday ahead of a typhoon, as the scout chief said the challenges were unprecedented in a century of global jamborees.
England face tricky Nigeria test as World Cup quarter-finals beckon
AFP, Published on 07/08/2023
» BRISBANE (AUSTRALIA) - The United States' exit gives England a golden opportunity to win the Women's World Cup but they face a tricky encounter with Nigeria on Monday in the last 16, before co-hosts Australia face Denmark.
Swiss paper cutting artist takes the scissors to old ways
AFP, Published on 07/08/2023
» CHâTEAU-D'ŒX (SWITZERLAND) - Marianne Dubuis stared intently through a magnifying glass, using a slim cutter to make tiny incisions in paper as she carved out delicate tableaux of life and human emotions.
Mud and glory at world mountain bike marathon
AFP, Published on 07/08/2023
» GLASGOW - Austria's Mona Mitterwallner and Brazil's Henrique Avancini won mud-splattered mountain bike cross-country marathon world titles in Scotland on Sunday.
England and Japan sense World Cup chance as US falter, Germany flop
AFP, Published on 04/08/2023
» AUCKLAND: Germany's shock exit and the United States' plodding performances were just two of the surprises of a wild Women's World Cup group stage, with England and Japan now leading the charge when the knockouts begin on Saturday.
'Twisting again' Biles prepares gymnastics comeback
AFP, Published on 04/08/2023
» CHICAGO: Simone Biles makes her long-awaited return to gymnastics in Chicago on Saturday, with the dreaded "twisties" firmly behind her in what could be the first step on the road towards next year's Olympic games.