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Arsenal scoop $2m prize for winning Fifa Women's Champions Cup
AFP, Published on 02/02/2026
» LONDON - Arsenal scooped the biggest financial prize in women's club football history by beating Corinthians 3-2 after extra time to win the inaugural Fifa Women's Champions Cup on Sunday.
Rare 'Hobbit' first edition auctioned for B1.85m
AFP, Published on 07/08/2025
» LONDON - A rare first edition of J.R.R. Tolkien's The Hobbit sold for £43,000 (1.85 million baht at auction on Wednesday, after it was found during a house clearance in southwest England.
Barca eye Women's Champions League semis, City hand Chelsea first defeat of season
AFP, Published on 20/03/2025
» WOLFSBURG (GERMANY) - Barcelona are on track for the last four of the Women's Champions League after the holders routed Wolfsburg 4-1, while Manchester City's 2-0 win handed Chelsea their first defeat this season in Wednesday's quarter-final first leg action.
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.
Australia 'can beat anyone' as World Cup hosts hit stride
AFP, Published on 08/08/2023
» SYDNEY - Australia were in danger of a humiliating early exit after a surprise defeat to Nigeria but they are now into the Women's World Cup quarter-finals and belief is growing that they can go all the way.
England survive Nigeria scare, Australia also into World Cup quarters
AFP, Published on 07/08/2023
» BRISBANE (AUSTRALIA) - England survived the sending-off of Lauren James to scrape past Nigeria on penalties Monday and were joined in the Women's World Cup quarter-finals by an Australia side boosted by the return of Sam Kerr.
US midfielder Horan denies Dutch a big win
AFP, Published on 27/07/2023
» WELLINGTON: Lindsey Horan denied the Netherlands a famous victory against the United States on Thursday in a 1-1 draw while co-hosts Australia were primed to face Nigeria and seal a place in the last 16.
Japan on verge of World Cup last 16
AFP, Published on 26/07/2023
» DUNEDIN, New Zealand: Japan all but sealed their place in the Women's World Cup last 16 on Wednesday with Spain poised to fire a title warning and join them in the knockout rounds.
S.Africa clinic hopes to save penguins' future
AFP, Published on 14/06/2023
» GQEBERHA (SOUTH AFRICA) - A small fish is dangled under the beak of an emaciated penguin at a South African clinic, to whet the bird's appetite.
Fake Twitter 'blondes' promote UAE climate summit
AFP, Published on 14/06/2023
» PARIS - Researchers call them the "American blondes" -– bright-eyed environmentalists tweeting passionately in support of the UAE and its handling of the forthcoming COP28 climate summit. The only problem? They are not real.