Tag: FIFA Women’s World Cup
THE BIG PICTURE: FIFA Congress agrees to study biennial World Cups; Infantino proposes 11...
Already the wealthiest of the International Federations, FIFA had a busy 71st Congress, held online last Friday (21st), taking several interesting decisions with an...
THE TICKER: Tokyo 2020 sponsors stay in; Yang Sun gets do-over on doping sanction;...
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HEARD AT HALFTIME: German athletes barely care about Rule 50; Canadian athletes split on...
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LANE ONE: The top stories of 2019, from no. 5 to no. 1, a...
Let there be no doubt, this was a wild year in Olympic sport, and as with so many areas today, full of contention, argument...
HEARD AT HALFTIME: Russian strategy for doping case now plain; Women’s World Cup could...
News, views and noise from the non-stop, worldwide circus of Olympic sport:
● Doping ● What appears to be a coordinated Russian strategy to contest...
TSX DAILY: Swiss say no to Semenya; Senators tell USOPC to pay $20 million...
= TSX DAILY ~ 1 August 2019 =
| 1. | Swiss Federal Tribunal: Semenya’s appeal unlikely to succeed
The battle royal between the International Association of...
FOOTBALL: Groenen’s goal in extra time enough for the Dutch to advance to the...
A bruising game in which neither side was technically brilliant and the goalkeepers were outstanding – except for one play – saw the Netherlands...
FOOTBALL: U.S. squeezes by England to reach Women’s World Cup final, 2-1
The gap between the top-ranked U.S. and the rest of the world has been closing and the taut semifinal in Lyon between the Americans...
FOOTBALL: U.S. defense frustrates France and two Rapinoe goals move U.S. to semis, 2-1
The cliche is “defense wins championships” and it was the much-maligned American defense which held up and allowed the U.S. to defeat France, 2-1,...
FOOTBALL Panorama: Oddsmakers impressed by U.S. performance at Women’s World Cup
Going into the FIFA Women’s World Cup, the oddsmakers had the U.S. and France as co-favorites to win the tournament, but the American performance...
FOOTBALL: U.S. beats Sweden, 2-0, but Europe takes eight of the 16 knock-out round...
The 2019 Women’s World Cup group stage has finally ended after 14 days of play and the 16 contenders for the title are now...
FOOTBALL: U.S. steams into Round of 16 with 3-0 win over Chile; nine teams...
The U.S. women’s National Team scored a workmanlike 3-0 victory over Chile in Paris to keep its record perfect in the 2019 FIFA Women’s...
FOOTBALL: U.S. stomps Thailand by record 13-0, but it’s Europe’s World Cup so far
The FIFA Women’s World Cup has finally completed the first round of games in its six groups, capped by a 13-0 victory by the...
FOOTBALL Preview: U.S. & France co-favorites to win the Women’s World Cup, which starts...
If you believe the oddsmakers – and they have been hard at work – then the 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup will be decided...
FOOTBALL Preview: U.S. women start 2019 World Cup vs. no. 3 France at Le...
It’s 2019 now, and the no. 1-ranked United States women’s national team is in France – where the 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup will...
FOOTBALL: FIFA Women’s World Cup draw places U.S. in good group
The FIFA Women’s World Cup draw was held in Paris (FRA) on Saturday, with the U.S. ranked no. 1 and obtaining a fairly easy...
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