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Sep62023 by adminNo Comments

Women’s Champions League: Arsenal 0-0 Linkopings – Little has penalty saved

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Arsenal hand a debut to England striker Alessia Russo, who joined from Man Utd this summer.Canadian forward Cloe Lacasse also makes a first Gunners start, as does Swedish defender Amanda Ilestedt.It's a strong side fielded by Jonas Eidevall and should really be too much for Swedish side Linkoping.The other big news is the presence of Beth Mead on the bench following her recovery from injury.Arsenal: Zinsberger (GK), Maritz, Wubben-Moy, Ilestedt, McCabe, Walti, Little, Maanum, Lacasse, Foord, RussoSubs: D'Angelo (GK), Williams (GK), Beattie, Catley, Pelova, Kuhl, Mead, Hurtig, Lia, BlacksteniusLinkoping: Andersson, Lennartsson, Ostlund, Karlsson, Lennartsson, De Jongh, Takarada, Momiki, Selerud, Tandberg, KapocsSubs:Wiklund (GK), Lovisa (GK), Elofsson, Beard, Svedberg, Ozdemir, Saving, Lund...

Apr32021 by adminNo Comments

England 52-10 Scotland: Red Roses continue Women’s Six Nations dominance

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England: (33) 52Tries: Packer, Riley, Davies, B Cleall, Breach, Rowland, P Cleall, penalty Cons: Scarratt 5Scotland: (3) 10Try: Smith Con: Nelson Pen: NelsonBack-to-back Grand Slam winners England dominated their Women's Six Nations opener against Scotland, securing an eight-try victory.The Red Roses claimed a first-half bonus point in Doncaster, with Jess Breach's incredible solo score the pick of their five tries.Scotland offered some resistance and Helen Nelson claimed three points.But England crossed three more times in the second half and Hannah Smith scored Scotland's only try.In a new format created because of the coronavirus pandemic, teams will play two pool games before a final weekend of fixtures to decide placings.The result puts England top of Pool A and the Red Roses will fac...

Mar302021 by adminNo Comments

Florida’s attributes prompt surge in women’s tennis stars

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MIAMI, March 30 (UPI) -- Florida has long been known as a tennis factory, churning out elite women's players regularly. Many of those stars returned to compete in the ongoing Miami Open, and they credited the state's attributes for their rise to fame. "I always have really fond memories whenever I come back to Florida and play this tournament," Naomi Osaka told reporters last week in a Zoom video conference. Advertisement "I think playing on the public courts with my sister shaped me in the way that I was very tolerant just because we would play for hours on end." Osaka was born in Osaka, Japan, but moved to New York with her family at age 3. She later settled in Pembroke Pines, Fla., and tuned up her world-class game at Evert Tennis Academy in Boca Raton. Chris Evert, brother John and t...

Mar162021 by adminNo Comments

WXV: ‘Landmark’ global women’s rugby union competition launched

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A "landmark" global women's rugby union competition has been launched by the sport's international governing body.World Rugby is investing £6.4m in the WXV tournament, due to begin in 2023.The competition will have three tiers, offering consistent international Test-match opportunities to 16 teams to help them prepare for the 2025 World Cup.World Rugby Chairman Sir Bill Beaumont hailed a "landmark moment" and said the plan would "accelerate the development of the women's game".The announcement comes a week after the 2021 World Cup - for which three teams are yet to qualify because of postponements caused by the coronavirus pandemic - was pushed back to 2022.The WXV competition will be played in a global window from September to October, except in World Cup years.World Rugby says the aim of...

Feb102021 by adminNo Comments

Saudi women’s rights activist freed after 1,000 days in prison on ‘spurious’ charges

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Prominent Saudi women's rights activist Loujain al-Hathloul has been released from prison after spending more than 1,000 days behind bars.Her sister Lina posted the news on Twitter with a screenshot of a smiling Loujian speaking to her via video call but warned that while she was out of jail she was still not fully "free". She said: "Loujain is at home, but she is not free."The fight is not over. I am not fully happy without the release of all political prisoners." Another sister, Alia, posted the caption: "This is the best day of my life. Loujain is in our parent's home." ...