US down Brazil to win CONCACAF Women’s Gold Cup

US down Brazil to win CONCACAF Women’s Gold Cup

Lindsey Horan scored the only goal as the United States defeated Brazil 1-0 on Sunday to win the CONCACAF Women's Gold Cup in California. US skipper Horan headed home in first-half injury time at San Diego's Snapdragon Stadium to settle a largely lacklustre finale to the 12-team tournament. "I'm very very proud of the team right now," Horan said afterwards. "We grinded out that win, again. It was a […]

March 11, 2024 3

Africa

After Ivory Coast’s thrilling AFCON 2023 can Ghana’s Africa Games 2023 shape up?

By Bonface Orucho, bird story agency After the eventful, action-filled AFCON 2023 tournament in Ivory Coast that concluded last month, West Africa is now hosting another sporting extravaganza, as Ghana hosts the 13th edition of the Africa Games. This promises a month packed with athleticism, passion, and continental unity, with surge in the number of participating countries. The pan-African multi-sport event, organized under the African Union's Sports […]

March 8, 2024 22

Sport

Rybakina wary of wind ahead of Indian Wells defence

Indian Wells reigning women's champion Elena Rybakina will focus on mastering tricky desert conditions as she launches the defence of her title on Friday. The WTA number four opens her campaign against Argentine Nadia Podoroska in the second round after receiving a bye at the Tennis Garden in California. The Kazakh is wary of the challenge posed by the wind at the desert venue, admitting there is really nothing […]

March 8, 2024 4

Sport

Nunez brace helps Liverpool sink Sparta as Salah returns

Darwin Nunez's brace brought Liverpool within sight of the Europa League quarter-finals as they clinched a 5-1 win in the first leg of the last-16 phase at Sparta Prague on Thursday. Star striker Mohamed Salah returned to the squad as a second-half substitute from an injury that had allowed him to only play 46 minutes for Liverpool since his early retreat from the African Cup of Nations in January. […]

March 8, 2024 1

Sport

Australian bowlers strike before lunch in 2nd NZ Test

Australia's bowlers snapped a dogged start by New Zealand to take three wickets as the Black Caps reached 71-3 at lunch on the opening day of the second Test on Friday. Rachin Ravindra was out for four on the last ball of the morning session, leaving Kane Williamson, in his 100th Test, not out on nine. It took Australia 90 minutes before they were able to break the opening […]

March 8, 2024 1

Sport

Dressel launches 2024 campaign with 100m fly Pro Swim win

Seven-time Olympic gold medallist launched his 2024 campaign aimed at the Paris Olympics with a 100m butterfly victory at the Pro Swim Series in Westmont, Illinois, on Thursday. Dressel, the world record-holder in the event, is racing this week for the first time this year after withdrawing from the Pro Swim stop in Knoxville in January to prepare for for the birth of his son last month. Third at […]

March 8, 2024

Sport

‘Outside chance’ of title as Scotland travel to Italy in Six Nations

Scotland have an outside chance of claiming their first Six Nations title in a quarter of a century as they face improved Italy in Rome on Saturday. The Scots' last championship triumph came in 1999, the last year of the old Five Nations before Italy joined the tournament. They have not finished higher than third in the intervening 25 years but Gregor Townsend's team go into this weekend's […]

March 8, 2024 1

Sport

Ireland eye Six Nations title but Farrell still wary of England

Andy Farrell has insisted his native England remain capable of scuppering Ireland's bid for successive Grand Slams even though the visitors will be overwhelming favourites to win Saturday's Six Nations clash at Twickenham. Ireland head coach Farrell's men have been the outstanding team of the tournament, with bonus-point wins over France, Italy and Wales suggesting their failure to get beyond the quarter-finals of last year's World Cup in […]

March 8, 2024 3

Sport

Curry stars as Warriors bounce back to rout Bucks

Stephen Curry scored 29 points as the Golden State Warriors bounced back from their catastrophic defeat in Boston to rout the Milwaukee Bucks 125-90 on Wednesday. The Warriors suffered one of the most humiliating defeats in franchise history on Sunday, losing by a staggering 52-point margin in a 140-88 loss to the Celtics. But the seven-time NBA champions came roaring back with a vengeance to blow past the […]

March 7, 2024 1