Norway's Ingrid Moe Wold (left) and France's Gaetane Thiney compete for the ball during the Women's World Cup Group A soccer match between France and Norway in Nice, France on Wednesday.

June 14, 2019

France beat Norway 2-1 to remain undefeated in World Cup

AP, Nice :Eugenie Le Sommer scored the winning goal from the penalty spot to lift host nation France to a 2-1 win over Norway at...

Germany's Sara Daebritz (center) celebrates after scoring the opening goal during the Women's World Cup Group B soccer match between Spain and Germany at Stade du Hainau in Valenciennes, France on Wednesday,. Daebritz scored once in Germany's 1-0 victo

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June 14, 2019

Germany beat Spain 1-0 in Women’s World Cup

Germany made it two wins from two at the Women’s World Cup as they claimed a narrow 1-0 win over Spain in Group B on...

South Korea's Oh Sehun (left) challenges for the ball with Ecuador's Sergio Quintero during the semi final match between Ecuador and South Korea at the U20 World Cup soccer in Lublin, Poland on Tuesday.

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June 13, 2019

South Korea’s Oh Sehun (left) challenges for the ball with Ecuador’s Sergio Quintero during the semi final match between Ecuador and South Korea at the U20 World Cup soccer in Lublin, Poland on Tuesday.

Italy's Marco Verratti is celebrated by teammates after scoring his side's second goal during the Euro 2020 group J qualifying soccer match between Italy and Bosnia- Herzegovina at the Allianz Stadium in Turin, Italy on Tuesday.

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June 13, 2019

Italy edge Bosnia as Germany and France stroll

AFP, Paris :Italy needed a late winner from Marco Verratti to defeat a determined Bosnia-Herzegovina 2-1 in Euro 2020 qualifying Tuesday, while Germany and France...

United States' Mallory Pugh (left) takes the ball past Thailand goalkeeper Waraporn Boonsing to score her team's 11th goal during the Women's World Cup Group F soccer match between the United States and Thailand, at the Stade Auguste-Delaune in Reims,

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June 13, 2019

Five-star Morgan leads USA to record Women’s World Cup win

AFP, Reims :Holders United States began their trophy defence by recording the biggest win in Women’s World Cup history as Alex Morgan scored five goals...

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June 13, 2019

Messi edges out Cristiano Ronaldo to head Forbes top 100 highest paid athletes

Barcelona and Argentina forward Lionel Messi is the world’s highest paid athlete, earning $127m (£99.8m) in the past 12 months, according to the Forbes top...

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June 13, 2019

Neymar’s rape accuser abandoned by third lawyer

AFP, Sao Paulo :The woman who has accused Brazilian football star Neymar of raping her in a Paris hotel has been dropped by a third...

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June 13, 2019

Ash Barty will be back: Tennis balls showed up at front door

AP, Brisbane :Ash Barty’s father had a pretty good idea when his daughter had made the decision to return to tennis after nearly two years...

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June 12, 2019

Hopeful Messi keen to end Argentina title drought

AFP, Rio De Janeiro :With Neymar sidelined by an ankle injury, Lionel Messi heads into the Copa America this weekend as the competition’s main attraction...

Spain's Mikel Oyarzabal (right) shoots to score his side's third goal during the Euro 2020 Group F qualifying soccer match between Spain and Sweden at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid on Monday.

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June 12, 2019

Ramos and Morata on the spot as Spain cruise past Sweden

Sergio Ramos and Alvaro Morata both scored penalties as Spain beat Sweden 3-0 on Monday to keep their perfect start to Euro 2020 qualifying intact.Spain...