The draw for the 2024 Paris Olympic Games football event pitted the winner of the Nigeria's Super Falcons vs. South Africa match against a tough group. Super Falcons take on Bayana Bayana in a two-legged tie for a spot at the Olympic Games. The first leg kicks off in Abuja on April 5th, with the Super Falcons hosting at the MKO Abiola National Stadium. The teams then travel to Pretoria […]
A US-bound All Nippon Airways plane had to return to Tokyo after an intoxicated passenger bit a cabin attendant mid-flight, the Japanese carrier said Wednesday. The passenger, reportedly a 55-year-old man believed to be American, sunk his teeth into the crew member’s arm while “heavily drunk”, leaving her mildly injured, an ANA spokesman told AFP. The incident prompted the pilots of the plane with 159 passengers on board to […]
Rescuers in Japan are rushing to find 242 people missing after a devastating New Year's Day earthquake. A critical 72-hour period to find survivors from when the quake struck ended late on Thursday. On Friday, the death toll from the 7.6 magnitude earthquake in the remote Noto peninsula rose to 92. Japan's Self-Defense Forces doubled the number of troops taking part in rescue and relief to 4,600, Kyodo news agency […]
The number of people killed in a powerful earthquake in Japan which caused homes to collapse and triggered tsunami warnings is now known to be 30. Japan's prime minister, Fumio Kishida, says the quake has caused numerous casualties and extensive damage. Around 1,000 rescuers are searching for people who they think may be trapped beneath the rubble. The Japanese military has been handing out supplies including food, water and blankets […]
Sweden produced a magnificent performance to book a semi-final date with Spain and leave Japan's Women's World Cup dreams in tatters. Japan were seen as title contenders after gliding through the group stage and defeating Norway in the last 16. Here, they fell behind to Amanda Ilestedt's goal before Manchester City midfielder Filippa Angeldahl doubled Sweden's lead from the penalty spot. Japan were awarded a controversial spot-kick, but Riko Ueki's […]
Australia kept their Women's World Cup dream alive as they advanced to the last-16 stage by thrashing Canada 4-0 in their last group B game. Hayley Raso scored twice, Mary Fowler was also on target and Steph Catley netted a late penalty as the co-hosts impressed in a game they had to win to avoid elimination. The Matildas finished top of Group B - and did so without Sam Kerr, […]
Naoya Inoue sensationally stopped Stephen Fulton to win the WBO and WBC super-bantamweight titles and become and a four-division world champion, in front of his home crowd at Tokyo's Ariake Arena. Inoue, 30, dropped American Fulton in the eighth round and followed it with a flurry of punches before the referee halted the contest. The four-division world champion vacated the undisputed bantamweight crown to challenge for the unified title and […]
Jenni Hermoso and Alba Redondo scored twice as Spain underlined their credentials as potential Fifa Women's World Cup winners by thrashing Zambia to progress to the last 16 with a game to spare. The Spanish opened their Group C campaign with a comfortable 3-0 win against Costa Rica last week, having a total of 46 shots on goal. They picked up where they left off against Zambia, racing into a […]
The FIFA women's world cup had it's maiden edition in China 1991 and has since been a quadrennial tournament, seeing five countries lifting the trophy in eight different occasions. The ninth FIFA women's world cup kicked off earlier today which saw co-host New Zealand secure a one nil victory over 1995 champions Norway, while co-host Australia also saw of Republic of Ireland with the same goal margin. As the FIFA […]
