United States striker Abby Wambach became the all-time top scorer in women's international soccer when she scored four first-half goals in a friendly against South Korea on Thursday to take her tally to 160.
The Italian and Japanese battled shoulder-to-shoulder as the leading pair in the final 4km, but the Italian coped well with the pressure and accelerated in the final 300m to seal the gold medal.
Kenyan Abraham Kiptum set a world record of 58 minutes and 18 seconds in the men's race at the Valencia half-marathon in Spain on Sunday.
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Retired US women's soccer star Abby Wambach pleaded guilty to driving under the influence of intoxicants on Tuesday, agreeing to enter a diversion program that could see her conviction wiped out in a year.
Israeli-American actress Natalie Portman and more than a dozen former US women's national team players have formed an ownership group to set up a professional women's soccer team in Los Angeles from 2022. The new team, which has yet to be named, was announced by the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) on Tuesday.
Nancy Pelosi's gritty refusal to backtrack on her plans to visit Taiwan is part of who she is.
The United States survived a fright from little Latvia on Saturday before winning 3-2 in a Fed Cup qualifier as Serena Williams suffered her first career singles loss in the team event. Switzerland, Spain, Belgium, Slovakia, Germany, Russia and Belarus also moved through to the inaugural 12-nation showdown in Budapest.
United States striker Abby Wambach has apologised for her suggestion the referee targeted certain American players for yellow cards.
Images from the World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Oregon, on Thursday, Day 7.
Dolgopolov, who advanced to the 2nd round of the US Open on Wednesday, said he could not remember ever being approached to fix a match.
Images from the World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Oregon, on Monday, Day 4.
Client-agency relationship comes under scrutiny at Goafest 2013.
Venus Williams rejected the suggestion she might be content to serve as an inspiration to younger players after her 6-1, 0-6, 7-5 defeat to fellow American Sloane Stephens in the semi-finals.
India capped off their impressive run in the Women's World Junior Team Squash Championship with a seventh-place finish, defeating New Zealand 2-1 in the classification match at the Hasta La Vista Club in Wroclaw, Poland.
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The 78th Annual Golden Globe awards have been announced. A quick look at the winners.
FIFA and official licensee Electronic Arts will feature 12 Women's national football teams for the first time in the game's history.
'Last time, there was an incumbent and a challenger. This year, the roles have been reversed.' 'The challenger is the incumbent and the ones ruling then are now the challengers.' 'So, the realities have changed and so have the electorate's expectations.'
The Round of 16 at the 2015 Women's World Cup is taking shape. The final three days and 12 games of group play will supply the remaining 14 teams.
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Beckham sued MGN Ltd, owners of The People newspaper over a July 10 article headlined "Beckham's Hate Calls to Nanny".
Serena Williams had to dig deep to fend off Latvian challenger Jelena Ostapenko as she wrapped up Friday's play at the Fed Cup in Seattle with a hard-fought victory that gave the United States a 2-0 advantage. Williams' experience and savvy ways showed in critical moments against the 22-year-old Ostapenko as she prevailed 7-6(4), 7-6(3) in a match that took one hour and 46 minutes.
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An extra-time goal gave them a 2-1 victory over Brazil in the gold medal match at the Olympics.
Rapinoe was one of the first American athletes to join former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick's protest against police brutality by kneeling during the national anthem.
Mexico's Oribe Peralta and Alex Morgan of the United States were named winners of the inaugural CONCACAF Male and Female Player of the Year awards on Friday.
The United States closed in on their third world title by beating perennial rivals Norway 1-0 in the quarter-finals.
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In a campaign, which has since gone viral, children under the age of 18 are being invited to write to the United States President-elect "about the importance of being kind to other people, even if they're different than you are," according to a description on the group's Facebook page.
Having escaped the 'group of death', it is now do-or-die for the United States and Australia after advancing to the knockout round of the Women's World Cup on Tuesday.
Women's tennis's biggest names still remaining at the US Open take centre stage on Sunday with Grand Slam winners Maria Sharapova, Venus Williams, Garbine Muguruza and Petra Kvitova all appearing on Arthur Ashe Stadium.
Switzerland earned a record-tying 10-1 triumph over Ecuador on Friday for their first ever Women's World Cup victory Switzerland earned a record-tying 10-1 triumph over Ecuador on Friday for their first ever Women's World Cup victory.
