Alex Morgan, a two-time World Cup winner and one of the greatest goal scorers in US women's national team history, announced her retirement
Alex Morgan reminisces about how she dribbled her way to global stardom - and talks about what will come after the final whistle.
India would bank on its swashbuckling batting line-up when it takes on a gritty England in what promises to be an evenly-matched final of the ICC Under-19 World Cup.
Captain Thomas Rew led the way with a splendid century to guide England to 277/7 against Australia in the first semi-final of the Under-19 World Cup.
A deafening roar at Twickenham capped a 2025 Women's Rugby World Cup that smashed attendance records, while India's first Women's Cricket World Cup triumph sparked nationwide celebrations.
Goals from Pedro Neto and Enzo Fernandez earned Chelsea a 2-0 victory at lowly Burnley on Saturday, a win that moved the Blues within three points of Premier League leaders Arsenal.
"Unfortunately, my family and I closed out 2020 learning that we had contracted Covid while in California over the holidays," Morgan said
Riding on captain Thomas Rew's brilliant century, England scraped through with a narrow one-wicket win over India in the second Youth ODI to level the five-match series 1-1, in Northampton, on Monday.
India had already taken an unassailable 3-1 lead in the five-match series after registering a 55-run victory in the fourth game on Saturday.
The result was the largest margin of victory in either the men's or women's World Cup.
Morgan and her husband Servando Carrasco last month announced that they were expecting a daughter.
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.
Nottingham Forest reached the FA Cup quarter-finals as they beat fellow Premier League club Ipswich Town on penalties after the City Ground clash ended 1-1 after extra time on Monday.
Arsenal snapped a season-long jinx against Newcastle United with a nervy 1-0 win in their last Premier League home game on Sunday.
Afghan, who retired from all formats on Sunday after the match against Namibia in the ongoing T20 World Cup, had captained Afghanistan to 42 wins out of 52 games.
Some of the players' high-profile backers, including women's sports pioneer Billie Jean King and presumptive US Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden, leapt to their defence after news of their legal setback broke.
A round-up of Saturday's action in the Premier League.
England captain Eoin Morgan has kept the lid on who will move up to partner opener Jos Buttler and dismissed suggestions his side would be "strong favourites" against New Zealand in the semi-final of the Twenty20 World Cup on Wednesday.
Morgan came in for some criticism for the celebration, with England international Lianne Sanderson describing it as 'distasteful'.
Supermodel Naomi Campbell's disco dress is no competition for soccer star Alex Morgan's daring red suit.
A round-up of Tuesday's action in the Premier League.
England captain Eoin Morgan hopes to lead the team at the 2022 Twenty20 World Cup in Australia, the 35-year-old said after his side bowed out of this year's edition in the semi-finals on Wednesday.
American World Cup champion Alex Morgan will be one of two women football players to score a first by featuring on the front cover of FIFA, the world's most popular football video game.
he England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) dropped Hales from England's preliminary World Cup squad after the Guardian reported the player had tested positive for recreational drugs.
Images from Saturday's action in the Premier League.
FIFA and official licensee Electronic Arts will feature 12 Women's national football teams for the first time in the game's history.
IMAGES from the Premier League matches played on Sunday
These models are breaking stereotypes on the cover of Sports Illustrated's summer 2019 swimsuit edition.
The reverse sweep has long been a high-yield shot in Eoin Morgan's batting repertoire and England's limited-overs captain says having Lord's as his home ground early on in his career helped him develop the skill.
England captain Eoin Morgan is delighted that his team began its T20 World Cup campaign on a winning note as spinner Moeen Ali exploited the conditions to flatten the West Indies, in Dubai, on Saturday.
England Twenty20 captain Eoin Morgan conceded that his side fell short by 10-15 runs after getting off to a blistering start in the opening Twenty20 International against India in Pune.
England's one-day international captain Eoin Morgan and batsman Alex Hales will not tour Bangladesh due to security concerns, the England and Wales Cricket board (ECB) announced on Sunday.
England have won nine of their last 12 ODIs and head coach Trevor Bayliss said there was never any doubt Morgan and Hales would return despite deciding not to go to Bangladesh.
Messi named FIFA player of 2022, England women rewarded for Euro campaign
IMAGES from the Premier League matches played across England, on Sunday.
The celebrities, including politicians, athletes, and TV stars, showed support to their respective teams.
News of all that's transpired on and off the football field
Dawid Malan smashed a 48-ball century and skipper Eoin Morgan made a blistering 91 to help secure a series-levelling 76-run victory in the fourth Twenty20 international against New Zealand.
'It's such an honor to be a part of the Barbie Role Model series'
Batsman Eoin Morgan will be England's limited-overs captain during the three-match one-day international series against India in January despite missing the tour of Bangladesh over security concerns, assistant coach Paul Farbrace said. Wicketkeeper-batsman Jos Buttler stood in as skipper for the 2-1 series win against a Bangladesh side that had won their six previous ODI series at home.
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