Wednesday, June 7, 2023

Women’s World Cup

FIFA sets May 2024 date to pick 2027 Women’s World Cup host

FIFA set a timeline to pick the 2027 Women’s World Cup host, giving would-be candidates one month to join the contest ahead of a vote in May next year.Brazil, South Africa and a co-hosting project by Belgium, the Netherlands...

Haiti thrashes Senegal 4-0 in Women’s World Cup playoffs

Haiti stormed to a 4-0 win over Senegal at North Harbour Stadium in Auckland as the final qualifying playoffs for the Women’s World Cup kicked off on Saturday, reports Reuters.Two goals by Roselord Borgella and one each from Kethna...

Mali players fight each other at basketball WC

The International Basketball Federation (FIBA) launched an investigation on Tuesday after two Mali players were filmed fighting with each other after their team were eliminated from the Women’s World Cup.The incident took place after Mali lost 81-68 to Serbia...

FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup: Bhubaneswar to host India’s group stage matches

FIFA and Local Organising Committee (LOC) of the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup India 2022 on Wednesday announced the schedule for the biennial youth tournament as Bhubaneswar is set to host India’s group stage matches from October 11, while...

‘Men’s uniforms were re-stitched for women’s players’: Vinod Rai

Former chairman of the Committee of Administrators of Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) Vinod Rai has spoken about his regret over the state of affairs of women’s cricket in India in a recent interview with The...