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☆ Uruguay bask in short-lived glory
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-27 | by ( Nick Mulvenney | トムソンロイター | Leads Coverage Of Sport Across The Asia-Pacific. Still Reports On The Full Panoply Of Sport. Many Olympics World Cups World Championships Grand Slams Grands Prix | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

LYON, France, Sept 27 (Reuters) - Uruguay savoured their victory over Namibia on Wednesday all the more as they were well aware the opportunity to add another World Cup success might not come any time soon. Uruguay has only had three wins in the World Cup, the fourth win was really important. "Now we are going to enjoy the week and then play the best team in the world (New Zealand on Oct. 5). We don't know if we will have a chance to play in the World Cup again." Uruguay coach Esteban Meneses said his team had prepared to make history.

Persons: Andres Vilaseca, Vilaseca, Esteban Meneses, Julien Pretot, Ed Osmond 私 Organizations: Namibia, New Zealand, Italy, Super Rugby Americas, Uruguay's Penarol, Rugby Locations: LYON, France, Uruguay, Italy, Namibia, Zealand, South America

☆ All Blacks report clean bill of health going into Italy match
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-26 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

LYON, France, Sept 26 (Reuters) - The four players on the injury list before the All Blacks headed off to southwest France for the bye week, including skipper Sam Cane, are available for selection for Friday's match against Italy, assistant coach Jason Ryan said on Tuesday. Openside flanker Cane was named to start the tournament opening loss to hosts France at Stade de France but was withdrawn shortly before the match kicked off with a back problem. Frizell, who started at blindside flanker throughout New Zealand's Rugby Championship triumph, has been struggling with a hamstring problem, forcing Foster to tinker with his back row. New Zealand will be without loosehead prop Ethan de Groot for the match in Lyon as he serves the first match in a two-game ban for a dangerous tackle in New Zealand's 71-3 win over Namibia. Reporting by Nick Mulvenney, editing by Toby DavisOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Sam Cane, Jason Ryan, Ian Foster, Shannon Frizell, Tyrel Lomax, Jordie Barrett, Cane, Foster, tinker, Tighthead Lomax, Barrett, Ethan de Groot, Nick Mulvenney, Toby Davis Organizations: Blacks, Italy, France, Stade de France, blindside, New Zealand's Rugby, Namibia, Thomson Locations: LYON, France, South Africa, London, Namibia, New Zealand, Lyon, New

☆ Fiji prop Koroiduadua ruled out of World Cup, Tuqiri in
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-24 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

LYON, Sept 24 (Reuters) - Fiji prop Jone Koroiduadua has been ruled out of the rest of the World Cup by injury and will be replaced in the squad by the uncapped Emosi Tuqiri, the team said on Sunday. Koroiduadua, who plays in Super Rugby Pacific for the Fijian Drua, made his debut off the bench in the warm-up loss to France in Nantes last month. The 26-year-old also featured in Fiji's warm-up win over England but missed out on selection for the first two matches of the tournament proper, the narrow loss to Wales and Fiji's first win over Australia in 69 years. Born in Fiji and raised in Australia, Tuqiri is a big, ball-carrying prop who also plays for the Drua and is a cousin of former Wallabies Lote Tuqiri and Tevita Kuridrani. The 22-year-old former Fiji under-20 international will arrive in France later this week and join the squad as it prepares for the Pool C clash against Georgia next Saturday.

Persons: Jone Koroiduadua, Tuqiri, Koroiduadua, Fiji's, Wallabies Lote Tuqiri, Nick Mulvenney, Hugh Lawson Organizations: Super Rugby Pacific, Fijian, England, Wales, Australia, Wallabies, Georgia, Thomson Locations: Fiji, France, Nantes, Australia

☆ 'It's unfair', Chile coach calls out fixture imbalance after England drubbing
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-23 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

LILLE, France, Sept 23 (Reuters) - Coach Pablo Lemoine said Chile never had a chance of competing against England in their World Cup clash on Saturday having never previously played opposition of similar calibre. "I'm not really disappointed, sorry, that's the reality, that's what is happening with the rankings," he said. "I hope that changes because it's not good for the players or for the supporters... the score is completely unfair." Los Condores started brightly, holding England out for 20 minutes and even causing their opponents a few problems with a quickfire passing game. Chile move on to an all-South American World Cup clash against the Pumas of Argentina for their final Pool D match in Nantes next Saturday.

Persons: Pablo Lemoine, Lemoine, I'm, we've, Condores, Henry Arundell, Captain Martin Sigren, Mauroy, haven't, Nick Mulvenney, Clare Fallon Organizations: LILLE, England, Stade Pierre, Canada, USA, Brazil, Pumas, Nantes, Thomson Locations: France, Chile, England, Japan, Samoa, Argentina, Lyon

☆ Argentina grind out 19-10 win over Samoa
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-22 | by ( Nick Mulvenney | Thomson Reuters | Leads Coverage Of Sport Across The Asia-Pacific. Still Reports On The Full Panoply Of Sport. Many Olympics World Cups World Championships Grand Slams Grands Prix | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

SAINT-ETIENNE, Sept 22 (Reuters) - Fullback Emiliano Boffelli scored 16 points in a man-of-the-match performance as Argentina got their World Cup campaign back on track with a hard fought 19-10 victory over a committed Samoa on Friday. That set up a frenetic finale but Nicolas Sanchez, coming off the bench to win his 99th cap for Argentina, lashed over a final penalty from just inside the Samoa half to make the game safe and deny Samoa a losing bonus point. "It's pretty tough to win a test match, especially against a team of the calibre of Argentina with 40% possession," said Samoa coach Seilala Mapusua. England lead Pool D with nine points from two games, four points ahead of Samoa, who beat Chile 43-10 in their opener, and third-placed Japan with Argentina in fourth place on four points. Argentina laid siege to the Samoan try line at the start of the second half and finally came away with some points when Boffelli kicked his third penalty in the 53rd minute.

Persons: ETIENNE, Emiliano Boffelli, Boffelli, Michael Cheika, Christian, Sama Malolo, Nicolas Sanchez, Seilala Mapusua, Duncan Paia'aua, Alai D'Angelo Leuila, Manu, Nick Mulvenney, Pritha Sarkar Organizations: Pumas, Wallabies, Samoa, Chile, England, Thomson Locations: Argentina, Samoa, Argentine, England, Japan, Saint Etienne

☆ All Blacks rout Namibia 71-3 in Toulouse deluge
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-15 | by ( Lawrence White | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

The All Blacks' discipline continues to be an issue even in games like this one where they are in complete control. They conceded 11 penalties to Namibia's seven, as well as seeing de Groot given a red card for a high shot. Namibia left slightly worse off than the 71-9 margin when these sides met in the last World Cup. The crowd were on their feet to applaud Malan as he raised a fist from his stretcher on the way off, defiant amid disaster. Reporting by Lawrence White and Nick Mulvenney, editing by Pritha SarkarOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Stephane Mahe, de Groot, McKenzie, Namibia's Malan, Cam Roigard, Flyhalf Damian McKenzie, Ethan de Groot, I'm, Allister Coetzee, Winger Caleb Clark, Samisoni Taukei'aho, Ofa Tuungafasi, Beauden Barrett, Swanepoel, bayed, Namibia Le Roux Malan, Coetzee, Malan, Lawrence White, Nick Mulvenney, Pritha Sarkar Organizations: Rugby Union, Rugby, de Toulouse, Blacks, Leicester Fainga'anuku, New, Italy, Uruguay, Thomson Locations: Zealand, Namibia, Toulouse, France, TOULOUSE, New Zealand

☆ Slipper returns to replace Tupou in Wallabies team to face Fiji
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-15 | by ( Nick Mulvenney | Thomson Reuters | Leads Coverage Of Sport Across The Asia-Pacific. Still Reports On The Full Panoply Of Sport. Many Olympics World Cups World Championships Grand Slams Grands Prix | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

"Fiji is the most important match of our Rugby World Cup campaign," coach Eddie Jones said in a news release. "It's another big opportunity for our young side to keep getting better and we'll be ready on Sunday." The experienced Nic White will instead partner flyhalf Carter Gordon at halfback with rookie Issak Fines-Leleiwasa set to win his second test cap from the bench. Hooker Jordan Uelese has also recovered from injury and will back up starting rake David Porecki from the bench. Ben Donaldson, man of the match against Georgia after being brought into the side primarily for his place-kicking, retains the fullback spot ahead of Andrew Kellaway.

Persons: James Slipper, Andrew Boyers, ETIENNE, George Gregan, Adam Ashley, Cooper, Taniela Tupou, Stade Geoffroy, Eddie Jones, Jones, Tate McDermott, Nic White, flyhalf Carter Gordon, Issak, Rob Valetini, Samu Kerevi, Marika Koroibete, Mark Nawaqanitawase, Lock Nick Frost, Will Skelton, Hooker Jordan Uelese, David Porecki, Ben Donaldson, Andrew Kellaway, Jordan Petaia, Carter Gordon, Fraser McReight, Tom Hooper, Nick Frost, Angus Bell, Jordan Uelese, Blake Schoupp, Zane Nonggorr, Richie Arnold, Rob Leota, Lalakai Foketi, Nick Mulvenney, Peter Rutherford Organizations: Rugby Union, Wales, Evergreen Wallabies, Fiji, Georgia, Stade, Rugby World, Thomson Locations: Australia, Cardiff, Wales, Britain, Australian, Taniela, Fiji

☆ Jacobson relishing blindside chance for All Blacks
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-14 | by ( Nick Mulvenney | Thomson Reuters | Leads Coverage Of Sport Across The Asia-Pacific. Still Reports On The Full Panoply Of Sport. Many Olympics World Cups World Championships Grand Slams Grands Prix | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

SAINT-ETIENNE, Sept 14 (Reuters) - All Blacks loose forward Luke Jacobson is excited to see what he can bring to the party as starting blindside flanker against Namibia on Friday as New Zealand look to get their World Cup campaign back on track in Toulouse. Coach Ian Foster instead elected to bring Tupou Vaa'i, who normally plays lock, off the bench to play blindside and switched Dalton Papali'i to the openside flank in place of Cane. Jacobson did get a decent run off the bench as New Zealand chased the game in the second half but was relishing the chance to be on the pitch from the start this week. Like all of the New Zealand forwards, Jacobson will be desperate to stay on the right side of the referee after the All Blacks were heavily penalised against France. "(But) we know that we need to be winning to win this competition regardless, so I don't think a whole lot changes from now."

Persons: ETIENNE, Luke Jacobson, Jacobson, Sam Cane, Ian Foster, Tupou Vaa'i, Dalton Papali'i, Cane . Jacobson, I've, Foster, Ethan Blackdadder, Emoni Narawa, blindside Shannon Frizell, Nick Mulvenney, Pritha Sarkar Organizations: Blacks, Namibia, New Zealand, France, All Blacks, Thomson Locations: Zealand, Toulouse, France, Namibia, Cane, New

☆ Australia's Tupou suffers hamstring strain ahead of Fiji clash
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-14 | by ( Nick Mulvenney | Thomson Reuters | Leads Coverage Of Sport Across The Asia-Pacific. Still Reports On The Full Panoply Of Sport. Many Olympics World Cups World Championships Grand Slams Grands Prix | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Nicknamed the Tongan Thor, tighthead Tupou has been one of Australia's best performers this season and had a major impact on the 35-15 Pool C win over Georgia last weekend. Zane Nonggorr replaced Tupou for the last 10 minutes of the Georgia match in his fourth test and the other tighthead in the squad, Pone Faamausili, has also been struggling with a calf problem. Australian media reports said coach Eddie Jones was considering switching the experienced and versatile loosehead prop James Slipper to the other side of the front row for the Fiji match. The Wallabies, who snapped a five-match losing streak against the Georgians, could all but secure a spot in the quarter-finals with a win on Sunday. Reporting by Nick Mulvenney, editing by Ken FerrisOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Denis, Taniela Tupou, Stephanie Lecocq, Tongan Thor, tighthead Tupou, Zane Nonggorr, Tupou, Pone Faamausili, Eddie Jones, James Slipper, Jason Ryles, Nick Mulvenney, Ken Ferris Organizations: Rugby Union, Rugby, Georgia, Stade de France, Saint, Fiji, Sunday, Wallabies, Georgians, Thomson Locations: Australia, France, ETIENNE, Saint Etienne, Tongan, Georgia

☆ All Blacks want more ball-in-play at World Cup
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-12 | by ( Nick Mulvenney | Thomson Reuters | Leads Coverage Of Sport Across The Asia-Pacific. Still Reports On The Full Panoply Of Sport. Many Olympics World Cups World Championships Grand Slams Grands Prix | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

"Certainly, we want to get into a fast-paced game that suits us the style that we love to play. I think it was 44 minutes during one of the (Bledisloe Cup games against Australia), so it's big difference." "At the weekend the ball was like soap so there's probably more kicking involved in that strategy," he added. The veteran hooker, though, warned that the All Blacks might have to accept that they would not get more than 40 minutes of ball-in-play at this World Cup, nor be able to rely on their opposition fading through fatigue. "At the World Cup, people turn up on the day and that pressure and that intent can do funny things to you," he said.

Persons: Denis, Stephanie Lecocq, Jordie Barrett, Greg Feek, Feek, Dane Coles, Coles, Ethan de Groot, Nick Mulvenney, Toby Davis Organizations: Rugby Union, Rugby, New Zealand, Stade de France, Saint, Haka, Rights, Blacks, Namibia, Australia, World Rugby, France, Thomson Locations: France, New, Rights LYON, Toulouse, Paris

☆ Donaldson shines as Australia down Georgia to snap losing streak
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-09 | by ( Nick Mulvenney | Thomson Reuters | Leads Coverage Of Sport Across The Asia-Pacific. Still Reports On The Full Panoply Of Sport. Many Olympics World Cups World Championships Grand Slams Grands Prix | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Donaldson, a surprise selection brought into the side primarily for his place-kicking, added 15 points from the tee with three penalties and three conversions. "There is a real feeling this team could do something," Eddie Jones said after the first victory of his second reign as Australia coach. "We've got a young team, it's a great learning experience for them. Georgia never looked like adding another top tier victim to their tally after wins over Italy and Wales in the last 13 months but battled to the bitter end and scored tries through Luka Ivanishvili and Beka Gigashvili. Australia head south for their second Pool C match in St Etienne on Sunday against a dangerous Fiji side who recently beat England.

Persons: Australia's Ben Donaldson, Livewire, Mark Nawaqanitawase, Jordan Petaia, Donaldson, Eddie Jones, We've, it's, Luka, Nawaqanitawase, Mirian Modebadze, flyhalf Luka Matkava, Davit Niniashvili, Taniela Tupou, flyhalf Carter Gordon, Akaki Tabutsadze, Gigashvili, Levan Maisashvili, Nick Mulvenney, Hugh Lawson, Ed Osmond Organizations: Georgia, Wallabies, Stade de France, Luka Ivanishvili, Blacks, Australia, Petaia, Georgians, flyhalf, Australians, Portugal, Sunday, England, Thomson Locations: Australia, Georgia, Italy, Wales, St Etienne, Fiji

☆ All Blacks left to plot course through uncharted waters
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-09 | by ( Nick Mulvenney | Thomson Reuters | Leads Coverage Of Sport Across The Asia-Pacific. Still Reports On The Full Panoply Of Sport. Many Olympics World Cups World Championships Grand Slams Grands Prix | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

So there's some really good things to take out of the week, (but) the biggest thing would be we gave away a few too many penalties. "Everyone's got to understand what we're trying to do and understand how the referees are refereeing. "What we've got to take from this game is the learnings but also keep believing because we did a lot of good things out here tonight." We're still All Blacks, we're still proud of who we are and what we are," he said. And we showed how dangerous we are on the break so that's what we'll be going for next week."

Persons: Sam Whitelock, Aaron Smith, Beauden Barrett, Whitelock, Everyone's, Fullback Barrett, Smith, France's Thomas Ramos, We've, we're, Ramos, Jasper Shine, Mike Harrison Organizations: New Zealand, Blacks, Thomson Locations: Zealand, France

☆ Sizzling France down New Zealand in thrilling World Cup opener
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-08 | by ( Julien Pretot | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

The All Blacks, beaten for the first time in 32 World Cup pool games, had two Mark Telea tries and a sole penalty by Richie Mo'unga to show for themselves. "We felt there was a lot of pressure in the first half, it took, us time to relax and they scored quickly and easily. Sixteen years after losing their opening World Cup game as hosts against Argentina, France rose to the occasion, beating the All Blacks for the second time in a row. New Zealand were on the brink of the line again and surprisingly opted for the kick when France were penalised. France started the second half with a more playful mindset but were punished right away for their defensive nonchalance.

Persons: Ramos, Les Bleus, Damian Penaud, Melvyn Jaminet, Thomas Ramos, Mark Telea, Richie Mo'unga, Romain Ntamack, Paul Willemse, Jonathan Danty, Julien Marchand, It's, Fabien Galthie, Ian Foster's, Foster, Emmanuel Macron, Sam Cane, Tupou Vaa'i, Dalton Papali'i, Cane, Beauden Barrett, Marchand, Mo'unga, Ioane, Matthieu Jalibert, Ardie, Willie Jordan, Jaminet, Julien Pretot, Nick Mulvenney, Toby Davis, Ken Ferris Organizations: Blacks, Rugby, New Zealand, Stade de France, New, Argentina, South, France, All Blacks, Thomson Locations: France, Uruguay, Lille, New Zealand, Namibia, Toulouse, South Africa, New

☆ Back to the drawing board for Foster's frustrated All Blacks
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-08 | by ( Nick Mulvenney | Thomson Reuters | Leads Coverage Of Sport Across The Asia-Pacific. Still Reports On The Full Panoply Of Sport. Many Olympics World Cups World Championships Grand Slams Grands Prix | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Hot on the heels of a record test loss to world champions South Africa in their final warm-up, the All Blacks lost a perfect record in World Cup pool phase matches that went back to the first tournament in 1987. "Stats are stats and I understand all that, but in the past we've won all the pool games but not necessarily won the tournament, the goal is to win a tournament," Foster told reporters. "But we're not down in the sheds, we're just frustrated that we lost a game. "South Africa lost in 2019 the first game against us and went on to win the competition," he said. To win that we need to win the next three, and the way you do that is focus on the next one.

Persons: Ian Foster, we've, Foster, we're, Will Jordan, Sam Cane, Emoni Narawa, Ardie Savea, there's, Nick Mulvenney, Toby Davis Organizations: Blacks, South Africa, Thomson Locations: France, Namibia, Toulouse, Africa

☆ Battle of best nines past and present in World Cup opener
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-07 | by ( Jasper Shine | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Dupont, 26, enters his second World Cup as captain of an expectant host nation and widely regarded as one of the best players in the world, certainly pre-eminent among test halfbacks. This game is not about me against him, it is about me doing my role for the team." Smith conceded that New Zealand, like all teams, would have special plans to defuse the threat of the 2021 World Rugby Player of the Year's fearless running. According to statistics published in the Times, since the 2019 World Cup Dupont has had 9.5 carries and made an average of 44 metres per 80 minutes. "They're the most beautiful team to watch, a team that generations and generations have dreamed of," he told reporters on Wednesday.

Persons: scrumhalves Antoine Dupont, Aaron Smith, Dupont, Smith, Antoine Dupont, he's, " Smith, Nick Mulvenney, Toby Davis Organizations: New, Times, Blacks, Zealand, Thomson Locations: France, New Zealand, Japan, Zealand, Zealanders

☆ All Blacks have a point to prove in blockbuster opener
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-07 | by ( Nick Mulvenney | Thomson Reuters | Leads Coverage Of Sport Across The Asia-Pacific. Still Reports On The Full Panoply Of Sport. Many Olympics World Cups World Championships Grand Slams Grands Prix | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

PARIS, Sept 7 (Reuters) - New Zealand coach Ian Foster said the All Blacks had a point to prove in their World Cup opener against hosts France on Friday, a match he thought was unprecedented in terms of hype but which ultimately might not turn out to be hugely important. "Do we have a point to prove? Then we'll really assess after that to see where we're at, and how we progress in this tournament." "The All Blacks have learned over history, you just don't turn up at a World Cup and get what you want just by being here," he added. The All Blacks have never lost a World Cup pool match but Foster said it might not matter much in the greater scheme of the tournament if they were beaten on Friday.

Persons: Ian Foster, Foster, You've, you've, there's, haven't, We've, I've, we've, Nick Mulvenney, Toby Davis Organizations: Blacks, France, Twickenham, New Zealand, Stade de France, Zealand, South Africa, Springboks, Thomson Locations: New Zealand, South Africa

☆ Simmons wants to play for Australia at Paris Olympics
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-30 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Mandatory Credit: Mike DiNovo-USA TODAY Sports/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsSYDNEY, Aug 30 (Reuters) - All Star forward Ben Simmons says he wants to play for Australia at the Paris Olympics next year, ending a decade-long absence from the Boomers team. "To me, I'm going to play when I'm ready. Melbourne-born Simmons said he had not yet informed Basketball Australia of his intentions and fans Down Under might be forgiven for not getting too excited. The three-times NBA All Star has frequently committed to playing for the land of his birth at the Olympics and World Cups over the last nine years only to later withdraw. Australia, bronze medallists at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021, will qualify for the Paris Olympics if they achieve a better finish than New Zealand at the ongoing World Cup in the Philippines, Japan and Indonesia.

Persons: Ben Simmons, JaKarr Sampson, Mike DiNovo, hasn't, I've, Simmons, Nick Mulvenney, Robert Birsel Organizations: Philadelphia 76ers, Chicago Bulls, United Center, Rights, Australia, Paris Olympics, Boomers, Brooklyn Nets, NBA, Olympic, Basketball Australia, Star, Tokyo, Thomson Locations: Chicago , IL, USA, Melbourne, Australia, New Zealand, Philippines, Japan, Indonesia

☆ Spain down England to win Women's World Cup for first time
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-20 | by ( Nick Mulvenney | Thomson Reuters | Leads Coverage Of Sport Across The Asia-Pacific. Still Reports On The Full Panoply Of Sport. Many Olympics World Cups World Championships Grand Slams Grands Prix | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

[1/11] Soccer Football - FIFA Women's World Cup Australia and New Zealand 2023 - Final - Spain v England - Stadium Australia, Sydney, Australia - August 20, 2023 Spain players celebrate with the trophy after winning the World Cup REUTERS/Carl Recine Acquire Licensing RightsSYDNEY, Aug 20 (Reuters) - Spanish technique overcame English resilience as La Roja put aside months of turmoil and division to win their first major title with a 1-0 victory over England in a hardfought Women's World Cup final at Stadium Australia on Sunday. Vilda became only the second male coach to win a major women's tournament - the World Cup, the Olympics and the Euros - since 2000. The first Women's World Cup final not to feature either the United States or Germany started at quite a pace with England just about enjoying the upper hand in the battle of two first-time finalists. Spain took the lead in the 29th minute after England were dispossessed in midfield. "I think everyone has seen an incredible game, very open game, both teams who want to play football," said Wiegman, who was also the losing coach when in charge of her native Netherlands in the 2019 World Cup final.

Persons: Carl Recine, Roja, Captain Olga Carmona, Jorge Vilda, Aitana Bonmati, Teresa Abelleira, Mary Earps, Bonmati, Vilda, Sarina Wiegman, Millie Bright, Lauren Hemp, Salma Paralluelo, Alba Redondo's, Mariona Caldentey, The, Paralluelo, Wiegman, Lauren James, Alessia Russo, vociferously, Keira Walsh, Tori Penso, Earps, Jennifer Hermoso's, James, Cata Coll, Ona Batlle, Coll, Nick Mulvenney, Christian Radnedge, Adam Millington, Alasdair Pal, Fernando Kallas, Peter Rutherford Organizations: Soccer Football, FIFA, England, REUTERS, Rights, Australia, Sunday, Olympics, Caldentey, Thomson Locations: New Zealand, Spain, Australia, Sydney, Spanish, England, United States, Germany, Carmona, Earps, Netherlands, Madrid

☆ Clash of styles as England, Spain eye Women's World Cup summit
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-19 | by ( Nick Mulvenney | Thomson Reuters | Leads Coverage Of Sport Across The Asia-Pacific. Still Reports On The Full Panoply Of Sport. Many Olympics World Cups World Championships Grand Slams Grands Prix | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

SYDNEY, Aug 19 (Reuters) - Women's football will crown a first-time champion on Sunday when the ninth Women's World Cup concludes with England and Spain, both proud footballing nations, facing off in an intriguing final in Sydney. For all the excitement that accompanied Australia's run to the semi-finals and Japan's brilliance in the early rounds, the consensus is that England and Spain are worthy first-time finalists. "I think it's going to be a brilliant game," England captain Millie Bright enthused on Saturday. "This was a game we know were on top of, but it's the result that counts," said Spain coach Jorge Vilda. Our team has evolved, our team has grown in this World Cup and mentally we've taken a step up."

Persons: Australia's, Millie Bright, Aitana Bonmati, Salma Paralluelo, Lauren James, Lauren, England's standouts, Jorge Vilda, Sarina Wiegman, Wiegman, Nick Mulvenney, Peter Rutherford Organizations: SYDNEY, Japan, England, Australia, Spain, Sweden, Thomson Locations: England, Spain, Sydney, Australia, New Zealand, United States, Germany, Norway, Japan, Nigeria, Brighton

☆ England will need the game of their lives to beat Spain in final - Bright
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-19 | by ( Nick Mulvenney | Thomson Reuters | Leads Coverage Of Sport Across The Asia-Pacific. Still Reports On The Full Panoply Of Sport. Many Olympics World Cups World Championships Grand Slams Grands Prix | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

"I think for us we live in the moment," the centre half told reporters at Stadium Australia. "And yes, it's a World Cup final but for us our mentality is it's another game. "We've got a game plan that we have to go out and execute but I think everyone knows how big this is. "It's not 2019, it's 2023 and I think England is in a very good place," she said. We just hope that we play our best game ever tomorrow and everyone is going to enjoy it."

Persons: Hannah Mckay, Millie Bright, Bright, We've, it's, Sarina Wiegman, Wiegman, It's, Lauren James, Nick Mulvenney, Peter Rutherford Organizations: Soccer Football, FIFA, England, Australia, Rights, Stadium Australia, Nigeria, Thomson Locations: New Zealand, Spain, Australia, Sydney, England, we've, Netherlands, United States

☆ 'Best' Women's World Cup generates $570m for FIFA - Infantino
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-18 | by ( Nick Mulvenney | Thomson Reuters | Leads Coverage Of Sport Across The Asia-Pacific. Still Reports On The Full Panoply Of Sport. Many Olympics World Cups World Championships Grand Slams Grands Prix | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

"But actually, this World Cup generated over 570 million U.S. dollars in revenues, and so we broke even. We didn't lose any money and we generated the second highest income of any sport, besides of course the men's World Cup, at a global stage." Not just equal pay in the World Cup, which is a slogan that comes up every now and then. "Equal pay in the World Cup, we are going in that direction already. England play Spain in the World Cup final in Sydney on Sunday to close the tournament.

Persons: Gianni Infantino, Infantino, let's, it's, Nick Mulvenney, Peter Rutherford Organizations: SYDNEY, FIFA, FIFA Women's Football Convention, Thomson Locations: Swiss, Qatar, Australia, New Zealand, England, Spain, Sydney

☆ US women need best coach regardless of sex - World Cup winner Ellis
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-17 | by ( Nick Mulvenney | Thomson Reuters | Leads Coverage Of Sport Across The Asia-Pacific. Still Reports On The Full Panoply Of Sport. Many Olympics World Cups World Championships Grand Slams Grands Prix | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

[1/3] Jul 27, 2023; Wellington, NZL; United States midfielder Rose Lavelle (16) reacts with head coach Vlatko Andonovski during the second half in a group stage match for the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup at Wellington Regional Stadium. Andonovski resigned as coach on Wednesday, multiple U.S. media outlets reported, following the four-times champions' early exit from the Women's World Cup this month. Andonovski faced sky-high expectations when he took over nearly four years ago, after Ellis had guided the team to back-to-back World Cup triumphs. But in terms of gender, what we know is that in the last however many major tournaments, I think women have done alright." Since 2000, all but one of the major women's football titles - the Women's World Cup, Women's Euros and the Olympics - have been won by teams coached by women.

Persons: Rose Lavelle, Vlatko Andonovski, Jenna Watson, Jill Ellis, Andonovski, Ellis, There's, Sarina Wiegman, they're, it's, Nick Mulvenney, Andrew Cawthorne Organizations: FIFA, Wellington Regional, USA, Rights, Former United States women's, Tokyo, Australia, Spain, Thomson Locations: Wellington, NZL, United States, Sydney, Australia, New Zealand, Sweden, England

☆ 'We know how to win finals': England's Bronze targets World Cup gold
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-17 | by ( Nick Mulvenney | Thomson Reuters | Leads Coverage Of Sport Across The Asia-Pacific. Still Reports On The Full Panoply Of Sport. Many Olympics World Cups World Championships Grand Slams Grands Prix | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

SYDNEY, Aug 17 (Reuters) - Right back Lucy Bronze believes England's experience in winning a major final at last year's Euros could be crucial in Sunday's Women's World Cup title-decider against a Spain side she knows well. Bronze lost World Cup semi-finals with England in 2015 and 2019 but was a core member of the Lionesses team that beat Germany to win a first major title at the European Championship last year. "We're going up against a team I personally know very well," Bronze told reporters after the match. That's an experience that not only I have but many of these England players have ..."I'm excited," she added. "The strength of this team is we stick together, we've got an incredibly tight bond, we've got a tight-knit team," she said.

Persons: Lucy Bronze, Keira, Walsh, Lauren James, we've, Nick Mulvenney, Clarence Fernandez Organizations: SYDNEY, England, Germany, European, Spain, Nigeria, Australia, Thomson Locations: Spain, Barcelona, Sydney, Australia, England, it's

☆ England reach World Cup final despite Kerr stunner
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-16 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

SYDNEY, Aug 16 (Reuters) - England reached the Women's World Cup final for the first time with a 3-1 win over Australia on Wednesday, breaking the hearts of the host nation and setting up an all-European title decider against Spain. Ella Toone drove England's opener into the corner of the net in the 36th minute to silence the crowd of 75,784 but Australia captain Sam Kerr brought them back into it with a stunning run and strike from 25 metres out in the 64th minute. The Matildas defence failed to deal with a long ball over the top seven minutes later, however, and Lauren Hemp nipped in to drill it into the net. Kerr came close to scoring an equaliser but came up short and Alessia Russo powered home England's third four minutes from time to send the European champions, semi-final losers at the last two World Cups, into Sunday's final. Reporting by Nick Mulvenney, editing by Peter RutherfordOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Ella Toone, Sam Kerr, Lauren Hemp, Kerr, Alessia Russo, Nick Mulvenney, Peter Rutherford Organizations: SYDNEY, Australia, Spain, Thomson Locations: England

☆ 'Every kid's dream', Hemp hails 'special' England team
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-16 | by ( Nick Mulvenney | Thomson Reuters | Leads Coverage Of Sport Across The Asia-Pacific. Still Reports On The Full Panoply Of Sport. Many Olympics World Cups World Championships Grand Slams Grands Prix | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

"I felt like there's no words to describe what we all feel right now. Getting to a World Cup final, it's every kid's dream. Because you want to win this obviously now we've got so far." "I feel like as a team, we've got such an inner belief or we're so confident as a group no matter what happens on the outside, no matter who we come up against every challenge we've managed to solve," Hemp added. "Every game we've managed to come out on top and I feel like this team is so special.

Persons: Lauren Hemp, We've, Ella Toone, Sam Kerr, Alessia Russo, we've, Nick Mulvenney, Peter Rutherford Organizations: SYDNEY, Spain, Australia, Thomson Locations: England, Australia

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