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IOL News
37 minutes ago
- Sport
- IOL News
Mauritius' Kim Le Court-Pienaar makes history for Africa at women's Tour de France
AG Insurance - Soudal Team's Mauritius rider Kimberley Le Court Pienaar celebrates on the podium with the overall leader's yellow jersey after the 2nd stage (out of 9) of the fourth edition of the Women's Tour de France cycling race. Photo: Julien de Rosa/AFP Image: Julien de Rosa/AFP Mauritian Kim Le Court-Pienaar became the first African to win a stage on the women's Tour de France on Wednesday. It was a case of double celebration for the 29-year-old who took the fifth stage honours in a sprint to reclaim the leader's yellow jersey. Le Court edged Dutch duo Demi Vollering and Anna van der Breggen after a hilly 166km ride, the longest of the Tour, from Chasseneuil-du-Poitou Futuroscope to Gueret. Overnight leader Marianne Vos lost yellow to the AG Insurance-Soudal team leader after finishing eighth, 33 seconds adrift, on the day. Get your news on the go, click here to join the IOL News WhatsApp channel. Video Player is loading. Play Video Play Unmute Current Time 0:00 / Duration -:- Loaded : 0% Stream Type LIVE Seek to live, currently behind live LIVE Remaining Time - 0:00 This is a modal window. Beginning of dialog window. Escape will cancel and close the window. Text Color White Black Red Green Blue Yellow Magenta Cyan Transparency Opaque Semi-Transparent Background Color Black White Red Green Blue Yellow Magenta Cyan Transparency Opaque Semi-Transparent Transparent Window Color Black White Red Green Blue Yellow Magenta Cyan Transparency Transparent Semi-Transparent Opaque Font Size 50% 75% 100% 125% 150% 175% 200% 300% 400% Text Edge Style None Raised Depressed Uniform Dropshadow Font Family Proportional Sans-Serif Monospace Sans-Serif Proportional Serif Monospace Serif Casual Script Small Caps Reset restore all settings to the default values Done Close Modal Dialog End of dialog window. Advertisement Next Stay Close ✕ Ad Loading Le Court, who had a brief spell already at the top of the general classification after stage two, now leads France's Pauline Ferrand-Prevot by 18 seconds. "It's really been a dream start to the Tour. The stage win, the yellow jersey," said Le Court. "I wasn't even thinking about it when we started in Brittany. "As for what happens next, we'll see, since I don't know my limits in the mountains, this Tour being my first major stage race where my team has asked me to compete for the overall classification." Vollering, the Tour winner in 2023 and favourite for this edition, is third at 23sec after recovering from a heavy fall on Monday. Last year's winner, Poland's Katarzyna Niewiadoma, took fourth in the stage to sit well placed at 24sec off the overall lead. Thursday's sixth stage is a mountainous 123.7km ride from Clermont-Ferrand to Ambert featuring three ascents including the category one climb up the Col du Beal, with the race finishing on Sunday. AFP Get your news on the go, click here to join the IOL News WhatsApp channel.
Irish Independent
14 hours ago
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- Irish Independent
‘I felt like everything was falling apart' – Ireland's Sam Monaghan on finding her way again after physical and mental struggles
In the background of a busy sporting summer the Ireland squad have been working to their own beat in the IRFU's high-performance centre in Abbotstown ahead of the Women's Rugby World Cup next month.
Khaleej Times
a day ago
- Sport
- Khaleej Times
Colombia edge Argentina in shootout to reach Women's Copa America final
Colombia booked their spot in the Women's Copa America final on Monday after edging Argentina 5-4 in a nail-biting penalty shootout following a goalless semifinal. Goalkeeper Katherine Tapia saved Paulina Gramaglia's spot-kick to give Colombia the advantage but Mayra Ramirez then hit the crossbar to rekindle Argentina's hopes. Wendy Bonilla put away Colombia's sixth kick to pile the pressure on Eliana Stabile, who struck the bar to send Argentina crashing out. "We are finalists and we qualified for the Olympics in Los Angeles, that was our objective. We are prepared for the final," Tapia said after the match. Argentina started brightly with Florencia Bonsegundo and Yamila Rodriguez testing the Colombian defence, but keeper Tapia proved equal to the task with a string of crucial saves. Colombia gradually found their rhythm despite first-half injuries to players on both sides that disrupted the flow of play. Ramirez, Leicy Santos and Linda Caicedo created opportunities but failed to find the breakthrough. Colombia increased the pressure after halftime and came agonisingly close to taking the lead when Valerin Loboa's close-range effort looked destined for the net, only for Argentina goalkeeper Solana Pereyra to produce a brilliant save. The match marked the first use of VAR in the tournament, the technology available only from the knockout stages, when the referee reviewed an incident in the penalty area involving Sophia Braun and Manuela Pavi in stoppage time before ruling it was not a penalty.
The Advertiser
a day ago
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- The Advertiser
Matildas to face South Korea in Asian Cup group stage
The Matildas have been pitted against the team that ended their last Women's Asian Cup campaign, facing South Korea in the group stage of the 2026 tournament. After the draw made on Tuesday night at Sydney's Town Hall, Australia will first face the Philippines before playing Iran. Joe Montemurro's team will host the opener against the Philippines, coached by Melburnian Mark Torcaso, at Perth's Optus Stadium on March 1. The Matildas will then take on Iran at Cbus Super Stadium on the Gold Coast on March 5, before facing South Korea at Sydney's Accor Stadium on March 8. Montemurro's side at least avoid a group stage meeting with defending champions China, who were drawn in Group B. China is also coached by an Australian in Ante Milicic. World No.7 Japan, the highest-ranked team in the tournament, were drawn in Group C with Vietnam, India and Taiwan. "In any tournament, the expectations were what they were," Montemurro said. "I couldn't predict that I wanted this team or that team. "Now it's a little bit clearer, the style of teams we're playing, and it's a little bit clearer on how we approach the build-up into it." Looking to repeat their 2010 trophy run, the Matildas - ranked world No.15 - have just two international windows to find their feet under Montemurro before the Asian Cup. Australia netted two wins, a draw and a loss against Slovenia and Panama in their first batch of friendlies under Montemurro. The Matildas were lucky to escape with an error-riddled 3-0 win over world No.38 Slovenia, and followed it up with a 1-1 draw against them. With a handful of players departing halfway through the window, Australia then slumped to a shock 1-0 loss to world No.56 Panama before pulling off a 3-2 comeback win in the second match. Australia did not play China in the last Asian Cup in India, but suffered a shock 1-0 quarter-final loss to South Korea. The Matildas have since defeated South Korea, claiming a clean sweep of their two-game friendly series in May without conceding a goal. Still, Montemurro expects the heartache of their 2022 defeat still lingers for the players. "Look, I think they've got that at the back of their mind," Montemurro said. "They know what they need to do in terms of fixing what was not a positive tournament in India. "We've got the advantage of being at home. We've got the crowd behind us." The Matildas have already met the Philippines in Perth, thrashing Torcaso's side 8-0 in October, 2023. "That was probably one of the third or fourth games of us being in charge as a staff," Torcaso said. "We got thrown straight into it and we got Australia in front of 60,000 at Optus, so we've got a lot to come back to and fix from that last game. "We've definitely improved since then, so for us, it will be just going there and making sure we focus on us and do the best that we can and represent our country with pride." Australia are one of 12 teams split across three groups to have qualified for next year's tournament, which will run until the final at Accor Stadium on March 21. The top two teams in each of the groups, joined by the two best third-placed sides, will advance to the knockout stages. DRAW FOR THE 2026 WOMEN'S ASIAN CUP: Group A - Australia, South Korea, Iran, Philippines Group B - North Korea, China, Bangladesh, Uzbekistan Group C - Japan, Vietnam, India, Taiwan The Matildas have been pitted against the team that ended their last Women's Asian Cup campaign, facing South Korea in the group stage of the 2026 tournament. After the draw made on Tuesday night at Sydney's Town Hall, Australia will first face the Philippines before playing Iran. Joe Montemurro's team will host the opener against the Philippines, coached by Melburnian Mark Torcaso, at Perth's Optus Stadium on March 1. The Matildas will then take on Iran at Cbus Super Stadium on the Gold Coast on March 5, before facing South Korea at Sydney's Accor Stadium on March 8. Montemurro's side at least avoid a group stage meeting with defending champions China, who were drawn in Group B. China is also coached by an Australian in Ante Milicic. World No.7 Japan, the highest-ranked team in the tournament, were drawn in Group C with Vietnam, India and Taiwan. "In any tournament, the expectations were what they were," Montemurro said. "I couldn't predict that I wanted this team or that team. "Now it's a little bit clearer, the style of teams we're playing, and it's a little bit clearer on how we approach the build-up into it." Looking to repeat their 2010 trophy run, the Matildas - ranked world No.15 - have just two international windows to find their feet under Montemurro before the Asian Cup. Australia netted two wins, a draw and a loss against Slovenia and Panama in their first batch of friendlies under Montemurro. The Matildas were lucky to escape with an error-riddled 3-0 win over world No.38 Slovenia, and followed it up with a 1-1 draw against them. With a handful of players departing halfway through the window, Australia then slumped to a shock 1-0 loss to world No.56 Panama before pulling off a 3-2 comeback win in the second match. Australia did not play China in the last Asian Cup in India, but suffered a shock 1-0 quarter-final loss to South Korea. The Matildas have since defeated South Korea, claiming a clean sweep of their two-game friendly series in May without conceding a goal. Still, Montemurro expects the heartache of their 2022 defeat still lingers for the players. "Look, I think they've got that at the back of their mind," Montemurro said. "They know what they need to do in terms of fixing what was not a positive tournament in India. "We've got the advantage of being at home. We've got the crowd behind us." The Matildas have already met the Philippines in Perth, thrashing Torcaso's side 8-0 in October, 2023. "That was probably one of the third or fourth games of us being in charge as a staff," Torcaso said. "We got thrown straight into it and we got Australia in front of 60,000 at Optus, so we've got a lot to come back to and fix from that last game. "We've definitely improved since then, so for us, it will be just going there and making sure we focus on us and do the best that we can and represent our country with pride." Australia are one of 12 teams split across three groups to have qualified for next year's tournament, which will run until the final at Accor Stadium on March 21. The top two teams in each of the groups, joined by the two best third-placed sides, will advance to the knockout stages. DRAW FOR THE 2026 WOMEN'S ASIAN CUP: Group A - Australia, South Korea, Iran, Philippines Group B - North Korea, China, Bangladesh, Uzbekistan Group C - Japan, Vietnam, India, Taiwan The Matildas have been pitted against the team that ended their last Women's Asian Cup campaign, facing South Korea in the group stage of the 2026 tournament. After the draw made on Tuesday night at Sydney's Town Hall, Australia will first face the Philippines before playing Iran. Joe Montemurro's team will host the opener against the Philippines, coached by Melburnian Mark Torcaso, at Perth's Optus Stadium on March 1. The Matildas will then take on Iran at Cbus Super Stadium on the Gold Coast on March 5, before facing South Korea at Sydney's Accor Stadium on March 8. Montemurro's side at least avoid a group stage meeting with defending champions China, who were drawn in Group B. China is also coached by an Australian in Ante Milicic. World No.7 Japan, the highest-ranked team in the tournament, were drawn in Group C with Vietnam, India and Taiwan. "In any tournament, the expectations were what they were," Montemurro said. "I couldn't predict that I wanted this team or that team. "Now it's a little bit clearer, the style of teams we're playing, and it's a little bit clearer on how we approach the build-up into it." Looking to repeat their 2010 trophy run, the Matildas - ranked world No.15 - have just two international windows to find their feet under Montemurro before the Asian Cup. Australia netted two wins, a draw and a loss against Slovenia and Panama in their first batch of friendlies under Montemurro. The Matildas were lucky to escape with an error-riddled 3-0 win over world No.38 Slovenia, and followed it up with a 1-1 draw against them. With a handful of players departing halfway through the window, Australia then slumped to a shock 1-0 loss to world No.56 Panama before pulling off a 3-2 comeback win in the second match. Australia did not play China in the last Asian Cup in India, but suffered a shock 1-0 quarter-final loss to South Korea. The Matildas have since defeated South Korea, claiming a clean sweep of their two-game friendly series in May without conceding a goal. Still, Montemurro expects the heartache of their 2022 defeat still lingers for the players. "Look, I think they've got that at the back of their mind," Montemurro said. "They know what they need to do in terms of fixing what was not a positive tournament in India. "We've got the advantage of being at home. We've got the crowd behind us." The Matildas have already met the Philippines in Perth, thrashing Torcaso's side 8-0 in October, 2023. "That was probably one of the third or fourth games of us being in charge as a staff," Torcaso said. "We got thrown straight into it and we got Australia in front of 60,000 at Optus, so we've got a lot to come back to and fix from that last game. "We've definitely improved since then, so for us, it will be just going there and making sure we focus on us and do the best that we can and represent our country with pride." Australia are one of 12 teams split across three groups to have qualified for next year's tournament, which will run until the final at Accor Stadium on March 21. The top two teams in each of the groups, joined by the two best third-placed sides, will advance to the knockout stages. DRAW FOR THE 2026 WOMEN'S ASIAN CUP: Group A - Australia, South Korea, Iran, Philippines Group B - North Korea, China, Bangladesh, Uzbekistan Group C - Japan, Vietnam, India, Taiwan
NDTV
a day ago
- Sport
- NDTV
England's Nat Sciver-Brunt Overtakes Smriti Mandhana As No.1 Batter In Women's ODIs
England captain Nat Sciver-Brunt displaced star India batter Smriti Mandhana from No. 1 spot in the latest ICC Women's ODI Player Rankings released on Tuesday, but Harmanpreet Kaur and Jemimah Rodrigues made significant strides. Sciver-Brunt, who previously held the top position in 2023, regained the slot on the back of a series-high 160 runs across three ODIs against India recently. England had lost the series 1-2 but the 32-year-old led her side's batting with aplomb. Mandhana dropped one spot to second after totalling 115 runs across the three matches against England. Sciver-Brunt now has 731 points against Mandhana's 728. However, India skipper Harmanpreet leaped from 21st to 11th, while middle-order batter Rodrigues progressed to 13 in the chart from 15. Among the bowlers, India spinner Deepti Sharma retained her fourth slot behind leader Sophie Ecclestone of England and the Australian pair of Ash Gardner and Megan Schutt.
