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College football's biggest party

The Oklahoma State Cowboys might have missed the national championship game by losing to Iowa State in double OT, but they had reason to celebrate last week with a 41-38 overtime victory over Stanford in the Fiesta Bowl. Nearly 70,000 fan [...]

Posted On : Jan, 11 2012 | Comments : 0

Olympic Games beckon for young Hamilton football triallist

Holly Patterson has a lot on her plate but the lure of the Olympic Games is keeping her motivated. The year 13 Waikato Diocesan School for Girls student was recently invited to trial with the New Zealand women's football team for six [...]

Posted On : Sep, 08 2011 | Comments : 0

Why women's football in England is a whole new ball game

Rachel Yankey is arguably the most recognisable face in women's football in the UK. She was the first registered professional female footballer in England, was awarded an MBE in 2006 and, at 31, is the most capped player in the Englan [...]

Posted On : Jun, 22 2011 | Comments : 0

Iran's women footballers banned from Olympics because of Isl...

Iran's dream of competing in the London 2012 Olympic women's football tournament have been crushed by an unexpected ruling that their Islamic dress broke Fifa rules, said a football federation official in Tehran. Iran is comp [...]

Posted On : Jun, 07 2011 | Comments : 0

National Women Football Club C’ship begins

The National Women Football Club Championship (Karachi Phase) exploded into action on Monday when Karachi Kickers bulldozed Sindh Soccerites 7-0 in Group-A at Korangi Baloch Stadium. The Group-A clash saw Karachi 4-0 up at interval and a [...]

Posted On : Jun, 15 2010 | Comments : 0

Have you heard? England's women footballers could win Euro 2...

They may earn less in a year than some of their male counterparts earn in a day, but when England's women face Germany in Thursday night's European Championships final they will achieve something John Terry and co have famously not managed [...]

Posted On : Sep, 09 2009 | Comments : 0

Balochistan, HEC win in National Women Football

The first match, a Group ‘A’ encounter, played at Field No. 2 saw HEC beating Sindh 3-0. The goals were scored by Madiha Latif (21st minute), Naushaba (31st min) and Tahreem (58th min). The other match between Balochista [...]

Posted On : Jul, 31 2009 | Comments : 0

Iran Men vs. women football game draws punishment

An Iranian football club said Monday it has suspended three officials for allowing the club's female team and its youth male squad to play against one another — the first such match since the 1979 Islamic revolution. Esteghlal, one o [...]

Posted On : Jan, 26 2009 | Comments : 0

Famous victory narrowly denied Football Ferns

Coach John Herdman admitted it was a "bitter-sweet'' experience as the Football Ferns "froze'' and slumped to a 2-2 draw with Japan in the first salvoes of New Zealand's - and the world's - Olympic Games campaign. The Kiwis wer [...]

Posted On : Aug, 08 2008 | Comments : 0

Germany wins women's football WC

Germany beat Brazil 2-0 in Shanghai on Sunday to become the first team to retain the Women's World Cup title.It was star-studded Brazil who had dominated the proceedings initially, narrowly missing several good scoring chances including the [...]