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Adelaide Strikers Women have won six out of 12 games and are currently placed in fifth position with 13 points to their name. They suffered a two-run defeat (via DLS method) at the hands of the Brisbane Heat Women in their last game. Megan Schutt picked up three wickets to help restrict Brisbane Heat Women to 114/6 in a rain-curtailed fixture of 16 overs per side. Laura Wolvaardt at the top of the order scored 45 to take the game to the last over but they failed to get across the line....

The award, which recognises outstanding achievement in national sports, is a just reward for the exploits of Manipur-born Bembem Devi who has led the country with distinction in women’s football. AIFF nominates Bembem Devi, Gurpreet Sandhu and Jeje for Arjuna Awards The gifted 37-year-old made her international debut at the age of just 15 in 1995 and went on to play till 2016 for the national team. She captained the team from 2003 and led India to victory in the 2010 South Asian Games and 2012 SAFF Championships....

India, aiming to do better than the fifth-place finish at the last two CWG editions, are now second on the points table behind England and look set to qualify for the semifinals. Gurjit Kaur and Navneet Kaur sounded the board for India in the 42nd and 48th minute after England captain Alexandra Danson had put her team ahead just 35 seconds into the game. “This is the first time we beat England, they are the (Rio 2016) Olympic champions so we are very happy,” India captain Rani Rampal said after the match....

With Sunday’s 2-0 win over the Netherlands, the U.S. set a record for the most World Cup titles won by a nation. To put that in perspective: Germany is the only other country to have earned more than one win. The U.S. made it through the group stage easily with a convincing 13-0 win over Thailand, then secured a 3-0 victory over Chile before earning a 2-0 win against Sweden....

Both sides headed into Tuesday’s contest needing a win to stand any chance of progressing from Group E and though Nchout opened the scoring, Aurelle Awona’s calamitous own goal looked to be sending both teams out. Erin Nayler had pulled off three superb saves in quick succession to keep New Zealand in with a chance and those stops paid dividends when Awona sliced into her own net in the 80th minute....

“That’s the job. That’s why you go into this,” Ellis told reporters when asked at the team’s World Cup media day if she feels extra pressure. “You don’t go into coaching if you’re not willing to step into that moment and go ‘OK, this is what it’s going to take and this is why you do it.’ Everything hinges on winning and losing, right?” Ellis, entering her fifth year as the leader of the national team, took over as head coach in 2014 and months later led the Americans to the 2015 World Cup championship....

In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Connie Nielsen, who plays Wonder Woman’s mother, Queen Hippolyta, discussed the ongoing Wonder Woman franchise and her role in Zack Snyder’s Justice League. Not only was she consulted about the changes being made for the new version of the project, she also got to provide input as to what she wanted restored from Snyder’s original script. RELATED: Zack Snyder Wants a David Ayer Cut of Suicide Squad...

Gadot is already expanding out from her role in Wonder Woman with another tent-pole picture in Red Notice, but once that’s done, the actress who is best known as fighting baddies will get to be one herself. This will also be the first time she’s been able to take on the role of such a classic Disney character. RELATED: Gal Gadot and Patty Jenkins Will Team Up for Cleopatra Biopic...

Woodland ended the third round with a one-stroke lead following his two-under-par 69 in California on Saturday. Winner of three PGA Tour trophies but still searching for his major breakthrough, Woodland was two shots clear atop the leaderboard when he teed off on the penultimate day. The American’s lead was cut to one by 2013 champion Justin Rose (68), however, Woodland is relishing the race to the finish line at Pebble Beach....

He began the opening round with two birdies in his first four holes at PGA National Golf Club but his efforts were blighted by a double-bogey at the par-five third - Woods’ 12th hole. Fighting through stiff winds hovering around 20mph, Woods’ ball striking looked improved after previous woes at the Farmers Insurance Open and the Genesis Open, as he hit 50 per cent of the fairways and 55 per cent of the greens....

It will mark only the third time Woods has missed the year’s first major since he first competed at Augusta National in 1995. Woods did not play the Masters in 2014 and 2016 and tied for 17th in 2015. (Reporting by Frank Pingue in Toronto) 0 votes

The answer, nationally, is no. But the state of affairs varies so widely across regions and population demographics that where some communities see a crisis, others may be ready to proclaim victory. World AIDS Day was established to encourage exploration of questions like this, according to National AIDS Trust. Since 1988, United Nations member countries have observed the event annually on December 1 as a day of remembrance for those who have died from the virus, and an occasion to spread the word on prevention efforts....

The last ten editions of the world cup have been contested in various climates and locations around the world and have had countries battle one another of the coveted prize and title, world champions. The game of football has been mastered by a few institutions around the world and none more so than Bayern Munich. The German giants have honed and developed players from around the globe for a number of years who have gone on to shine at the World stage....

Samantha Longton posted about her recent encounter while at the pool last week. Her video, captioned “I’m not a confrontational gal but sometimes men just,” has been viewed nearly 10 million times since it was posted to TikTok on Friday. Text added to the video gives audiences some context to the situation: “Trying to take a cute pic at the pool and I hear two men audibly making fun of me so…”...

It’s often said that money is the root of all evil. While that may be the subject of some debate, research suggests it’s certainly the source of most disruption among couples. In a YouGov America poll of people aged 18 to 44, who described themselves as being in serious relationships, money ranked as the topic argued about most. It is certainly at the heart of a major dispute involving a woman who took to Reddit to voice her frustrations at what her boyfriend wants her to agree to before she moves into his apartment....

In a popular video uploaded to the video-sharing platform, TikTok, a user named Katya Melo—under the username @katyaarilatos—shared her story on getting rejected from a job promotion. The viral video has over 31,000 likes and 300,000 views. Melo recorded the video in her car while eating, “Have you ever had a job where you do everything, you know everything, you train everyone? Well, I’m that person at my job, I’ve been there for four years....

While the disparity may have reduced in recent decades, research indicates that women have always done more around the house. In 2015, the University of Maryland found that in 1965, women did an astonishing 6.8 times more housework than their male partners. The gap may have reduced but the study indicated modern women still do 1.7 times more chores. However, it’s clear that women are increasingly rejecting what was once the societal norm when it comes to housework....