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US women’s wrestling wins two Olympic golds and closes gap on Japan in fight for supremacy

The United States closed the gap on Japan in women’s wrestling at the Paris Olympics.

1 year ago

USA, Brazil, Canada and Japan to compete for SheBelieves Cup

The ninth annual SheBelieves Cup tournament will include hosts the United States as well as Brazil, Canada and Japan, U.S.…

2 years ago

Spain gets past Netherlands to reach its first ever Women’s World Cup semifinals

Spain will now take on either Japan or Sweden in the semifinals next week

2 years ago

2023 Women’s World Cup odds: Oddsmaker’s take on quarterfinals, futures

Patrick Everson talks to an oddsmaker who explained how the USWNT's elimination helped shorten odds for teams like Japan and…

2 years ago

World Cup Daily: Round-of-16 recap, USWNT’s exit, Japan rise

The 2023 Women's World Cup is now down to eight teams with the quarterfinals approaching, but what did our writers…

2 years ago

Women’s World Cup Daily: Spain dominate Zambia to go through

On Wednesday, Spain and Japan became the first two nations through to the round of 16 at the Women's World…

2 years ago

United States beats Japan as Mallory Swanson scores again

Mallory Swanson scored in the 45th minute as the United States shut out Japan 1-0 Sunday to remain undefeated in…

3 years ago

Mai Mihara, whose career could have ended in a hospital, rises to the top of figure skating

Mai Mihara, a Japanese figure skater, came back from hospitalization to become the world's best at age 23

3 years ago

Brazil, Canada, Japan join USWNT in 2023 SheBelieves Cup

The United States Soccer Federation announced details of the 2023 SheBelieves Cup, with Brazil, Canada and Japan joining the USWNT.

3 years ago

2 Russians medal at the Olympic figure skating final, but not Kamila Valieva

Russian figure skater Anna Shcherbakova took the gold medal in women's individual program

4 years ago