American national anthem at the FIFA Women's World Cup which is currently being held in Australia and New

Zealand.

FIFA President Gianni Infantino has labelled the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup the "best ever" during a visit to Australian capital Canberra before the group stages have been completed. 

The tournament is being hosted in Australia and New Zealand with the pool phase scheduled to finish today.The

And, thank you for uniting the entire world here in Australia and in New Zealand."

 "We are witnessing a landmark moment in the history of football not just for Australia and New

Zealand but for the world at large."

Jamaica leapfrogged defending champions New Zealand and hosts South Africa to top the Group G standings

dyAcFJOyr2— World Netball (@WorldNetball_) August 2, 2023Victory sees Jamaica go top on eight points after New

Zealand and South Africa could not be separated.The pair played out a pulsating 48-48 draw that puts

Taljaard produced a brilliant display to be named player of the match for a second consecutive time.New Zealand

five.For the hosts to progress they need to beat Uganda by a heavy scoreline tomorrow and hope that New

Zealand lose to Jamaica.Elsewhere in the tournament, Zimbabwe beat Singapore 68-40, Sri Lanka pipped

Sport England chief executive Tim Hollingsworth has claimed Australia can still create a sporting legacy in the run-up to the Brisbane 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games, despite Victoria withdrawing as host of the 2026 Commonwealth Games.

Australia is currently co-hosting the FIFA Women’s World Cup with New Zealand and is due to host World

A vote on whether the Irish Athletic Boxing Association (IABA) joins the breakaway World Boxing could be delayed, following reports of a row at a meeting in Belfast to discuss the issue.

although it has been described as a "rogue organisation" by the IBA.The United States, Switzerland and New

Zealand have quit the IBA to seek World Boxing membership, and Argentina has also resigned from the

Malawi produced a valiant performance in the Netball World Cup in South Africa against a dominant Australian side who have won all of their games so far in the tournament.

Australia, who are looking to avenge their loss to New Zealand in the 2019 final, won the first quarter

FIFA President Gianni Infantino has returned to the Women's World Cup after spending six days away from the tournament in the Pacific Islands.

The Swiss-Italian official had stayed in New Zealand for eight days before departing on July 25, five

Australia extended their perfect record at the Netball World Cup in South Africa by dominating Scotland as the second preliminary round got underway.

40-point advantage and ensure their 100 per cent winning record remained intact.Defending champions New

Zealand took a similarly dominant win in Cape Town, this time against Wales as they won 83-34.Grace

Australia kept their FIFA Women's World Cup hopes alive as they cruised past Canada to advance to the knockout rounds and eliminate the Olympic champions.

his first known visit to Australia since it was awarded the competition's hosting rights alongside New

Zealand in 2020.The Matildas suffered a 3-2 loss to Nigeria in their previous fixture which left them

The World Triathlon Championship Series stop in Sunderland proved a stunning success for France, who enjoyed one-two finishes in both individual events then won the mixed relay.

compatriot to take a first Championship Series victory in 54:06, with overall leader Hayden Wilde of New

Zealand, the individual Olympic bronze medallist, completing the podium in 54:21 after the trio had

on the second leg, with Lombardi keeping France among the frontrunners.A big effort from Wilde had New

Zealand in front going into the final leg, but it remained wide open with Le Corre also in the mix for

The top-four ranked sides each won their preliminary round first stage groups at the Netball World Cup, and were among the 12 teams who progressed to the next phase in Cape Town.

against Sri Lanka and sealed third place in Group C.They are joined in Group G by the defending champions New

Zealand, who topped Group D with a third win, this time 80-19 against the tournament's lowest-ranked

team Singapore.However, New Zealand's mood was dampened when goal shooter Grace Nweke limped off court

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New Zealand's players applaud their fans after exiting the World Cup at the group stage following a 0

Philippines ©Getty ImagesSwitzerland, playing in red, earned a battling goalless draw against co-hosts New

Zealand to finish top of Group A ©Getty ImagesLeicy Santos hits a shot for Colombia during their memorable

Manuela Vanegas struck in the seventh minute of injury-time as Colombia snatched a shock 2-1 victory over two-time winners Germany in Sydney at the FIFA Women's World Cup.

for Germany only for an unmarked Vanegas to climb high and head in the winner for Colombia.Co-hosts New

Zealand have been knocked out of the tournament following a 0-0 draw with Switzerland in Dunedin Stadium

in Group A.Jacqui Hand went the closest to scoring when her first-half shot hit the woodwork as New

Zealand became the first host nation to exit in the group stage of a Women’s World Cup."

We knew if we win, we would go through," said New Zealand coach Jitka Klimkova."

Moroccan defender Nouhaila Benzina became the first player to wear a hijab at the FIFA Women’s World Cup after following her appearance against South Korea in Adelaide today.

1-0 ©Getty ImagesSpeaking to Al Jazeera before the start of the tournament staged in Australia and New

Zealand, Benzina claimed it would be a proud moment to wear the headscarf."

While working for insidethegames back in 2019, I wrote a blog post about FIFA’s decision to increase the size of the Women’s World Cup to 32 teams.

Zealand, such as Haiti, have been much more competitive than previous tournaments ©Getty ImagesIn other

Zealand, respectively.Essentially, it has been the most competitive Women’s World Cup yet, a tribute

The average attendance across Australia and New Zealand has been around 27,000, with records falling

Australia has a must-win match against Canada on Monday (July 31), while New Zealand need to beat Switzerland.The

Zealand can be proud of a well-organised, engaging and exciting Women’s World Cup so far.