Shootout Heartbreak For Ireland In Nations Cup Final

IRELAND 1 2 – 1 4 NEW ZEALAND FIH Hockey Nations Cup Final Ireland Women suffer heartbreak in the FIH Hockey Nations Cup final in Santiago Chile, losing to New Zealand on Penalty Shoot-Outs. New Zealand led early in the game, scoring after five minutes. Ireland drew level with just four minutes remaining, Katie Mullan firing into the back of …

Continue Reading

Inside Canada’s Spy drone controversy as Women’s Football Is set to Kick Off At The Olympics

With women’s football set to get underway at the Paris Olympics today, Canada’s spy drone controversy continues to loom large over the event. According to The Athletic, their first opponents in the tournament, New Zealand, had their Olympic Committee submit a complaint on Monday, July 22nd, accusing the reigning gold medallists of flying a drone over their training sessions in …

Continue Reading

WXV3 Fixtures Confirmed For October

Photo by Paul Devlin/Sportsfile World Rugby has unveiled the bumper match schedule for WXV, the new women’s international 15s competition designed to increase the competitiveness, reach and impact of elite women’s rugby, on Monday, August 14. Ireland will kick off their WXV3 challenge under new coach Scott Bemand against Kazakhstan on October 13th in Dubai. The three-level tournament, which begins …

Continue Reading

Tragic Shooting Incident In New Zealand Hours Before Women’s World Cup Opener

Auckland, New Zealand, was struck by a shocking and deadly shooting – leaving three dead – just hours before the highly anticipated opening game of the Women’s World Cup on Thursday. The incident unfolded at 07:22 (19:22 GMT) on a construction site in the city’s central business district, leaving six people, including police officers, injured, and the gunman dead. New …

Continue Reading

New Zealand Rugby’s Scheduling Clash Leave Fans Disappointed

New Zealand Rugby fans will have a hard choice choosing what match to watch this weekend with the Black Ferns’ World Cup quarter-final and the All Black’s test against Japan scheduled to take place at the same time.    Strangely, they had forgotten about the World Cup they were hosting when they made the scheduling error. The rugby-crazed fans were …

Continue Reading