Amalie Vangsgaard scored a late winner as Denmark marked their return from a 16-year Fifa Women’s World Cup absence with a 1-0 win over China.

England’s Georgia Stanway made sure her retaken penalty counted to give the Lionesses a 1-0 victory over debutants Haiti in a dramatic World Cup opener for both teams on Saturday at Lang Park.

The Football Ferns were amongst the guests evacuated from an Auckland hotel following a fire inside.

Labasa pulled off a win against Nadi in round 13 of the Digicel Fiji Premier League competition, winning 2-0.

Former champions Japan romped to a 5-0 over Zambia in their Women’s World Cup opener at Waikato Stadium, outclassing the debutant Africans with a slick display of pass-and-move football.

Sophia Smith scored a first-half brace on her Women’s World Cup debut as the United States got their bid for a third successive title off to a comfortable start with a 3-0 win over Vietnam at Eden Park.

The Fiji Gujarati Sports Association will be hosting its Women’s netball tournament for the first time ever.

Rewa Football Association knows it’s time for them to pull up their socks and perform better if they want to reclaim the Digicel Fiji Premier League’s top position.

A pre-season friendly between English lower-division teams Dunston UTS and Gateshead FC had to be abandoned after masked men drove a funeral hearse onto the pitch.

Spain began their Women’s World Cup campaign in scintillating fashion by beating Costa Rica 3-0 in their Group C opener on Friday thanks to an own goal and first-half strikes from Aitana Bonmati and Esther Gonzalez.

Switzerland made a winning start to their Women’s World Cup campaign with a 2-0 victory over debutants Philippines at Dunedin Stadium on Friday, thanks to Ramona Bachmann’s first-half penalty and a close-range effort from Seraina Piubel.

The Australian Futsal team is facing challenges adapting to the weather in Fiji.