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England reached a Women’s World Cup semi-final for the first time on this day in 2015 after holding on to beat tournament hosts Canada 2-1 in Vancouver. Early goals from Jodie Taylor and Lucy Bronze set the Lionesses up for a historic win, but they were forced to dig deep after Christine Sinclair pulled one back for Canada just before half-time. It was the first time a senior England side – men or women – had reached the World Cup’s last four since 1990. The Lionesses had won a World Cup knockout game for the first time by defeating Norway 2-1 in the last-16 and followed it up against the Canadians in front of a crowd of 54,027 at BC Place. Taylor gave England an 11th-minute lead when she pounced on Canada skipper Lauren Sesselmann’s slip and raced on to drill a low angled finish into the bottom corner. The Lionesses extended their lead three minutes later. Fara Williams’ diagonal free-kick into the penalty area picked out Bronze and the full-back’s header bounced down over the line after hitting the crossbar. Canada lifted the home support by reducing the deficit three minutes before the interval when England goalkeeper Karen Bardsley failed to hold on to Ashley Lawrence’s cross and Sinclair turned home the rebound. Taylor was denied a second goal after the restart as her goal-bound curling effort forced a brilliant save from Canada goalkeeper Erin McLeod. England’s World Cup dream was halted in agonising fashion in their semi-final, as defender Laura Bassett’s stoppage-time own goal clinched a 2-1 win for Japan, who went on to lose 5-2 to the United States in the final. The Lionesses secured a third-place finish after beating fellow semi-final losers Germany 1-0 after extra-time thanks to Williams’ 108th-minute penalty. Read More Charity boss speaks out over ‘traumatic’ encounter with royal aide Ukraine war’s heaviest fight rages in east - follow live

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The Houston Astros are getting a whole lot more out of Jose Abreu after a couple of "reset" rest days and the signing of Jon Singleton.Sometimes, all a player needs is some rest and competition to jump start their production. Just ask Jose Abreu, who has come alive in recent games for ...

Braves rumors: Charlie Culberson chooses free agencyThe Braves did Charlie Culberson a bit dirty on Father's Day when they designated him for assignment just before his father was scheduled to throw out the first pitch. That's just a reminder that baseball is a business. Atlanta needed t...

Former Vikings Pro Bowler Dalvin Cook is keeping the NFL rumor mill swirling on social media with commentary on the Jets as a potential free agency suitor.Dalvin Cook is a bit of a free-agency flirt.Ever since the Vikings released the four-time Pro Bowler, Cook has given certain teams reason...

MLB Rumors: What will the St. Louis Cardinals do at the trade deadline?The expectation is neither Paul Goldschmidt or Nolan Arenado will be made available at the trade deadline.Despite being 32-45 and in last place in the National League Central, the St. Louis Cardinals do not intend to tear t...

The start time for the Orioles and Reds game on Monday was pushed back because of a rain delay in Baltimore. Check here for updates.For the second time in a week, Orioles fans are dealing with a rain delay.This week's series against the Reds was supposed to begin at 7:05 p.m. ET but the...

Rocket Mortgage Classic picks and best bets at Detroit Golf Club this week as we have an outright, Top 10 and more PGA Tour expert picks for golf.Another designated event down, and now we're on to Detroit Golf Club for the 2023 Rocket Mortgage Classic, the venue where Tony Finau got white-h...

Manchester City make an official bid for Declan Rice of £80m in guaranteed money plus £10m in add-ons. The Hammers rejected a bid from Arsenal worth the same overall amount last week.

Looking for a place to watch the 2023 Home Run Derby? We have you covered with MLB livestream options so every fan can watch the Home Run Derby.The Home Run Derby provides a spectacle of the game's best power hitters all in a competition to hit the most home runs in a given amount of time. ...

The cost of these Scott Frost-themed Nebraska fireworks are worth every precious penny, all 1,631 of them, in fact.I have never wanted to use $16.31 on something so unsafe and explosive as I do right now on these perfectly-priced Scott Frost-themed Nebraska fireworks for Fourth of July weekend....

The Lakers' recent NBA Draft selection of Jalen Hood-Schifino essentially ends D'Angelo Russell's long-term future in Los Angeles.According to Cydeny Henderson of USA Today, D'Angelo Russell's time with the Lakers might be near its end. This comes after the team selected...