Just days after defeating Japan in the World Cup women’s soccer final, the U.S. has scored a similar victory at RoboCup, otherwise known as the Robot Soccer World Cup.Entered by a group of engineers from the University of Pennsylvania, the team of fully autonomous “THORwin” robots managed to defeat Iran 5-4 in the final for …
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Man United hope to take advantage of Ronaldo-Benitez split
Each day we’ll bring you the very latest tabloid rumors as the biggest clubs around look to splash the cash to bolster their rosters. True or not, they’re always entertaining…Manchester United want to re-sign Old Trafford great Cristiano Ronaldo as the club intensifies its efforts to build a potentially title-winning squad.Tottenham want to unite Saido …
Dying for Christianity: millions at risk amid rise in persecution across the globe
Christians are facing growing persecution around the world, fuelled mainly by Islamic extremism and repressive governments, leading the pope to warn of “a form of genocide” and for campaigners to speak of “religio-ethnic cleansing”. The scale of attacks on Christians in the Middle East, sub-Saharan Africa, Asia and Latin America has alarmed organisations that monitor …
The Best Scenes From Today’s World Cup Parade
Fans at today’s parade. Photo: Adam Hunger/Corbis The World Cup championship celebration hits New York today, as the U.S. Women’s National Team is honored with a ticker-tape parade down the Canyon of Heroes in lower Manhattan. The parade is under way, and we’ll be updating this post throughout the day with the best scenes. Float 8 …
‘It’s not like Argo’: the trials of a tour guide in Iran
In the spring – already hot because this is southern Iran, and southern Iran is hotter than it used to be – I landed in the middle of the night at the tidy, unassuming Shiraz airport, along with a dozen well‑heeled westerners. We got off the plane – a Turkish Airlines Airbus, because our insurance …
Can USA’s Wambach go out with Women’s World Cup trophy in hand?
VANCOUVER, British Columbia —Abby Wambach sat at a table with three different drinks in front of her; tea, water and a yellow sports drink loaded with electrolytes. Along with the rest of the U.S. women’s national team, Wambach had been ordered into the sauna by the training staff after practice on Friday. Now the lineup …
FIFA 16 features World Cup champ Alex Morgan as the franchise’s first female cover athlete
Following the United States women’s national soccer team’s stunning World Cup victory over Japan, Electronic Arts has announced that for the first time a woman will appear on the cover of its popular soccer video game franchise. Alex Morgan, forward of the women’s championship team will join FC Barcelona forward Lionel Messi on the cover …
Ex-World Cup winners Spain, Italy to play in same qualifying group for Russia 2018
ST. PETERSBURG, Russia — Relief for Germany. Apprehension for Spain, Italy, France, and the Netherlands. And England resuming international football’s oldest rivalry with Scotland. While World Cup-holder Germany received a relatively kind qualifying draw on Saturday, reaching the 2018 finals in Russia will be no easy task for some of Europe’s traditional powers. Italy, the …
Girl Gets Back At Bullies With
Narrow wins, level-one teams, besting cheaters, Shiny Pokémon captures…Kotaku readers shared some of their most impressive and memorable victories playing the Pokémon series. Here are 20 of the best of those stories. Fuck Bullies (via LumiNinja) I actually have two Pokémon stories that are hands-down the greatest victories I’ve ever had since I started to …
Japan emotional after Women’s World Cup loss vs. USA
VANCOUVER, British Columbia — Japan clearly was not ready for Carli Lloyd.Lloyd scored a hat trick in the opening 16 minutes on Sunday to help give the United States a 5-2 victory over Japan for its record third Women’s World Cup title.The game Sunday night at Vancouver’s BC Place was a rematch of the World …