The standout game, really, the defending champions senegal getting their defence of the title under way against the gambia. Ian williams reporting. Two major tournaments the Africa Cup of nations and the afc Asian Cup started this weekend. There were no major upsets on day two of the Asian Cup with two of the continents powerhouses, japan and iran, beginning their campaigns. Japan came into the tournament on a ten game Winning Streak and underlined their credentials as one of the teams to watch in qatar with a 4 2 win over vietnam, as Dan Ogunshakin reports. Beaten finalists in 2019, japan are many Peoples Tip for asian Cup Glory this time around. And with the likes of Takumi Minamino in their ranks, they will take some stopping. 1 0 up and in control against vietnam, the Samurai Blue was suddenly pegged back. Nguyen dinh bac s spectacular header saw the golden stars back on level terms and vietnam sensed an upset. Pham Tuan Hai edging them in front, turning the match on its head. Unfa
experience because i myself worked for the federation for a long time. i would say that the work done by luis rubiales and all his staff has been truly exceptional and that there have been some very good performances within the federation and the figures speak for themselves. as far as the latest episodes are concerned, it seems that the president has acknowledged his mistakes. i also think that my opinion is not necessary on this subject. the new fifa women s rankings are out and off the back of the world cup, sweden are up to number one in the world for the first time, and after 6 years at the top the usa are down to third. they were knocked out by the swedes in the last 16. spain are up to second after becoming world champions. beaten finalists england stay 4th. italy overcame angola on the opening day of the fiba basketball world cup in the philippines. the azurri mostly consists of players who ply their trade domestically but simone fontecchio plays for the utahjazz in the nba.
and after six years at the top, the usa are down to third. they were knocked out by the swedes in the last 16. spain are up to second after becoming world champions. beaten finalists england stay 4th. with just a week left before the summer transfer window closes, jurgen klopp says mohamed salah is going nowhere. there s speculation that he could join the saudi pro league although he only signed a three year contract extension at anfield last season. it is obviously difficult to talk about media stories, because there is nothing to talk about from our point of view. we have the liverpool player, for all the things we do that are essential, most will be, so yes, there is nothing there. if there would be something, the answer would be no. the there would be something, the answer would be 0- would be no. the premier league weekend starts would be no. the premier league weekend starts this would be no. the premier league weekend starts this evening. - would be no. the premier league
midfielder keira walsh in september. russo s current deal runs out this summer. remember yesterday we told you how wrexham co owner ryan reynolds wants to take the club to the premier league? if the non league side make it through their fa cup replay with sheffield united they ll face tottenham. it could be a real test for them. west ham will face manchester united in the fifth round, after they beat derby last night. they progressed, thanks to goals from jarrod bowen and michail antonio. women s fa cup holders chelsea host 14 time winners arsenal in theirfifth round encounter. chelsea beat liverpool 3 2 on sunday with a hat trick from sam kerr. 0ther ties will see wsl leaders manchester united taking on durham. beaten finalists last year, manchester city will travel to bristol city. it doesn t always have to be players jetting in to svae the day. everton hope that will come in
0ther ties will see wsl leaders manchester united taking on durham. beaten finalists last year, manchester city will travel to bristol city. the opening game of this year s fifa women s world cup has been moved stadium australia in sydney. the game between the hosts and republic of ireland was due to be played at the much smaller sydney football stadium. stadium australia has a capacity ofjust over 83,000 spectators and fifa expect over 100,000 fans to attend the opening day of fixtures. last week, football australia ceo jamesjohnson told bbc sport that seeing the lionesses sell out old trafford for their opening game of last summer s euros had inspired them to look at using a larger stadium. it s going to be a huge labour women s football because we also have our fan festival is up and running, there will be tens of thousands of people there, as well as what we know will be millions of fans watching on broadcast all over the world. so we are certainly