Randy Waldrum thought his team would win the national title. He even had a guess as to how it would happen. Notre Dames coach was correct on both accounts. Freshman Adriana Leon scored in the 63rd minute to help the Fighting Irish defeat Stanford 1-0 on Sunday for their third NCAA Womens College Cup championship. [...]
Sunderland and West Bromwich Albion both kept in touch with the Premier Leagues top six Sunday, Sunderland beating West Ham 1-0 and the Baggies defeating Newcastle 3-1. Jordan Henderson scored his first goal for a year in the 34th minute to lift Sunderland into seventh place and push West Ham back to the bottom of [...]
Pedro Rios scored twice to lead Getafe to a 3-0 win over Mallorca, and Malaga downed Racing Santander 4-1 with a brace by Jose Rondon on Sunday in the Spanish league. Also, 10-man Espanyol beat Sporting Gijon 1-0 to move into third place. At the other end of the table, last-place Zaragoza and 19th-place Almeria [...]
The Brisbane Roar stretched their unbeaten streak to 15 matches with a 3-3 draw against the Melbourne Victory in Australias A-League on Sunday. Roar midfielder Matt McKays goal 3 minutes into stoppage time secured the draw for Brisbane, which stretched its first-place lead in the standings to seven points over Adelaide. Adelaide missed a chance [...]
Carlao scored two goals in a seven-minute span in the first half to lead Leiria over Braga 3-1 in the Portuguese league on Saturday. Silas also scored for Leiria, who climbed into fourth place in the league standings with 21 points. Also Saturday, third-place Guimaraes was held to a 1-1 draw by the visiting Pacos [...]
Estudiantes beat Argentinos Juniors 3-1 on Saturday and closed in on the Argentina Apertura title. Ciro Rius scored in the 31st minute for Argentinos and Gaston Fernandez equalized in the 36th. Maxi Nunez banged in a 12-meter (yard) shot in the 58th minute to break the tie, and Gabriel Mercado made it 3-1 in the [...]