French soccer club Montpellier has denied racism allegations made by Australia forward Mary Fowler who said a teammate gave her bananas as a departing gift in 2022.

Salma Paralluelo could have been preparing for next year’s Olympics if she’d decided to stick with her track career.

Australia will try to avoid a dubious statistic among hosts of the Women’s World Cup by avoiding elimination in the quarterfinals of the tournament.

The United States and the Netherlands meet again on the Women’s World Cup stage with smaller stakes than the 2019 title game won by the Americans.