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In six days, the FIFA Womens World Cup has seen a string of firsts. It is already the most attended in the competitions 32-year history with over 1.5 million tickets sold. On Tuesday against Colombia, South Koreas Casey Phair became the World Cups youngest-ever player at 16 years and 26 days. Linda Caicedo, 18, scored in Colombias 2-0 win which meant that in 11 months she had found the net in finals of the
stanley cups under-17, under-20 and the senior World Cup. Norway s Ada Hegerberg reacts after missing a scoring chance during the FIFA Women s World Cup match against New Zealand AP Within hours, Philippines became the first of the eight debutants to notch up a win, beating co-hosts New Zealand 1-0 through Sarina Boldens stunning header. And on Tuesday, the tournament got its first hattrick, from Ary Borges who became the first Brazilian male or female to score thrice on World Cup debut. What the tournament has not had, barring Germanys Alexandra Popps brace against Morocco, is star forwards living up to their reputation. Canadas Christine Sinclair, who has 190 international goals, the most by a man or woman, missed a penalty as did twice World Cup winner Alex Morgan of the USA. The saved spot-kick against Vietnam was Morgans first in regulation time in a World Cup finals match. Talismanic Australian Sam Kerr is yet to start because of injury. And this could be another major competition Olympic L
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stanley cup deutschland -field face-offs were among the most exhilarating sights in international cricket and as Australian speedster Brett Lee drew curtains on his injury-ravaged career, senior Indian batsman Sachin Tendulkar paid tribute to him saying that it was a joy to pad up against the pacer. HT Image BrettLee_58 Its been a joy to play against u Binga. Congratulations for a successful career.... All the best wishes to you for the future, tweeted Tendulkar. Lee responded with as much respect, saying that the Indian brought out the best in him. @sachin_rt yes mate it s been fun. Thanks for all the hard battles on the pitch. You definitely brought the best out
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