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Spain women remain No. 1 ahead of U.S. in FIFA rankingsSpain remained No. 1 with the United States still at No. 2 on Tuesday in the first FIFA Women's World Ranking published since December.,Making up the rest of the top 10 in the new rankings are England, Germany, Japan, Brazil, France, Sweden, Canada and the Netherlands.,A total of 276 relevant intern...

Iranian soccer players in Australia thankful for 'safe haven'Two members of the Iranian women's soccer team who were granted asylum in Australia last month, released a joint statement Friday thanking the Australian government for assistance with "the process of rebuilding our lives.",Fatemeh Pasandideh and Atefeh Ramezanisadeh were the only two of seven membe...

Report: Big 12 explores adding flag football as women's sportThe Big 12 is considering becoming the first FBS conference to sponsor women's flag football, Sports Business Journal reported Tuesday.,Play could begin as soon as 2028 with a minimum of six schools participating, per the report.,The exploratory efforts are being led by Big 12 commissioner Brett Yor...

Fifth asylum-seeking women's soccer player decides to return to Iran

A fifth member of the Iranian women's national soccer team who originally decided to remain in Australia on a refugee visa had a chance of heart and decided to return home Sunday evening, the Australian government announced.,The team arrived in Melbourne to compete in the 2026 Asian Women's Cup shor...

UConn, UCLA remain atop Top 25 entering NCAA Tournament

UConn, UCLA, Texas and South Carolina remain the top four teams in Monday's updated Associated Press Top 25 poll after a week with minimal women's college basketball action.,These four are the No. 1 seeds in the 2026 NCAA Tournament, which had its 68-team field announced Sunday evening before the to...

UConn, UCLA, Texas, South Carolina lead women's NCAA field

UConn, UCLA, Texas and South Carolina are the four No. 1 seeds for the women's 2026 NCAA Tournament, as revealed Sunday night.,Undefeated UConn got the nod over one-loss UCLA as the top overall seed despite some conversation over whether the Bruins deserved the spot. UCLA had a tougher strength of s...

Report: Three asylum seekers choose to leave Australia, return to Iran

Three of the five players from the Iran women's soccer team, who had attempted to seek asylum earlier this week while the team was in Australia, have elected to return home, The Australian newspaper reported Saturday.,The Iranian team was in Australia for the Women's Asian Cup when the war between I...

Report: Five defect with Iran's women's soccer team in limbo in Australia

Amid the war in the Middle East involving the United States, Israel and Iran, five members of the Iranian women's soccer team reportedly defected after Sunday's game during the Women's Asian Cup in Australia.,The Iranian team has been in Australia since the U.S. and Israel began attacking Iran on Fe...