MADRID (AP) — Spanish soccer player Jenni Hermoso has accused Luis Rubiales of sexual assault for kissing her on the lips without her consent after the Women’s World Cup final, the country’s prosecutors’ office said Wednesday. Rubiales, the now-suspended president of the Spanish soccer federation, kissed Hermoso on the lips during the awards ceremony after…
MADRID (AP) — The Spanish soccer federation fired women’s national team coach Jorge Vilda on Tuesday, less than three weeks after his team won the Women’s World Cup title and amid the controversy involving suspended federation president Luis Rubiales. The coach was among those who applauded Rubiales when he refused to resign despite facing widespread…
MADRID (AP) — The captains of Spain’s men’s national team condemned the “unacceptable behavior” of soccer federation president Luis Rubiales in a show of support Monday for the women’s World Cup-winning team. It was the first public statement by the top Spanish players against Rubiales after he kissed Jenni Hermoso on the lips without consent…
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BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — One week after the president of the Spanish soccer federation kissed a player during the Women’s World Cup awards ceremony, his reputation is in tatters and he’s out of his job. Luis Rubiales, whose leadership of Spanish soccer had already been marked by successes tinged with scandal, wrecked his career by…
Congress’s women leaders held a press conference on Tuesday and alleged that Kavitha orchestrated a drama at Jantar Mantar to soften the blow of the Delhi liquor scam in which she is named as an accused. (File image/ ANI) K Kavitha, an MLC and daughter of BRS chief KCR, had earlier staged a dharna in…
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — The younger brother of Colombian Women’s World Cup player Jorelyn Carabalí was killed in the early hours of Monday in a nightclub shooting, local police in the city of Cali said. Colombia’s soccer federation issued a statement saying the welcome-home festivities for the squad’s return from Australia will go ahead as…
AUCKLAND, New Zealand (AP) — Spain will play for its first Women’s World Cup championship after Olga Carmona’s goal in the 89th minute lifted La Roja to a 2-1 victory over Sweden in the Tuesday semifinal. Spain, which overcame last year’s near mutiny by its players against coach Jorge Vilda, will play the winner of…
The 2023 Gender Social Norms Index (GSNI) report, released by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) on June 12 throws up some unsettling facts about the state of gender rights in India. Even 76 years after independence, over 99.22 percent of people in India hold at least one bias against women, while over 86.26 percent…
Jasia Akhtar, a name that echoes determination and resilience, has etched her mark as a trailblazer in the realm of Indian women’s cricket. Hailing from the picturesque Brari Pora village in the Shopian district of Jammu and Kashmir, Jasia’s journey from a cricket-loving girl to a prominent cricketer is nothing short of inspirational. From a…