Hanging tough

The Australian-born Iraq international sits down with World Soccer to reflect on a football journey that has taken him from Sweden to Brighton to Kurdistan

ELLIS GENGE

With new leaders, Sean Lynn’s squad hopes to prove that they’ve turned a corner since flopping at the Six Nations

As the Women’s Rugby World Cup arrives in the UK, Jodie Ounsley, 24, from Yorkshire, shares how she defied expectations – and why more women should give the sport a try

Always respected but never winners to date, CANADA ’S amateurs hope to provide a fairytale ending to the 2025 World Cup

NEW ZEALAND’S RENEE HOLMES IS THE SPORTING ALL-ROUNDER BIDDING TO LIFT HER SECOND SUCCESSIVE WORLD CUP TITLE