Rob Woollard
Los Angeles Bureau Chief at Agence France-Presse (AFP)
I report on sport in the Americas for Agence France-Presse. Previously Hong Kong, Paris, London, East Grinstead.
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1 week ago |
socceramerica.com | Rob Woollard
Brian White scored four goals as the Vancouver Whitecaps extended their lead at the top of Major League Soccer's Western Conference with a 5-1 thrashing of Austin FC on Saturday. Fourth-placed Austin went into Saturday's road game at B.C. Place knowing that a victory could have left it level on points with Vancouver at the top of the standings.
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2 weeks ago |
socceramerica.com | Rob Woollard
An injury-time goal from substitute Amanda Gutierres gave Brazil a 2-1 friendly victory and their first win over the United States in more than a decade in San Jose on Tuesday. In the second of two international friendlies between the two finalists of last year's Olympic women's soccer tournament, Brazil bounced back from a 2-0 loss on Saturday with a gritty display to down the four-time world champions.
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2 weeks ago |
japantimes.co.jp | Rob Woollard
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 42 points as the Oklahoma City Thunder bounced back to defeat the Los Angeles Lakers 136-120 on Tuesday in a hard-fought battle that saw Luka Doncic controversially ejected in the fourth quarter. Two days after suffering a 27-point defeat to the Lakers, the No.1-ranked Thunder avenged that loss thanks to Gilgeous-Alexander's 13th 40-point game of the season, with Jalen Williams adding 26 and Luguentz Dort 17.
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3 weeks ago |
socceramerica.com | Rob Woollard
Los Angeles FC sent Lionel Messi and Inter Miami spinning to their first defeat of the season on Wednesday, scoring an upset 1-0 victory in their Concacaf Champions Cup quarter-final first-leg clash. A 57th-minute strike from Los Angeles-born El Salvador international Nathan Ordaz handed LAFC a precious advantage heading into next Wednesday's return leg in Florida.
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3 weeks ago |
sports.yahoo.com | Rob Woollard
Stephen Curry scored 52 points and Draymond Green added a triple-double as the Golden State Warriors clinched a crucial 134-125 victory over the Memphis Grizzlies on Tuesday. Curry, the NBA's all-time leader in three-point shooting, once again demonstrated his long-range prowess, draining 12-of-20 attempts from outside the arc at Memphis's FedExForum.
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