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2025.
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4 stories · Canada

Canada and England play the 2025 Women’s Rugby World Cup final at Twickenham.
Like tears in rain · CC BY-SA 4.0 · resized, uncropped

Rugby union

England beat Canada 33–13 to win Women's Rugby World Cup before record crowd

Alex Matthews scored twice as England secured their third world title in a final watched by 81,885 spectators at Twickenham.

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Two Team U.S. competitors fist bump beside the skeleton venue in Whistler.
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Adaptive multi-sport

Invictus winter debut draws 534 competitors and leaves adaptive sport legacy

The first winter edition combined 11 adaptive sports with equipment, training and funding commitments documented in the organisers’ final report.

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Toon Aerts racing in the Benidorm Cyclocross World Cup on 19 January 2025.
Yannick Arts · CC BY 4.0 · resized, uncropped

Cycling

Nys and Van Empel win close Benidorm World Cup races

Nys attacked on the final lap, while Van Empel secured a third consecutive Benidorm victory on 19 January.

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Research figure: satisfaction and self-harm moderation plot.
Willson, Erin; Buono, Stephanie; Kerr, Gretchen; Stirling, Ashley · CC BY 4.0 · resized, uncropped

Multi-sport

Canadian athlete survey links psychological abuse with poorer well-being indicators

A national-team survey examines safeguarding through athlete reports and statistical associations.

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