Looking to Olympics: SOCCER Team Canada focuses on future to wash away bad taste of World Cup loss (The Halifax Daily News)
The Canadian women’s soccer team left China yesterday with its players believing they are better than their early exit from the World Cup showed.

U.S. beats England to reach World Cup soccer semis (Honolulu Advertiser)
TIANJIN, China The United States reached the semifinals of the Women’s World Cup, beating England 3-0 today behind second-half goals from Abby Wambach, Shannon Boxx and Kristine Lilly.

Sport (Daily Dispatch)
SA takes no chances Bench has more caps than starters SOUTH Africa s second string side face Tonga in the World Cup in Lens today determined to achieve atonement for their last dismal performance against a rugby lightweight. In the run-up to the tournament, the…