Asian Cup final: Japan sink Australia to claim third title in front of tournament record crowd

On what was meant to be the night Australia’s golden generation etched their name in immortality, Maika Hamano tore the script up to seal the AFC Women’s Asian Cup for Japan.A tournament that has ...
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Japan Vs Australia LIVE Score, AFC Women's Asian Cup 2026 Final: Maika Hamano Stuns AUS To Put JPN Ahead

No one saw that coming, Japan take the lead, it’s 1-0. Hamano delivers a moment of brilliance out of nothing. Japan build down the left, Hasegawa finds her in space, and she turns sharply before ...
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Fined and now blamed! Salman Agha names Pak Pacer as responsible for Asia Cup final defeat

Salman Agha points to Haris Rauf’s execution in Asia Cup 2025 final defeat as Pakistan lost to India in last-over thriller in Dubai ...
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Japan wins the Women’s Asian Cup, beating Australia 1-0 on Hamano’s early strike

SYDNEY (AP) — Maika Hamano took a pass from the left with her back to goal, turned and launched a powerful strike from outside the area in a moment of individual brilliance that secured Japan a third ...

‘We need to believe’: Matildas embrace underdogs tag for last shot at home glory in Women’s Asian Cup

Time is running out for the Australia team led by captain Sam Kerr to win a major trophy as they prepare to meet a red-hot Japan in the final on Saturday ...