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Unbeaten Glentoran saw off struggling Dungannon 3-1 to stay top of the Irish Premiership by two points from Larne, who brushed aside third-placed Crusaders 4-1.

Cliftonville slipped off the pace after Glenavon scored twice in the last 10 minutes to secure a 2-2 draw, Linfield won 3-0 at bottom of the table Portadown, Ballymena beat Newry City 3-0 and Carrick lost 1-0 at home to Coleraine.

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Pre-tournament favourites England squeezed past the part-timers of Canada 26-19 to win their 30th consecutive game and set up a World Cup final against New Zealand at Eden Park Auckland next Saturday.

New Zealand narrowly beat France 25-24 in their semi-final, in front of a crowd over 22,000, after French fly-half Caroline Drouin had missed a last minute penalty.  

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Banks O’Dee won 7-0 at Strathspey to move back into positive points, but still sit bottom of the Highland League after their 24 point deduction for repeated player registration errors.

Table-toppers Buckie Thistle edged out Formartine 2-1 to remain ahead of Brechin, who thumped Clachnacuddin 5-0, on goal difference.

Third-placed Brora won 3-1 at Huntly, while champions Fraserburgh drew 1-1 at Forres Mechanics.

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Jessica Foy’s long-range free kick and Joely Andrews’ composed finish 10 minutes before half-time spurred Glentoran onto a 2-1 win over the Sion Swifts in Saturday night’s Irish Challenge Cup final at Windsor Park, Belfast.

The Glens have now won the Cup for the last four years in a row.

Tara O’Connor-Farren scored the Swifts’ consolation goal with just two minutes to go.

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Los Angeles FC beat Philadelphia Union on penalties to claim the Major League Soccer Championship on Saturday night.

With the scores level at 2-2 Jack Elliot had scored in the fourth minute of added time in extra time to put Philadelphia in front, before substitute Gareth Bale headed in four minutes later to take the tie to sudden death where LA goalkeeper John McCarthy saved two penalties to seal their victory.