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After nine years of waiting, St. Louis Catholic's boys soccer team claimed their 14th state championship with a 1-0 victory over defending champions University Lab. Junior Will Flavin scored the winning goal and earned most outstanding player honors in the dramatic Thursday night showdown.
A Norwegian team from the Arctic Circle just pulled off one of the biggest upsets in Champions League history, beating last year's finalist Inter Milan. Bodo/Glimt's triumph proves small towns can compete with the world's richest clubs.
A tiny Norwegian football club defeated Italian giants Inter Milan 5-2 on aggregate to reach the Champions League's last 16 for the first time in Scandinavian history. The underdog victory at San Siro has sparked celebrations from Nairobi to Norway.
A youth hockey team from Kazakhstan just won one of the world's most prestigious tournaments, defeating Canada on home ice. The Astana Team's victory at the Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament marks a first for the Central Asian nation.
Jack Hughes took a stick to the face, lost two teeth, and minutes later scored the overtime goal that gave the United States its first Olympic men's hockey gold medal in 46 years. The 24-year-old center buried the game-winner against Canada to break America's golden drought on the exact anniversary of the 1980 Miracle on Ice.
St. Thomas More's girls' basketball team clinched the Catholic Youth Organization championship with a perfect 10-0 record in their very first season. The thrilling game came down to the final minutes, with the underdogs defeating a five-time champion.
A tiny Norwegian soccer club located north of the Arctic Circle just shocked European champions Inter Milan with a stunning 3-1 victory in Champions League playoff action. Bodo/Glimt continues their fairy tale run after previously defeating Manchester City and Atletico Madrid this season.
After 12 years without a World Cup win, Nepal's cricket team finally broke through with an emotional victory over Scotland. Their captain called it a moment of pride for the entire Himalayan nation.
Nepal's cricket team just ended a 10-year World Cup victory drought with a thrilling win against Scotland. The underdog squad successfully chased down 170 runs at Mumbai's iconic Wankhede Stadium, delivering their nation a moment of pure sporting joy.
After three consecutive losses, Nepal's cricket team ended their tournament with a thrilling seven-wicket victory against Scotland, marking their first-ever T20 World Cup win. The emotional triumph at Mumbai's Wankhede Stadium gives the nation a proud moment to celebrate and momentum for future competitions.
Nepal just broke a 12-year World Cup drought with a thrilling victory over Scotland in Mumbai, sparked by Dipendra Singh Airee's explosive half-century. The win marks only their third World Cup victory ever and proves their 2014 success wasn't a fluke.
Nepal's cricket team just ended a decade-long drought with a stunning comeback victory at the T20 World Cup. Dipendra Singh Airee's unbeaten 50 sealed their first win on cricket's biggest stage since 2014.
A third-tier football club knocked out a Premier League team with a stunning last-minute free kick in England's historic FA Cup. Mansfield Town's 2-1 comeback victory over Burnley continues this year's tradition of underdog magic.
After a crushing defeat left them doubting everything, Scotland's rugby team delivered their most dominant performance in years, defeating England 31-20 to reclaim the Calcutta Cup. The victory represents not just a win, but a team's journey from rock bottom to redemption in just one week.
A third-tier soccer team pulled off one of the FA Cup's greatest upsets, beating Premier League's Burnley 2-1 on a spectacular free-kick goal. Louis Reed's "set-piece sorcery" sent League One's Mansfield Town to the tournament's fifth round.
Chelsea's Pedro Neto scored three goals, including a rare direct corner kick, as the Premier League side cruised to a 4-0 FA Cup victory. Meanwhile, underdog Wrexham reached the fifth round for the first time in nearly three decades with a 1-0 win over Ipswich.
A young Swedish women's hockey team delivered on their coach's bold promise, stunning Czechia 2-0 to reach the Olympic semifinals for the first time since 2014. Led by 21-year-old goalkeeper Ebba Traff Svensson's 29 saves and 19-year-old college freshman Hanna Olsson's crucial goal, Sweden proved they belong among the world's elite.
Two Sydney-born brothers just led Italy to its first-ever T20 World Cup victory, becoming the first siblings to both score half-centuries in the same match. A country without a single natural cricket pitch just defeated Nepal by 10 wickets.
Zimbabwe pulled off one of cricket's greatest upsets, defeating powerhouse Australia by 23 runs at the T20 World Cup in a thrilling repeat of their 2007 victory. The underdog team's incredible performance shows that with unity and belief, any team can topple a giant.
Zimbabwe pulled off one of cricket's biggest upsets, defeating powerhouse Australia by 23 runs at the T20 World Cup. Towering pace bowler Blessing Muzarabani claimed a career-best 4-17 to seal the stunning victory in Colombo.
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