West Lothian dancers aiming for global success at Dance World Cup in Portugal

Charna Flam American soccer star Megan Rapinoe disclosed Saturday that she intends to retire after the current National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) 2023 season and the upcoming 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup. Rapinoe broke the news during a press briefing in San Jose, Calif., where the U.S. Women’s National Team will play Wales on Sunday. “This is gonna be my last season, my last world cup and my last NWSL season,” Rapinoe said. “Obviously there’ll be more to come further down the road after. Hopefully we get done what we want to get done. But I just want to say thank you to everybody, to you guys, to Vlatko, to U.S. soccer to — literally everyone that I’ve played with, all of my coaches.”

In both 2015 and 2019, the United States of America reigned supreme, with our homegrown Matildas knocked out in the quarter-final against Japan and then in a heartbreaking penalty shootout defeat against Norway in the Round of 16. 

Participating in her fourth FIFA Women's World Cup (FIFAWWC), Aussie household name Sam Kerr will lead the team as captain.

Watch Below: FIFA Women's World Cup celebrations take over Sydney Harbour BridgeThe DIDA Women's World Cup kicks off on July 20, 23. Quarterfinals will be held on August 11 and August 12, Semi-Finals will be held on August 15 and August 16 and the final will be held on August 20. Australia, which is in Group B will play the following matches: Australia v Republic of IrelandAustralia v NigeriaCanada v AustraliaThe 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup will be co-hosted by Australia and New Zealand. This means the games will be held across nine host cities across both countries. The Final will be held in Sydney, Australia. The 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup is set to be the biggest all-female sporting event in history, and soccer fans from around the world are set to descend on Australia and New Zealand. Tickets have sold fast - but there are still a few left! The official FIFA ticketing portal can be accessed here. If you are Australian, you can buy tickets here.

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EXCLUSIVE: After partnering with LeBron James on the 2018 HBO documentary Student Athlete, Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy (Ms. Marvel) and Trish Dalton (Election Year) have reteamed for Reggae Girlz, a feature doc telling the untold story of the Jamaican women’s national football team and their inspirational journey, both on and off the field, to the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup.

The West Lothian Courier is delighted to be teaming up with our friends at Bathgate Cinema to offer one lucky reader the chance to win a pair of tickets to the biggest movies.

West Lothian Council's three long-term placement care homes will remain open following an agreement by the West Lothian Integration Joint Board (IJB).

Lewis Capaldi is being 'supported' by his loved-ones including his girlfriend Ellie MacDowall during his career break.

Manchester City midfielder Jess Park has departed England Women’s World Cup squad due to injury.

Manchester City will make their debut in the FIFA Club World Cup this year thanks to their historic Champions League success.

A West Lothian-based dementia nurse has been honoured at a glittering awards ceremony.

Australia and New Zealand were announced as the World Cup co-hosts in June 2021. The tournament will span nine locations - Brisban

Here are your Friday evening Manchester United headlines.

Manchester City captain and former England Lioness skipper Steph Houghton continues to voice her unwavering support for her international teammates ahead of this Summer’s World Cup - despite her own squad snub.

A dog owner has been left with a £5000 bill after her cherished pet was attacked in a West Lothian park.

Emiliano De Pablos Story House Pictures co-founder Andreas Gutzeit, head writer-showrunner on Beta/RTL smash hit series “Sisi,” is prepping “Disgrace,” a fast-paced thriller mini-series set during Argentina’s 1978 Soccer World Cup. Gutzeit will serve as “Disgrace’s” showrunner and head writer, re-teaming with Swantje Oppermann and Florian Puchert, part of the German writing team with Gutzeit behind “Dignity,” the critically lauded and pioneering Story House’s Chile-Germany co-production. At a development and scriptwriting stage, with a pilot script available, “Disgrace” features among the 10 projects playing at the Pitch Copro Series sidebar in Conecta Fiction 2023, which takes place June 26-29 in Toledo, the capital of Spain’s Castilla-La Mancha.

Police have welcomed the six year prison term for a rapist who “preyed on a vulnerable young woman”.

A local wind farm operator has submitted a planning application for a three turbine extension at Drumduff Wind Farm.