March 6 – March 12, Weekly Highlights and Lowlights

3 years ago

👍 This week our highlight goes to Mikaela Shiffrin who tied the alpine skiing World Cup wins record this week.…

Kaylee McKeown sets 200-meter backstroke world record

3 years ago

— Three-time Olympic champion Kaylee McKeown broke the world record in the 200-meter backstroke Friday at the New South Wales…

Women’s World Cup: Fifa have underestimated players’ desire to protest Saudi Arabia sponsorship

3 years ago

Fifa have angered and alienated stakeholders in the women’s game, as well as the Saudi government. In trying to please…

Mikaela Shiffrin ties Alpine skiing World Cup wins record

3 years ago

Mikaela Shiffrin won her record-tying 86th World Cup race with victory in a giant slalom.

ESPN, ABC to air 25 regular-season WNBA games in 2023

3 years ago

Brittney Griner's return to the Phoenix Mercury on May 19 will kick off 25 regular-season broadcasts on ABC, ESPN and…

Tensions in women’s football risk undermining the 2023 World Cup

3 years ago

Elite players are at loggerheads with federations slow to wake up to the opportunities for growth within the game

Alexandria Loutitt has taken one giant leap for Canadian ski jumping — a few of them, actually

3 years ago

Canadian ski jumper Alexandria Loutitt won the women’s large hill event at the Nordic World Ski Championships earlier this month.

Vision behind Lionesses shines light on need to fill football’s leadership void

3 years ago

While the Lionesses have shown what can be achieved, the plight of Canada, France and Spain ahead of this summer’s…

Lauren Fleshman: ‘There is a betrayal of women’s bodies in the sports system’

3 years ago

The former US 5000m champion believes that elite sports are guilty of erasing women’s bodies, leading to unnecessary problems for…

Canadian Women’s Soccer Team Reaches Equal Pay Agreement

3 years ago

Canada Soccer and the women's national team reached an interim pay agreement.