by admin | Nov 19, 2021 | Representation, SEW
England’s Fallon Sherrock made history once again as she became the first female to reach the Grand Slam of Darts quarter-finals with a win over Mensur Suljovic in Wolverhampton. Sherrock, 27, came back from 2-0 down to cruise to a 10-5 victory and reach the...
by admin | Nov 19, 2021 | Representation, SEW
Ash Barty has joined some of the greatest names in tennis annals by becoming just the fifth woman to be crowned as world No 1 at the end of three consecutive years. Australia’s Wimbledon champion has not competed for more than two months but such has been the...
by admin | Nov 19, 2021 | #MeToo, SEW
When Chinese tennis star Peng Shuai went public with a bombshell sexual assault accusation against a retired top official, China’s response was to censor all discussion of the allegation internally—and dismiss growing international concern over Peng’s whereabouts and...
by admin | Nov 19, 2021 | Representation, SEW
UFC president Dana White is fond of saying there are no tune-up fights in the UFC — and for the most part, he’s right. There really aren’t many. But Miesha Tate did get one this year. Tate (19-7) returned from a nearly five-year layoff in July and...
by admin | Nov 19, 2021 | Representation, SEW
With the season done and dusted following the completion of the WTA Finals in Guadalajara, Mexico, the year-end WTA Rankings have been ratified and Raducanu moved up one spot in the final list to No 19. Just under a fortnight ago Raducanu became only the fifth British...
by admin | Nov 19, 2021 | Representation, SEW
Sandi Leroux remembers the yelling the most. The mother of Sydney Leroux has a story to tell about her daughter’s experience climbing the ladder of Canadian soccer’s elite player programs before she switched allegiance to the United States, with whom she won Olympic...
by admin | Nov 19, 2021 | Representation, SEW
Washington Spirit forward Trinity Rodman has been named the National Women’s Soccer League’s Rookie of the Year. OL Reign also picked up several awards with Laura Harvey named Coach of the Year and midfielder Jess Fishlock named Most Valuable Player. Read...
by admin | Nov 19, 2021 | #MeToo, SEW
China is facing pressure from the United Nations over Chinese tennis star Peng Shuai’s whereabouts as the organization called for an investigation into her allegations of sexual assault. Peng, who is one of China’s most recognizable sports stars, has not...
by admin | Nov 19, 2021 | Representation, SEW
The Chicago Red Stars weren’t supposed to get this far. During their first proper season since the departure of Sam Kerr, one of the world’s greatest strikers, to Chelsea, they also had to cope with injuries to two of their most experienced and important players:...
by admin | Nov 18, 2021 | Representation, SEW
Shahd Abboud grew up in a sports family. No, scratch that — Shahd Abboud grew up in a basketball family. Both of her parents played for years, and when she was born, her father was working as her mother’s coach (and the family was regularly attending her mother’s...
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