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Naomi Osaka says she’s returning to pro tennis in 2024

by admin | Sep 8, 2023 | Representation, SEW

Naomi Osaka said in an ESPN interview that she’s planning to return to professional tennis next year. Over a month after giving birth to daughter Shai, Osaka, 25, told the sports outlet Wednesday that she’s aiming for a packed schedule in 2024.  Read...

Inside Brittney Griner’s first season after Russian detainment

by admin | Sep 7, 2023 | Representation, SEW

Brittney Griner sat down behind a microphone at Phoenix’s Footprint Center in late April, clad in a black T-shirt, pants and sneakers while wearing a familiar smile that hadn’t been seen in her home arena in a year and a half. In her first meeting with the...

US Open Tennis 2023: Top Storylines to Watch in Women’s Semifinals

by admin | Sep 7, 2023 | Representation, SEW

Half of the women’s singles semifinalists at the 2023 US Open are Americans. Coco Gauff and Madison Keys are one win each away from facing each other in an all-American final on Saturday. Karolina Muchova and Aryna Sabalenka, two players who have multiple Grand...

Jenni Hermoso files sexual assault complaint against Luis Rubiales

by admin | Sep 7, 2023 | #MeToo, Representation, SEW

Spanish soccer star Jenni Hermoso filed a formal complaint with the attorney general’s office accusing Spanish soccer federation president Luis Rubiales of sexual assault, prosecutors said Wednesday. Rubiales grabbed and kissed her during the World Cup final trophy...

Breanna Stewart sets WNBA single-season scoring record

by admin | Sep 6, 2023 | Representation, SEW

Breanna Stewart scored 40 points to set the WNBA’s single-season scoring record, and the New York Liberty held off the Dallas Wings 94-93 on Tuesday night for their seventh straight victory. New York (31-7) moved within a game of first-place Las Vegas (32-6)...

US Open: Path to glory opens up for Coco Gauff as top women’s seeds fall in New York

by admin | Sep 5, 2023 | Representation, SEW

Monday was a brutal day for many of the US Open’s top women’s seeds, as the number of genuine contenders in New York was whittled down significantly. Iga Świątek, the No. 1 seed, Jessica Pegula, the No. 3 seed, and Ons Jabeur, the No. 5 seed, all fell in the...

Jorge Vilda out as Spain women’s soccer coach in unsolicited-kiss fallout

by admin | Sep 5, 2023 | #MeToo, Representation, SEW

Jorge Vilda has been sacked from his role as head coach of the Spanish women’s soccer team amid the ongoing fallout over the unwanted kiss that soccer chief Luis Rubiales gave a player at the Women’s World Cup final. The move comes as part of a major shake-up in...

Spain men’s team condemns Rubiales’ ‘unacceptable behaviour’

by admin | Sep 5, 2023 | #MeToo, Representation, SEW

Spain’s men’s national team released a statement on Monday condemning Spanish FA (RFEF) president Luis Rubiales’ “unacceptable behaviour” after the Women’s World Cup. The statement, read out by Atletico Madrid striker Álvaro Morata,...

Defending champion Iga Swiatek bows out of US Open in Round 4

by admin | Sep 4, 2023 | Representation, SEW

Iga Swiatek’s US Open title defense ended with a 3-6, 6-3, 6-1 loss to Jelena Ostapenko in the fourth round Sunday night. The loss also means Swiatek’s stay at No. 1 in the WTA rankings will end next week, when current No. 2 Aryna Sabalenka will rise to...

As an under-fire soccer chief stands firm, women’s soccer in Spain may be preparing for new beginnings

by admin | Sep 4, 2023 | #MeToo, Representation, SEW

The thrill of making history isn’t supposed to sour. It is the moment, the magnificent, once-in-a-lifetime feat, that should be the cause of time standing still; cameras panning in slow motion to the overachievers lifting the prize won, ticker tape falling like magic...
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