by admin | Jun 26, 2023 | Representation, SEW
Sometimes it really is the taking part that counts. Just ask Belgian shot put thrower Jolien Boumkwo, who competed in the 100-meter hurdles at the European Athletics Team Championships on Saturday after her teammates had to withdraw through injury. After placing...
by admin | Jun 22, 2023 | Representation, SEW
Tennis great Martina Navratilova said Tuesday that she is “all clear” after undergoing treatments for throat and breast cancer. “After a day full of tests at Sloan Kettering, I got the all clear! Thank you to all the doctors, nurses, proton and radiation magicians...
by admin | Jun 22, 2023 | Pay Equity, Representation, SEW
Hundreds of players in the women’s game went unpaid during the World Cup qualifying rounds, a leading players’ union has said. Survey finds 29% of players weren’t paid Poor pitches for World Cup qualifying FIFPro said FIFA must improve conditions...
by admin | Jun 21, 2023 | Representation, SEW
A proposal for around-the-clock hours for bars and restaurants in Washington, D.C., during the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup was granted approval by the city council. Mayor Muriel Bowser has until June 29 to sign off on the measure, which was unanimously approved...
by admin | Jun 21, 2023 | Representation, SEW
The path to the Women’s World Cup has been vastly uneven for the teams headed to Australia and New Zealand next month. A report released Tuesday by FIFPRO, the global players’ union, outlined the disparity in standards and conditions for qualifying for the...
by admin | Jun 20, 2023 | Representation, SEW
In the 2020 offseason, the Las Vegas Aces set their sights high. After making the playoffs for the first time in five years and giving the eventual champion Washington Mystics their toughest series of the postseason, the Aces were looking to round out their roster and...
by admin | Jun 20, 2023 | Representation, SEW
There are captains, and then there is Becky Sauerbrunn. The U.S. women’s national team defender is, as several teammates have described her over the past couple of years, the team’s “moral compass.” She is the liaison between head coach Vlatko...
by admin | Jun 19, 2023 | Representation, SEW
Breanna Stewart is making a good first impression in New York, as another stellar effort in Sunday’s 89-71 win over the Phoenix Mercury etched the 2018 WNBA MVP’s name into the record books once again. Stewart, who had 28 points, 14 rebounds and seven...
by admin | Jun 19, 2023 | Representation, SEW
After winning the US Open at just 18 years old, Emma Raducanuhad the world at her feet. However, it appears that success isn’t all it’s cracked up to be, and the British tennis player has spoken candidly on life since lifting her first grand slam title. Speaking to...
by admin | Jun 16, 2023 | Representation, SEW
Angel City has fired coach Freya Coombe halfway through the National Women’s Soccer League expansion franchise’s second season. Assistant coach Becki Tweed will serve as Angel City’s interim head coach, the team announced Thursday. Read...
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