by admin | Jul 7, 2023 | Representation, SEW
New York Liberty forward Breanna Stewart and Minnesota Lynx forward Napheesa Collier told ESPN they are founding a new women’s basketball league to give the top WNBA players another option for playing domestically in the offseason once the league’s new...
by admin | Jul 6, 2023 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
This WNBA season’s opening night viewership on ESPN platforms was up 103% over last year, but two-time MVP Candace Parker thinks the league needs to do a better job of avoiding conflict with other sports on TV. “I think just in terms of continuing to raise visibility...
by admin | Jul 5, 2023 | Representation, SEW
Wimbledon finally caught up with the 21st Century and agreed to relax their strict all-white outfit rules for female players by letting them wear black shorts for the first time on Tuesday. The grand slam is famously firm when it comes to what tennis aces can wear...
by admin | Jul 5, 2023 | Representation, SEW
Australian scientists say they have made the world’s first diagnosis of chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) in a professional female athlete. Studies on the degenerative brain disease, linked to contact sports, are usually carried out on male athletes. Read...
by admin | Jul 5, 2023 | Representation, SEW
Australian tennis star and former World No 1 Ash Barty has announced the birth of her first child, Hayden. Barty and her husband, golf professional Garry Kissick, revealed the arrival of their “beautiful boy” in a joint Instagram post on Tuesday night. Read...
by admin | Jul 5, 2023 | Representation, SEW
Gauff suffered a shock defeat in the first round of Wimbledon on Monday, whilst there were mixed results for her US compatriots elsewhere at the third grand slam of the year. World No. 7 Gauff lost in three sets – 6-4 4-6 6-2 – to fellow American Sofia Kenin in a...
by admin | Jul 5, 2023 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
Ireland women’s national team coach Vera Pauw was “abusive” and “belittling” to players during her time with the NWSL’s Houston Dash, several former Dash players told The Athletic. Four former Dash players and three former staff members detailed allegations against...
by admin | Jul 5, 2023 | Representation, SEW
A’Ja Wilson and Breanna Stewart can start mapping out their draft boards. The WNBA on Saturday revealed its 12 reserves for the 2023 All-Star game, which will be played on July 15 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Read More
by admin | Jul 3, 2023 | Representation, SEW
Katie Ledecky was out-touched by an American in the 200m freestyle final for the first time in nine years by the fingertips of possibly the next young swimming star to come. Claire Weinstein, 16, got the best of the 10-time Olympic medalist after falling short to...
by admin | Jul 2, 2023 | Representation, SEW
After Serena Williams retired, questions loomed large: Who would fill the void left in women’s tennis? And would any player be able to achieve a similar level of dominance? Now, a trio of players has emerged and proven ready to pick up the mantle. Read...
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