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Black Shorts At Wimbledon?! Here’s The Liberating Reason Behind The Rule Change

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...

CTE: Brain disease diagnosed in female athlete for first time

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...

‘Beautiful boy’: Ash Barty announces birth of her first child

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...

Coco Gauff suffers shock first round defeat at Wimbledon amid mixed results for other US players

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...

NWSL players call out Ireland coach Vera Pauw for ‘abusive’ behavior

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...

WNBA All-Star rosters: Here’s the full list for the 2023 game

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

Katie Ledecky shocked by 16-year-old Claire Weinstein in 200 freestyle national final

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...

Could there be a new Big Three emerging in tennis?

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...

FIFA opts out of rainbow armband for Women’s World Cup

by admin | Jun 30, 2023 | Representation, SEW

The anti-discrimination “OneLove” captain’s armband banned at the men’s World Cup in Qatar will be worn in an amended version at the Women’s World Cup next month, although FIFA opted out entirely of the rainbow that is known as a symbol...

Aces downplay blowout of Liberty in superteams’ first clash

by admin | Jun 30, 2023 | Representation, SEW

The first meeting of so-called WNBA superteams was really just about how super the defending champion Las Vegas Aces are. The New York Liberty still have three more matchups with the Aces, all in August. In the meantime, though, everyone in the league is looking up to...
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