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Switzerland beats Australia to win Billie Jean King Cup

by admin | Nov 14, 2022 | Representation, SEW

Belinda Bencic keeps delivering big titles for Switzerland. The Olympic singles champion made sure Switzerland won the biggest prize in women’s team tennis for the first time on Sunday, completing a near-perfect tournament by beating Australia’s Alja...

Matildas suffer second-half collapse against Canada in friendly

by admin | Sep 6, 2022 | Representation, SEW

Australia were made to pay for a second-half collapse against Canada on Tuesday, suffering a 2-1 defeat and raising more questions about the Matildas’ direction under head coach Tony Gustavsson. Mary Fowler got the home side off to a perfect start when she...

Record crowds at Women’s Euro have World Cup hosts ‘excited’ for 2023

by admin | Jul 20, 2022 | Representation, SEW

Record attendance at the 2022 UEFA Women’s Euro in England has organisers licking their lips in anticipation for next year’s Women’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand. Wednesday marks one year until the 2023 tournament kicks off, as interest in...

Los Angeles Sparks’ Liz Cambage denies directing racial slur at Nigerian basketball team during pre-Olympic scrimmage in Las Vegas

by admin | May 30, 2022 | Representation, SEW

Los Angeles Sparks center Liz Cambage pushed back Sunday against a report from an Australian newspaper that she directed a racial slur toward the Nigerian women’s basketball team during a pre-Olympic scrimmage last year in Las Vegas. “The incident that...

She had to work for it, but Laura Muir takes the win in her first race of the season

by admin | May 23, 2022 | Representation, SEW

Britain’s Laura Muir claimed victory in the 1500m at the Diamond League in Birmingham on Saturday with a time of 04:02.81. Australian Jessica Hull pushed Muir hard through the final stages of the race, breathing down her neck and looking like she might even overtake...

Sam Kerr Awarded Order Of Australia Medal For Services To Women’s Soccer

by admin | Jan 26, 2022 | Representation, SEW

Australian women’s soccer captain, Samantha Kerr was today awarded the Order of Australia Medal by her government as part of the Australia Day Honors List. The Chelsea forward was recognized ‘for her service to football’ just five days after becoming...

‘Genevieve Is Pitching Because She Can Get Outs’

by admin | Jan 13, 2022 | Representation, SEW

One of the few times Genevieve Beacom can remember boys or men objecting to her playing baseball among them came when she was 11. She was a star pitcher, even at that age, and a boy on another team was so adamant about not facing her that he began to cry. Was he...

Dec 6 – Dec 12, Highlights and Lowlights

by admin | Dec 12, 2021 | SEW, Weekly Highlights and Lowlights

? This week our highlight goes to Chelsea’s Sam Kerr who took down a pitch invader during a UEFA Champions League group stage match. ? This week we give a thumbs down and our lowlight of the week to Swimming Australia who claimed to have no knowledge of sexual...

Swimming Australia defends its response to Maddie Groves abuse allegations

by admin | Dec 10, 2021 | #MeToo, SEW

Swimming Australia has defended its response to allegations made by the Olympic swimmer Maddie Groves that she was sexually assaulted over five years by a man still involved in the sport. On Wednesday night Groves alleged on the ABC’s 7:30 Report she was sexually...

Change coming for US women’s national soccer team: Australia takeaways

by admin | Dec 1, 2021 | Representation, SEW

A new era has arrived for the US women’s national soccer team. Following a bronze-medal finish at the Tokyo Olympics this summer, the world’s top-ranked team prepared to embark on a transformational period, the likes of which it hasn’t seen in many...
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