Sport

AFLW players will no longer white shorts during games in an effort to reduce player anxiety around menstruation.

Ash Barty has won the highest honour in Australian sport, taking out The Don Award at this year’s Sport Australia Hall of Fame Awards.

Endurance running in Aus is making headlines with male runners crossing the continent; Erchana Murray has stepped up to represent women.

Football Australia is set to turn its focus to its next big event: the Women’s World Cup, which will be held in Australia and New Zealand.

Stéphanie Frappart will become the first woman to officiate a game at a men’s FIFA World Cup in the competition’s 92-year history.

Jennifer Watt has been appointed CEO of North Melbourne Football Club, becoming the second woman to hold the CEO position at an AFL club.

A man waving a rainbow flag ran onto the pitch during Portugal’s recent win over Uruguay at the World Cup.

The Melbourne Demons have taken out their fist AFLW premiership, winning the grand final on Sunday over the Brisbane Lions.

After 10 exhilarating weeks, the 2022 AFLW season will draw to a nail-biting close this Sunday afternoon with the Lions taking on the Demons.

Women in sport have triumphed in extraordinary ways this week. Let’s take a quick look at the top five moments across the world. 

For the first time in history, three women have been chosen to referee the men’s matches at the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar.

Australia’s Women’s Rugby League team, the Jillaroos, have won the World Cup, beating New Zealand’s Kiwi Ferns.