Women in sport

A women’s version of the Tour de France will be held next year and Australian cyclist Sarah Gigante wants to be there to compete.

Sam Kerr was named player of the match after scoring two of Chelsea’s three goals, leading the team to win the FA Cup against Arsenal.

Matildas captain Sam Kerr has signed a two-year contract extension with Chelsea FC. It’s a deal that will see her remain at the club until 2024.

It’s time we re-think uniform standards in sport, and design options that allow women and girls the courtesy to compete with confidence.

105-year-old Julia “Hurricane” Hawkins has broken a world record in the 100-metre sprint, competing at the Louisiana Senior Games.

Emma Gilmour will make history as she becomes McLaren Racing’s first female driver and will compete in the Extreme E series in 2022.

Madison de Rozario has won the New York City Marathon in the women’s wheelchair division, becoming the first Australian to do so in the event’s 20-year history.

Catherine Clark has been appointed the next Chief Executive Officer of Paralympics Australia, after a seven-year tenure as CEO of Netball QLD.

Australian swimmer Chloë McCardel has officially become the queen of the English Channel, after successfully completing her 44th crossing.

The pandemic has seen Cricket Australia has fallen short of on some of its gender equality targets over the past year.

Running has been key to Turia Pitt’s resilience and persistence — as well as for maintaining wellbeing and time for herself.

2.44 million viewers tuned in to watch the women’s US Open final between unheralded teenagers Emma Raducanu and Leylah Fernandez on ESPN.