Women in sport

On the 12th of July swimmer Shayna Jack was notified by the Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority that she had tested positive to a prohibited substance.

In a commanding performance, Australia has maintained an unbeaten Ashes run with a seven-wicket victory in the T20 against England.

Australia has smashed a 10-year world record in the women’s 4x200m freestyle relay final at the FINA World Swimming Championships in South Korea.

With a swim for the ages, Ariarne Titmus became the new 400m freestyle world champion, the Southern Stars retained the Ashes & the Diamonds lost to NZ.

Belinda Sharpe will become the NRL’s first female referee on Thursday when she officiates the clash between Brisbane Broncos and Canterbury Bulldogs.

Ash Barty’s Wimbledon campaign is now over after she lost 3-6, 6-2, 6-3 in a fourth-round match against American Alison Riske.

For the FIFA Women’s World Cup spectators to spontaneously begin chanting ‘Equal Pay!’ indicates the momentum around equal pay for women in sport.

Australia have claimed the Women’s Ashes opening one-day international, coming out on top with just two wickets to spare.

15-year-old Cori ‘Coco’ Gauff has unexpectedly beaten Venus Williams at Wimbledon, leaving the tennis world in a state of major shock.

Averyl Mitchell has been playing with the Queensland Reds in the Super W and she has been selected to represent Australia in the Wallaroos squad.

Sally Fitzgibbons has shone a spotlight on Australian surfing after winning the World Surf League’s Rio Pro in Brazil & taking the world number 1 ranking.

Hannah Green stunned the golfing world on Sunday after winning her first major title at the at Women’s PGA Championship in Minneapolis.