Women in sport

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.

It was a win in Birmingham that sealed the deal for Ash Barty, ending a brilliant month for the Australian player by seeing her become the world number one.

The Matildas delivered a convincing 4-1 victory over Jamaica in their third game of the 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup. Sam Kerr netted 4 goals herself.

This list of men have all been credibly accused of sexually abusing women and girl athletes, many of whom were underage at the time they were targeted.   

As the Women’s FIFA World Cup begins, attention is being focused on the significant gender gap between the men’s and women’s competition.

Ash Barty’s straight-sets win against American Madison Keys in the French Open quarter-finals means she is now just one game away from making the final.