Agenda Sports Megan Rapinoe & US team bow out of World Cup in devastating penalty shootouts Sweden beat US 5-4 on penalties, after Sophia Smith, Kelly O’Hara and Megan Rapinoe failed to score during penalty kicks.
News & Views At 26, Iranian footballer sentenced to death for protesting for women’s rights Iranian professional footballer Amir Nasr-Azadani has been sentence to death for supporting women’s rights in Iran.
News & Views Matildas and Women’s World Cup next big focus for Australian football 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.
News & Views ‘Respect for Iranian woman’: Pitch invader at World Cup stages protest A man waving a rainbow flag ran onto the pitch during Portugal’s recent win over Uruguay at the World Cup.
News & Views Australia’s women’s rugby sevens team wins World Cup over New Zealand Australia’s women’s rugby sevens team has won the World Cup in Cape Town, securing a narrow victory over New Zealand in the final.
News & Views Is Australia ready to claim the ODI cricket World Cup? Alyssa Healy think so. Alyssa Healy believes the Australian team is in the right mindset as they set out to claim the one day international World Cup trophy.
News & Views US wins World Cup & spurs call for equal pay The US Women’s Soccer team has snagged their fourth championship win at the Women’s World Cup prompting calls for equal pay in sport.
News & Views Donald Trump issues warning to US soccer star Megan Rapinoe The US President Donald Trump took to Twitter to warn soccer star Megan Rapinoe not to ‘disrespect’ America while playing in the World Cup in France.
News & Views Another world cup crown for the Australian women’s cricket team The Australian women’s cricket team secured their 4th World Cup Crown defeating England in the T20 Final in Antigua overnight.
Life We’re not willing to put up with sexism in sport anymore, and the World Cup proves it Sporting events are often a hotbed of sexism and the World Cup is proving no different. But women (and men) are calling time on it.