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Barty plays skyscraper tennis in healthcare thankyou

Barty plays skyscraper tennis in healthcare thankyou

Ash Barty has taken to a helipad on the top of the Royal Brisbane hospital for a tennis match as part of an excursion to thank healthcare workers during the COVID19 pandemic. 6 May 2020
'Minimum employment standards' tops footballers union's women's plan

'Minimum employment standards' tops footballers union's women's plan

Global footballer's union FIFPRO have released a plan for women's football post COVID19 including collective bargaining and minimum employment standards as their primary objectives. 6 May 2020
'Put up with' to welcomed: Women's football's continual evolution

'Put up with' to welcomed: Women's football's continual evolution

'Dedicated Lives: An oral history of women’s football in Australia' hears the stories of the groundbreakers in women's football, both known and unknown. But it stems from a father's personal journey. 5 May 2020
Australia backing historic women's tennis merger

Australia backing historic women's tennis merger

The home nation of women's number one Ash Barty is backing a historic suggestion to merge the WTA and ATP tennis governing bodies. 27 Apr 2020
Barty talks 'bizarre' coronavirus, 'tricky' isolation and an 'uncertain' future

Barty talks 'bizarre' coronavirus, 'tricky' isolation and an 'uncertain' future

Ash Barty has detailed the struggles she's facing adjusting to a strange COVID19 period so far. 27 Apr 2020
FIFA to pay FFA first crisis fund payment

FIFA to pay FFA first crisis fund payment

FFA will be paid $780,000 by FIFA as a crisis fund payment, before football's governing body releases $230 million to be split between its 211 member federations. 26 Apr 2020
Batting for my culture: Gardner's role model for Indigenous Australians

Batting for my culture: Gardner's role model for Indigenous Australians

Southern Stars all rounder Ashleigh Gardener has revealed the "surreal" feeling of becoming a role model for Indigenous youth. 22 Apr 2020
Female footballers almost twice as likely to suffer depression as men

Female footballers almost twice as likely to suffer depression as men

A global survey by FIFPro has found that 22% of female footballers interviewed reported suffering depression symptoms, as opposed to 13% of men. 22 Apr 2020
Studies launched to combat women's sport's ACL crisis

Studies launched to combat women's sport's ACL crisis

It's one of the worst and unfortunately most common serious injuries in sport, but the days of it affecting women at an alarming rate may be numbered. 22 Apr 2020
Worries that women's sport demise will 'become a self-fulfilling prophecy'

Worries that women's sport demise will 'become a self-fulfilling prophecy'

Strategic communications experts are warning that the dialogue surrounding the future of women's sport post-COVID19 has to change, or else. 22 Apr 2020
Galabadaarachchi: 'I'm just thinking about the future'

Galabadaarachchi: 'I'm just thinking about the future'

One of Australian football's most exciting prospects, Jacynta Galabadaarachchi is back in Australia with her family during the COVID-19 pandemic while her Women's Super League club is in lockdown. 21 Apr 2020
Footballers showing 'all the signs' of depression during coronavirus

Footballers showing 'all the signs' of depression during coronavirus

Australian Bristol City Women's coach, Tanya Oxtoby, has said there are worrying signs emerging among her players during the COVID-19 pandemic. 21 Apr 2020
Foord interested in 'firies, army or police force' after football

Foord interested in 'firies, army or police force' after football

Matildas and Arsenal star Caitlin Foord has admitted Western Sydney Wanderers stars' Caitlin Cooper and Erica Holloway's emergency services jobs have inspired her to different post-football aspirations. 21 Apr 2020
Tokyo Olympics 'not likely' to be held in 2021

Tokyo Olympics 'not likely' to be held in 2021

A Kobe University virus expert says he's "very pessimistic" about the chances of the Tokyo Olympics going ahead in 2021. 21 Apr 2020
Global Players Union 'worried' about women's sport future

Global Players Union 'worried' about women's sport future

The leading athletes union, Global Players Union, has admitted his organisation is concerned about the future of women's sport after the COVID-19 pandemic. 21 Apr 2020
'Being 6'8 since I was 16 has not been easy'

'Being 6'8 since I was 16 has not been easy'

Opals star Liz Cambage is one of the most recognisable and inspirational Australian female sporting stars. But it hasn't always been easy to stand out. 20 Apr 2020
'Make people laugh, just have fun': Foord and Montemurro's coronavirus plan

'Make people laugh, just have fun': Foord and Montemurro's coronavirus plan

Australian Arsenal coach Joe Montemurro has spoken about his team's relaxed approach to the COVID-19 pandemic, stressing that it's a time to reset for his squad. 20 Apr 2020
‘We love our game, we don’t want it to die'

‘We love our game, we don’t want it to die'

Super Netball's newest coach, Kylee Byrne has spoken about the togetherness that's driving netball through the COVID-19 pandemic. 20 Apr 2020
Football, cricket, rugby combine over fears for women's sport

Football, cricket, rugby combine over fears for women's sport

World Rugby’s general manager Katie Sadleir has revealed the three leading women's sports representatives are formulating strategies to reduce the coronavirus' impact on women's sport participation. 13 Apr 2020
W-League hit hardest with players ineligible for JobKeeper payments

W-League hit hardest with players ineligible for JobKeeper payments

W-League footballers stand to be among the hardest hit sportspeople from the coronavirus crisis due to many players' ineligibility for the government's JobKeeper subsidies. 8 Apr 2020
'I loved it': W-League star's glowing endorsement of Australian football

'I loved it': W-League star's glowing endorsement of Australian football

Lindsay Agnew was full of praise for Australia and Sydney FC after a difficult end to the W-League season, where she starred leading the Sky Blues to the Grand Final. 4 Apr 2020