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women in sport

How is This Selling Sports Clothes?

A new campaign by a sportswear company to sell women’s sports clothes has sparked outrage with it more suited to a men’s magazine. Does sex sell sport?

The Afghan Women’s Cycling Team

Meet the bravest cyclists in the world. They’re risking everything by daring to break a major social taboo…to ride.

Checkmate – the World Champion Sailor at 13

Sophie Alexander was 11 years old when she first took to the water sailing and soon found herself travelling the world and being crowned World Champion.

Long Live the Queen – Betty Klimenko

Betty’s the millionaire owner of V8 Supercars team Erebus Motorsport who’s fast becoming an icon of the sport. Larger than life the “Queen of the Mountain” is a trailblazer for women in motorsport.

Do Women’s Sports Suffer Stockholm Syndrome?

The tide is starting to turn in how women’s sports are being reported, but sporting organisations need to do more to promote their women’s teams and stop committing media suicide.

Meet Ellia Green (and Gold)

She’s called the “Female Folau” but the Rugby 7s star Ellia Green wore the green and gold for another sport as she made her way on the Road to Rio.

The Cycling Fashionista – Tiffany Cromwell

She’s one of Australia’s top riders but meet the Tiffany Cromwell behind the helmet – the fashionista.

The Woman behind Australia’s latest NBA Star

Cameron Bairstow has been signed by the Chicago Bulls in the NBA but he wouldn’t have made it there without a very special woman.

Lizzie Williams’ Twist of Fate

Ever believe in fate? Lizzie Williams was a cycling protégé who suddenly quit the sport at 19. Now 10yrs later she’s answering the ‘what if’ that’s nagged her

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