Women In Sport
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International handball relents on clothing rules, allows women to wear shorts in beach version
There was a furore in July when the European Handball Federation fined Norway after their women’s team wore shorts at the European Beach Handball Championship.
AFP
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Australia women set to get pay rise in domestic cricket but gap still remains
Cricket Australia CEO Hockley said the increase was a step forward but admitted that there’s ‘still a really big gap, as compared to their male counterparts’.
AFP
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Football: US women’s league commissioner resigns over handling of sexual misconduct allegations
Baird’s resignation comes a day after the North Carolina Courage fired head coach Paul Riley for what the team called ‘very serious allegations of misconduct.’
AFP
Trending
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Explained: How LIC’s exposure to the embattled Adani Group has implications for middle class savings
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The India Fix: What does Pathaan’s massive success mean for the BJP?
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The European Union investigated the 2002 Gujarat riots – but is refusing to make its report public
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A hospitality professional recounts her encounters with film stars and directors
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Aaj Tak says its anchors will report on Budget 2023 suspended from a tower at a height of 160 feet
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Indian cricket: Why a movement towards equal pay for men and women is important
The responsibility of getting fans, sponsors and revenue flocking to female sportspersons is on those running and marketing the game.
Karunya Keshav, Sidhanta Patnaik & Snehal Pradhan
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Representation doesn’t end exploitation: The rise of female UFC fighters obscures inequality
The UFC’s interest in promoting women has been rare in a male-dominated sporting landscape, but it’s important to look beneath the sheen of gender parity.
Jennifer McClearen, The Conversation
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Basketball: NCAA slammed after video of unequal tournament facilities for men and women goes viral
NCAA vice president for basketball Dan Gavitt apologised but veterans said the discrimination in weight rooms captured on video was just the tip of the iceberg,
AFP
Video
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Watch: Comedian imagines finance minister’s budget speech with ‘Pathaan’ collection, BBC documentary
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Watch: Rahul, Priyanka Gandhi have snowball fight on final day of Bharat Jodo Yatra in Kashmir
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Watch: Snow avalanche caught on camera in Chamoli, Uttarakhand
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Aaj Tak says its anchors will report on Budget 2023 suspended from a tower at a height of 160 feet
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Watch: Shah Rukh Khan makes an appearance for fans outside his home to celebrate ‘Pathaan’
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How female coaches can add a different dimension to men’s professional sport
The qualities female coaches can bring – and the differences to what men may currently provide – might just be the ingredient some elite sport has been missing.
Pete Holmes, The Conversation
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Achieving more with less: What pro sports can learn from women athletes in a post-pandemic world
Women athletes are putting on a master class in resilience – because for the past several decades, that’s how they’ve been conditioned to do business.
Katie Lebel, The Conversation, Ann Pegoraro, The Conversation , Dunja Antunovic, The Conversation , Nancy Lough, The Conversation & Nicole M LaVoi, The Conversation
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The invisible summer: How sportswomen were affected more than men during the coronavirus shutdown
The coronavirus pandemic has merely exaggerated the gender inequalities that already existed in elite sports culture.
Ali Bowes, The Conversation
The Reel
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Why you can’t keep Anurag Kashyap down
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Start the week with a film: ‘Force Majeure’ is a chilly satire about modern marriage
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A hospitality professional recounts her encounters with film stars and directors
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‘Gandhi Godse – Ek Yudh’ review: Sincere, plodding effort to debunk WhatsApp myths about the Mahatma
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‘Pathaan’ review: Shah Rukh Khan lights up an entertaining spy thriller
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Coronavirus pandemic is an ‘almost existential threat’ for women’s football, warns FIFPro report
FIFPro’s report highlights the vulnerability of female players, with just 18% having professional contracts as recognised by world governing body Fifa in 2017.
AFP
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A question of logic: How many of us think men’s sport truly requires more skill than women’s sport?
In the equal pay lawsuit, US Soccer said the women’s national team – current world champion – is less skilled and has less responsibility compared to the men.
Zenia D'Cunha
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Alyssa Nakken hired by San Francisco Giants as first full-time female coach in MLB history
The 29-year-old Nakken joined the Giants as an intern in the baseball operations department in 2014.
AFP
The Field
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Premier League: Everton appoint Sean Dyche as new manager after Frank Lampard sacking
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Tennis: Novak Djokovic returns to world No 1, Aryna Sabalenka back at No 2 after Aus Open titles
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ICC Women's T20 World Cup: 2023 edition in South Africa set to mark another paradigm shift
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Hockey: Graham Reid resigns as chief coach of Indian men’s team after World Cup
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Cricket: Murali Vijay announces retirement from all forms of international cricket