Press Release Archive for dates of Tuesday, July 23, 2024 thru Monday, August 5, 2024
- PwC’s report stated that the sports sector is becoming highly sought-after due to continued revenue growth (based on media rights and sponsorship deals) and more sustainable business models emerging. Sports experts surveyed were optimistic...
- Kristen Faulkner has made history after winning gold at the 2024 Olympic Games! The racing cyclist, 31, earned her first gold medal at the women’s road race on Sunday, Aug. 4 — becoming the first...
- A group of women investors called Empower HER Fund, LLC now owns 25% of Carolina Ascent, Charlotte’s new professional women’s soccer team. Carolina Ascent is one of eight clubs that will play in United Soccer...
- Team USA set a new world record while winning a gold medal in the women’s 4×100-meter medley relay final at the 2024 Paris Olympics on Sunday (August 4). Team USA — comprised of Regan Smith, Lily King, Gretchen...
- The 2024 Paris Olympics are attracting new funds for lesser-known sports and women’s teams, with USA women’s rugby sevens, water polo and women’s track and field scoring major contributions this year. The USA women’s...
- Katie Ledecky now stands alone as the most decorated American female swimmer in Olympic history following Team USA’s silver medal in the women’s 4×200-meter freestyle relay at the 2024 Paris Olympics on Thursday (August 1). Ledecky, who...
- For the second time in her remarkable career, the peerless gymnast Simone Biles won the Olympic individual all-around final title, only two days after leading the U.S. women’s team back to the gold medal...
- UConn women’s basketball star Paige Bueckers will sign an NIL deal with the new professional women’s 3-on-3 Unrivaled basketball league, according to a report from Shams Charania of The Athletic. The deal for Bueckers is...
- Hood River, OR/SPORTSWIRE WOMEN/ – IPA Connect, the leading outdoor recreation industry pro management company, has branched out to create a new fitness and yoga brand pro collective. Fitness industry professionals from personal trainers to...
- San Diego Wave FC president Jill Ellis says a “disgruntled former employee” of the club defamed her on X and Instagram earlier this month by portraying Ellis as fostering an abusive work environment and then used “fake emails” to...
- The WNBA’s historic media-rights deal may end up much larger than previously announced if the league is able to add additional partners. The signed deal between the NBA and ESPN, NBCUniversal, and Amazon is worth $77...
- At least once every four years, a controversy erupts over female athletes’ sports apparel. And following Nike’s reveal of one 2024 Team USA Olympic track and field kit, athletes and fans have been questioning yet again...
- American swimmer Katie Ledecky won her first gold medal of the 2024 Paris Olympics, setting a new Olympic record of 15:30.02 in the 1500-meter freestyle final on Wednesday (July 31) and tying for the most gold and overall...
- The USA Rugby today announced an unprecedented donation from Michele Kang, owner of the Washington Spirit, Olympique Lyonnais Féminin and London City Lionesses women’s soccer clubs. Kang, who is dedicated to the advancement of...
- Ever wonder how much it costs to join the Olympics? Chime in on 5 athletes to see if you can afford to be an Olympian. Refinery29
- American rugby player and two-time Olympian Ilona Maher—who won a bronze medal on Tuesday—has become one of TikTok’s most popular Olympians through her series of well-timed comedy bits, poignant commentary on sexism in sports...
- Skechers expanded its all-star roster of athletes with Los Angeles Sparks forward Rickea Jackson. The WNBA’s first-round draft pick joined Team Skechers after practicing in Skechers Basketball shoes and experiencing the brand’s signature Comfort...
- Angel City Football Club (ACFC) of the NWSL has launched the Angel City Impact Fund, the LA-based women’s professional soccer team’s philanthropic arm. The nonprofit’s inaugural initiative will expand ACFC’s community partnership with the...
- A controversy erupted at the Paris Olympics 2024 after veteran commentator Bob Ballard made ‘sexist’ remarks about the Australian women’s swimming team. The incident happened after the Australian women’s 4x100m freestyle relay team won...
- 2024 marks the second season of the all-female F1 Academy, a series with its roots back in the now-defunct Formula Woman series. That championship was replaced in 2019 by the W Series, which lasted...
- Kang becomes the first person to own an international organisation entirely dedicated to women’s soccer. KIH, which is central to Kang’s mission, aims to raise US$100 million to support its goals. Kang will contribute US$50 million...
- Women participating in the Paris Games are “elite athletes” whom camera operators should be framing in the same way as men, Olympics broadcasting chief Yiannis Exarchos said on Sunday. Exarchos cited “unconscious bias” leading...
- A flurry of cyclists have fallen off their bikes on the first morning of the Paris Olympics as participants struggled to cope with the wet conditions. US athlete Taylor Knibb skidded off four times during the...
- The lines wrapped around the block and customers waited hours to get a table at California’s first sports bar dedicated to women’s sports. Resting on the 6500 block of Pacific Coast Highway in Long...
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London, 26 July 2024 /SPORTSWIRE WOMEN/ – deboer swim, a leading manufacturer of premium swim products, and Relate Water, a non-profit social enterprise, today announced a groundbreaking founding partnership aimed at providing clean, accessible...
- If you use any sort of social media, you’ve probably seen countless TikTok or Instagram posts of athletes showing off their Paris Olympic team gear. Since some of us don’t get to enjoy wearing...
- Canadian women’s soccer Olympic head coach Bev Priestman was fired following allegations of using a drone to spy on opponents hours after the team’s 2024 Paris Olympics pre-Opening Ceremony match, the Canadian Olympic Committee announced Thursday (July 25). Assistant coach Andy Spence will serve...
- Angel Reese is the latest athlete to join the Unrivaled 3-on-3 basketball league. The Chicago Sky rookie, is the tenth player to join the league which was started by WNBA stars Napheesa Collier and Breanna Stewart. The league...
- After months of speculation, the NBA on Wednesday finally officially announced its partners for its new media-rights package: ESPN, NBCUniversal, and Amazon. The NBA rejected a competing bid for Amazon’s “C” package from Warner Bros. Discovery, which looks...
- A record number of National Women’s Soccer League players are suiting up for Olympic competitions. The NWSL reports it is fielding more players in the Games than any other league in the world. That’s 56 players...
- The ACSM American Fitness Index (Fitness Index), a ranking of America’s 100 largest cities, celebrates healthy, active lifestyles. Cities with the highest scores are considered to have strong community fitness, a concept analogous to individuals having...
- A woman won the Wine Country Half Marathon in Sonoma on Sunday for the first time in the event’s 20-year history, organizers said. It was a great day for girl power, with veteran runner...
- American women from Simone Biles to Katie Ledecky and Sha’Carri Richardson will dominate the spotlight in Paris as the explosion in popularity of women’s sports in the United States makes its way to the...
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Salt Lake City, UT /SPORTSWIRE WOMEN/ – Women’s Epic Race is excited to announce Solaray her life STAGES as the official title sponsor for its 2024 race season. This partnership underscores a mutual commitment to...
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