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May 27, 2025

Feisty Media Celebrates Women’s Cycling with “More Women More Miles” Program Culminating at UNBOUND 2025

Emporia, Kansas (May 27, 2025) /SPORTSWIRE WOMEN/ — Girls Gone Gravel, a Feisty Media brand, in partnership with Life Time, is proud to spotlight the More Women More Miles initiative — a powerful movement to get more women to the start line of gravel events, culminating at the world-renowned UNBOUND Gravel....

May 23, 2025

ITRA launches Women’s Trail Day to boost female participation

The International Trail Running Association (ITRA) has launched the first-ever Women’s Trail Day, a new international initiative encouraging women to get out on the trails and help close the gender gap in the sport. ENDURANCE.BIZ

May 21, 2025

WNBA’s Dream Unveil Court Design Calling for Respect for Women’s Sports in Photos

The Atlanta Dream unveiled a new court design for their home opener at State Farm Arena on Thursday. The monochrome black court includes the phrase "Pay some respect to women's sports" at half court. The design is the result of a partnership with Cash App and Playa Society, a woman-owned...

May 21, 2025

Ironman weighs slot allocation reform after gender equity report from Women in Tri UK

Ironman is considering evidence provided by Women in Tri UK regarding the corporation’s proportional representation world championship slot allocation system. triathlon MAGAZINE

May 20, 2025

Caitlin Clark, Fever Draw Record 2.7M Viewers vs. Sky

It’s a new WNBA season, but the results remain the same: Caitlin Clark continues to set ratings records. The season opener between the Clark-led Indiana Fever and the Chicago Sky drew 2.7 million viewers Saturday on ABC, the most-watched game on ESPN platforms (regular season or playoffs), the network announced. The...

May 18, 2025

How the Olympics are levelling the playing field

Across the globe, the Olympic Movement is breaking barriers with sport as a vehicle for gender equality. Last month, the Olympic Values Education Programme launched a series of inclusive projects in Saudi Arabia, which brought together male and female participants and trainers. ITG

May 18, 2025

BBC gears up for stellar summer of women’s sport: Euro 2025, Rugby World Cup, Wimbledon, World Athletics Championship

Women's sport is set to take centre stage this summer with a stellar line-up of major events. The Women's Euros, Women's Rugby World Cup and World Athletics Championships will be live across the BBC alongside Wimbledon, The Hundred cricket tournament and the tennis at Queen's, where women will compete for...

May 16, 2025

NWSL says ‘we regret’ completing game after Angel City’s Savy King collapsed

The NWSL acknowledged that last week's game between Angel City FC and the Utah Royals should have been suspended after Savy King required emergency medical treatment on the field. USA TODAY

May 13, 2025

How the 2024 WNBA draft changed women’s sports forever

In this episode of FC Explains, hosted by Josh Christensen, we break down why the 2024 WNBA Draft is being hailed as the moment that changed everything for women’s sports. FAST COMPANY

May 9, 2025

FIFA Women’s World Cup expanded to 48 teams from 2031

The Women's World Cup will be expanded from 32 to 48 teams, like the men's competition, starting with the 2031 edition, FIFA announced on Friday. yahoo sports

May 5, 2025

Mount to Coast Athlete Megan Eckert sets new women’s 6-Day world record with 603 miles (970 KM) at GOMU World Championship

May 5, 2025 /SPORTSWIRE WOMEN/ - Eckert’s extraordinary performance surpasses the previous record of 560.33 miles (901.764 km), set in 2024 by Camille Herron . Her achievement is now pending official ratification*. Demonstrating exceptional consistency and resilience, Eckert endures 144 continuous hours of effort, a true test of both physical...

May 4, 2025

48-year-old wins women’s title at 2025 Toronto Marathon

New Tecumseth, Ont.’s Ana Laura Fray delivered one of the most impressive performances of all. On Sunday, the 48-year-old made a powerful statement at the Toronto Marathon, blazing to an overall women’s victory in 2:50:40 and proving that age is no barrier to excellence. Running Mag

April 30, 2025

Oregon Soar takes flight as the state’s newest and only women’s professional ultimate frisbee team

A group of women are hitting the field this weekend as part of Oregon's newest and only women’s professional ultimate frisbee team. The next Oregon Soar home game is this Sunday at the University of Oregon Portland stadium. Included in the line-up is brand-new ultimate frisbee team, Oregon Soar. It’s the...

April 30, 2025

Movemint Partners with For All Mothers+ to Launch the MomForward Movement Series and Introduce New Event Tags to Indicate Family-Friendly Features

BERKELEY, CA [4/30/2025] /SPORTSWIRE WOMEN/ - Movemint, a modern technology platform for endurance events, is proud to announce its partnership with For All Mothers+, an impact nonprofit breaking barriers for mothers through the lens of sport. As part of this collaboration, Movemint is powering the MomForward Movement Series, a month-long...

April 30, 2025

Unbridled Women Go a Little Wild in Parklands

Louisville, KY (April 29, 2025) /SPORTSWIRE WOMEN/ - The Unbridled Women Adventure Race is returning to the Parklands of Floyds Fork on Saturday, June 14, 2025. The 6-hour event will be staged out of the Woodland Pavilion in Broad Run Park. Participants will race in teams of 2 or 3,...

April 29, 2025

Annual Mother’s Day Bee-utiful Sunflower Run Returns to Gilcrease Orchard

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – April 29, 2025 /SPORTSWIRE WOMEN/ - Beyond Limits Running today announced Ed Robichaud has been named the Honorary Race Starter for the annual Mother’s Day Bee-utiful Sunflower Run. A field of 1,000 will join Ed on Mother’s Day as they run or leisurely walk a 5K,...

April 28, 2025

WNBA Preseason Goes Legit After 2M Fans Sought Out Pirated Stream

A year after a fan’s livestream of an otherwise inaccessible WNBA preseason game scared up more than two million views, the league has taken steps to ensure that all 15 of its spring scrimmages will be made available through its media partners. The first four preseason outings will be televised, with the...

April 23, 2025

Fake tan, fancy nails: How marathons became a catwalk for beauty

You wouldn’t go to work without looking kind-of presentable. So, when you’re on the world stage — if you’re running a major marathon, you could be on TV — you just want to look good. CNN Style

April 23, 2025

Nike announces first women’s sub-4 mile attempt in June

Nike Breaking4 is set to take place at Paris’s Stade Sébastien Charléty–site of the Paris Diamond League, where Kipyegon ran both her 1,500m world record and her fastest-ever 5,000m race (also a world record at the time) in 2023–a little over nine weeks from now. Running Magazine

April 21, 2025

She Sends Foundation Enters New Era with Courtney and Hauswald

SAN RAFAEL, California (April 21, 2025) /SPORTSWIRE WOMEN/ - Kate Courtney, 2018 cross-country mountain bike world champion and one of the sport’s most recognizable athletes, is entering a new chapter in 2025 — both on and off the bike. Racing as a privateer for the first time in her professional...

April 17, 2025

The 8 New Sports Leagues Worth Watching in 2025

Explore the future of sports in 2025: discover new leagues, emerging technologies, and innovative strategies transforming the fan experience and athlete performance. ADWEEK

April 16, 2025

The Uninvited Invitational Gathers 75 Female Snowboarders From 20 Countries At Woodward Park City To Close Out The Season With $60,000 in Prize Money

Woodward Park City, Utah /SPORTSWIRE WOMEN/ - This year’s Invitational welcomed 75 competitors from 20 countries who threw down technical rail tricks for a share of the $60,000 prize purse—and the opportunity to stake their claim and legacy in the sport of snowboarding forever. Born from a grassroots movement and...

April 16, 2025

The Curve Foundation Launches First Queer Women in Sports Day – April  26, 2025 – During Lesbian Visibility Week 2025

San Francisco, CA (April 16, 2025) /SPORTSWIRE WOMEN/ — Breaking new ground during Lesbian Visibility Week (April 21-27, 2025), The Curve Foundation proudly unveils the first-ever Queer Women in Sports Day on Saturday, April 26, 2025. This historic nationwide celebration shines a spotlight on the extraordinary achievements, often-overlooked contributions, and...

April 16, 2025

Future of Triathlon Showing Positive Signs: IRONMAN Releases Data Highlighting Areas of Growth Globally, Survey Results Revealing Areas of Opportunity, and a Vision for Growing the Sport of Triathlon

TAMPA, Fla. (April 15, 2025) /SPORTSWIRE WOMEN/ – IRONMAN today released new participation data and research that provides insights into global athlete trends for the IRONMAN® and IRONMAN® 70.3® Triathlon Series over the past five years, including the areas of opportunity believed to be most impactful to grow the sport...

April 15, 2025

WNBA Draft 2025 Headlined by Paige Bueckers Saw Second-Highest Viewership Numbers

The 2025 WNBA draft on Monday night saw the second-highest viewership numbers in league history. The ESPN broadcast averaged 1.25 million viewers and peaked at 1.46 million. This is an 119% increase from the 2023 WNBA draft. It's only the second time in WNBA draft history when the viewership numbers...