EVENT NEWS
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March 8, 2022
ESPN to Launch First Full-Scale Fantasy Women’s Basketball Game
ESPN Fantasy will introduce next month ESPN Fantasy Women’s Basketball, the first full-scale, season-long fantasy game dedicated to a major women’s sport. The game will be open for signups in early April ahead of the start of the 2022 WNBA season, which tips off Friday, May 6. ESPN Fantasy Women’s Basketball...
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March 5, 2022
Stanford women’s soccer goalkeeper, captain Katie Meyer dies at 22; cause of death confirmed
Katie Meyer, Stanford women's soccer goalkeeper and captain, died on Tuesday in a campus residence. Her death was "determined to be self-inflicted" by the Santa Clara County Medical Examiner-Coroner's Office. The office is investigating Meyer's death and said in a statement Thursday "there is no indication of foul play." The Athletic
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March 2, 2022
Star Stanford women’s soccer goalkeeper Katie Meyer, 22, found dead on campus
A Stanford University student found dead on campus has been identified as Katie Meyer, the team captain and star goalkeeper for the 2019 Cardinal women's national champion soccer team. While not disclosing any details surrounding Meyer's death, the university said the campus was in a state of mourning and that...
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February 28, 2022
Kathy Delaney-Smith’s Final Act
With plans to retire after this season, Harvard women's basketball head coach Delaney-Smith’s accomplishments are extraordinary. She boasts the most wins of any coach (male or female) in any sport in Ivy League history (her Harvard career record is 629-432), has 11 conference championships, and led the first 16-seed over...
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February 25, 2022
First Irishwoman to row solo across the Atlantic arrives in Barbados
The first Irishwoman to row solo and unaided across the Atlantic ocean has ended her record-breaking feat after more than 80 days rowing 3,000 nautical miles that tested her to the limits of endurance. Dr Karen Weekes, a sports psychologist from Kinvara, Co Galway arrived in Bridgetown to a jubilant welcome from family...
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February 21, 2022
€50,000 for women’s Tour of Flanders as men’s prize money is matched
The 2022 edition of the Women's Tour of Flanders will offer the same prize money purse as the men's race, Flanders Classics CEO Tomas van den Spiegel has announced. Speaking in an interview with Belgian financial newspaper De Tijd, Van den Spiegel said his organisation would offer €50,000 as a...
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February 20, 2022
Camille Herron breaks her 100-mile world record
On Feb. 19, U.S. ultrarunning legend Camille Herron broke her previous women’s 100-mile world record time of 12:42:40 at the Jackpot Ultras in Nevada, which hosted the 2022 USATF 100-mile Championships. Herron got redemption after her fourth-place finish last year, winning the race outright in 12:41:11, ahead of the first...
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February 19, 2022
One of the themes of the 2022 Winter Olympics: Women supporting women
Sportsmanship is as much a hallmark of the Olympics as winning a medal, endearing athletes to fans (hello, Brittany Bowe!) and searing heartwarming scenes that personify the Olympic ideals of excellence, friendship and respect into memory. But demonstrations of support between fellow women competitors in Beijing have provided a fresh take...
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February 16, 2022
5 women ski jumpers are disqualified at the Olympics over their jumpsuits
Anger and confusion overflowed at the Olympic mixed-team ski jumping final in China after five female competitors were disqualified from the event by officials who said their jumpsuits didn't comply with the rules. The disqualified athletes' jumpsuits were reportedly too large, potentially giving them an unfair advantage as they soared...
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February 13, 2022
Erin Jackson Wins Historic Speed Skating Gold at Beijing Olympics
Speed skater Erin Jackson finished first in the 500m final on Sunday, becoming the first American to win gold since Bonnie Blair in 1994. Jackson is also the first Black woman to win a speed skating gold medal in Olympics history. She joins Shani Davis as the only Black athletes...
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February 9, 2022
Teenage sensation Valieva is skater at centre of legal problem causing medal ceremony delay at Beijing 2022
A legal issue involving an anti-doping test taken by Russia’s 15-year-old sensation Kamila Valieva is the reason the medal ceremony for the team figure skating competition at the 2022 Winter Olympic Games has been delayed in Beijing, insidethegames can exclusively reveal. Inside the Games
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February 8, 2022
FIFA Reveal Women’s Soccer Transfers Generated $487,800 In January
A snapshot of international women's soccer transfers released by the sport's world governing body FIFA reveal that only 21 of the 257 moves made during the January transfer window involved a fee, with a new record total of $487,800 being spent, up 57.3% on the same period in 2021. Forbes
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February 8, 2022
Kara Goucher diagnosed with neurological disorder
The running community was shocked on Tuesday when Kara Goucher, one of America’s most accomplished distance runners, announced that she will no longer be able to participate in the sport she loves. The two-time Olympian explained in an Instagram post that she had been diagnosed with repetitive exercise dystonia and that if...
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February 6, 2022
How close are the Winter Olympics to being gender equal?
At the 2022 Winter Olympics, 45% of athletes are women, a Winter Games record. That’s up from 41% four years ago in PyeongChang – and 4.3% at the inaugural Olympic Winter Games in 1924. Beijing will feature the debut of seven new events – one women’s event (monobob) and four...
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January 28, 2022
Major events, commercial attention and growing audiences: What does 2022 hold for women’s sport?
SportsPro looks ahead to a bumper 12 months for women’s sport and outlines why this year could be another significant milestone in its ongoing upward trajectory. SportsPro
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January 15, 2022
The Two Women’s Cycling Unions Are at Odds Over the Prize Money Management System
One organization representing the women’s peloton has taken aim at another organization representing the women’s peloton this week. Cycling Tips
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January 14, 2022
Barcelona: 70,000 tickets sold for women’s EL Clasico match at Nou Camp
Barcelona have sold more than 70,000 tickets for their Women's Champions League quarter-final against Real Madrid at the Nou Camp in March. The previous highest attendance for a women's club match was Barca's La Liga game against Atletico Madrid in 2019, with a crowd of 60,739. BBC
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January 10, 2022
Red Bull Formation is the future of women’s sports
The first of its kind, Formation is billed as a “progression session,” with the multi-day event providing elite female freeride athletes a worldwide platform. The brainchild of Holden, Formation came about after a roundtable gathering at Red Bull Rampage 2018. Over the next year, Holden worked with co-founders, collaborators, and...
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January 10, 2022
All Women and All Alone: Monobob Leads New Events for 2022 Olympics
Mixed-gender events have been added in snowboarding, speedskating and ski jumping, but bobsled’s new competition is for women only. NY Times (paywall)
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December 22, 2021
NCAA Volleyball Championship Draws Record 1.2 million Viewers
NCAA Volleyball continues to grow, with nearly 1.2 million viewers tuning in to watch Wisconsin defeat Nebraska in the championship match on ESPN2. The final tally makes it the most-viewed women’s college volleyball match ever on ESPN’s networks. Just Women's Sports
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December 21, 2021
Man on a mission: Success of inaugural women’s developmental golf event inspires purchase, rebranding of NWGA Tour
When Berman organized the inaugural PXG Women’s Match Play Championship in November with the simple mission of shining a light on women’s developmental golf, he had no idea it would lead to buying an entire tour. But that’s exactly what happened as Berman closed on purchasing the Florida-based NWGA, a...
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December 18, 2021
Barcelona Women physio treats opposing players due to shocking lack of medical staff
During a Primera Iberdrola match between Barcelona and Rayo Vallecano, the Barça physio was pictured treating opposing players, as Rayo do not provide medical staff for its women’s team. Barcelona triumphed 4-0 against Rayo, with Jana Fernández, Melanie Serrano, Jennifer Hermoso and Aitana Bonmatí all on the scoresheet for the...
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December 17, 2021
Angel City FC announce 13,200 season tickets sold for 2022
Whoever doesn’t think women’s sports moves the needle, might want to take a look at what Angel City FC are doing. Earlier today the club held their first media availability ahead of the 2022 season, to discuss last night’s expansion draft, the upcoming season, and everything in-between. However, at the...
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December 14, 2021
For girls following Sarah Fuller’s football path, ‘now that door’s just wide open’
Sarah Fuller, college soccer player for the University of North Texas, has been tagged so many times on her social media account with videos showing girls kicking footballs across the country, that it has been impossible to keep track. She now uses her social media popularity to help and inspire...
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December 13, 2021
Kristen Hayden becomes first Black woman to win national diving title
Kristen Hayden became the first Black woman to win a U.S. national senior title when she paired with Quinn Henninger for a victory in mixed synchronized 3-meter Monday at the USA Diving winter national championships. Hayden, a recent transfer to Indiana University, and freshman Henninger took the lead on their...