Women in sport
Matildas show us why it’s time to level playing field for women’s sport
When the Matildas run on the Stadium Australia pitch at 8pm tonight to play in the Asian Cup final, they will be met with a roar from more than 60,000 adoring fans.
- The Herald's View
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‘I told you so’: The sight that brought this former Matildas captain to tears
When Melissa Barbieri’s Matildas won the Asian Cup in 2010, they were largely ignored by media on their return to Australia. On Thursday, the contrast could not have been starker.
- Frances Howe
- Exclusive
- AFLW
AFL Victoria drops investigation into ‘gender weirdness’ comment
The alleged message followed a long dispute between the Kyneton women’s team and the Riddell District Football Netball League, after the women’s side defected from Kyneton Football Netball Club last year.
- Hannah Kennelly
The Slovakian, the emu held for ransom and Paralympic medals
Slovakian alpine skier Alexandra Rexova hid Australia’s mascot in her bathroom for two days. It was never in danger.
- Frances Howe
When athlete Taryn Dickens aims her rifle, she closes her eyes. This is why
Taryn Dickens is the first Australian to compete in the para-biathlon at a Paralympic Games with a visual impairment.
- Frances Howe
‘The players didn’t really like me’: How a sex symbol paved the way for Australia’s female golfers
Australian golfer Jan Stephenson was a sex symbol in the ’80s. Her profile helped the world appreciate the skill of female golfers. Now, as the current generation of Australian women golfers begin to make their presence felt on the world stage, her legacy is being appreciated.
- Peter Ryan
‘Yeah the girls’: Teen becomes Australia’s youngest female Winter Paralympian
Liana France, 16, made her Paralympic debut on Thursday in front of her family who waved a custom pink flag with her face on it.
- Frances Howe
‘Unsafe’: Paralympics ends for Aussie medallist after scary crash on controversial course
Amanda Reid has been forced to withdraw from the Paralympic Games after being one of several athletes to crash on a course altered for being too dangerous.
- Frances Howe
- Opinion
- Women’s Asian Cup
Why the silence of Iran’s women’s soccer team speaks volumes
It would be naive to think the Iranian players, in Australia for the Asian Cup, do not hold strong views about their country’s government. But speaking up remains out of the question.
- Emma Kemp
The Australian out to ruin the Matildas’ Cup redemption
Ex-Matilda Leah Blayney is assistant coach of Japan, the nation tipped to strip Australia of a home tournament win at the Asian Cup next month.
- Frances Howe