In a joint announcement on Tuesday, 6 February 2018, the Minister for Sport, Bridget McKenzie and Minister for Women, Kelly O’Dwyer, said the Turnbull Government will provide an additional $4 million … [Read more...]
Global performance apparel brand BLK to focus on Gender Equality in Sport
Global performance apparel brand BLK Sport has announced 50 per cent of all sponsorship will go to women’s teams under a three-year strategy. BLK Sport CEO Tyron Brant said the Australian-based … [Read more...]
Woolworths on board as Fresh Food supporter of 2018 Commonwealth Games
Woolworths has come on board as the Official Supermarket and Fresh Food supporter of the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games (GC2018). GC2018 will be the largest sporting event Australia will see … [Read more...]
Aussie Pastimes No Longer Just For The Boys
It’s a little outdated to think of things in terms of gender, isn’t it? Still, there are things in the world that tend to have more patronage from one gender rather than the other, its undeniable. … [Read more...]
Want to Learn Scuba Diving? What You Should Know Before Diving In
There are few things that are more fun or exhilarating than scuba diving. This is why it is so easy to catch the diving bug after your first lesson and first plunge. The next step, of course, is to … [Read more...]
Feeling Threatened By Cricket? See It As An Opportunity Instead!
For anyone who’s married to or going out with a cricket fan, the most intense period of cricket watching is over for now - for a year or so. However, that doesn’t mean cricket fades out of view … [Read more...]
How Australian Women are Changing Female Sport
Australia is stereotyped as a patriarchal society. It’s loud, proud and masculine. The biggest sports in this country are Aussie Rules Football and Rugby, both of which involve hard hits, occasional … [Read more...]
The 16 Hottest Tennis Players in the World
The 2017 Australian Open is the first big sporting event scheduled in the New Year. It will be taking place between 16 and 29 January in Melbourne Park. This will be the 105th edition of the … [Read more...]
5 Fun and Inexpensive Ways to Get Fit in 2017
Less than two weeks into the New Year and we're told that most people have already given up on their New Year's Resolutions. Maybe it's because gym memberships and personal trainers are too expensive … [Read more...]
Southern Stars: 3 Things We Learnt About Australian Women’s Cricket This Year
With the men’s team currently doing the business in the three-match Test series against Pakistan, now seems as good a time as any time take a look at the past 12 months for our own Southern … [Read more...]
Olympic Dream isn't over for Australian Pistol shooter Hayley Chapman
Competing at the Olympics and being ranked among the world’s best is every athletes dream, but overcoming the loss of that dream may be the most difficult challenge of all. Hayley Chapman made her … [Read more...]
Are you a solo fitness fiend or a team player?
We all know that the most important thing about exercise is that we get enough of it, but how do you get yours? Are you a fan of working out by yourself or do you prefer playing a team sport because … [Read more...]
Why the Melbourne Cup is the race that stops a nation
It’s just an old horse race, right? There are plenty of races run every day, and plenty of different types of sports where a rider and beast will go run some rings around a grass oval for the purpose … [Read more...]
3 Fitness Crazes everybody is hooked on this year
Unlike previous years where Pilates, spin, stability ball and Zumba were all the rage, this year it’s all about strength training and quick-burst training regimes. So it’s out with the time-consuming, … [Read more...]
10 Most Popular Sports for Australians Over 50
Australians love to stay active. Playing sport and getting outdoors is a lifestyle that comes with many benefits. In addition to the health benefits physical activity offers, there are also emotional … [Read more...]
Anna voted most popular Sports Woman of the Year but Jacqueline gave stand-out performance of 2012
Australian Olympic Cyclist, Anna Meares (pictured) was named the 2012 Women’s Health (most popular) Sports Woman of the Year, at the I Support Women In Sport awards held in Sydney last night. The … [Read more...]
Meet the Woman behind the push to make Baseball the next big thing in sport down under
Baseball is now the fastest growing sport in Australia and the Australian Baseball Federation’s only female board member, public relations and marketing expert Yasmine Gray, has set her sights on the … [Read more...]
National Women’s Football League
The Federal Minister for Sport, Kate Ellis, has announced the establishment of the Westfield W-League – a national football league for women. Speaking at the launch of the Westfield Women’s League, … [Read more...]