Women’s Ashes: Anya Shrubsole urges England to keep fighting to level series
Anya Shrubsole insists England’s aim is to try and level the Women’s Ashes multi-format series ahead of the second one-day international in Melbourne.
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Jane Ryan and Alexandra Almond loved footy, but playing it seemed out of reach — until the AFLW
For women of a certain age, playing Aussie rules wasn't an option when they were children. It wasn't something girls did.
Football Australia announces FFA Cup to change name to Australia Cup from next edition
Australia's main men's national knockout football competition will undergo a name change, with Football Australia confirming the FFA Cup will become the Australia Cup.
Matthew Hayden Tears Into Players, Cricket Australia After Justin Langer's Resignation As Head Coach
A tearful Matthew Hayden has slammed the national players as well as Cricket Australia after Justin Langer resigned as Australia's head coach. Langer, under whose guidance Australia won the T20 World Cup and the Ashes series 4-0, stepped down on Saturday after facing complaints from players about his coaching style for months. "If he was waiting for the current Australian cricket team to be presenting a face of care, I dare say they won't be and that's, to me, the real sadness around this," an emotional Hayden told ABC Sport.
Victory aid Afghan women return to field
Afghanistan's women's soccer team is set to return to the field in Victoria after their evacuation from the Taliban-led country last year.
Matthew Hayden, Mitchell Johnson slam players and Cricket Australia after Justin Langer's resignation as head coach
Matthew Hayden has slammed the national players for not publicly supporting Justin Langer in the lead-up to his resignation as Australia's chief coach. Langer, under whose guidance Australia won the T20 World Cup and the Ashes series 4-0, stepped down on Saturday after facing complaints from players about his coaching style for months. "If he was waiting for the current Australian cricket team to be presenting a face of care, I dare say they won't be and that's, to me, the real sadness around this," an emotional Hayden told ABC Sport. Handed the captaincy following Tim Paine's unceremonious exit, Pat Cummins didn't endorse Langer as coach and had insisted that reviewing his suitability for the role was fair in a "high-performance environment". Hayden was critical of Cummins, who was one of the players who had raised concerns about Langer's coaching style last year and also described the whole evaluation process as unhealthy.
Aussies to keep foot on throat in Ashes
The bitter taste of letting England off the hook in the 2017 Women's Ashes is all the motivation Australia need to maintain the rage for the final two ODIs of this series.
City eye McNamara ALW return against WSW
Melbourne City are hoping Matildas young gun Holly McNamara will return and provide attacking spark they've been missing in their A-League Women clash with Western Sydney.