Women professional golf a new dawn in Nigeria, says Bayelsa’s Gloria Diri
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Iga Swiatek recovers from rare dropped set to reach French Open quarter-finals
Iga Swiatek dropped a set for the first time in more than a month but stayed on course for the French Open title by beating teenager Zheng Qinwen.
'Historic' equal pay deal for US men's and women's football teams
The move makes the federation the first in the world to equalize World Cup prize money awarded to its men's and women's teams.
Spain to discuss proposal to offer women monthly 'period pain' leave
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15-year-old Ude eyes national team captaincy
It was a debut appearance for 15-year-old Lilian Ude, who wore the country’s colours for the senior women’s cricket team at the just-concluded Nigeria Cricket Federation (NCF) Women’s T20 Invitational in Lagos.
Iran again bans women from football stadium
TEHRAN: Iran has once again denied women entry to a football stadium to watch an international match, leaving hundreds of ticketed fans locked out, Iranian media said. The World Cup qualifier against Lebanon on Tuesday night, won 2-0 by Iran, was played at the Imam Reza stadium in the northeastern city of Mashhad. “About 2,000 Iranian women, who had bought tickets for the Iran-Lebanon match, were present in the perimeter of Imam Reza stadium, but could not enter the stadium,” ISNA news agency said.