Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Zimbabwe’s sports minister Kirsty Coventry has been elected president of the International Olympic Committee, becoming the first woman to lead … Read More
Katherine Legge is set to make her NASCAR Cup Series debut this weekend at the iconic Phoenix Raceway. The British driver will become the first woman to enter a Cup Series race since Danica Patrick in 2018. Speaking to the … Read More
Help for Heroes Gemma Kemble-Stephenson is encouraging women who have served in the armed forces to take part in the sports sessions A veteran who has set up a series of sporting events dedicated to women who have served in … Read More
Republican lawmakers in Michigan this week called on the Michigan High School Athletic Association to adopt policies that comply with President Donald Trump’s executive order to no longer allow athletes who are trangender girls on female sports teams. State Sen. … Read More
NASCAR has housed a host of gifted drivers within its banner. From Red Byron and Curtis Turner to Richard Petty and Dale Earnhardt Sr., there exists a clear through line by which stock car greats are molded. That pathway still … Read More
Serena Williams’ husband, Alexis Ohanian, has backed the WTA (Women’s Tennis Association’s) decision to grant paid maternal leave to female players for the first time. The comprehensive maternity allowances were made available to self-employed and independent female athletes. Over 320 … Read More
Packed stadiums, increasing professionalization and a 50/50 athlete gender split at the Paris Olympics — the growth in women’s sport is visible. But while the pace of change in a few sports has picked up, decades of underfunding, prevention of … Read More
Christal Hayes BBC News, Los Angeles Getty Images California Governor Gavin Newsom has broken with many elected Democrats by saying he thinks it is “deeply unfair” to allow transgender women and girls to compete in female sports. Newsom, a potential … Read More
Katherine Legge is set to become the first female driver since Danica Patrick to take part in a NASCAR Cup Series event. Legge, 44, will drive Live Fast Motorsport’s #78 Chevrolet in the fourth round of the 2025 season at … Read More
Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series race at Phoenix Raceway in Avondale, Ariz. will include a piece of history. British driver Katherine Legge will drive the No. 78 Chevrolet for Live Fast Motorsports in the Shriners Children’s 500 Sunday, the team announced … Read More