Over 2 billion to tune into FIFA Womens World Cup 2023, up from 1.12 billion in 2019 Womens club football stadium attendance for 2022 in top leagues already exceeding pre-Covid levels FIFA Womens Football World Cup kicks off as audience for club football is on a high across Germany, England, and the US English Womens Super...
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UN Women and FIFA join forces for gender equality
July 19th, 2023 (New York, USA): UN Women and FIFA are coming together during the FIFA Womens World Cup in Australia & New Zealand 2023 (20 July to 20 August 2023) to celebrate the skills and achievements of the teams and players, to advance gender equality in football, and prevent abuse and discrimination on and...
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Sharjah Women’s Sports Club Team Crowned Basketball Champions
May 15th, 2019, Sharjah (UAE): The Sharjah Women’s Sports Club Team was crowned the basketball champions at the 11th Ramadan Womens Sports Tournament (RWST) after a glorious final score of 66-25 against Brunei Airline. The Sharjah Police team which placed second secured the silver, scoring 35-19 against the Tasamuh team, while Brunei Airline bagged the bronze medal...
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UAE-wide campaign strives to empower women in sports
February 17th, 2019, Dubai (UAE): World famous, Manchester City Football Club is running a new programme in the UAE to encourage more young female footballers to play the sport. It is part of the clubs global initiative titled Same Goals which will run until the end of the season. Organised by City Football Schools UAE...
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ENGIE’s Womens Euro-Arabian North Pole Expedition 2018 is set to reach new heights
April 15th, 2018, Dubai (UAE): An international team of women from across the Middle East (Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, and Saudi Arabia) and Europe will set out to ski the last degree to the North Pole in April 2018 in order to promote greater cross-cultural dialogues, to inspire all women to reach beyond the expectation of...
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Superwomen of Pakistani Sports
The increasing awareness about female empowerment and how it positively affects society has led to an upsurge of womens participation in every walk of life. From STEM fields to politics, women have made their mark; showcasing a track record of brilliance and success. One such area is sports! A field generally dominated by men especially...
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Moving the Goalposts: Empowering Girls Through Football
Tell us about your journey; how was Moving the Goalposts (MTG) launched and what was your source of inspiration? I worked as a radio presenter, producer and reporter for the BBC world service, BBC Radio Four and BBC Radio Five; covering the womens football World Cup in the United States in 1999 before I came...
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For the love of the game?
As women all over the world continue to demand that their voices be heard, the place of women in sports and fitness seems to be lost in a cloud of uncertainty Admit it, at least at one point in your life, whether you succeeded or failed, whether as a fitness neophyte, sports enthusiast, or an...
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Lady Liz Riesenburg: Todays Renaissance woman
Interview by Claire Dangalan You might remember her as that young lady who kayaked for 25 kilometers around the Palm Jumeirah and Dubai Marina with fellow British expat Julia Cafferkey to raise funds for Laras Foundation back in 2012. And if youre a tennis enthusiast, youve probably heard that Lady Elizabeth Riesenburg, Lady Liz for...