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Pakistan's female squash player defies tradition
by Muslim Women in Sports
posted January 27, 2010 at 12:56pm

PESHAWAR, Pakistan — Pakistan's squash champion Maria Toor Pakay cut her teeth fighting boys in a tribal district synonymous with the Taliban and Al-Qaeda, defying convention t o become a trailblazer in her sport. She hails from South Waziristan, part ...more

Ladies make headlines in Oz
by Girls Riders Organization, Inc.
posted January 24, 2010 at 10:00pm

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Vertattack this weekend
by SkaterGirl
posted January 24, 2010 at 9:59pm

On saturday the competition Vertattack will be held in Malmö, Sweden. Last year three girls were in the comp and Franziska Stolz from Basel placed best and got some prizes We´ll see who wins this year! Related posts:Swedish Skateboard Awards Com...more

Sepp Blatter's moronic statement about Indian Women's Football
by From A Left Wing
posted January 24, 2010 at 12:35pm

I just came across this tidbit in an interview with Sepp Blatter about FIFA's "Win with India in India" program (initiated in 2007): FIFA: Women's football is not very developed in India. Do you feel it is possible to change that situation? SP: Wom...more

Sadiq can become boxing superstar, says coach
by Muslim Women in Sports
posted January 17, 2010 at 2:50pm

The national title triumph of Bradford schoolgirl Ambreen Sadiq at Manchester’s Boxing School of Excellence earned a glowing tribute from ABA national coach Mick Gannon. The Belle Vue Girls School pupil defeated Leigh Park’s Bobbie Clark 20-5, ...more

Help Haiti
by My so-called FABULOUS life: Brianna Glenn
posted January 15, 2010 at 10:22pm

Everyone is talking about Haiti these days...as they should be. I think it's important that in the day and age in which we live, where we facebook, twitter, and blog our lives to the world, we use the voice that we've created and the audience we've acqui...more

"It's disgusting to take bullets for a football match": Togo attacked on its way to African Cup of Nations
by From A Left Wing
posted January 8, 2010 at 5:05pm

That's Richmond Forson, midfielder for Togo's national team, commenting on being attacked on the way to the Africa Cup of Nations tournament in Angola. Here's the story from Sky Sports, Dossevi reveals Togo horror, and from Al Jazeera, Togo footballer...more

Wrestling really is taking off
by After Atalanta
posted January 6, 2010 at 12:27pm

Usually I post about another college or university adding women's wrestling to their roster of varsity sports. Sometimes it is to increase the number of opportunities for women to participate in sport; sometimes it is an attempt to "save" men's wrestling....more

Political Football: Riyas Komu and the Iraqi National Team
by From A Left Wing
posted December 22, 2009 at 7:19pm

Riyas Komu, Stadium I, 2007Iraq's victory over Saudi Arabia in the 2007 Asia Cup final is likely to hold up as one the decade's most significant wins. The team's victory represented a complex distillation of resistance and anger. The torture and murder of...more

WNBA Games in China?
by Pleasant Dreams - An Atlanta Dream Blog
posted December 8, 2009 at 10:21pm

NBA Commissioner David Stern is always pushing product. There's a new arena being built in Shanghai called the Mercedes-Benz Arena, according to the Los Angeles Times. NBA International President Heidi Ueberroth says:Preseason NBA games and other basket...more

Left Wing, Left Leg
by From A Left Wing
posted December 6, 2009 at 1:33pm

Riyas Komu, Left Leg 2008 I write this from Goa, just minutes before heading to a meeting with the Indian National Football Team. This is part of a research trip to India, to explore the work and practice of the artist Riyas Komu. Komu has been medi...more

The Girl Effect
by ...Because I Played Sports
posted November 26, 2009 at 10:07pm

One of the best viral videos I’ve seen coming from a sports brand is associated with a powerful advocacy campaign created by the Nike Foundation called the Girl Effect. Although the campaign’s mission is not overtly obvious, the interactive video (se...more

Caster Semenya, the gender binary, and a case for the ‘sport continuum’
by Sports, Media & Society
posted November 26, 2009 at 10:02pm

If you’re only vaguely familiar with the troubling case of sex-testing in sport and the Caster Semenya case, a new article in The New Yorker by Ariel Levy may offer the most incisive, comprehensive look at the case and the issues around it. Levy masterf...more

2010 Australian Open: USTA announces field for Australian Open wild card playoff
by WTA Women's Tennis
posted November 26, 2009 at 4:06pm

2010 Australian Open: USTA announces field for Australian Open wild card playoff The USTA announced the finalized list of players invited to compete at its 2010 Australian Open wild card playoffs to be played on December 4-7. Participants: Madison Br...more

Sports for girls are more than play in Bangladesh, they’re tool for progress (even survival)
by Fair Game News
posted November 23, 2009 at 2:16pm

Girls playing handball in Bangladesh By Laura Pappano Sport is a tool for social, political and economic equality. In Bangladesh — where girls face routine physical violence, child marriage, and are denied the same access to education as boys — tha...more

Laila Ali to fight in Dubai
by The Glowing Edge
posted November 23, 2009 at 2:14pm

Eric Rafiq, CEO of the Xtreme Kombat League (XKL) is looking for sponsors to help bring legendary boxing champion Laila Ali to the United Arab Emirates for a fight in Dubai for 2010. Daughter of boxing great Mohammad Ali, Laila Ali has a record of 24-0 ...more

Women flock to see first female soccer game in West Bank
by Muslim Women in Sports
posted November 14, 2009 at 7:26pm

Al Ram, West Bank (CNN) -- The Faisal al Husseini football stadium was packed, two hours before kick off, with a noisy sea of Palestinian flags and white hijabs.Football matches are always a big deal in the West Bank, but this game was more significant t...more

The Eternal Comparison: Women's Basketball in Spain
by Pleasant Dreams - An Atlanta Dream Blog
posted November 4, 2009 at 12:02pm

Journalist Alejandro Santana, who follows Perfumerias in Spain, writes about media coverage in Spain. Perfumerias is lucky as its home city - Salamanca - has three local newspapers, three radio shows and one television station. However:But Salamanca’s...more

National Palestinian women's soccer team takes field
by Muslim Women in Sports
posted November 3, 2009 at 9:14pm

The Faisal Husseini International Stadium in the West Bank city of Ramallah on Sunday was the scene of the first ever international soccer match between the Jordanian women's soccer team and its Palestinian counterpart.The 22 women making up both teams ma...more

Muslim women's sports foundation score with football grant
by Muslim Women in Sports
posted October 31, 2009 at 2:42pm

THE Muslim Women's Sports Foundation (MWSF) is celebrating following a £235k grant awarded by the Football Foundation, the UK's largest sports charity.The grant will allow the the group to embark on the the Born to Succeed project - a three year plan aim...more

Battle of the Countries: We won!
by I Run - Therefore I Blog
posted October 27, 2009 at 2:17pm

Norway won "The Battle of The Countries - Northern Europe" Challenge. It led up to the Human Race on Saturday October 24. Rumors say that the Norwegian Nike crew logged another run and got extra mileage Saturday night - only hours before the deadline. Tha...more

What the heck is the Handa Cup??
by Ladies on the Tee
posted October 26, 2009 at 4:40pm

Senior Golf at its Finest Have you heard of the Handa Cup? No, not HONDA Cup – HANDA CUP. If you have, you are definitely in the minority. The Handa Cup was formed by the LPGA in 2006 so it hasn’t been around that long. The key point is tha...more

Human rights and the Olympics
by After Atalanta
posted October 19, 2009 at 4:34pm

If you have not gotten over Chicago's early-round loss on the Olympic site voting, well, in the words of Nike (who will certainly be a presence in Brazil) just do it. I, personally, was glad the US did not get another games so early on. And that South Ame...more

Female wrestlers a break from the usual
by Muslim Women in Sports
posted October 19, 2009 at 2:23pm

In the Turkish Language Institute's (TDK) dictionary, the word "pehlivan" is defined as "someone who is tall and strong."So, when you hear the word "pehlivan," that may be all that comes to mind, but you should know that "pehlivan" also means wrestler.No...more

Enlightened taekwondo encourages Muslim women
by Muslim Women in Sports
posted October 16, 2009 at 12:36pm

16 September, 2009 -- The World Taekwondo Federation’s (WTF) enlightened policy of encouraging women’s participation will be highlighted during next month’s World Taekwondo Championships when Muslim women who are obliged to wear a hijab (head scarf...more

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