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Human Rights Group Calls on IOC/Saudi Arabia to End Ban on Women’s Sports
by Pretty Tough
posted February 16, 2012 at 8:45am

As the world prepares for the 2012 Olympics in London this summer and the 5th IOC World Conference on Women in Sport gets underway in Los Angeles, the Saudi government continues to discriminate against women. The country has never sent a female athlete to...more

Irish amateur boxing championships
by Inspiring Sports Women
posted February 7, 2012 at 1:33am

Ceire Smith, 51 kgs champ The remaining two women's title-bouts took place this weekend in Dublin's National Stadium. And of course there was an extra frisson of excitement because three of the winners will move onto the Olympic qualifying tournament in C...more

Muslim high school basketball player wears her faith with pride on court
by Muslim Women in Sports
posted February 5, 2012 at 1:37am

Tabb's Yasmeen Amer (Kaitlin McKeown, Daily Press / February 2, 2012)By Marty O'Brien, [email protected] | 757-247-4963YORK —— There were times after Yasmeen Amer began wearing a hijab that she felt conf...more

Sign The Petition: Allow girls & women to play Football wearing the proper Headscarfs - Hijab
by Muslim Women in Sports
posted February 4, 2012 at 3:38pm

To Sign: http://www.change.org/petitions/allow-girls-women-to-play-football-wearing-headscarfs?utm_medium=email&utm_source=action_alert Why This Is Important: During youth Olympics Football Tournament in Singapore 2010, FIFA & the executi...more

With New Soccer Stadium, Saudi Women Finally Allowed to Watch The Game They Love
by Muslim Women in Sports
posted February 2, 2012 at 9:15pm

Written by James M. Dorsey Saudi Arabia is building its first stadium especially designed to allow women who are currently barred from attending soccer matches because of the kingdom’s strict public gender segregation to watch games. The sta...more

When they banned soccer ...
by Inspiring Sports Women
posted February 2, 2012 at 1:04pm

Dick Kerr Ladies Vs St Helen's Ladies 1920 So just when you think you've heard it all when it comes to things men do to stop women playing sport, you hear another story. A ban on women's soccer anyone? I posted about the ban in Brazil a few months back,...more

Sudan’s Islamic Fiqh Council bans formation of womens soccer team
by Muslim Women in Sports
posted January 27, 2012 at 1:11am

January 23, 2012 (KHARTOUM) – The Islamic Fiqh Council in Sudan issued a fatwa (religious order) saying that it is forbidden for the country to create a womens soccer team, deeming it an immoral act.The religious authority said that any request made...more

Possible Defection of Cuban Futbolistas During Olympic Qualifier
by Pretty Tough
posted January 25, 2012 at 9:56am

When Cuba’s national women’s team showed up for Monday night’s CONCACAF Olympic qualifying match against Haiti in Vancouver, BC two players were conspicuously missing. Unconfirmed reports say star forward Yesenia Gallardo Martinez,...more

Would barring non-US citizens from US National Doubles Tourney kill the future women’s squash?
by Fair Game News
posted January 24, 2012 at 5:11pm

By Sarah Odell What does it mean to be the best? I pondered this recently while studying the lacquered hardwood board at the Greenwich Country Club listing past winners of the North American Open Doubles Tournament. How many winners – spanning...more

Tweet vs. Weinberger Set for Medicine Hat, Alberta
by Wombat Sports
posted January 24, 2012 at 7:28am

Pride of Poplar, MT, Marshelle Weinberger will be making her pro-MMA debut in Medicine Hat, Alberta Feb. 24 at the “School of Hard Knocks 20″ card. She will be facing  Charmaine “Not So Sweet” Tweet. Weinberger we...more

2012 CONCACAF Olympic Qualifying: And So It Begins
by All White Kit
posted January 20, 2012 at 6:33pm

  Canada and Costa Rica each earned emphatic victories Thursday night as CONCACAF Olympic qualifying commenced in Vancouver. Christine Sinclair led Big Red past Haiti with four goals in a 6-0 trouncing, becoming the all-time leading goal-scorer in t...more

Serena Williams wins 500th career match in second round of Australian Open
by Pretty Tough
posted January 19, 2012 at 7:07pm

Following a 6-3 6-2 victory over Tamira Paszek , Serena Williams defeated Barbora Zahlavova Strycova of the Czech Republic 6-0 6-4 in the second round of the Australian Open.  With the victory, Williams notched her 500th career win, an achievement sh...more

Bumps, bruises and rugby with Dani Bachmann
by Inspiring Sports Women
posted January 19, 2012 at 6:50pm

From au-pair to rugby player Dani Bachmann has had an eventful decade living in Ireland. I was watching a men's game a few weeks ago when she was pointed out as 'someone you should talk to for that blog.' So here she is ... Dani with her team (back r...more

BBC Sports Personality of the Year 2011: A no show for the women
by Women in Sport International
posted January 14, 2012 at 1:36am

Tweet BBC Sports Personality of the Year 2011: A no show for the women By JoJo Rennie Image: Press Association Images There was certainly cause for celebration this year as Mark Cavendish was awarded BBC Sports Personality of the Year (SPOTY). He ...more

Canadian freestyle skier Sarah Burke remains in critical condition
by Pretty Tough
posted January 12, 2012 at 12:49pm

Canadian freeskier Sarah Burke crashed while training on the 22-foot Eagle Superpipe in Park City, Utah, and is reportedly in a coma and in critical condition a day after being airlifted to a Salt Lake City hospital. In a statement released by University...more

Hot hoops weekend - upsets galore
by They're Playing Basketball
posted January 9, 2012 at 10:22am

While I was in the Bay watching the Cal-Oregon game yesterday, #3 Notre Dame was upsetting #2 UConn, 74-67. The Irish have now become the Big East team to beat, ESPN says.Earlier today, St. John's upset #12 Louisville 72-64. I was watching the first hour ...more

Olympic Hopeful Mixes Muslim Faith And Fencing
by Muslim Women in Sports
posted January 9, 2012 at 2:14am

World-class fencer Ibtihaj Muhammad hopes to compete in the 2012 London Olympics. If she qualifies, it is believed that she will be the first practicing Muslim to represent the U.S. in women's fencing, and the first American to wear Islamic head-covering ...more

A case of the defunct kabaddi team
by Muslim Women in Sports
posted January 9, 2012 at 1:52am

By Fawad HussainTides have change in recent times when it comes to women taking part in sport and even going on to represent the country on global arena.Besides various indoor games, the nation is represented in cricket, football, tennis and even athletic...more

Afgan Female Boxers Prepare for 2012 Olympics
by Wombat Sports
posted January 3, 2012 at 10:09pm

  Courtesy San Francisco Gate Women’s combat sports has been growing by leaps and bounds in the Middle East, and after the U.S. ousted the Talliban in Afgnaistan; several fighters hope to make some history at the 2012 Olympic Games...more

2011 World and US Track and Field Rankings
by The Track & Field Superblog
posted January 3, 2012 at 4:20pm

Track and Field News has released their 2011 World and US Rankings for men and women. No athletes with Ohio roots made the World Rankings. Ohio’s athletes in the US rankings are represented below. MEN Steeplechase 5. Brian Olinger (Ridgewood HS, ...more

Visa delay forces Welsh golfer out of Indian tournament... because her father is from Pakistan
by Muslim Women in Sports
posted January 2, 2012 at 10:32pm

by Martin Shipton, Western Mail PROFESSIONAL golfer Sahra Hassan should tomorrow be teeing off in one of the biggest tournaments of her career.But the 24-year-old from Newport will not be taking part in the DLF Indian Open in Delhi because of delays in...more

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