Rui Machida of Fujitsu RedWave Signs Contract with WNBA Washington Mystics
Rui Machida of Fujitsu RedWave Signs Contract with WNBA Washington Mystics

TOKYO, Feb 14, 2022 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Fujitsu today announced that on February 8, Rui Machida, member of the Fujitsu RedWave Women’s Basketball Team signed a contract with the Washington Mystics (based in Washington D.C.) which is a member of the Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA). Rui Machida Since joining the Fujitsu... » read more

Cycling: Britain’s Lowden sets new women’s one-hour record

PARIS (AFP) – British rider Joscelin Lowden claimed a new women’s one-hour track cycling record on Thursday (Sept 30) in Switzerland, setting a new mark of 48.405 kilometres. The 33-year-old smashed the previous record of 48.007km set by Italian Vittoria Bussi at altitude in Mexico in 2018. Lowden’s coach had said she broke the record... » read more

Bowling: S’pore’s New Hui Fen finishes 5th at PWBA Spokane Open

SINGAPORE – Back on the competition lanes after close to two years, national bowler New Hui Fen narrowly missed out on a spot in the stepladder finals of the Professional Women’s Bowling Association (PWBA) Spokane Open on Sunday (Aug 22) after finishing fifth in the qualifying round. The 29-year-old enjoyed a perfect game in round... » read more

Football: US women’s great Carli Lloyd calls time on storied career

(REUTERS) – Carli Lloyd, one of the greatest women’s footballers to grace the game, has announced her retirement, US Soccer said on Monday (Aug 16). The 39-year-old, who was twice named the Fifa Women’s Player of the Year, became the second-most capped player in world football history (312) during a career that included two Women’s... » read more

Japan celebrates gold rush on day of upsets at Olympics
Japan celebrates gold rush on day of upsets at Olympics

TOKYO (AFP) – A Japanese skateboarder claimed a piece of Olympic history as the host nation enjoyed a gold rush at the Tokyo Games on Sunday (July 25), while France inflicted the first defeat on a men’s USA basketball team since Athens 2004. There were 18 gold medals up for grabs, including the first ever... » read more

International Women’s Day Summit 2021: Amplifying Her Voice
International Women’s Day Summit 2021: Amplifying Her Voice

BERMUDA, Mar 3, 2021 – (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – This year’s International Women’s Day Summit Agenda has been announced that includes more than 200 speakers, representing over 75 countries. Topics for this year’s event, which will be held from March 8-10, include: Blockchain, Digital Assets, Fintech, AI, Women in Space, Global Women’s Entrepreneurship &... » read more

Floorball scores again

The International Floorball Federation (IFF) Women’s World Floorball Championship (WFC) will return to Singapore in 2023, nearly two decades after the Republic last hosted the event in 2005. The 2023 tournament will be only the second time that the biennial Women’s WFC is held outside of Europe. The upcoming event will see entries from 16... » read more

Having fun in the cage
Having fun in the cage

Tiong Bahru’s Nur Faradila Rafidi trying to dispossess Lion City Sailors’ Chloe Koh in the inaugural FAS Women’s Panna Challenge 2020 at Expy The Lab yesterday. The Dec 16-20 challenge, which featured five clubs from the women’s leagues, is based off Panna, a street football game originating from the Netherlands. Normally two players are in... » read more

Ace lifts unheralded Olson to top of leaderboard
Ace lifts unheralded Olson to top of leaderboard

HOUSTON • A hole-in-one helped Amy Olson grab the first-round lead in the US Women’s Open, the year’s final women’s Major. She shot a four-under 67 on Thursday at the Champions Golf Club for a one-shot lead over Japan’s Hinako Shibuno, Thai Moriya Jutanugarn and South Korean Kim A-lim. “That hole-in-one was kind of the... » read more

‘Tall, black, gay’ perception hurts WNBA
‘Tall, black, gay’ perception hurts WNBA

LOS ANGELES • Seattle Storm’s Sue Bird believes women’s football players in the United States are more widely supported and favoured than their counterparts in the Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) because of the public perception of them as “cute little white girls”. Point guard Bird, who won her fourth WNBA title this month, said... » read more