10 h. ago Queen Camilla praises literary prize for championing women authors for 30th anniversary

Queen Camilla made a surprise appearance at an open-air event to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Women's Prize for Fiction in London where she hailed the competition for helping female writers

Politics

10 h. ago Wimbledon lifts prize pot to £53.5m but tells players more money is no quick fix

All England Club says welfare concerns need different solutionWorld’s top players had asked for greater prize money at slamsThe All England Club has insisted that it has listened to the complaints of leading tennis players regarding prize money compensation but it believes the solution to player issues lies in greater changes to the structure of the sport.The prize money fund for the 2025 Wimbledon Championships, which begins on 30 June, will rise to £53.5m, a 7% increase on last year’s prize money and double the amount awarded in 2015. The men’s and women’s champions will receive £3m at this year’s edition, while players who lose in the first round will earn £66,000. Continue reading...

Economics

12 h. ago Wimbledon increases prize money by seven per cent to £53.5m total pot this year

The men’s and women’s singles champions will each receive £3million.

Economics

12 h. ago Esther González: ‘Now girls can grow up in Spain knowing we have Ballon d’Or winners’

One of the world’s best strikers talks about being part of a revolution, moving to Gotham FC and the upcoming EurosEsther González is at the top of her game. The 32-year-old striker’s list of accolades – World Cup winner, three-time Liga F champion, National Women’s Soccer League champion, Copa de la Reina victor and Concacaf W Champions Cup winner – is matched by few in the sport. But as a young girl growing up in southern Spain, her path was uncertain, rife with obstacles. “As a child, I dreamed of what I wanted to be when I grew up,” she says. “It was a soccer player. But, let’s say, circumstances didn’t allow me to see women’s soccer or anything close to women’s soccer.”As she grew up with three sisters, González’s earliest memories of football were playing with her hermanas in their small village in Andalusia. She dreamed of being a footballer, but there wasn’t a path before her. The shy young talent with a nose for goals would play with the local boys: they needed a goalscorer...

Politics

13 h. ago Queen Camilla praises literary prize for championing women authors

Camilla made a surprise appearance at an open-air event

Politics

16 h. ago Chadwick encouraged by female participation in motorsport before Le Mans debut

Briton to race in LMP2 class for French IDEC team‘In the next decade we’ll see a huge transition’Jamie Chadwick believes motor racing is undergoing a fundamental change in female participation, a transition the British driver has played a central role in. Chadwick is committed to taking it even further as she prepares to compete for the first time in the endurance classic, the Le Mans 24 Hours, this weekend.The 27-year-old has long been an advocate of promoting women in motorsport, including founding her own female karting championship, and is convinced the motor racing landscape is finally beginning to change. Continue reading...

Politics

31 h. ago Camilla praises literary prize for championing women authors

The Queen has supported literary charities and organisations for a number of years.

Culture

62 h. ago Arsenal enter new chapter with historic announcement on games at Emirates Stadium

The Women’s Champions League winners plan to play all 11 league games at the Emirates next season

Sport

3 d. ago Queen’s hosts women’s tennis for first time in 52 years – with equal prize money on the horizon

A new WTA tournament at the prestigious west London venue this week will precede the traditional men’s event – and has already attracted 10 of the top-20 players in the world

Politics

5 d. ago Coco Gauff v Aryna Sabalenka live: Scores and updates from heavyweight French Open final

There will be a new Roland Garros champion as Gauff and Sabalenka clash in the women’s singles final

Sport

7 d. ago Sex assault horror across Paris after PSG Champions League win: Shocking footage shows huge mob surround terrified women's car and smash window as other victims describe sexual violence

Shocking video has shown how a mob attacked a pair of young women, screaming at them and smashing its windows in as they tried to drive through the city.

Events

9 d. ago Clàudia Pina’s double for Spain means England miss out on Nations League finals

Spain demonstrated why they are the favourites to win the Women’s European Championship in Switzerland as they came from behind to beat England in Barcelona and top their Nations League group.The Spain substitute Claudia Pina proved to be the matchwinner, scoring twice and causing all sorts of problems for the England defence. After England held a half-time lead thanks to Alessia Russo’, the Barcelona forward equalised just inside the hour mark, two minutes after coming on, when she created room for herself to shoot inside the box with her left foot and beat Hannah Hampton. Continue reading...

Sport

9 d. ago Grand Slam finalist champions women's tennis in passionate post amid French Open controversy

Grand Slam finalist Ons Jabeur has penned a passionate message about women's tennis, as the row about the scheduling of the women's matches at the French Open continues

Sport

1 week ago JK Rowling leads calls to take away Imane Khelif's Olympic gold medal

JK Rowling has called the alleged results showing that Olympic champion Imane Khelif is a biological male 'a win for women'.

Politics

1 week ago Sweden’s Maja Stark holds off Nelly Korda to win first major at US Women’s Open

25-year-old wins by two shots at Erin HillsKorda finishes in tie for second with Rio TakedaMaja Stark has won tournaments around the world, but a professional victory in the United States eluded her. Now she is a US Women’s Open champion.The Swede shot an even-par 72 to win the second major of the year by two shots on Sunday at Erin Hills. Stark led the championship by one stroke through 54 holes and outlasted the World No 1, Nelly Korda, who got within a shot of the lead before petering out on the back nine. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Maja Stark holds off Nelly Korda at US Women’s Open to win first major

Sweden’s wins by two shots at Erin HillsKorda finishes in tie for second with Rio TakedaMaja Stark has won tournaments around the world, but a professional victory in the United States eluded her. Now she is the US Women’s Open champion. The Swede shot an even-par 72 to win the second major of the year by two shots on Sunday at Erin Hills.Stark led the championship by one stroke through 54 holes and outlasted the World No 1, Nelly Korda, who got within a shot of the lead before petering out on the back nine. Stark was seven underfor the week. Korda (71) tied for second with Japan’s Rio Takeda (72) at five under. Continue reading...

Politics

1 week ago CBS Sports acquires the rights to air Women's Champions League matches

CBS Sports has acquired the U.S. broadcast rights for the UEFA Women’s Champions League through the 2029-30 season

Sport

1 week ago Champions League final buildup, Women’s Nations League and more – live

Buildup to PSG v Inter and England v PortugalBarney Ronay: Qatar bid to complete footballYou can email Dominic with your thoughtsTransfer news time! (You didn’t think you were getting away without any transfer stories, did you?)Liam Delap and Luis Díaz look like they could be on the move this summer. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago ‘We work hard and have a plan’: the team who have won their league 23 times in a row

SFK 2000 Sarajevo’s secretary general, Azra Numanovic, discusses sustained success and challenges in the regionThere are many types of champions. Some win the league just as a one-off. There are those who enjoy periods of sustained success as well as the relentless winners who establish a long-term stranglehold on the silverware in their country. The next level up is the peerless teams who sustain it for a decade or so. Finally, in an entire category of their own, we have SFK 2000 Sarajevo.The Bosnia and Herzegovina women’s champions recently extended their own world record by lifting their 23rd consecutive title, continuing a streak that began before nearly half of their current squad were even born. Continue reading...

Politics

2 w. ago Yani Tseng hopes to rediscover ‘passion’ at US Open after overcoming the yips

Tseng burst onto the scene in 2008 by winning the Women’s PGA Championship.

Politics