43 h. ago Caroline Weir: ‘I am not the loudest but I’d like to think I lead by example’

Midfielder wants to win silverware with Real Madrid and inspire girls and boys in Scotland as the SFA launches Galáctica, a documentary about herIn a Dunfermline back garden, a young girl doing keepy-uppies in her No 5 Zidane Real Madrid kit turns, shoots and scores in the bottom corner of a green, handbuilt, wooden board, painted by her dad to mark the outlines of a goal. Her family’s video footage is a reminder that the one club Caroline Weir always wanted to play for was Real Madrid.Fast forward two decades and that same all-white shirt – this time with Weir on the back – hangs on the walls of an Edinburgh cinema as the 29-year-old greets guests attending the premiere of a documentary the Scottish Football Association have made to honour their 108-times-capped midfielder. It feels fitting the film is being released within a fortnight of Weir scoring two decisive late goals in the women’s team’s first el clásico victory over Barcelona. Continue reading...

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45 h. ago Richard E. Grant recalls how his 'hilarious' wife Joan Washington ruled out eligible women for him before she died

Dialect coach Joan tragically passed away in September 2021 aged 74, eight months after she was diagnosed with stage four lung cancer.

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46 h. ago Loose Women's Jane Moore makes 'heartbreak' confession after recent divorce

Loose Women star Jane Moore shared an insight into her love life as she spoke about how she handles 'heartbreaks' in a candid chat with her Loose Women co-star GK Barry

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4 d. ago London City Lionesses go top of Barclays Women’s Championship

London City Lionesses go top of Barclays Women’s Championship  She Kicks

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6 d. ago Hunt for prison Romeo who had phone sex with guard AND fling with nurse behind bars...as police arrest four women who 'helped him flee hospital'

Officers are looking for Harri Pullen, 27, after being released from behind bars where he struck up his romances, who had phone sex with a prison guard.

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6 d. ago Loose Women's GK Barry opens up about 'friendship' with her mum and visit to the jungle

The I'm a Celeb star shared how close she is with her mum, Loretta

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9 d. ago Joey Barton mocked for 2015 post saying 'men who hit women are s***houses', after being found guilty of assaulting his wife

Joey Barton has been mocked after an old post of his condemning domestic violence was dragged up following his guilty verdict on Tuesday. Barton was given a suspended sentence.  

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9 d. ago Mariona Caldentey: ‘One day we’ll realise what we achieved, all we did for change to come’

Arsenal’s Spanish forward on fighting to win support for women’s football, leaving a successful Barcelona team and the stress of winning the World CupWhen Mariona Caldentey was a student, reading sports science at university, she could see the Camp Nou scoreboard from her bedroom window on the top floor of 63 Travessera de les Corts. On the nights when she and her flatmates didn’t stroll across to the stadium, they would hear goals before they saw them on TV. They played too, becoming league champions, but never imagined themselves over there. “Our reality was Astroturf pitches with no stands,” she recalls.Yet in April 2022, eight years on, 91,648 people came to watch them, breaking Barcelona’s own world record set a fortnight before. “It all happened so quick; one day we’ll realise what we achieved, all we did for change to come,” she says. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Violence and sexist harassment against female MPs ‘rife across Asia

Report reveals scale of abuse faced by women in politics from countries including Australia, China, Japan and IndiaSexism, harassment and violence against women are rife in parliaments across the Asia-Pacific region, according to a damning report published on Tuesday that lays bare the scale of abuse faced by women in politics.Based on interviews with 150 female MPs and parliamentary staff across 33 countries across the region – including Australia, Mongolia, India, Indonesia and Micronesia – the study found that 76% of MPs and 63% of staff had experienced psychological gender-based violence, with 60% of MPs saying they had been targeted online by hate speech, disinformation and image-based abuse. An equal number of women were interviewed from each country. Continue reading...

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1 week ago With March Madness underway, it's game time for newly opened women's

Several new bars dedicated to women’s sports have made the mad dash to open in time to capitalize on March Madness, now in full swing

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1 week ago Real Madrid earn first victory in women’s clásico after 18 losses to Barcelona

Caroline Weir’s late double seals 3-1 win in Liga F clashBarcelona’s 10-match winning streak comes to an endReal Madrid tasted their first ever victory in the women’s clásico on Sunday, beating Barcelona 3-1 in a Liga F clash to end a streak of 18 straight losses to their arch-rivals.Caroline Weir scored in the 87th minute and again deep into added time to snatch victory for the visitors at the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys, after Caroline Graham Hansen’s strike in the 67th minute had cancelled out Madrid’s first-half lead from an Alba Redondo goal. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Israeli airstrikes blitz Gaza, killing 26, as the death toll soars past 50,000

Blasts are said to have killed senior Hamas leader Salah al-Bardaweel, 66, and his wife, along with several women and children as Israel continued its offensive

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1 week ago Hibs 0 Rangers Women 0 LIVE as Barry Ferguson spotted in the stands for Sky Sports Cup final

The first piece of silverware of the season is up for grabs at Fir Park this afternoon

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2 w. ago Ewa Pajor: ‘Sometimes I’m at home and it’s like: wow I play for Barcelona’

In an exclusive interview the Poland striker discusses facing former club Wolfsburg in the Champions League quarter-finals and wanting to improve every dayThere is a sense of familiarity to this week’s Women’s Champions League quarter-final between Barcelona and Wolfsburg, but with one decisive change. The two met in the 2023 final in Eindhoven with Ewa Pajor scoring for Wolfsburg after three minutes. This time, though, she will line up for the Blaugrana.Barcelona swooped to sign the Poland international last summer after nine seasons, 196 matches and 136 goals in Germany. And it is fair to say the goals have not dried up since the switch to Spain, where the striker has already won one trophy and scored 34 goals in 32 matches in all competitions. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Scotsman Letters: It's ridiculous to claim Sturgeon was champion of women

It’s laughable to say Nicola Sturgeon did much for women bar those in her immediate circle, suggests reader

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2 w. ago Australian beach culture used to feel off limits to me. This summer I claimed the beach as my own

I was a non-swimmer, living miles away from Sydney’s glittering water belt. Taking up ocean racing felt like a badge of not only belonging to, but thriving in, this city of waterIt’s 7:45 am on a Saturday and my alarm blares. I am up. My swim bag is already packed; I snap on my one-piece with crisscross back straps that leaves dark slashes of tan. Gulping water and toast, I pass a carrot to Tally – who wags her tail appreciatively but is deeply unimpressed her morning walk will be delayed – and head downstairs.My ride is my neighbour R, a former life-saver hijabi. We are a well-oiled machine, carpooling for toll and petrol costs. In the quiet morning, Canterbury-Bankstown’s Palestinian flags on cars, manoush bakeries and bro-gyms give way to the skin-cancer clinics, juice bars and women in athleisure of Sydney’s eastern suburbs. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Baroness Sue Campbell on changing the game – Women’s Football Weekly podcast

Baroness Sue Campbell joins Suzy Wrack and Sophie Downey to discuss her journey and her recent book, The Game ChangerOn today’s podcast, Suzy Wrack and Sophie Downey sit down with Baroness Sue Campbell to talk about her new book, The Game Changer, and her remarkable career in sport. From kicking a ball around in the school playground to leading the transformation of women’s football as the FA’s Director of Women’s Football, Campbell shares the challenges and triumphs of her journey. She discusses her role in the London 2012 Olympics, the importance of grassroots development, and the impact of England’s historic Euro 2022 victory. Plus, Baroness Sue Campbell shares her thoughts on the future of the game and what still needs to be done to ensure lasting progress. Join the Fantasy League this season on FantasyWSL.net. Code GUARDIANWFW.Sign up for our weekly women’s football newsletter – all you need to do is search ‘Moving the Goalposts sign up’ or follow this link. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago I do aqua aerobics with women in their 80s – it’s the most fun I’ve had exercising | Kate Leaver

A joy from start to finish, doing jump-kicks underwater to classic pop hits has taught me never to think of exercise as punishmentGet our weekend culture and lifestyle emailAt my first class, we sang Barbara “Happy Birthday”. She was turning 80, doing fly-kicks underwater with the rest of us – and I’m almost certain she was not the only Barbara present.That’s the main demographic for aqua aerobics at the Manly’s Andrew Boy Charlton aquatic centre in Sydney: women born in the era of Barbaras, Margarets and Gladyses, many of them wearing a full face of makeup and gold earrings. They keep their faces immaculate by extending their necks and keeping their heads above water (I’ve asked).Sign up for the fun stuff with our rundown of must-reads, pop culture and tips for the weekend, every Saturday morning Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Biased laws and poverty driving huge rise in female prisoners – report

First such study finds laws on abortion, debt and dress help increase rate of women being jailed twice as fast as for menPoverty, abuse and discriminatory laws are driving a huge rise in the number of women in prison globally, according to a new report.With the rise of the far right and an international backlash against women’s rights, the research said there was a risk that laws would increasingly be used to target women, forcing more behind bars. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Kyle Clifford is a 'jealous man who holds women in utter contempt' who will die behind bars

The sentencing judge branded the triple killer 'a jealous man soaked in self-pity who holds women in utter contempt'

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