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‘Rally car driver as a job title is pretty cool’

IT’S hot, sweaty, uncomfortable, downright dirty and the worst possible job for the faint-hearted. But Sydney-bred rally driver Molly Taylor wouldn’t swap it for the world.

Breakers unleash teen trio

THE NSW Breakers clearly believe in the adage if you’re good enough you’re old enough. That’s why they will have three teenage debutants Friday’s game against Victoria in Melbourne.

Caslick a team player with rugby sevens gong

THE honour of being named the best women’s rugby sevens player in the world is a touch bittersweet for Charlotte Caslick.

Sally Fitz chasing Olympic dream

PRO surfer Sally Fitzgibbons says neither married life or a budding business empire will be sending her to the sidelines any time soon with the 2020 Tokyo Olympics firmly on her radar.

Cricket Australia to live stream WBBL2

IT was the big hit of last summer and this time round every game of the WBBL2 will be on either TV or live streamed for cricket fans.

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - AUGUST 06: Charlotte Caslick of Australia runs with the ball during the Women's Pool A rugby match between Ausutralia and Colombia on Day 1 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at Deodoro Stadium on August 6, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Photo by Mark Kolbe/Getty Images)

Caslick crowned best in the world

SHE has a gold medal and the admiration of her teammates to prove it but now Charlotte Caslick’s position as the best female sevens player in the world is confirmed — even it’s a little embarrassing for her.

Aussie 7s women claim Oceania title

IT’s the new-look Australian team with the same dream as the one that won Olympic gold — winning every international battle they can.

Play of the Week: Jillaroo Ruan Sims

JILLAROOS captain Ruan Sims has written her name into rugby league history as the first female to sign an NRL playing contract to earn SWOOP Play of the Week.

New Zealand Black Ferns v Australia Wallaroos

Wallaroos learn World Cup draw

AUSTRALIA’S Wallaroos have been drawn to meet Ireland and France in Pool C of the 2017 women’s Rugby World Cup, to be held in Dublin and Belfast.

WNBL round 5: Five minute wrap

SUZY Batkovic pulled off a miracle shot to help Townsville to their overtime win at home against the Sydney Uni Flames. SWOOP’S WNBL five minute wrap,

Aussie women’s star opens up on anorexia battle

SARAH Coyte’s anorexia battle is well known among cricket circles. For the first time, the 25-year-old international opens up on the illness that’s consumed her career.

Sydney Sevens Rugby 2017: Ultimate guide

IT’S party time, well in February anyway, when the Sydney Sevens come to town. And this time our women want a piece of the action.

W-League Rd 2: Five minute wrap

THE Newcastle Jets were the stars of the second weekend of W-League action with the most emphatic win of the round. SWOOP five minute wrap.

Taylor cleared for takeoff against Fire

SHE helped steer the Flames back into the winners’ circle and now Asia Taylor has made history as the first Sydney player to take Player of the Week Awards in the 2016/17 WNBL.

Palmateer wants more big wave thrills and spills

BIG wave surfer Felicity Palmateer hopes women become a permanent feature on the Big Wave Tour after their maiden appearance at a firing Jaws on the weekend.

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - JUNE 06: Australian basketballer Lauren Jackson looks on during the launch of the Lauren Jackson Basketball Academy the North Melbourne Recreation Centre on June 6, 2013 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Robert Cianflone/Getty Images)

Jackson out to force change in WNBL

AUSTRALIA’S best female basketball player Lauren Jackson has set her sights on improving the current plight of the women’s national league.

SWOOP - Remembrance Day Round Ð Sydney FC W-League player Gabe Mazarno is an engineer in the Australian Army Ð maybe a picture of her in her uniform and one of her in the Sydney FC kit?

Sydney star diving into uncharted waters

NOT content with being the ADF’s first and only female combat engineer diver, Gabe Marzano somehow finds time to play in the W-League.

WNBL round 6 numbers game

THE WNBL heads into the sixth round this weekend with some great clashes on the road and at home. We take a look at the numbers game.

Two Matildas nominated for AFC award

MATILDAS stars Lisa De Vanna and Caitlin Foord are among the three nominees for the Asian Football Confederation women’s Player of the Year award announced on Wednesday.

W-League Rd 1: Five minute wrap

THREE teams have their foot on the top rung of the ladder in the W-league after round one action. SWOOP’S five-minute wrap on round one.

Victory women ready to deliver on potential

ACCOUNTABILITY has been the major theme at training for Melbourne Victory’s women this week as they prepare to take on Sydney FC at Lakeside Stadium on Saturday.

WNBL Round 6: Five minute wrap

THE Sydney Uni Flames are back in the winners circle, there were more heroics from Suzy Batkovic and there was some revenge extracted. SWOOP round six five minute wrap of WNBL.

AFL Women's players parade next season's jumpers.

AFLW Giants ready to entertain

GWS GIANTS women’s coach Tim Schmidt says his team will play an entertaining style similar to the men when they take to the field in February.

AFL women’s league ‘will be huge’

THE launch of the AFL women’s league has been likened to the NBA launching the WNBA in 1997 by a senior basketball figure from the US.

Mooney plays starring role in run chase

A STIRRING player-of-the-match performance from Southern Stars left-hander Beth Mooney helped the Governor-General’s XI to a two-wicket win over South Africa yesterday.

Coach panel passes muster for Jillaroos

MEET the coaching staff with more than three decades of playing and coaching experience hired to take the women’s national rugby league side to the next level.

Felicity Palmateer during the Final of the Womens Peahi Challenge in Maui. PLEASE CREDIT WSL/ Kelly Cestari

Surf starlets ride into history at Jaws

AUSSIE surf starlets Felicity Palmateer and Laura Enever have earned serious street cred in the macho world of big wave surfing by conquering one of the most brutal waves in the world.

‘I was skinny, gawky and uncoordinated’

WHEN Sydney uni Flames import Asia Taylor started playing basketball she was so uncoordinated she used to trip over her own feet. Now she’s a star of the WNBL.

Suncorp Super Netball: New name, new game, new era

AUSTRALIAN sport has a new game with a new name with the much-anticipated national netball league debuting in 2017 to be known as Suncorp Super Netball.

Flames back in winners’ circle

SYDNEY Uni Flames coach Cheryl Chambers says her side has found their rhythm just in time for a crucial match-up against defending WNBL champions Townsville Fire next Sunday at home.

GLASGOW, SCOTLAND - JULY 24: Anna Flanagan of Australia shoots at goal during the Women's preliminary match between Australia and Malaysia at Glasgow National Hockey Centre during day one of the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games on July 24, 2014 in Glasgow, United Kingdom. (Photo by Mark Kolbe/Getty Images)

Kookaburras, Hockeyroos hit road to Tokyo

THE “experimental” Kookaburras and “eclectic” Hockeyroos begin the long road to the 2020 Tokyo Olympics with a Trans Tasman series in New Zealand.