FA Cup Final: Chelsea Beats Man United In Front Of World-Record Crowd
On 14 May 2023, the FA Cup final saw a world record crowd gather at Wembley and witness Chelsea beat Manchester United 1-0. Man United seemed to dominate the first half, but Chelsea’s strength in depth shone through in the end. Australian Sam Kerr did not hesitate to do her iconic backflip after scoring in the 68th minute, enabling Chelsea …
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400m Victory For Rhasidat Adeleke At The Big 12 Championships
Rhasidat Adeleke claimed victory at the Big 12 Championships in Oklahoma over the weekend. The 20-year-old ran 50.58, beating her University of Texas teammate, Kennedy Simon (51.22) to claim top spot. This was Adeleke’s second 400M title at the Big 12 Conference, having won the title for Texax in in Lubbock, Texas in February. https://twitter.com/Track_Gazette/status/1657811319846780933?s=20 It continues the astonishing trajectory …
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10 Things You Should Know About Joy Neville
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Jessica Gardiner
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May 12, 2023
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Rugby, Uncategorized
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international rugby, Interprovincial Women’s Rugby Championship, ireland rugby, Ireland Women's Rugby, Irish Rugby, Referee, rugby world cup, Women in refereeing, women referees
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Four Irish officials have recently been named as match officials for the Rugby World Cup 2023, with Joy Neville making history by being named the first female official at a men’s Rugby World Cup. While Neville continues to trend social media following the World Rugby announcement, she’s received numerous applaudable achievements throughout her career. From player to referee, Neville has …
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Transgender Sprinter Halba Diouf’s Determined To Fight Olympic Ban
French sprinter Halba Diouf’s has expressed that she feels marginalised and hounded after the World Athletics (WA) announced in March that the WA governing body has banned transgender women who have gone through male puberty from competing in women’s events, leaving Diouf’s Olympic dreams shattered. WA explained their decision was based on the “need to protect the female category.” “I …
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Tennis Star Ons Jabeur Pushes Italian Open Organisers For Equal Pay
The controversy surrounding sexism in tennis has continued in Rome after female players criticised Italian Open organisers for not offering the same prize money as their male counterparts. Italian tennis federation chief Angelo Binaghi mentioned that the federation had started a process that would lead to equal prize money by 2025. World number seven Ons Jabeur has challenged the organisers …
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Athletes To Watch Out For At The Belfast IMC This Weekend
Several of Ireland’s top athletes will compete at the Belfast Irish Milers Meet at Mary Peters Track this weekend. The meet on 13 May will serve as a chance for the athletes to lay down a marker for the season ahead which culminates in the World Athletics Championships in Budapest from 19-27 August 2023. Last year saw Louise Shanahan (Leevale …
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Irish Referee Joy Neville Makes Rugby World Cup History
World Rugby has confirmed the team of match officials who have been selected for the Rugby World Cup 2023 in France later this year. Four Irish officials have been named as match officials for the Rugby World Cup 2023, with Joy Neville making history by being named the first female official at a men’s Rugby World Cup. Neville is one …
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Madrid Open Under Fire After Ball Girls’ Attire Labelled “Feminising”
The Madrid Open has entered a court of controversy, taking the centre of a sexism row just days after the event was criticised for dressing ‘ball girls’ in “feminising” outfits. During the Masters 1000 event – which ended over the weekend with Carlos Alcaraz and Aryna Sabalenka winning the men’s and women’s singles champions, organizers were criticised for dressing the ball girls on …
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Kildare Camogie Squad Slam County Board All-Ireland Championship Withdraw Decision
The Kildare intermediate camogie squad has written to clubs in the county expressing “distress” at a County Board decision to withdraw the team from the All-Ireland Championship. They were informed of the board’s decision via WhatsApp last Friday. The intermediate championship is set to start later this month – Kildare had been fixed in a group with Cork, Dublin, Kilkenny …
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Dublin Marathon Introduces Transfer Option And Several Initiatives Driving Inclusivity
The Dublin Marathon has introduced a transfer system, which will allow runners to officially pass their entry to someone else. A few other changes have also been introduced including several initiatives designed to encourage more women to take part and also a new non-binary entry category for the event this year. With entries sold out so far in advance for …
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