Lin Yu-ting has won a bronze medal at the Asian Boxing Elite Championships in her first competition since a gender-eligibility row overshadowed her Olympic gold medal-winning performance at the 2024 Paris Games.
Lauren Price's absence from the ring for nearly 13 months reflects the complex politics of boxing, where promoter decisions and financial negotiations often dictate fight opportunities.
When MVP told me that Han and Holm were going to rematch in Stephanie's hometown of El Paso, I said I want to get on the card to support these two queens. Women's boxing is growing on a global level, and fights like this ... are proof of how far we've come.
At my college back in the day, just as Title IX was being passed, the male athletes were given steak dinners at the cafe the night before big games, especially football, but basketball, and baseball too, but none for female teams. I was a walk-on to our softball team my freshman year, and also worked in the cafeteria to help pay tuition.
Renee Slegers' side qualified for the event as representatives of Europe by beating Barcelona in the Women's Champions League final last May. They beat Morocco's AS FAR Rabat 6-0 in the semi-finals on Wednesday evening and will face Brazilian club Corinthians in Sunday's final (18:00 GMT) at Emirates Stadium. Copa Libertadores champions Corinthians beat New York-based Gotham FC 1-0 in the earlier kick-off in a double-header at Brentford's Gtech Community Stadium.
The Football Association of Ireland (FAI) has submitted a preliminary bid to host the Women's Champions League final at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin in 2029. Dublin was put forward as a potential host city in an expression of interest by the FAI to Uefa in October. The FAI said it is in a "strong position" to host the final due to the increased popularity of women's football in the Republic of Ireland.
A WSL spokesperson added that they believe clubs and players are also opposed to the schedule, but the league are stopping short of calling for a boycott or threatening to withdraw English teams from the competition, adding: We are not against the introduction of new tournaments in principle [but] those dates would have an impact on five WSL match rounds.