Women’s Sport

'Bowling fast is what drives me ... You become addicted to it.'

Hannah Green became the first Aussie women in 13 years to win a golf major, earning a cool $800,000 pay day. Her competitive spirit was fostered on a public course in WA.

There's a stark difference between leading male and female cricket teams. Few people are better qualified to say so than Ashes-bound Australian women’s coach Matthew Mott.

'It was a special feeling when someone sent through a pic of the three of us - Ash Barty, Hannah Green and myself - just that realisation that we’d all had cracker nights and everyone was frothin’ on the Aussie women.' The world's new number one surfer, Sally Fitzgibbons, on a magical night in Australian sport.

Hannah Green's coach was an 'absolute mess' watching her bid to become the first Aussie woman to win a major since 2006.

More than 600 people attended the funeral, but Jenna O’Hea couldn’t bring herself to reveal how her uncle had died. The Opals basketballer soon discovered her family’s tragedy was part of a nationwide epidemic.

Aaron Holt spent six intense weeks bringing Sam Kerr back from injury before the 2015 World Cup, which she acknowledged in an emotional tribute. He tells the story of their time together and what makes her one of the world's best players.

Emma Checker's path seemed set when she made her Matildas debut at just 16. Since then the Adelaide United captain has battled sexism, injury and even once found herself living with 27 non-English speaking teammates.

Her father was murdered when she was 12. Injury robbed her of an Olympic gold medal in rugby. When Tiana Penitani steps out for an Origin debut she will carry a memento from her dad and a new sense of purpose.

People laughed when Alicia Quirk left touch footy for full-contact rugby sevens. This is what she discovered going against what society expects of women and girls.