From Abebe Bikila to Letsile Tebogo, African athletes have made history at the Olympics. Relive some of the greatest sporting moments from the continent ahead of the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games.

The biggest change this season for Texas women's basketball star Madison Booker may not have anything to do with a basketball. This season, the Longhorns need her to step up as a leader, too.

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The women’s World Cup victory has given India a new generation of heroes and brands their new stars with marketers calling ...

Welcome back to the Monday Tennis Briefing, where The Athletic will explain the stories behind the stories from the past week on court. This week, two rising WTA talents capped incredible seasons, the ...

Shafali Verma’s fearless 87-run knock and two key wickets led India to their first Women’s World Cup title — a dream rise from disguise to destiny.

Lyudmila PavlichenkoTo read Julia Ioffe’s new book, “Motherland: A Feminist History of Modern Russia, from Revolution to ...

Van Durgas,” the female forest guards of Kaziranga National Park, come from rural communities, bravely protecting wildlife and habitats while defying social barriers, and daily challenges to safeguard ...

Deepti Sharma made history in the ICC Women’s World Cup Final 2025, achieving a record no cricketer, male or female, has ever ...

From Shafali Verma's unique Player of the Match feat to South Africa captain Laura Wolvaardt's record tally, check out some eye-catching stats from the India vs South Africa, ICC Women's Cricket World ...

I don’t have a gender identity,” Manisha explained. “I get that other people look at me and see a woman but, for myself, ...