Putin lost in space after moon mission humiliation
Vladimir Putin dreamt of sharing a moon base with China, but Luna-25’s flop will do more than keep him earthbound. Lose face in space and you lose it in geopolitics, too.
Women's Cricket
Women’s sport goes premium
The spectacular success of the World T20 final on Sunday is a signal that women’s sport has arrived as a premium product.
Mooney and Schutt join our Big Five
It used to be the Big Three but after Australia’s dominant T20 World Cup performance, you can add the names Mooney and Schutt to the list.
Aussies win on landmark day for women’s sport
The Australian women’s cricket team, led by a stunning display of hitting from Alyssa Healy, have crushed India in front of 86,174 fans at the MCG | WATCH
C’mon Aussie, hit coronavirus for six
Sunday’s game at the MCG shapes up as the most important match in the history of women’s cricket.
Biggest game in women’s cricket history
The Australian team is hoping the MCG is not as spin friendly as the Sydney Showground track that allowed India’s Poonam Yadav to bamboozle them.
Perry’s emotional rescue cuts through
Ellyse Perry is an integral member of the Australian team even when hamstrung on the sidelines.
That’s how the Black Panther rolls
Our ability to counterpunch when the blowtorch is applied is why we have come back strongly in this tournament.
Perry ruled out of World Cup
American pop star Katy Perry is on track to perform at the MCG for the Women’s T20 World Cup final but Ellyse Perry is out
Aussies stay alive but Perry’s Cup looks over
Australia’s Twenty20 World Cup hopes are alive after holding off New Zealand by four runs. But the victory looks to have come at a major cost | WATCH
Perry’s fitness a $1m question
Playing Ellyse Perry in Monday’s must-win clash with New Zealand will come down to a risk-versus-reward strategy.
Kiwi attitude exposes character flaw
By not acknowledging that they too are under pressure, the White Ferns are not embracing championship qualities.
India’s emergence a seismic shift
India have come late to women’s cricket but the sport’s sleeping giant has finally woken.
Confident Aussies face sudden death
The Australian women head to Junction Oval on Monday knowing they must beat New Zealand to make the finals.
Carefree Healy just keeps swinging
Alyssa Healy and Beth Mooney set a record partnership as Australia dismantled Bangladesh in the T20 World Cup.
Lanning delivers a declaration of Waugh
Meg Lanning did a Steve Waugh in more ways than one against Sri Lanka at the WACA Ground.
Aussies feel pressure of spotlight
Australia are at short odds to defeat Sri Lanka on Monday, but anything can happen in a roulette tournament.
India leave Australia in a spin
We will be old and grey and probably toothless before we learn if these are the golden days of women’s cricket.
‘Tipping point for women’s cricket’
It’s time to stop talking about how far the women cricketers have come because they’re already here.
Aussies adapt to losing spearhead
Captain Meg Lanning believes her side can cover for the untimely loss of fast bowling spearhead Tayla Vlaeminck.
Teen shapes as new Little Master
To get a game as a young girl, Shafali Verma had to pretend to be her brother. Now the 16-year-old is India’s next big thing.
Be warned … Healy’s back in the swing
Australia captain Meg Lanning has warned bowlers to be wary of an out-of-form Alyssa Healy.
Invasion of the Bharat Army
Australia’s star-studded women’s team risk being swept away by a sea of blue in their anticipated World Cup opener against India.
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