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HER WAY Sports Media @herwaysportsmedia.bsky.social · 8h

THURSDAY:
With the new WNBL getting underway this week, HER WAY is re-releasing an interview from the early days of the media outlet, in January 2022, with WNBA Co-Defensive Player of the Year Alanna Smith, while she was playing WNBL in Adelaide.
📸 Getty/Paul Kane

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HER WAY Sports Media @herwaysportsmedia.bsky.social · 9h

WHAT’S ON TODAY: 15/10/25
The Poweroos headline the local action today, playing three games in Brisbane.
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Wednesday 15th October, 2025

What’s on for women in sport. All times AEDT.

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HER WAY Sports Media @herwaysportsmedia.bsky.social · 12h

BASKETBALL:

A couple of late additions to WNBL rosters-

- Perth Lynx have signed Indiana Fever and former Adelaide Lightning defensive dynamo Brianna Turner as a short term replacement.

- Southside have signed WNBA Connecticut Sun forward Haley Peters.

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HER WAY Sports Media @herwaysportsmedia.bsky.social · 12h

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The 2026 Glasgow Commonwealth Games schedule has been revealed.
Read more below.
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Commonwealth Games Schedule Revealed

The streamlined Glasgow games will start in July next year.

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HER WAY Sports Media @herwaysportsmedia.bsky.social · 22h

NRLW:
Roosters forward Aliyah Nasio has been handed a four week ban for her striking charge in the final moments of last week’s Grand final.

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HER WAY Sports Media @herwaysportsmedia.bsky.social · 22h

TODAY RECAPPED: 14/10/25
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Tuesday 14th October, 2025

Scores and headlines.

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HER WAY Sports Media @herwaysportsmedia.bsky.social · 23h

CYCLING:
Australian road cyclist Georgia Baker from GreenEdge Cycling has claimed her first stage win in a World Tour event, winning today’s opening stage of the Tour of Chongming Island in China, after a fellow rider was disqualified.
📸GreenEdge Cycling

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HER WAY Sports Media @herwaysportsmedia.bsky.social · 1d

DIVING:
Australia’s Maddi Keeney has been shortlisted for World Aquatics Female Diver of the Year. Maddi won the 1m World Title at this year’s World Champs in Singapore.
📸 Getty/Lintao Zhang

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HER WAY Sports Media @herwaysportsmedia.bsky.social · 1d

TODAY RECAPPED: 13/10/25
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Monday 13th October, 2025

Scores and headlines.

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HER WAY Sports Media @herwaysportsmedia.bsky.social · 2d

OUT TUESDAY:
The new era of WNBL starts this week, and HER WAY Sports Media has a cheat guide to all eight teams.
Returning stars, players in new colours, plus some of the new names who will be bringing their talents to the WNBL for the first time.
Out Tuesday.

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HER WAY Sports Media @herwaysportsmedia.bsky.social · 2d

LACROSSE:
Australia have finished as silver medalists at the World Lacrosse Super Sixes, narrowly going down to the powerful Canada Red 14-12 in today’s gold medal match.
The Aussies were ahead at halftime, but the class of the home side did just enough.
📸 Olivia Parker

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HER WAY Sports Media @herwaysportsmedia.bsky.social · 2d

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Brisbane will host the Asia Pacific Oceania Cup in Powerchair Football this week, with the Australian Poweroos looking to defend their title.
Entry is free at Nissan Arena.
Read the preview of the tournament below.
📸 HER WAY Sports Media
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Powerchair Football Asia Pacific Oceania Cup To Kick Off

Brisbane will host the best in the region this week.

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HER WAY Sports Media @herwaysportsmedia.bsky.social · 2d

CRICKET:
India were 0-155 less than 1/2 through their innings and finished with 330 runs, before Aussie skipper Alyssa Healy smashed 142 runs to help her team to a World Record run chase at the World Cup this morning. Ellyse Perry’s six won the game.
📸 Getty/ Alex Davidson

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HER WAY Sports Media @herwaysportsmedia.bsky.social · 2d

TODAY RECAPPED: 12/10/25
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Sunday 12th October, 2025

Scores and headlines.

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HER WAY Sports Media @herwaysportsmedia.bsky.social · 3d

SWIMMING:
American Gretchen Walsh has broken the 50m Butterfly WR (23.72s) at the World Cup in the US, ahead of Aussie Alex Perkins.
Other events:
- 200m Free Mollie O’Callaghan 1st, Lani Pallister 2nd.
- American Regan Smith upset Kaylee McKeown in 100m Back.
📸 World Aquatics

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HER WAY Sports Media @herwaysportsmedia.bsky.social · 3d

MOTOR RACING:
Australia’s Molly Taylor and Jameel Motorsport have won the Inaugural FIA Extreme H World Cup, in Qiddiya City, Saudi Arabia, after dominating the headline eight-car Final.
📸 Supplied

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HER WAY Sports Media @herwaysportsmedia.bsky.social · 3d

WHAT’S ON: 12/10/25
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Sunday 12th October, 2025

What’s on for women in sport. All times AEDT.

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HER WAY Sports Media @herwaysportsmedia.bsky.social · 3d

TODAY RECAPPED: 11/10/25
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Saturday 11th October, 2025

Scores and headlines.

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HER WAY Sports Media @herwaysportsmedia.bsky.social · 3d

GOLF:
Australia’s Minjee Lee has produced one of the rounds of the day with a 65, including 9/18 birdies to be just two off the lead after three rounds in Shanghai.
📸 Getty/ Hu Chengwei

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HER WAY Sports Media @herwaysportsmedia.bsky.social · 4d

BMX:
Olympic champion Saya Sakakibara claimed her fourth Australian BMX Racing Elite National title last night in Camden, NSW.
📸 AusCycling

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HER WAY Sports Media @herwaysportsmedia.bsky.social · 4d

SWIMMING:
Lani Pallister (400m Freestyle) and Kaylee McKeown (50m Backstroke) have won 🏅 on day 1 of World Cup 1 in the US.
Mollie O’Callaghan won 🥈(50 Back) and🥉(50 Free), and Alex Perkins won 🥈(50 Free)
📸 Getty/ Sarah Stier, Oli Scarff

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HER WAY Sports Media @herwaysportsmedia.bsky.social · 4d

WHAT’S ON TODAY: 11/10/25
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Saturday 11th October, 2025

What’s on for women in sport. All times AEST.

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HER WAY Sports Media @herwaysportsmedia.bsky.social · 4d

LATEST NEWS:
Plenty of Aussies through to this morning’s finals of the Swimming World Cup, and plenty more has happened overnight.
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