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matilda herself, striker, former captain and now you jointly lead up the organisation, professional footballers australiar footballers working conditions and pay. tell me, you stopped playing in 2016 at international level. you played, sam kerr came up underneath you. what have you seen in your time as a matilda and the way things are developed? look, the progress has been pretty rapid, especially the last decade but if we look at the matildas context, they have literally gone from sewing their own coat of arms onto their playing kits and asking for their kits to be washed as like a minimum for what they were wanting to expect, to now having parity with the socceroos, so the journey has been long and winding and they know that they stand on the shoulders of giants who have paved the way for them but they also know that they need to keep progressing the game forward to allow for broader opportunity for those that follow in their footsteps. i was struck as well that they had to advocate to have their laundry done for them. you mentioned how they stand on the shoulders of giants — of the matildas certainly

kate gill from professional footballers australia.een as a watershed moment for many when it comes to equal pay for women's sport. we have seen various countries around the world advocating it, including the matildas so we have to wait and see but as i say, this element is due to kick off thursday evening. before we go, let me tell you about a story now on our website. a swiss watchmaker is taking legal action against the malaysia and government for seizing lgbt cue watches from stores. more than 170 watchers were impounded from its rainbow pride collection on sales at shopping malls across malaysia. they want the return of the watchers worth $110,000. that is all we have for you. thank you for watching. bbc news bringing you different stories from across the uk. iam i am getting married. i served in afghanistan and lost my left leg. the training for this started roughly 18 months ago. most of it has been accuracy landing. this guy is a big place and you have a lot of room for error in the sky but what is crucially important as you ge

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football australia. we have a collective bargaining agreement here in australia with our players, through our player union, the professionalg stage 16 yesterday. jonas vinegaard is on the cusp of victory after an incredible performance in the time trial. the dane began the stage 10 seconds ahead of his rival tadej pogacar, but blew him and everyone else away to extend his overall lead to 1 minute and 48 seconds. the race finishes in paris on sunday. there'll be a ryder cup reunion in the opening two rounds of the open championship, as rory mcilroy, justin rose and john rahm will play alongside each other. the trio will tee offjust before 3.00pm in thursday's opening round at royal liverpool. mcillroy won the last of his four majors on the course, nine years ago. the urge to win now is just as strong as it was then. and i'm sure the weather will play a big part in what happens at high over those opening rounds, and into the weekend we are expecting friday, saturday, so what happens today it is crucial, should be a full day's play -- is crucial, should be a full day's play —— at hoylake. one man could be crucial for play ——

football a big boost in the us. it trails in popular g behind other professional sports in north america. now on australia and sailor, lost at sea with his dog for 3 months, has been rescued tim shadow and his patch. bella survived on rain water and roll fish. they were picked up by a fishing boat, nearly 2000 kilometers from land in the pacific ocean, with a shot of setting foot on dry land for the 1st time since the ordeal began. tim shadow and his dog bella are now safe in mexico. and i just say i'm alive and and i didn't really didn't think i'd like it. so thank you. thank you so much. she had exposed was damaged by a storm. only weeks into his journey from mexico to french, polynesia. it's knocked out the boat's electronics and soon the pair found themselves stranded in the pacific ocean and photographed as the rescue appeared at shadow. g, appear skinny and exhausted, but always accompanied by his canine companion bela the pair survive by drinking rain water and eating vol fish. and to avoid sun then they hit on the boats kind of p. i did enjoy being a cheese. i, you know, i enjoy being out there, b

professional sports. scientists in australia have diagnosed the world's first case of cte in a professional female athlete. an autopsy on the former australian football found low stage signs of the degenerative brag disease cte. anderson was just 5 years old when she started playing football. she went on to play contact sports for nearly two decades. these are finding that could help shed light on one of the most underreported and largely undetected injuries in athletes. joining us now, the ceo of the legacy foundation and the co-founder of the australian sports brain bank where this case was diagnosed. so tragic here, too. she passed away just last year, dying by suicide which has been the case, we've seen with some of the victims of cte and ultimately, this is something that is diagnosed posthumously. can you tell us about what the brain bank found in the case of heather anderson and why these findings are so significant? >> yes, heather anderson's story is very tragic. she'll leave remarkable legacy of opening up our eyes to what is also happening in women's sports. the brain bank team led by the doctor identified multiple lesions throughout her b

football world cup in australia and new zealand, a review by former lioness midfielder karen carney into the domestic game in the uk is recommending the top two divisions in england become fully professional, the hope is for the women's game to become a "billion—pound industry" in 10 years�* time. millie bright. chloe kelly. mary earps. alessia russo. if the lionesses wanted the legacy of their euros win to inspire a generation, consider this generation inspired. but turning that enthusiasm into a new era of success, well, that might be a bit harder to guarantee. commentator: england lead! it's karen carney! karen carney played 144 times for england and watches almost as many games a season now as a pundit. she's been leading a major review of women's football, commissioned by the government last year. there's players that were on £5,000 a year, working three jobs, so that means they're undernourished, they're dehydrated, they're fatigued. the quality is not there. they're not being treated fairly. there's been evidence that at the elite game, they've been treated as second class citizens. it's been revolved around the men's game. that has to change. we have to see these as elite athletes

football world cup in australia and new zealand, a review by former lioness midfielder karen carney, into the domestic game in the uk, is recommending the top two divisions in england, become fully professional reports, the hope is for the women's game to become a "billion pound industry" in ten years�* time. karen carney played 144 times for england and watches almost as many games a season now as a pundit. she been needing a major review of women's football commissioned by government last year. players that are on £5,000 a year working three so that means there undernourished, dehydrated, fatigued. the quality is not there and they're not being treated fairly. there is evidence that at the elite game they are treated as second—class citizens it revolves around the men's game. it has to change. we have to see them as elite athletes and treat them with respect. in the months after euro 2022 , there was a near 200% rise of women's girls in football bookings, but keeping them interested in is difficult because nearly half stopping beyond primary school age. the report suggests it's not just provide and the motivation that matters but also money. funding for grassroots, investment to improve ex

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