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From the Vancouver Sun : Director Amber Fares is the first to admit that she knew absolutely nothing about racing before she met the  ...

From ESPN : Women's boxing is an Olympic sport for the first time, with 36 fighters in three weight classes competing to make histor...

From NPR : Last Sunday, a 32-year-old bullfighter named Lupita Lopez appeared in Mexico City's Plaza Mexico — the largest bullring in th...

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From CBS News : South African running phenomenon Caster Semenya, who blew past her competition at the Berlin world championships last August...

From the Seattle Times : In the final moments of "Awesome Land: Women of Dirt," two of the professional female cyclists championed...

From the Sydney Morning Herald : Three inaugural inductees into Ballina Jockey Club's Hall Of Fame will be announced today at the Iris N...

From the Sydney Morning Herald : Australian cricket is mourning the death of Betty Wilson, the country's greatest women's player, ag...

From Associated Press : Rena "Rusty" Kanokogi, known as the "Mother of Judo" partly for her role in bringing women's...

From Mail Online : Britain's top fighter - and one who is extremely comfortable in women's clothing - says it is a mental thing. ...

Yes, women's boxing is to make its debut at the 2012 Olympic Games in London. More from IPS News : Thanks to Clint Eastwood's blockb...