Women’s Sport

“For the last two weeks of my mother's life, I slept on a pop-up bed next to her with her hand in mine.” Arin Wright felt angry after her mother died from cancer. She was confronted with a choice: spiral out of control or channel her loss into resolve.

Personal challenges, injuries, financial struggles – these are some of the remarkable stories of resilience athletes have revealed in 2018.

Domestic violence, long-distance relationships, chronic injury and serious illness are just a few of the issues covered by athletes on PlayersVoice in 2018. Here is a selection.

From a community rebuilding after a devastating bushfire, to an athlete overcoming poverty in Africa to compete in Australia, here is a selection of PlayersVoice stories that offered hope in 2018.

When she’s not working or training, Jasmin Allende helps out at La Perouse Youth Haven, where kids go to do homework.

Her niece and nephews were put into foster care. She took them in. This is the story of how Eunice Grimes balances foster care and a footy career.

The incident that could’ve derailed us ended up being the making of us. We lost our final World T20 pool game to India by 48 …

The Matildas wanted the W-League season to finish early. Their wish was denied. It’s left Melbourne City recruit Tameka Butt in a precarious position.

'I left my family and started a life that took me down a path that wasn't me.' Chloe Logarzo's tattoos tell the story of coming out, a difficult decision and reconnecting with those she loves.