List of women sportswriters
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The following is a partial list of women sportswriters.
European
British
- Elizabeth Ammon, cricket writer for The Guardian,[1] The Daily Mirror,[2] The Independent,[3] and The Times[4]
- Margaret Hughes (1919–2005); first woman to cover The Ashes series of 1954–55 for the Sydney Daily Telegraph.[5]
- Martha Kelner (born 1990), sportswriter for the Daily Mail and The Guardian.[6][7]
- Anna Kessel (born 1979), sportswriter and journalist for The Guardian, The Daily Telegraph,[8] and The Observer newspapers.[9]
- Vikki Orvice (1962–2019), football reporter for The Sun and subsequently the newspaper's athletics correspondent.[10][11]
- Diana Rait Kerr (1918–2012), cricket writer and cricket historian[12]
- Netta Rheinberg (1911–2006), Women's Cricket magazine editor, sportswriter for Wisden, columnist for The Cricketer[13][14]
- Alyson Rudd (born 1963), football reporter for The Times[15]
- Julie Welch (born 1948), first female sportswriter on Fleet Street, covering football[16]
- Suzanne Wrack, football writer for The Guardian and BBC Sport, covering women's football[17]
North American
American
- Kendra Andrews (born 1997), sportswriter for ESPN.com; previously for NBC Sports Bay Area and The Athletic[18]
- Malika Andrews (born 1995), sports journalist for ESPN.com; previously for Chicago Tribune, The New York Times,[18][19]
- Nancy Armour, sportswriter for USA Today, previously for Associated Press; covered the Olympic Games.[20][21]
- Judy Battista (born 1969), sportswriter covering American football for the Miami Herald, Newsday, The New York Times[22]
- Amalie Benjamin, sportswriter covering the National Hockey League; previously covered the Boston Red Sox for The Boston Globe[23]
- Christine Brennan (born 1958), columnist for USA Today; previously covered American football and the Olympics for the Miami Herald and The Washington Post[24][25]
- Liz Clarke, writer for The Washington Post, the Dallas Morning News, The Charlotte Observer, and USA Today; covered NASCAR, tennis, college sports, the Washington Redskins/Commanders, and nine Olympic Games.[26]
- Alex Coffey (born 1993), beat reporter for the Philadelphia Inquirer, covering the Philadelphia Phillies. Previously covered the Oakland Athletics and Seattle Storm for The Athletic.[27]
- Adeline Daley (1921–1984), sports columnist for the San Francisco Call-Bulletin and San Francisco Chronicle, covering baseball.[28]
- Katherine Dunn (1945–2016), novelist who covered boxing for the Willamette Week, The Oregonian, and The New York Times[29]
- Helene Elliott, sportswriter for the Los Angeles Times from 1989 to 2004, covering ice hockey; recipient of the Elmer Ferguson Memorial Award.[30]
- Kate Fagan (born 1981), sportswriter for ESPN; previously worked for The Philadelphia Inquirer, covering the NBA's Philadelphia 76ers.
- Cynthia Frelund
- Jennifer Frey
- Mary Garber
- Carrie Gerlach Cecil
- Jean Giambrone
- Toni Ginnetti[31]
- Jane Gross[32]
- Maggie Hathaway
- Robin Herman[33]
- Jemele Hill
- Margaret Holt[31]
- Sally Jenkins
- Christina Kahrl
- Michelle Kaufman
- Linda Kay[31]
- Ann Killion
- Mina Kimes
- Gwen Knapp
- Sarah Langs
- Jane Leavy[34]
- Marjorie Herrera Lewis
- Melissa Ludtke[35]
- Alison Lukan
- Jackie MacMullan[36]
- Myra MacPherson
- Juliet Macur
- Idah McGlone Gibson[37]
- Sadie Kneller Miller
- Marie Millikan
- Rachel Nichols
- Lisa Olson
- Maureen Orcutt
- Molly Qerim
- Marly Rivera
- Alanna Rizzo
- Selena Roberts
- Sherry Ross[38]
- Holly Rowe
- Jen Royle
- Lisa Nehus Saxon
- Nell Scovell
- Mary Shane
- Ramona Shelburne
- Susan Slusser[39]
- Claire Smith[40]
- Shelley Smith
- Sage Steele
- Karintha Styles
- Lou Swarz
- Jenny Taft
- Lillian Vickers-Smith[41]
- Maribel Vinson
- Lesley Visser
- Charean Williams
- Joan Wulff
- Ina Eloise Young
- Ellen Zavian
Canadian
Oceanian
Australian
- Kath Commins[42]
- Pat Jarrett[43]
- Samantha Lane
- Cate McGregor
- Ruth Preddey[43]
- Lois Quarrell
- Marg Ralston
- Gwen Varley[43]