By Lori Ewing, of Reuters
Photo: AFP
A deafening roar at Twickenham capped a 2025 Women's Rugby World Cup that smashed attendance records, while India's first Women's Cricket World Cup triumph sparked nationwide celebrations.
A'Ja Wilson delivered a jaw-dropping WNBA season to redefine what dominance looks like and Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone raced to a jaw-dropping world title at a new distance in the 400 metres.
While the year was full of lasting images of women in sport that reshaped their visibility, it was also marked by new franchises, bigger television audiences and greater advertising impact, sending women's sport into 2026 on a wave of momentum.
England hosted and won a Rugby World Cup that shattered records and redefined the sport's potential.
The more than 440,
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