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Moving the 2028 Women's Final Four to Lucas Oil Stadium will allow for more access for our fans, and it represents the continued growth of the sport,

After making herself a household name this summer and being handed the No 9 shirt at Brighton, Michelle Agyemang must have felt a little pressure to build consistent performances across 90 minutes. A series of bright displays have impressed so far but she had little to show for it from the first three games in terms of scoring. Her winner against Everton this weekend, therefore, would have come as a huge relief.

I was about 13 when my family decided to marry me off to a man of 29. I cried, I resisted. The pain was doubled because even at that age I was already drawn to reading about rights and freedoms. My suffering came from knowing that my rights were being violated, along with my adolescence and childhood. But soon I had to accept the situation

Set to a Kanye song remixed with a track by Nemzzz, a "cool aunt" video (sometimes called "Plan B") typically opens with a list that reads something like: "Plan A: married by 25, homeowner by 27, kids by 30." But when the beat drops, so do a slew of clips of all the amazing things the creator has done with her life instead of hitting those conventional benchmarks.

With her pink hair poking out of her blue hood, she's explaining her role in an incident at the end of a Minnesota Lynx- Seattle Storm game. The details don't matter much. But here goes: Hiedeman's Lynx teammate Kayla McBride fouled Erica Wheeler on a drive to the basket. McBride scooped up the ball and tossed it in frustration toward Wheeler. Seattle's Skylar Diggins rushed toward McBride. Hiedeman stepped in and had a few words for Diggins.

In 2017, I gave birth to my son, and also a midlife crisis. Suddenly, my two-hour commute from our home in New York City to my job as an economist at the University of Pennsylvania went from inconvenient but sustainable to the bane of my existence. And my marriage, which had seemed flawed but in a cute, work-in-progress kind of way, suddenly seemed to be falling apart at the seams.

Hello and welcome to Modern CEO! I'm Stephanie Mehta, CEO and chief content officer of Mansueto Ventures. Each week this newsletter explores inclusive approaches to leadership drawn from conversations with executives and entrepreneurs, and from the pages of Inc. and Fast Company. If you received this newsletter from a friend, you can sign up to get it yourself every Monday.

"It's never the plan as a footballer to have played for as many clubs as I have." Esther Morgan cannot quite hide the smile on her face as she considers her recent transfer history. The Wales full-back joined Bristol City this summer, her seventh club since 2021 and she is still aged only 23. As a Tottenham Hotspur player she had loan spells at Leicester City, Coventry United and Sunderland before a move to Scottish side Hearts in 2023.

I like my home, and I like it when it's clean and tidy, but I don't like cleaning or tidying, and I'm not inclined to read about it. I love to bake, to fill a vase with flowers, peg out washing with bare feet in summertime; but I'm more likely to make the bathroom "less dirty" than "properly clean" or the living room "less messy", than "actually tidy", and I'm sure I'm not alone.

Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging. At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story.

Alyssa Thomas had the first 20-point triple-double in WNBA postseason history, and the Phoenix Mercury advanced to the second round of the WNBA playoffs by eliminating the defending champion New York Liberty 79-73 in Game 3 on Friday night. Satou Sabally added 23 points and 12 rebounds for the fourth-seeded Mercury, who play at top-seeded Minnesota on Sunday to start the best-of-five semifinal round. Thomas, who had 11 rebounds and 11 assists, has five of the seven WNBA playoff triple-doubles.

The most important thing is to create a solid base and with Mercury13 we're going to be able to do that," Losada told BBC Radio Bristol. "But it's also on us, on the players, on knowing what we do every day and not just getting promoted to then next year get relegated. Losada said the team need to be "realistic", following the takeover news, that change will not happen overnight.

There is plenty of expectation on the Red Roses but pressure is a privilege and they have dealt with everything that has come their way so far. There is expectation because they are 31 matches unbeaten. England have repeatedly demonstrated they are not just a side who perform at World Cups: their consistency in tournament cycles is clear to see.

It is a quiet midweek afternoon on the outskirts of Bristol and, up to now, Natasha Mo' Hunt has been her normal upbeat self. England's scrum-half has been discussing any number of topics, from her love of rugby's tactical nuances to her croissant-loving fans, with the easy confidence of someone relishing every second of this women's Rugby World Cup. Her sparkly eyed positivity is such that it's easy to forget she has had to escape the heart of darkness to be here.