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Posted on December 7, 2020
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It’s not often you’ll hear someone utter the phrase ‘one of the best experiences of my life’ when talking about an event from 2020. But, in amongst all the chaos this difficult year has wrung upon us, Emily Defroand and Tess Howard have indeed… Continue Reading “The ‘Social Awakening’ That’s Been #UNLOCKED By Women’s Sport Trust”
Category: Hockey, The 52Tags: #IAmEnough, #UNLOCKED, Adam Sills, Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson, BBC, BBC Sport, Bisham Abbey National Sports Centre, Canterbury, Emily Defroand, England Hockey, GB Hockey, Ireland, Maddie Hinch, Para-athletics, Paralympics, Rugby Union, SportSpiel, Tess Howard, The Telegraph, Victoria Cotton, Wheelchair Racing, Women's Sport Trust
Posted on October 20, 2020
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It’s incredible to think how much advances in technology have influenced sport in recent years. Video referees, sport and exercise science, HawkEye, undersoil heating, pay-per-view, electric engines – all of these and more have changed how we view nearly every event. Compare most to… Continue Reading “Enough is enough; it’s time to provide female athletes with the kit they deserve”
Category: Hockey, Rugby Union, The 52Tags: 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup, American Football, Australia, Canterbury, Ellen White, England, football, Great Britain, HawkEye, Hockey, Ireland, Kate Richardson-Walsh, Kit, Lionesses, Lucy Bronze, Matilas, Phoebe Schecter, Red Roses, Rio 2016, Rugby Union, Saracens, Saracens Women, Sport, SportSpiel, Sydney 2000, Technology, VAR, Women's Kit, Zoe Harrison
Posted on October 11, 2020
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How do you feel about how you look? According to a survey conducted by the Mental Health Foundation (MHF) and YouGov in 2019, 20% of UK adults said they felt shame because of their body image, while 19% admitted being disgusted. In addition, 37%… Continue Reading ““Whatever your body looks like, be proud because it’s serving you well””
Category: Hockey, Rugby Union, The 52Tags: Argentina, Body Image, England, England Rugby, Great Britain, Hockey, Jess Ennis, Justine Lucas, Kate Richardson-Walsh, Mental Health Foundation, Olympics, RFU, Rio 2016, Rugby Union, Rugby World Cup, Saracens, Saracens Women, SportSpiel, World Cup, YouGov, Zoe Harrison
Posted on September 21, 2020
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With England’s women set to take on West Indies in their first matches of the summer starting today, Ollie Godden reflects on how the game has found solace after a difficult few months. It was supposed to be the start of an era; £20million… Continue Reading “Women’s cricket buoyant through coronavirus storm”
Category: Cricket, The 52Tags: 1973 Women's Cricket World Cup, 2017 Women's Cricket World Cup, 2020 Women's T20 World Cup, Alex Hartley, Australia, BBC, Clare Connor, Coronavirus, Covid-19, Cricket, Derby, ECB, England, Georgie Adams, Heyhoe Flint Trophy, India, Jimmy Adams, Kathryn Bryce, Kia Super League, Lancashire, NW Thunder, Rachael Heyhoe Flint, Scotland, Sky Sports, South Africa, Southern Vipers, The Hundred, Tom Harrison, West Indies
Posted on September 16, 2020
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Women’s sport is unquestionably on the rise, both in terms of its acceptance and popularity. But with this also comes an increased awareness of how unequally male and female athletes are still often treated. No better was this shown that just a few weeks… Continue Reading ““The support showed that people are ready for more women’s sport, more women’s rugby””
Category: Rugby Union, The 52Tags: #IAmEnough, Canterbury, Florence Williams, Gloucester Hartpury RFC, Ireland, Loughborough Lightning RFC, Perception Agency, Rhona Lloyd, Rugby Union, Sarah Bonar, Scotland, SportSpiel, Twitter, Wasps RFC, Women Who Sport, Women's Rugby, Women's Sport
Posted on July 28, 2020
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In her first piece for The 52, Cassie Coombes spoke to up-and-coming footballing star Poppy Wilson about overcoming setbacks right at the start of her journey. At first, football was simply a passion for Poppy Wilson. Years later, and having overcome her fair share… Continue Reading “Poppy Wilson: “I didn’t know there was a pathway to become a professional footballer. I was just doing it because I loved it””
Category: football, The 52Tags: 2019/20 FA Women's Championship, 2019/20 Premier League, Arsenal WFC, Bristol City WFC, Durham Wildcats, England, FA Women's Championship, football, Kazakhstan, Liverpool, London, London City Lionesses, Millwall FC, Millwall Lionesses, Poppy Wilson, Premier League, Somerset, Tottenham Hotspur WFC, Women's Super League
Posted on July 14, 2020
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The return of Test match cricket last week brought back a sense of familiarity long sought by so many. Rain delays, English batting collapses and the result going down to the wire – it was as though nothing had changed, despite the lack of… Continue Reading “Cricket’s female commentators shining bright despite gloomy start to British summer”
Category: Cricket, The 52Tags: 2009 Women's ODI World Cup, 2009 Women's T20 World Cup, 2018 FIFA Men's World Cup, 2019 Men's ODI World Cup, Alex Hartley, Alex Scott, Alison Mitchell, Australia, BBC, Charlotte Edwards, Cricket, Ebony Rainford-Brent, England, England Cricket, Eni Aluko, football, Fox Cricket, Isa Guha, ITV, Lizzy Ammon, Mel Jones, Melinda Farrell, Natalie Germanos, SJA, Sky Sports, Test Match Special, TMS, USA, Vicki Sparks, West Indies, Women's Cricket World Cup
Posted on June 1, 2020
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There hasn’t been much to smile about over the last few months. A deadly virus sweeping across the world, quarantines and lockdowns forcing us to stay at home, the lives and livelihoods of many under severe threat. It’s been a rough ride. Finding something… Continue Reading “No Balls: The Podcast We All Need During Lockdown”
Category: Cricket, The 52Tags: 2017 Women's Cricket World Cup, Alex Hartley, Chris Ramsey, Coronavirus, Covid-19, Cricket, England, Kate Cross, Lancashire, Lancashire CCC, Lancashire Women, LBW, No Balls, No Balls:The Cricket Podcast, Podcast, Sophie Ecclestone, SportSpiel
Posted on May 19, 2020
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Men are the worst. Ok so that’s a massive, sweeping generalisation (being a man myself I’d like to say that quite a few of us are ok!) but one Twitter post earlier this week has confirmed that there are still a number of colossal… Continue Reading ““Continue to keep proving the t**ts wrong & inspire the masses””
Category: football, The 52Tags: 2019/20 Barclays FAWSL, Boxing, Chloe Morgan, Coronavirus, Covid-19, England, FA WSL, football, Great Britain, Hockey, Hollie Pearne-Webb, Katie Levick, Katie Rood, Kirsty Linnett, Lewes FC, Liverpool WFC, New Zealand, Reading WFC, Remi Allen, Rio 2016, Stacey Copeland, The Hundred, Tottenham Hotspur WFC, Twitter, Yorkshire CCC
Posted on May 11, 2020
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Coronavirus has altered our lives beyond recognition. Almost overnight we changed from being a socially mobile nation, one where millions of people travelled many miles and saw multitudes of people over the course of a single day, to one confined to our homes. For… Continue Reading “Find those Raes of sunshine to help you through tough times”
Category: Cricket, The 52Tags: Alasdair Hooper, Coronavirus, Cricket, London, Mental Health, Middlesex, Middlesex CCC, Mintridge Foundation, Olivia Rae, Scotland, SportSpiel