Posted on August 3, 2019
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Well that wasn’t the summer of cricket we were expecting. To many it was no surprise to see Australia’s women retain the Ashes for a third consecutive series. But the emphatic way in which they did so was a shock. And a worrying one… Continue Reading “Australia’s women were a class above England in 2019 Ashes, but why?”
Category: Cricket, The 52Tags: 2017 Women's Cricket World Cup, 2019 Men's Cricket World Cup, 2019 Women's Ashes, 2021 T20 World Cup, Ash Gardner, Australia, Beth Mooney, Bryony Smith, Cricket, Cricket Australia, ECB, Ellyse Perry, England, Freya Davies, Georgia Wareham, Katherine Brunt, Katie George, Kia Super League, Lauren Winfield, National Women's Cricket League, Sophie Ecclestone, Sophie Molineux, The Hundred, WBBL, Women's Big Bash League
Posted on July 13, 2019
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Success comes naturally to Liz Watson. She may only be 25 but already the Australian netball star has experienced plenty of it in her sporting career. Her cabinet currently boasts three Netball Quad Series golds and a Commonwealth Games silver with the Samsung Diamonds… Continue Reading “Netball World Cup Special: Liz Watson”
Category: netball, The 52Tags: 2018 Commonwealth Games, 2019 Netball World Cup, AFL, ANZ Championship, Aussie Diamonds, Aussie Rules, Australia, Australian International Player of the Year, Carlton, Diamonds, England, Essendon, Gold Coast 2018, Liverpool, Liz Ellis Diamond, Liz Watson, Matthew Watson, Melbourne, Melbourne Vixens, netball, Netball Quad Series, Netball World Cup, New Zealand, Samsung Diamonds, Sharelle McMahon Medal, South Africa, Steve Alessio, Victoria
Posted on July 11, 2019
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Shannon Saunders’ netball career will complete a full circle at 9am tomorrow when she steps out onto Liverpool Arena’s court for the opening game of the 2019 Netball World Cup. Having made her New Zealand debut back in 2013, there were fears she’d played… Continue Reading “Netball World Cup Special: Shannon Saunders”
Category: netball, The 52Tags: 2018 Commonwealth Games, 2019 Netball World Cup, ANZ Premiership, Aussie Diamonds, Australia, Cadbury Netball Series, Dame Lois Muir, Diamonds, Echo Arena, England, Gold Coast 2018, Liverpool Arena, netball, New Zealand, Samsung Diamonds, Shannon Francois, Shannon Saunders, Silver Ferns, Skin Cancer, Southern Steel, University of Otago, Vitality Roses
Posted on July 10, 2019
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“I’ve always been somewhat gregarious. My Mum used to say ‘there’s no show without Jo!’” Speaking to Jo Weston, you wouldn’t realise she is just days away from one of the toughest tests of her netball career; the 2019 Netball World Cup. The Australian… Continue Reading “Netball World Cup Special: Jo Weston”
Category: netball, The 52Tags: 2018 Commonwealth Games, 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup, 2019 Netball World Cup, 2019 Rugby World Cup, Ashes, Australia, Australia Diamonds, Baking, Cricket, Deloitte, Echo Arena, England, GBBO, Gold Coast 2018, Great British Bake Off, Jo Weston, Liverpool, Liz Watson, M&S Bank Arena, Matildas, Melbourne Vixens, netball, Netball World Cup, Northern Ireland, Rugby Union, Samsung Diamonds, Sports Environmental Allianca, University of Melbourne, Victoria, Vitality Roses
Posted on June 15, 2019
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What better way to round off our year-long journey than with the team that ignited my passion to try and bring about gender equal sports media coverage? I was one of around 10 million people watching Great Britain’s women win a stunning gold medal… Continue Reading “#52) GB Hockey”
Category: Hockey, The 52Tags: 2014 Rugby World Cup, 2014 Women's Rugby World Cup, 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup, 2015 FIFA World Cup, 2016 Olympic Games, 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup, 2019 FIFA World Cup, BBC, Bodyguard, BT Sport, Christmas, Crista Cullen, Emily Defroand, Europe, FIH, Great Britain, Helen Richardson-Walsh, Hockey, Hollie Pearne-Webb, I'm A Celebrity, Kate Richardson-Walsh, Rio 2016, Sam Quek, Strictly Come Dancing, Tess Howard, The Netherlands
Posted on June 10, 2019
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Who would’ve thought ten years ago that Great Britain would be one of the world’s leading contenders in the sport of Taekwondo? Indeed, how many of us had even heard of it back then? Yet now our nation currently boasts a roster of international… Continue Reading “#51) Bianca Walkden & Jade Jones”
Category: Olympics, The 52Tags: 2014 European Taekwondo Championsuips, 2015 World Taekwondo Championships, 2017 BBC Sports Personality of the Year, 2017 World Taekwondo Championships, 2018 European Taekwondo Championships, 2019 World Taekwondo Championships, Bianca Walkden, Charlie Maddock, European Taekwondo Championships, Flint, Great Britain, Jade Jones, Lauren Williams, London 2012, Lutalo Muhammad, Maddison Moore, Manchester, Manchester Arena, Olympic Games, Olympics, Rio 2016, Taekwondo, Tokyo 2020, World Taekwondo Championships
Posted on June 2, 2019
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Photo credit: Hockey Wales Alun Wyn Jones, Jess Fishlock, Ryan Giggs, Helen Weston, Sam Warburton, Sarah Thomas – just some of the incredible athletes to have come out of Wales. Each has a multitude of accolades – both individual and team – to their… Continue Reading “#50) Leah Wilkinson”
Category: Hockey, The 52Tags: 2017 EuroHockey Championships II, 2018 Commonwealth Games, Abi Welsford, Alex Danson, Alun Wyn Jones, EuroHockey Championships, football, GB Hockey, Gethin Jenkins, Glasgow, Gold Coast 2018, Great Britain, Helen Weston, Hockey, Holcombe HC, India, Jess Fishlock, Leah Wilkinson, Lisa Daley, London 2012, Manchester United, Natasha Marke-Jones, netball, Paul Edwards, Rugby Union, Russia, Ryan Giggs, Sam Warburton, Sarah Jones, Sarah Thomas, Sian French, Team Wales, Wales, Welsh Sports Hall of Fame
Posted on May 27, 2019
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Emily Nicholl is the true epitome of someone who never gave up on their dreams. In just a few weeks’ time the 25-year-old will be hoping to step onto the court of Liverpool’s M&S Bank Arena as Scotland begin their Netball World Cup campaign… Continue Reading “#49) Emily Nicholl”
Category: netball, The 52Tags: 2018 Commonwealth Games, 2019 Netball World Cup, Athletics, Cricket, Echo Arena, Edinburgh University, Emily Nicholl, England, Giselle Ansley, Gold Coast 2018, Great Britain, Hockey, netball, Reece Prescod, Rio 2016, Samoa, Scotland, Scotland Netball, Strathclyde Sirens, Tymal Mills, Vitality Netball Superleague
Posted on May 25, 2019
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One of the best things about summer is the vast number of sporting events for armchair fans to indulge ourselves in. The last week epitomised this perfectly – it seemed as though everywhere you looked there was a major international or domestic event happening.… Continue Reading “#48) GB’s Para-canoeists, Para-triathletes, Para-cycling & Wheelchair Tennis Stars”
Category: Cycling, Paralympics, Tennis, The 52Tags: 2017 Para-triathlon European Championships, 2018 Commonwealth Games, 2018 Para-triathlon European Championships, 2018 Para-triathlon World Series Grand Final, 2019 BNP Paribas World Team Cup, 2019 Para-canoe European Championships, 2019 Para-canoe World Cup, 2019 UCI Para-cycling World Cup, 2019 World Para-triathlon Series, Alfie Hewett, Athletics, Bank of England, Belgium, British Canoeing, British Cycling, British Triathlon, Canoeing, Charlotte Henshaw, China, Claire Cashmore, Corinne Hall, Cornelia Oosthuizen, Crystal Lane-Wright, Cycling, Dermot Bailey, Emma Wiggs, Fran Brown, France, Gold Coast 2018, Gordon Reid, Great Britain, Hannah Dines, Israel, Jade Jones, Jade Jones-Hall, Japan, Jeanette Chippington, Jordanne Whiley, Karen Darke, Katie Toft, Laura Sugar, Lauren Steadman, Lora Fachie, Louise Hunt, LTA, Lucy Shuker, Marathon, Melissa Reid, Ostend, Para-canoeing, Para-cycling, Para-triathlon, Paralympic Games, Poland, Poznan, Rio 2016, Rio 2016 Paralympic Games, Ruby Bishop, Sitting Volleyball, South Africa, Swimming, Taekwdondo, Tokyo 2020, Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games, Triathlon, Yokohama
Posted on May 11, 2019
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Football fans were graced with three moments of genius in just 24 hours this week. The first was that corner from Trent Alexander-Arnold on Tuesday, while the third was Dele Alli’s superb flick to set up Lucas Moura’s sensational winner the following evening. Yet… Continue Reading “#47) #BeReady”
Category: football, The 52Tags: #BeReady, 2018 Vitality Hockey Women's World Cup, 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup, Beth Mead, Champions League, Dele Alli, Emma Watson, England Hockey, FA, football, James Corden, Kelly Smith, Lionesses, Liverpool, Lucas Moura, Prince William, Tottenham Hotspur FC, Trent Alexander-Arnold
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