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Posted on April 9, 2022
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Photo credit: England Cricket It’s been a winter of discontent for followers of England’s cricket teams. A semi-final knockout in the Men’s T20 World Cup, two heavy Ashes defeats, a drawn T20I men’s series against the West Indies and a disastrous loss in the… Continue Reading “How The 2022 Women’s Cricket World Cup Reinvigorated A Nation’s Followers Once More”
Category: Cricket, The 52Tags: 2021 Men's T20 World Cup, 2021/22 Men's Ashes, 2022 Women's Ashes, 2022 Women's ODI Wold Cup, Alana King, Alice Capsey, All Blacks, Alyssa Healy, Annabel Sutherland, Anya Shrubsole, Australia, Bangladesh, Barcelona, Charle Dean, Danni Wyatt, Darcie Brown, Emma Lamb, England, F1, Heather Knight, Hockey, India, Issy Wong, Jonty Rhodes, Kate Cross, Maia Bouchier, Mercedes, Mignon du Preez, Nat Sciver, Netherlands, New Zealand, Oranje Hockey, Pakistan, Sophia Dunkley, Sophie Ecclestone, South Africa, West Indies
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 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 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 February 23, 2020
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It’s always sad when one of sport’s greats decides it’s time to step away. But Alex Danson-Bennett doesn’t want us to be down. She wants us to celebrate what she achieved across 18 incredible years. However we don’t want to just applaud her career,… Continue Reading “Thank You Alex Danson-Bennett”
Category: Hockey, The 52Tags: 2017 Investec Internationals, 2018 Vitality Hockey Women's World Cup, Alex Danson, Alex Danson-Bennett, Argentina, Australia, England, Great Britain, Hampshire, Hockey, Ireland, Maddie Hinch, New Zealand, Newsround, Olympics, Rio 2016, Spain, The Netherlands, USA
Posted on February 22, 2020
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Shona McCallin looks back on an exciting tour for GB Hockey to Australia and New Zealand and how it felt to make her FIH Hockey Pro League debut, score her first GB goal and make her 50th appearance. It’s crunch time for a lot… Continue Reading “Heat, storms & goals – McCallin reflects on first tour of 2020”
Category: Hockey, The 52Tags: 2020 FIH Hockey Pro League, 2020 Olympics, Argentina, Australia, Brisbane, China, FIH Hockey Pro League, GB Hockey, Germany, Great Britain, Hockey, Mark Hager, New Zealand, Olympics, Shona McCallin, South Africa, Sydney, The Netherlands, Tokyo 2020, USA
Posted on November 16, 2019
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(Image Credit: British Athletics) Paralympic champion. Five-time European champion. Seven-time World champion. Throw in a Commonwealth title, a Paralympic silver medal and two world records and it’s easy to see why we’re asking if Sophie Hahn is one of the greatest British athletes of… Continue Reading “Is Sophie Hahn one of the greatest British athletes this era?”
Category: Athletics, Paralympics, The 52Tags: 2013 World Para-athletics Championships, 2016 European Para-athletics Championships, 2017 World Para-athletics Championships, 2019 World Para-athletics Championships, Archery, Asafa Powell, Australia, British Athletics, Charnwood Athletic Club, Commonwealth Games, Danielle Brown, European Para-athletics Championships, Great Britain, Hungary, Jamaica, Justin Gatlin, London, London 2012, London 2012 Paralympics, Luca Ekler, Margarita Goncharova, Olivia Breen, Para-archery, Paralympics, Rhiannon Clark, Russia, Sophie Hahn, T38, Tyson Gay, USA, Usain Bolt, World Para-athletics Championships, Yohan Blake
Posted on November 9, 2019
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Following her appointment in October, Ollie Godden looks at the reasons why Lisa Keightley could help England’s female cricketers catch up with Australia. If you can’t beat them, hire them. It’s becoming something of a trend for English teams to employ Australian coaches in… Continue Reading “Keightley the key to unlock England’s talent & catch up with Australia”
Category: Cricket, The 52Tags: 2017 Women's Cricket World Cup, 2019 Women's Ashes, 2020 Women's T20 World Cup, Alyssa Healy, Australia, Cricket, Cricket Australia, Danni Wyatt, ECB, Eddie Jones, Ellyse Perry, England, Heather Knight, Kia Super League, Lisa Keightley, London Spirit, Lord's, Mark Robinson, Matthew Mott, Meg Lanning, Nat Sciver, New South Wales, Perth Scorchers, Phoebe Litchfield, Sydney Morning Herald, Tammy Beaumont, The Hundred, Trevor Bayliss, WBBL, Women's Big Bash League
Posted on October 14, 2019
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How did you celebrate your 18th birthday? Studying for your A-levels? Buying your first round? Taking in a nightclub? How about helping your club to a historic domestic double in a game shown live to thousands of people on Sky Sports? That’s exactly what… Continue Reading “Beevers continuing to set records as women’s rugby league flourishes”
Category: Rugby League, The 52Tags: 2018 Challenge Cup, 2018 Women's Challenge Cup, 2018 Year 7 Boys' National Schools Final, 2019 Betfred Women's Super League, 2019 Betfred Women's Super League Grand Final, 2019 Rugby League World 9s, 2019 Women's Challenge Cup, Australia, BBC, BBC Sport, Belinda Sharpe, Bolton, Brisbane Broncos, Caitlin Beevers, Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs, Castleford Tigers, Dewsbury, England, FA WSL, France, Leeds Rhinos, NRL, Papua New Guinea, Rugby League World 9s, Sky Sports, University of Bolton Stadium, Wembley
Posted on October 9, 2019
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After a disappointing 2019 and the conclusion of the Kia Super League (KSL), Ollie Godden explains how he thinks The Hundred could revolutionise English women’s cricket. The Kia Super League was the jump start English women’s cricket needed. Having played a significant part in… Continue Reading “Why The Hundred should be a force for good for English women’s cricket”
Category: Cricket, The 52Tags: #InspiringGenerations, 2017 Women's Cricket World Cup, 2019 Women's Ashes, Australia, Charlotte Edwards, Cricket, Danni Hazell, ECB, England, Kia Super League, KSL, Lydia Greenway, Northern Superchargers, Oval Invincibles, Saliann Briggs, Southern Brave, The Hundred, Trent Rockets, WBBL, Women's Big Bash League