Posted on October 2, 2019
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Rio 2016 hockey gold medallist Shona McCallin explains how she and her England team-mates will be using their Euros disappointment to ensure GB qualify for Tokyo 2020. I’m back! Back on the international hockey scene after 17 months out of the game and back… Continue Reading “McCallin ready to use Euros pain to ensure GB qualify for Tokyo 2020”
Category: Hockey, The 52Tags: 2019 EuroHockey Championships, 2019 FIH Pro League, Australia, Chile, England, England Hockey, EuroHockey Championships, FIH, FIH Olympic Qualifier, FIH Pro League, GB, GB Hockey, Hockey, London, Netherlands, New Zealand, Olympics, Paris 2024, Rio 2016, Shona McCallin, Spain, Tokyo 2020
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 January 19, 2019
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How good has the fourth edition of the Women’s Big Bash League (WBBL) been? As a staunch supporter of all things related to English cricket, this isn’t the easiest statement to make. But there can be no question about it; when it comes to… Continue Reading “#32) WBBL”
Category: CricketTags: 2017 Women's Cricket World Cup, ACDC, Alyssa Healy, Australia, Brisbane Heat, Buckethead Army, Cricket, Cricket Australia, Ellyse Perry, England, Grace Harris, Haidee Birkett, Instagram, Kia Super League, Melbourne Renegades, Seven Network, Sophie Devine, Sydney Sixers, T20, Twitter, WBBL, WBBL04
Posted on January 12, 2019
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This week our second guest writer Ella Jerman explains why England Netball can lead the charge for women’s sport in 2019. It was the gold that nobody predicted. England had won just three netball titles – and no ‘major’ ones – while Australia had… Continue Reading “#31) England Netball”
Category: The 52Tags: 2014 Women's Rugby World Cup, 2017 Women's Cricket World Cup, 2018 Commonwealth Games, 2018 SJA British Sport Awards, 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup, 2019 Netball Quad Series, 2019 Netball World Cup, Australia, Australia Netball, BBC, BBC Sport, England, England Cricket, England Netball, England Rugby, France, GB Hockey, Geva Mentor, Gold Coast 2018, Helen Housby, Jade Clarke, Jo Harten, Lionesses, Liverpool, netball, New Zealand, Nike, Rio 2016, Serena Guthrie, Sky Sports, South Africa, Tracey Neville, Vitality, YouGov
Posted on January 5, 2019
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As the saying goes, just because someone is an exceptional player it doesn’t mean they will be a good manager or coach. There have been very few who have managed to transgress this stereotype – Pep Guardiola and Kenny Dalglish are two of a… Continue Reading “#30) Karen Brown MBE”
Category: The 52Tags: 1988 Commonwealth Games, 2010 Women's Hockey World Cup, 2015 EuroHockey Championship, 2018 Women's Hockey Champions Trophy, 2018 Women's Hockey World Cup, Alex Danson, Alyson Annan, Andy Flower, Australia, Barcelona '92 Games, Cricket, Danny Kerry, England, EuroHockey Championship, Female Coaching Network, FIH, football, Great Britain, Hockey, Hollie Pearne-Webb, Karen Brown, Kate Richardson-Walsh, Kenny Dalglish, London 2012, Maddie Hinch, MBE, OBE, Olympics, Pep Guardiola, Rio 2016, Tamara Taylor, The Netherlands, Tracy Nevill
Posted on December 29, 2018
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It seems as though 2018 has provided a never-ending conveyor belt of victories when it comes to women’s sport. There was that Commonwealth gold for England Netball, a world silver for GB women’s wheelchair basketballers, Georgia Hall storming to British Open victory, Vicky Holland… Continue Reading “#29) Ten Landmark Moments From 2018”
Category: End Of Year Reviews, The 52Tags: #BeAGameChangerAwards, #ShowUp, 2017 Women's Rugby World Cup, 2018 French Open, 2018 Hockey Women's World Cup, 2018 US Open, 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup, Alex Scott, Ali Mitchell, Aly Raisman, Amy Williams, Athletics, Australia, Bianca Walkden, Bobsleigh, British Open, BT Sport, Chemmy Alcott, Clare Balding, Cricket, Danielle Waterman, Dina Asher-Smith, Ebony Rainford-Brent, Emily Scarratt, England Netball, Eni Aluko, Ester Ledecka, F1, Formula E, Gabby Logan, GC2018, Georgia Hall, Gold Coast 2018, Golf, Great Britain, Gymnastics, Hazel Irvine, Helen Housby, Helen Richardson-Walsh, Ireland, Isa Guha, Izzy Atkin, Jacqui Oatley, Jenny Jones, Jess Breach, Jo Bostock, Kate Richardson-Walsh, Katerina Johnson-Thompson, Katharine Merry, Laura Deas, Laura Muir, Lauren Williams, Lionesses, Lizzy Yarnold, Maggie Alphonsi, Menna Fitzpatrick and Jennifer Kehoe, Mercedes F1, Mica McNeill, Mica Moore, Millie Knight, Natasha Hunt, netball, New Year's Honours List, New Zealand, Nike, Para-skiing, Pyeongchang 2018, Red Roses, RFU, rugby, Sam Quek, Sara Orchard, Serena Williams, Skeleton, Skiing, Snowboarding, South Africa, Susie Wolff, Taekwondo, Tammy Parlour, Tennis, Toto Wolff, Triathlon, US Gymnastics, Venturi, Vicki Sparks, Vicky Holland, Vitality, Winter Olympics, Winter Paralympics, Women's Sport Trust, Women's Wheelchair Basketball
Posted on October 27, 2018
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The power of sport never ceases to amaze. It seems as though it can be used to help with any problem if you want it to, from helping to overcome mental illness to driving for society-wide gender equality. And, as the Invictus Games have… Continue Reading “#20) Invictus Games/Debbie O’Connell”
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