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 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 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 August 28, 2019
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Women’s sport is in the best position it’s ever been. More people are watching, playing, reading, writing and talking about it than any other time in recent memory. Three major outlets – BBC, The Telegraph and GiveMeSport – now all have dedicated campaigns to… Continue Reading “WRITING OPPORTUNITY: Join The 52”
Category: The 52Tags: #ChangeTheGame, 2019, 2019 Para-canoe World Championships, BBC, Bolton Wanderes FC, Bury FC, FA WSL, GiveMeSport, GiveMeSport Women, Notts County Women FC, Ryder Cup, Solheim Cup, Telegraph Women's Sport, The 52, The Telegraph, W Series, Women's Super League, Yeovil Women FC
Posted on July 3, 2019
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21:53 – the time last night when the tears of a nation started flowing as the final whistle was blown on England’s 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup campaign. It was a heart wrenching, soul destroying moment, seeing those 23 athletes whom we’ve come to… Continue Reading “England Inspired, Now It’s Up To Us To Ensure Lionesses’ World Cup Legacy Lives On”
Category: footballTags: #ShowUp, 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup, 2021 UEFA Women's European Championships, Alex Greenwood, Alex Morgan, BBC, Carly Telford, Chelsea, Ellen White, England, Euro 2021, football, France, Great Britain, Hockey, Lionesses, Manchester City, Manchester United, netball, rugby, Scotland, Team GB, Tokyo 2020, USA
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 March 17, 2019
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“I’m a survivor; I’m not gonna give up; I’m not gonna stop; I’m gonna work harder. I’m a survivor; I’m gonna make it; I will survive; keep on surviving.” There can be no doubting how empowering this chart-topping hit from Destiny’s Child is. It’s… Continue Reading “#39) Kadeena Cox”
Category: Athletics, Cycling, Paralympics, The 52Tags: 1984 Paralympics, 2015 World Para-athletics Championships, 2017 World Para-athletics Championships, 2018 Commonwealth Games, 2019 UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships, BBC, Beyonce, Cycling, Dame Sarah Storey, Destiny's Child, Gold Coast 2018, Great Britain, Isabell Barr, Kadeena Cox, London, Multiple Sclerosis, Rio 2016, Rio 2016 Paralympics, Sale Harriers, Skeleton, Team GB, The Guardian, Tokyo 2020, Tokyo 2020 Olympics, Tokyo 2020 Paralympics
Posted on February 9, 2019
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Photo credit: Susannah Gill (@TheIronLadyRuns) What Susannah Gill achieved last week is nothing short of extraordinary. The British runner not only completed the notorious World Marathon Challenge – also known as ’777’ as it involves running seven marathons on seven continents in seven days… Continue Reading “#35) Susannah Gill”
Category: Sport, The 52Tags: 2019 World Marathon Challenge, 777, BBC, BBC Sport, Becca Pizzi, Dame Kelly Holmes, Emil Scarratt, England, England Rugby, Great Britain, Kristina Schou Madsen, Laura Muir, Marathon, Natasha Hunt, Paula Radcliffe, Running, Sir Ranulph Fiennes, Susannah Gill, USA, Women's Six Nations, World Marathon Challenge
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
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