Posted on November 4, 2018
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Photo credit: Alex Paske “It’s so important to be passionate about what you do. That’s what we tell every child we work with, whether that’s in sport or otherwise.” These are the words of Alex Paske, the founder of the Mintridge Foundation and winner… Continue Reading “#21) Alex Paske”
Category: The 52Tags: #SWOTY, Alex Paske, Archery, Athletics, Charity, Cricket, Danielle Brown, England, Grassroots, Great Britain, Hockey, Judo, Marilyn Okoro, Mintridge Foundation, Nekoda Smythe-Davis, Pamela Cookey, Paralympics, SportSpiel, Sunday Times Sportswomen of the Year, Sunday Times Sportswomen of the Year 2018, United Kingdom
Posted on September 15, 2018
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What is it that defines an athlete as a ‘legend’? Some base it on the number of trophies, accolades and records a sportsperson collects over their career, others on the length of time an individual represents their country at the elite level for. Furthermore… Continue Reading “#14) Tamara Taylor”
Category: Rugby Union, The 52Tags: #HWC2018, #ShowUp, 2014 Women's Rugby World Cup, 2017 Women's Rugby World Cup, 2018 Vitality Hockey Women's World Cup, 2018 Women's Six Nations, Abigail Dow, Alastair Cook, Amy Cokayne, Athletics, Becky Essex, Canada, Charlotte Edwards, Cricket, Darlington Mowden Park Sharks, Ellie Kildunne, Emily Scarratt, England, France, Grand Slam, Great Britain, Heptathlon, Hockey, Ireland, Jason Leonard, Jennifer Sutton, Jess Breach, Jess Ennis-Hill, Joanna McGilchrist, Legend, Newcastle University, Rocky Clarke, Roger Federer, rugby, Rugby Union, Sarah Bern, Six Nations, Sport, Switzerland, Tamara Taylor, Tennis, Tyrrells Premier 15s, USA, Zoe Aldcroft
Posted on August 18, 2018
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“I didn’t really know what my purpose was when I was getting out of bed.” “I didn’t see any purpose in my life anymore, I’d stopped playing cricket and actually once I stopped playing cricket, life got worse. ” These are the words of… Continue Reading “#10) Kate Cross and Sarah Taylor”
Category: Cricket, The 52Tags: Anxiety, BBC, Cricket, Depression, England, Great Britain, Hockey, Kate Cross, KSL, Lancashire Thunder, Mental Health, Nic White, Rio 2016 Olympics, Sarah Taylor, Shona McCallin, Stumped, Sussex CCC, The Guardian
Posted on June 22, 2018
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There’s no doubt about it: the noise surrounding women’s sport is the loudest it’s ever been. The column inches, coverage hours, viewing spectators and heroes created have all soared exponentially compared to what they were ten years ago. It’s still embryonic in comparison to… Continue Reading “#2) #ShowUp”
Category: Cricket, The 52Tags: #ShowUp, 2009 Women's T20 World Cup, 2014 Women's Rugby World Cup, 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup, 2017 Women's Cricket World Cup, Anya Shrubsole, Ashes, Cricket, Ebony Rainford-Brent, ECB, England, England Netballl, England Rugby, football, GB Hockey, Gold Coast 2018, Goldie Sayers, Hockey, ICC, India, Isa Guha, Kia Super League, Lionesses, Lord's, Mel Jones, netball, Netball Super League, New Zealand, Pakistan, Red Roses, Rio 2016, rugby, Sky Sports, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Taunton, Team GB, Vitality Hockey Women's World Cup, Women's Cricket, Women's Sport Trust, World Cup
Posted on December 31, 2017
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As another year draws to a close it’s once again time for me to reflect on my favourite memories from the previous 12 months. This year’s list features game changing moments, unadulterated chaos, new faces rising to the top and old ones setting yet… Continue Reading “My Top 10 Sporting Moments – 2017 (Part II)”
Category: End Of Year Reviews, Opinion, Top 10sTags: 2005 Ashes, 2014 Women's Rugby World Cup, 2017 Invested Internationals, 2017 Women's Cricket World Cup, 2017 Women's Rugby World Cup, 2017 Women's Six Nations, 2017 World Para-athletics Championships, 2017 World Taekwondo Championships, 2018 Vitality Hockey Women's World Cup, Alex Danson, Alison Mitchell, Anya Shrubsole, Athletics, Barry Middleton, Bianca Walkden, Cricket, Danny Kerry, England, France, Great Britain, Hockey, India, Jess Breach, Kay Wilson, Lord's, New Zealand, Podcast, Rio 2016, Sammi Kinghorn, Scotland, Shona McCallin, SportSpiel, SPOTY 2017, Taekwondo, The Netherlands, TMS, Wheelchair Racing
Posted on December 30, 2017
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As another year draws to a close it’s once again time for me to reflect on my favourite memories from the previous 12 months. This year’s list features game changing moments, unadulterated chaos, new faces rising to the top and old ones setting yet… Continue Reading “My Top 10 Sporting Moments – 2017 (Part I)”
Category: End Of Year Reviews, Opinion, Top 10sTags: 2014 Winter Olympics, 2017 Mexico City ePrix, 2017 World Athletics Championships, 2017 World Para-athletics Championships, 2018 Winter Olympics, 3000m Steeplechase, Alastair Cook, Athletics, Australia, Cricket, Danni Wyatt, Elise Christie, England, Formula E, Great Britain, Ice Skating, Jonnie Peacock, London 2017, Lucas di Grassi, Men's Ashes 2017/18, Pyeongchang 2018, Rosie Clarke, Sochi 2014, Sunday Times Sportswoman of the Year, Women's Ashes 2017
Posted on September 5, 2017
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Just like that, the summer has ended. All of a sudden the days are now duller than watching England at Wembley, the nights longer than Fernando Alonso’s wait to be given a decent car, the suburban streets sparser than the crowd at a county… Continue Reading “After an incredible summer, it’s time to ensure female athletes get the equality they deserve”
Category: OpinionTags: 2017 EuroHockey Nations Championship, 2017 European Badminton Championships, 2017 European Eventing Championship, 2017 European Shooting Championships, 2017 Hockey World League Semi-Final, 2017 Women's Cricket World Cup, 2017 Women's Euros, 2017 Women's Lacrosse World Cup, 2017 Women's Rugby World Cup, 2017 Women's Six Nations, 2017 World Aquatics Championships, 2017 World Athletics Championhips, 2017 World Badminton Championships, 2017 World Judo Championships, 2017 World Para-athletics Championships, 2017 World Taekwondo Championships, 2017 World Taekwondo Grand Prix, Anya Shrubsole, Argentina, Australia, Bianca Walkden, Canada, Cricket, Diving, Elise Christie, Emily Scarratt, England, Eni Aluko, Equestrian, Fernando Alonso, football, Gabby Adcock, Gemma Tattersall, Georgie Hermitage, Grace Reid, Great Britain, Hannah Cockroft, Hockey, Hollie Webb, India, Jade Jones, Jennifer McIntosh, Jo Konta, Jordanne Whiley, Judo, Julie Payne, Katie Gleeson, Kirsty Gilmour, Kristina Cook, Lacrosse, Lauren Smith, Lois Toulson, Lord's, Mark Sampson, Natalie Powell, Natasha Jonas, Nekoda Smythe-Davis, New Zealand, Nicola Wilson, RFU, rugby, Sammi Kinghorn, Sarah Walker, Seonaid McIntosh, Sophie Hahn, Suzanna Hext, Taekwondo, Tennis, The Netherlands, Wembley
Posted on December 30, 2016
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It’s that time of year again for me to churn out my incredibly well informed, not-at-all-biased (please note the sarcasm here, my ego isn’t yet that big) top ten list of sporting moments that occurred during 2016. It was really hard to choose just… Continue Reading “My Top 10 Sporting Moments – 2016”
Category: UncategorizedTags: 2015-16 Premier League, 2016, 2016 6 Nations, 2016 ATP World Tour Finals, 2016 Australian Open, 2016 Brazilian GP, 2016 DH World Championship, 2016 DH World Cup, 2016 French Open, Andy Murray, Athletics, Australia, Ayrton Senna, Aziz Awang, Brazil, Bryony Page, Canada, Cricket, Cycling, Dame Sarah Storey, Downhill mountain biking, Eddie Jones, End of year review, England, F1, F1 2016, Germany, Hockey, Hollie Webb, Jason Kenny, Joachim Eilers, Kadeena Cox, Kat Driscoll, Keirin, Lauren Winfield, Leicester City, Malaysia, Max Verstappen, Milos Raonic, Netherlands, Novak Djokovic, Olympics, Pakistan, Paralympics, Rachel Atherton, Red Bull Racing, Rio 2016, Rosie MacLennan, Scuderia Toro Rosso, Serbia, Sir Chris Hoy, Sophie Bray, Tammy Beaumont, Team GB, Tennis, Trampolining, UEFA Champions League, Wimbledon 2016
Posted on July 21, 2016
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Disappointment; a feeling all of us will experience at some point in our lives. The pattern that leads to it never changes – there is an overhyped build-up that promises of plenty of rewards and elicits a lot of excitement but ultimately the end… Continue Reading “Consistently inconsistent”
Category: CricketTags: 2015 Cricket World Cup, Alastair Cook, Australia, Ben Stokes, Chris Woakes, Cricket, England and Wales Cricket Board, Hampshire, James Vince, Joe Root, Pakistan, South Africa, Trevor Bayliss, West Indies, Yasir Shah, Yorkshire
Posted on May 29, 2016
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In the absence of the crocked Ben Stokes, it was England’s other two all-rounders – Moeen Ali and Chris Woakes – who took centre stage at Chester-le-Street as they put their team in prime position to make it an eighth successive Test victory at… Continue Reading “England v Sri Lanka – 2nd Test, Day 2 Report”
Category: CricketTags: Angelo Mathews, Ben Stokes, Chester-le-Street, Christ Woakes, Cricket, Dimuth Karunaratne, Dinesh Chandimal, Durham, England, Graeme Swann, James Anderson, James Vince, Joe Root, Kusal Mendis, Moeen Ali, Nuwan Pradeep, Rangana Herath, Sri Lanka, Steve Finn, Stuart Broad, Worcestershire CCC
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