Posted on February 1, 2019
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The 2019 Women’s Six Nations kicks off tonight when England take on Ireland determined to overcome the disappointment of finishing second last year. Captain Sarah Hunter and her Red Roses side missed out on a second consecutive title with an agonising one point defeat… Continue Reading “#33) Women’s Six Nations Special – England”
Category: Rugby Union, The 52Tags: 2014 Women's Rugby World Cup, 2018 Commonwealth Games, 2018 Sevens World Cup, 2018 Women's Six Nations, 2019 Women's Six Nations, Amy Cokayne, Canada, caytoo, DMP Sharks, England, France, Gold Coast 2018, Harlequins, Ireland, Jess Breach, Jo Brown, Katy Daley-McLean, Lark Davies, Leanne Riley, Loughborough Lightning, Natasha Hunt, Netherlands, New Zealand, NHS, Portia Woodman, Quilter Autumn Internationals, Red Roses, Rio 2016, Rugby Union, Sarah Hunter, Team GB, USA, Worcester Valkyries, Zoe Harrison
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 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 November 24, 2018
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Ask any journalist to recount everything they’ve written and it is almost guaranteed they won’t be able to remember the majority. But every now and again there is one that sticks with you forever. For me that’s the tale of Sammi Kinghorn. What the… Continue Reading “#24) Sammi Kinghorn”
Category: Athletics, Paralympics, The 52Tags: 2017 World Para-athletics Championships, 2019 World Para-athletics Championships, Accident, Commonwealth Games, Disability, Eben, Ebenezer Scrooge, European Champion, Gold Coast 2018, Great Britain, London 2017, London Stadium, Marathon, Paralympics, Paralysis, Rio 2016, Sammi Kinghorn, Scotland, sportscotland, SportSpiel, Sprinting, Sunday Mail, Tokyo 2020, Wheelchair Racing, World Champion
Posted on August 4, 2018
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Mums are incredible. Obviously Dads are awesome too but there’s just that something little bit extra special about the people who physically grow humans inside of them. Following on from that is the most painful experience known to mankind in order to give us… Continue Reading “#8) Sporting Mums”
Category: Opinion, The 52Tags: 2017 Australian Open, 2018 European Championships, 2018 Para-cycling World Road Championships, 2018 Vitality Hockey Women's World Cup, Australia, British Cycling, Dame Sarah Storey, Gold Coast 2018, Great Britain, Hockey, Hockeyroos, Jodie Kenny, Laura Kenny, New Zealand, Serena Williams, Tennis, The Netherlands, Track cycling, USA, Wimbledon 2018
Posted on July 20, 2018
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Sport as we know it may have only existed for less than 200 years but already it has deep rooted perceptions that can be difficult to alter. Some are positive but equally plenty are negative, arguably the most prevalent of which is that women… Continue Reading “#6 Inner Warrior”
Category: Rugby Union, The 52Tags: 2014 Women's Rugby World Cup, 2017 Women's Rugby World Cyo, 2018 Be A Game Changer Awards, Alex Scott, Emily Scarratt, Eni Aluko, Gold Coast 2018, Great Britain, Inner Warrior, RFU, Rio 2016, rugby, Sport, Tamara Taylor, UK, Women's Sport Trust
Posted on July 7, 2018
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Have you heard about the sprinter who went from relative obscurity and missing out on a place at the Commonwealth Games by 0.01s to British champion in the space of a few months, breaking a 34-year-old record on the way? Sounds too good to… Continue Reading “#4) Beth Dobbin”
Category: Athletics, The 52Tags: 200m, 2018 FIFA World Cup, 2018 IAAF European Championships, Aesop, Athletics, Athletics World Cup, Beth Dobbin, Bianca Williams, British Athletics, Carlos Bacca, Commonwealth Games, Dina Asher-Smith, England, Gold Coast 2018, Great Britain, Hare, Hollywood, Jodie Williams, Jordan Pickford, LA 1984 Olympics, Loughborough University, Sandra Whittaker, Scotland, Scottish Athletics, SportSpiel, Sprinter, Tortoise
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
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