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…
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…
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 June 10, 2019
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Who would’ve thought ten years ago that Great Britain would be one of the world’s leading contenders in the sport of Taekwondo? Indeed, how many of us had even heard of it back then? Yet now our nation currently boasts a roster of international…
Category: Olympics, The 52Tags: 2014 European Taekwondo Championsuips, 2015 World Taekwondo Championships, 2017 BBC Sports Personality of the Year, 2017 World Taekwondo Championships, 2018 European Taekwondo Championships, 2019 World Taekwondo Championships, Bianca Walkden, Charlie Maddock, European Taekwondo Championships, Flint, Great Britain, Jade Jones, Lauren Williams, London 2012, Lutalo Muhammad, Maddison Moore, Manchester, Manchester Arena, Olympic Games, Olympics, Rio 2016, Taekwondo, Tokyo 2020, World Taekwondo Championships
Posted on June 2, 2019
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Photo credit: Hockey Wales Alun Wyn Jones, Jess Fishlock, Ryan Giggs, Helen Weston, Sam Warburton, Sarah Thomas – just some of the incredible athletes to have come out of Wales. Each has a multitude of accolades – both individual and team – to their…
Category: Hockey, The 52Tags: 2017 EuroHockey Championships II, 2018 Commonwealth Games, Abi Welsford, Alex Danson, Alun Wyn Jones, EuroHockey Championships, football, GB Hockey, Gethin Jenkins, Glasgow, Gold Coast 2018, Great Britain, Helen Weston, Hockey, Holcombe HC, India, Jess Fishlock, Leah Wilkinson, Lisa Daley, London 2012, Manchester United, Natasha Marke-Jones, netball, Paul Edwards, Rugby Union, Russia, Ryan Giggs, Sam Warburton, Sarah Jones, Sarah Thomas, Sian French, Team Wales, Wales, Welsh Sports Hall of Fame
Posted on May 27, 2019
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Emily Nicholl is the true epitome of someone who never gave up on their dreams. In just a few weeks’ time the 25-year-old will be hoping to step onto the court of Liverpool’s M&S Bank Arena as Scotland begin their Netball World Cup campaign…
Category: netball, The 52Tags: 2018 Commonwealth Games, 2019 Netball World Cup, Athletics, Cricket, Echo Arena, Edinburgh University, Emily Nicholl, England, Giselle Ansley, Gold Coast 2018, Great Britain, Hockey, netball, Reece Prescod, Rio 2016, Samoa, Scotland, Scotland Netball, Strathclyde Sirens, Tymal Mills, Vitality Netball Superleague
Posted on May 25, 2019
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One of the best things about summer is the vast number of sporting events for armchair fans to indulge ourselves in. The last week epitomised this perfectly – it seemed as though everywhere you looked there was a major international or domestic event happening….
Category: Cycling, Paralympics, Tennis, The 52Tags: 2017 Para-triathlon European Championships, 2018 Commonwealth Games, 2018 Para-triathlon European Championships, 2018 Para-triathlon World Series Grand Final, 2019 BNP Paribas World Team Cup, 2019 Para-canoe European Championships, 2019 Para-canoe World Cup, 2019 UCI Para-cycling World Cup, 2019 World Para-triathlon Series, Alfie Hewett, Athletics, Bank of England, Belgium, British Canoeing, British Cycling, British Triathlon, Canoeing, Charlotte Henshaw, China, Claire Cashmore, Corinne Hall, Cornelia Oosthuizen, Crystal Lane-Wright, Cycling, Dermot Bailey, Emma Wiggs, Fran Brown, France, Gold Coast 2018, Gordon Reid, Great Britain, Hannah Dines, Israel, Jade Jones, Jade Jones-Hall, Japan, Jeanette Chippington, Jordanne Whiley, Karen Darke, Katie Toft, Laura Sugar, Lauren Steadman, Lora Fachie, Louise Hunt, LTA, Lucy Shuker, Marathon, Melissa Reid, Ostend, Para-canoeing, Para-cycling, Para-triathlon, Paralympic Games, Poland, Poznan, Rio 2016, Rio 2016 Paralympic Games, Ruby Bishop, Sitting Volleyball, South Africa, Swimming, Taekwdondo, Tokyo 2020, Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games, Triathlon, Yokohama
Posted on April 13, 2019
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Despite being a nation full of gym buffs, when it comes to competitive weightlifting Great Britain’s record is remarkably average. Since the rebirth of the Olympic movement back in 1896 we have won a total of seven medals – the last being a bronze…
Category: Olympics, The 52, WeightliftingTags: 1896 Olympic Games, 1984 Olympic Games, 2010 Commonwealth Games, 2012 Olympic Games, 2014 Commonwealth Games, 2014 European Weightlifting Championships, 2015 British Weightlifting Championships, 2016 English Weightlifting Championships, 2016 European Weightlifting Championships, 2016 Olympic Games, 2017 British Weightlifting Championships, 2018 Commonwealth Games, 2018 World Weightlifting Championships, 2019 European Weightlifting CHampionship, 2020 Olympic Games, Aspiration Fund, Athens, Athletics, British Weightlifting, Canada, David Mercer, Emily Muskett, Glasgow 2014, Gold Coast 2018, Great Britain, Hockey, Launceston Elliot, London 2012, Marie-Eve Beauchemin-Nadeau, National Lottery, netball, Olympic Weightlifting, Pole Vault, Rio 2016, Tennis, Tokyo 2020, UK Sport, Weightlifting, Zoe Smith
Posted on March 23, 2019
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How refreshing has it been to see women’s sport dominating the headlines this week? From the announcement of Barclays as the first Women’s Super League (WSL) title sponsor to an ODI series whitewash for England in Sri Lanka, a new government drive to encourage…
Category: The 52Tags: #SeeSportyBeSporty, 2019 Women's Six Nations, Anna Kessel, Barclays, Chelsea, Cricket, Crystal Palace, Dina Asher-Smith, England, football, Great Britain, Gymnastics, Judy Murray, Katie Whyatt, Lionesses, Monica Seles, Olympics, PSG, Red Roses, Renee Hector, rugby, Sheffield United, Simone Biles, Sophie Jones, Sri Lanka, Telegraph Women's Sport, Tennis, The Telegraph, Totally Runable, Tottenham Hotspur, USA, Women In Sport, Women's Champions League, Women's Championship, Women's Six Nations, Women's Super League
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…
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 March 2, 2019
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Photo credit: Mike Driscoll “I just felt like a failure. I thought I’d failed at what I’d been trying to do and not only had I not achieved what I wanted, I just didn’t feel able to do anything.” Being a professional athlete is…
Category: The 52Tags: 2013 DMT World Championships, 2013 Trampolining World Championships, 2014 DMT European Championships, 2014 European Trampolining Championships, 2017 British Trampolining Championships, 2017 DMT British Championships, 2017 DMT World Championship, 2017 World Trampolining Championships, 2018 World Trampolining Championships, Azerbaijan, Baku, Bridgwater, British Gymnastics, DMT World Cup, Echo Arena, Five Rivers, French Masters, Great Britain, Hockey, Isabelle Songhurst, Kat Driscoll, Laura Gallagher, Liverpool, Mental Health, Olympic Games, Olympics, Rio 2016, Table Tennis, Taunton Vales HC, Tokyo 2020, Trampolining
