Posted on November 13, 2019
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“Daddy, I think I want to be a goalkeeper.” This was the heartwarming statement made by a young girl sat behind me as nearly 78,000 people watched the Lionesses take on Germany at Wembley at the weekend. Despite being no older than six, she… Continue Reading “Lionesses’ Wembley extravaganza epitomised #BeSeenBeHeardBeInspired; now we need all sports to get on board”
Category: Cricket, football, Hockey, netball, Rugby Union, The 52Tags: #BeSeenBeHeardBeInspired, #GameChanger, 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup, 2019/20 Barclays FAWSL, Barclays FAWSL, Carli Lloyd, Cricket, England, England Netball, England Rugby, FA, football, Game Changer, GB Basketball, GB Hockey, Germany, Great Britain, Harlequins, Hockey, Lionesses, London 2012, netball, Olympics, Rugby Union, Simon Middleton, Team GB, The Hundred, The Stoop, Twickenham Stoop, USA, WBBL, Wembley, Women's Football Weekend
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 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 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… Continue Reading “#50) Leah Wilkinson”
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… Continue Reading “#49) Emily Nicholl”
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 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… Continue Reading “#43) Emily Muskett & Zoe Smith”
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 30, 2019
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This week SportSpiel founder and co-host Alasdair Hooper writes about an athlete he describes as a pioneer, innovator and inspiration to all women. Pave the way. Three words that sound so simple but can mean so much. Those words can challenge prejudice, change society,… Continue Reading “#41) Stacey Copeland”
Category: Boxing, The 52Tags: BBC Radio Manchester, Boxing, caytoo, Commonwealth, David Beckham, Doncaster Rovers Belles FC, England, Fencing, football, Hockey, Manchester Evening News, Muhammad Ali, netball, Pave The Way, rugby, Ryan Giggs, SportSpiel, Stacey Copeland, Sugar Ray Leonard
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… Continue Reading “#37) Laura Gallagher”
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
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
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