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 September 14, 2019
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Women’s sport is receiving more coverage than ever before But gender equal media sports coverage can’t be a fad; it needs to be the norm We are dedicated to giving women’s sport the platform it deserves The platform to #BeSeenBeHeardBeInspired 🔗 https://t.co/kwcMbxk70v pic.twitter.com/2v21WQniOx —… Continue Reading “#BeSeenBeHeardBeInspired – The Next Chapter For The 52”
Category: The 52Tags: #BeSeenBeHeardBeInspired, #RedRoses, 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup, 2019 Netball World Cup, 2019 Women's Ashes, 2019/20 Barclays FAWSL, Barclays FAWSL, BBC Sport, Ben Stokes, Cricket, Dina Asher-Smith, England Rugby, football, Georgia Elwiss, GiveMeSport, GiveMeSport Women, Katerina Johnson-Thompson, Katherine Brunt, KJT, Leanne Riley, Natasha Hunt, netball, Sky Sports, Sky Sports Netball, talkSPORT, Telegraph Women's Sport, The Guardian, The Telegraph, Women's Six Nations, Women's Sport Trust
Posted on July 13, 2019
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Success comes naturally to Liz Watson. She may only be 25 but already the Australian netball star has experienced plenty of it in her sporting career. Her cabinet currently boasts three Netball Quad Series golds and a Commonwealth Games silver with the Samsung Diamonds… Continue Reading “Netball World Cup Special: Liz Watson”
Category: netball, The 52Tags: 2018 Commonwealth Games, 2019 Netball World Cup, AFL, ANZ Championship, Aussie Diamonds, Aussie Rules, Australia, Australian International Player of the Year, Carlton, Diamonds, England, Essendon, Gold Coast 2018, Liverpool, Liz Ellis Diamond, Liz Watson, Matthew Watson, Melbourne, Melbourne Vixens, netball, Netball Quad Series, Netball World Cup, New Zealand, Samsung Diamonds, Sharelle McMahon Medal, South Africa, Steve Alessio, Victoria
Posted on July 11, 2019
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Shannon Saunders’ netball career will complete a full circle at 9am tomorrow when she steps out onto Liverpool Arena’s court for the opening game of the 2019 Netball World Cup. Having made her New Zealand debut back in 2013, there were fears she’d played… Continue Reading “Netball World Cup Special: Shannon Saunders”
Category: netball, The 52Tags: 2018 Commonwealth Games, 2019 Netball World Cup, ANZ Premiership, Aussie Diamonds, Australia, Cadbury Netball Series, Dame Lois Muir, Diamonds, Echo Arena, England, Gold Coast 2018, Liverpool Arena, netball, New Zealand, Samsung Diamonds, Shannon Francois, Shannon Saunders, Silver Ferns, Skin Cancer, Southern Steel, University of Otago, Vitality Roses
Posted on July 10, 2019
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“I’ve always been somewhat gregarious. My Mum used to say ‘there’s no show without Jo!’” Speaking to Jo Weston, you wouldn’t realise she is just days away from one of the toughest tests of her netball career; the 2019 Netball World Cup. The Australian… Continue Reading “Netball World Cup Special: Jo Weston”
Category: netball, The 52Tags: 2018 Commonwealth Games, 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup, 2019 Netball World Cup, 2019 Rugby World Cup, Ashes, Australia, Australia Diamonds, Baking, Cricket, Deloitte, Echo Arena, England, GBBO, Gold Coast 2018, Great British Bake Off, Jo Weston, Liverpool, Liz Watson, M&S Bank Arena, Matildas, Melbourne Vixens, netball, Netball World Cup, Northern Ireland, Rugby Union, Samsung Diamonds, Sports Environmental Allianca, University of Melbourne, Victoria, Vitality Roses
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 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
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