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 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 April 6, 2019
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Photo credit: @HarlequinsWomen Women’s rugby is on an incredible upward curve right now. It seems that every five minutes something groundbreaking occurs, whether it be the introduction of full-time contracts, new sponsors for major tournaments or outstanding performances. Attendance figures have also been smashed…
Category: Rugby Union, The 52Tags: #GameChanger, 2017 Women's Rugby World Cup, 2019 Women's Six Nations, Aylesford Bulls, caytoo, Chelsea, David Ellis, DHL, England, Facebook, Gloucester Hartpury, Harlequins, Harlequins Women, Ireland, Jade Konkel, Jess Breach, Kristine Sommer, Leah Lyons, Leanne Riley, Rachael Burford, Red Roses, Rugby Union, Scotland, SportSpiel, Tyrrells Premier 15s, USA, YouTube
Posted on March 8, 2019
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There are few better sights in rugby than seeing a forward charging at full pelt, ball in hand, bouncing off tackles left, right and centre. The modern era of the game has been privileged to see some of the best exponents of this, from…
Category: Rugby Union, The 52Tags: #More2Me, 2019 Women's Six Nations, Apex Training & Performance, Basketball, caytoo, Edinburgh, EIS, Glasgow, Harlequins, Highlands, Holly Myers, Inverness, Jade Konkel, Lawrence Dallaglio, LMRCV, rugby, Rugby Union, Safi N'Diaye, Sarah Bern, Scotland, Sergio Parisse, Wales, Women's Six Nations
Posted on December 16, 2018
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‘Why fit in when you were born to stand out?’ An oft-used quote from children’s author Thomas Seuss Geisel – or Dr. Seuss as he is more famously known – this is a statement relevant to as many people as it isn’t. One individual…
Category: Motorsport, The 52Tags: 2016 UK Junior Saloon Car Championship, Autograss, British Touring Car Championship, Dr Seuss, Emily Glanvill, Fiona Leggate, Motorsport, School, Scotland, Sexism, Speedway, SportSpiel, Teenage Cancer Trust, Teenage Cancer Trust Scholarship Car, W Series
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…
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 September 22, 2018
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Photo credit: @westhamwomen West Ham WFC made history earlier this week by playing their first ever top flight game of football, securing a well-earned draw against Reading in the FA Women’s Super League (WSL). Not that you would have known it from looking at…
Category: football, The 52Tags: Arsenal WFC, Chelsea WFC, Claire Rafferty, England, FA Southern Premier League, FA Women's Premier League South, FA Women's Super League, Gilly Flaherty, Jane Ross, Manchester City WFC, New Zealand, Newsnight, Reading WFC, Ria Percival, Scotland, Stacey Little, Stephen Hunt, UEFA Champions League, West Ham FC, West Ham WFC, Women's FA Cup
Posted on September 9, 2018
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As many readers will know, The 52 was devised to promote equality and increase media coverage of women’s sport. This is one of a number of projects set up in recent years set up to achieve the same goals, including the ‘Women’s CricZone’ website…
Category: The 52Tags: 2017 UK Blog Awards, 2018 #BeAGameChanger Awards, Appalachian Trail, Australia, Baja California Peninsula, Boxing, Canada, Cazz Lander, Cushing's syndrome, England, Essequibo, Fiona Oakes, Great Britain, It's A Woman's Game, Kiko Matthews, Maggie Alphonsi, Malaysia, Marathon, Marathon des Sables, Mexico, Nicky Spinks, Pip Stewart, rugby, San Diego, Sarah Williams, Scotland, Stacey Copeland, Terra Roam, Tough Girl Challenges, Tough Girl Podcast, Ultra-marathon, USA, Vancouver, Women's CricZone, 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…
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 30, 2018
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Most brains function in such a way that the ability to concentrate on more than one thing at a time is incredibly challenging. And that’s not just multi-tasking either – very few are capable of being able to hold down more than one job…
Category: Athletics, The 52Tags: 2014 Commonwealth Games, 2017 European Indoor Athletics Championships, 2017 World Athletics Championships, 2018 World Indoor Athletics Championships, British Athletics, British Record, Cow, Dame Kelly Holmes, Diamond League, European Athletics Championships, European Indoor Athletics Championships, European Record, Glasgow 2014, Glasgow University, Great Britain, Laura Muir, Olympics, Rio 2016, Scotland, Scottish Athletics, Tokyo 2020, Vet, World Athletics Championships, World Indoor Athletics Championships, Yvonne Murray
