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… Continue Reading “#27) Emily Glanvill”
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… 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 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… Continue Reading “#15) West Ham WFC”
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… Continue Reading “#13) Sarah Williams”
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… 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 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… Continue Reading “#3) Laura Muir”
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
Posted on December 31, 2017
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As another year draws to a close it’s once again time for me to reflect on my favourite memories from the previous 12 months. This year’s list features game changing moments, unadulterated chaos, new faces rising to the top and old ones setting yet… Continue Reading “My Top 10 Sporting Moments – 2017 (Part II)”
Category: End Of Year Reviews, Opinion, Top 10sTags: 2005 Ashes, 2014 Women's Rugby World Cup, 2017 Invested Internationals, 2017 Women's Cricket World Cup, 2017 Women's Rugby World Cup, 2017 Women's Six Nations, 2017 World Para-athletics Championships, 2017 World Taekwondo Championships, 2018 Vitality Hockey Women's World Cup, Alex Danson, Alison Mitchell, Anya Shrubsole, Athletics, Barry Middleton, Bianca Walkden, Cricket, Danny Kerry, England, France, Great Britain, Hockey, India, Jess Breach, Kay Wilson, Lord's, New Zealand, Podcast, Rio 2016, Sammi Kinghorn, Scotland, Shona McCallin, SportSpiel, SPOTY 2017, Taekwondo, The Netherlands, TMS, Wheelchair Racing
Posted on March 24, 2016
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Here is the second part of my preview of the 2016 WSL. You can find the first part here: https://ransports.wordpress.com/2016/03/22/wsl-2016-preview-part-i/ Liverpool: History Although they won three successive FA Cups between 1994-1996, Liverpool have always been a team that have flitted in between the top and… Continue Reading “WSL 2016 Preview – Part II”
Category: footballTags: Alex Greenwood, Angharad James, Arsenal Ladies FC, Aston Villa Ladies FC, Beth Mead, Bristol City Ladies FC, Brooke Chaplen, Carly Telford, Chelsea Ladies FC, Continental Cup, Doncaster Rovers Belles FC, Emma Dollis, England, FA WSL 2016, Fara Williams, Fran Kirby, Gemma Bonner, Helen Ward, Izzy Christiansen, Jade Boyo-Sayo, Jane Ross, Keira Ramshaw, Kosovare Asllani, Krystle Johnston, Kylla Sjoman, Lincoln Ladies FC, Liverpool Ladies FC, Lucy Bronze, Lucy Staniforth, Maja Krantz, Manchester City Ladies FC, Mandy van den Berg, Natasha Dowie, Natasha Flint, Nikita Parris, Notts County Ladies FC, PSG Ladies, Rachel Yankey, Reading Ladies FC, Scotland, Siobhan Chamberlain, Steph Houghton, Sunderland Ladies AFC, Sweden, Toni Duggan, Vittsjo FC, Wales, Women's FA Cup
Posted on March 26, 2015
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After England’s rugby union side almost pulled off a sensational result against France last Sunday, many fans were left feeling extremely positive about their chances at the upcoming World Cup. However, they didn’t do quite enough and finished runners-up for the fourth successive Six… Continue Reading “Heroics cover over the cracks”
Category: Rugby Union, UncategorizedTags: 2003 IRB Rugby World Cup, 2011 IRB World Cup, 2015 IRB Rugby World Cup, 2015 RBS 6 Nations, England, France, George Ford, Ian Ritchie, Ireland, Italy, Jonathan Joseph, Jonny Wilkinson, Manu Tuilagi, Martin Johnson, New Zealand, Owen Farell, RFU, Rugby Union, Scotland, South Africa, Stuart Lancaster, Wales
Posted on January 2, 2015
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2014 was a year full of sporting brilliance, medals and record-breaking moments. Continuing on from the first part of this review, below are my seven favourite moments from the last year: 7) Brazil’s boys battered The 2014 World Cup saw plenty of spectacular moments,… Continue Reading “The Big 2014 Review – Part II”
Category: End Of Year ReviewsTags: ' Formula 1, 1930 Commonwealth Games, 2002 Women's Rugby World Cup, 2006 Commonwealth Games, 2006 Women's Rugby World Cup, 2010 Women's Rugby World Cup, 2012 European Athletics Championships, 2013 World Athletics Championships, 2014 Commonwealth Games, 2014 European Athletics Championships, 2014 FIA Formula 1 World Championship, 2014 FIFA World Cup, 2014 Japanese GP, 2014 Monaco GP, 2014 Women's Rugby World Cup, 400m hurdles, Athletics, Australia, Brazil, Canada, Claudia Fragapane, Cricket, Cricket Australia, David Warner, Eilidh Child, Emily Scarratt, England, football, France, Germany, Gymnastics, Ireland, Jamaica, James Rodriguez, Jo Pavey, Joyce Cooper, Jules Bianchi, Kaliese Spencer, Marussia, Mercedes GP, Michael Clarke, Michael Jamieson, Michael Schumacher, Miroslav Klose, Netherlands, New Zealand, Phil Hughes, Ronaldo, rugby, Scotland, Spain
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