Posted on February 22, 2020
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Shona McCallin looks back on an exciting tour for GB Hockey to Australia and New Zealand and how it felt to make her FIH Hockey Pro League debut, score her first GB goal and make her 50th appearance. It’s crunch time for a lot… Continue Reading “Heat, storms & goals – McCallin reflects on first tour of 2020”
Category: Hockey, The 52Tags: 2020 FIH Hockey Pro League, 2020 Olympics, Argentina, Australia, Brisbane, China, FIH Hockey Pro League, GB Hockey, Germany, Great Britain, Hockey, Mark Hager, New Zealand, Olympics, Shona McCallin, South Africa, Sydney, The Netherlands, Tokyo 2020, USA
Posted on December 31, 2019
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At the end of another groundbreaking year for women’s sport, The 52’s Will Moulton (WM), Alasdair Hooper (AHp), Alex Horowitz (AHz), Ollie Godden (OG), Julia Cook (JC) and Shona McCallin (SMc) have collated their favourite moments of 2019. And in case you missed it,… Continue Reading “The 52’s Favourite Moments Of 2019”
Category: Athletics, Boxing, Cricket, End Of Year Reviews, football, Golf, Gymnastics, Hockey, Tennis, The 52, TrampoliningTags: 2018 FIH Champions Trophy, 2019 EuroHockey Championships, 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup, 2019 FIH Olympic Qualifiers, 2019 FIH Pro League, 2019 Gymnastics World Championships, 2019 Manchester Para-Cycling International, 2019 Solheim Cup, 2019 Trampoline Tumbling & DMT World Championships, 2019 US Open, 2019 WBBL, 2019 Women's EuroHockey Championships II, 2019 World Athletics Championships, 2019 World Para-athletics Championships, Alex Blackwell, Ally McDonald, Amy Costello, Athletics, BBC Sport, Boxing, Brisbane Heat, British Athletics, British Cycling, Brittany Brown, Bronte Law, Bryony Page, Canelo Alvarez, Christina Linardatou, Coco Gauff, Commonwealth Games, Cricket, Dafne Schippers, Delfine Persoon, Dina Asher-Smith, Doha, England, England Rugby, Europe, European Athletics Championships, European Indoor Athletics Championships, FA WSL, football, France, Gavin & Stacey, Golf, Great Britain, Hayley Silver-Holmes, Hockey, IBF, Ireland, Italy, Izzy Petter, Jamaica, Jermall Charlo, Jess Ennis-Hill, Kadeena Cox, Katarina Johnson-Thompson, Katie Taylor, Kings College London, KJT, Laura Gallagher, Leo Santa Cruz, Lionesses, London 2012, Marina Alex, Mexico, Nafi Thiam, New South Wales Breakers, Nicki Cochrane, Norway, Olympics, Phoebe Litchfield, Qatar, Red Roses, Rio 2016, Romania, Rose Valente, Rugby Union, Sandy Park, Scotland, Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, Shona McCallin, Simona Halep, Simone Biles, Suzann Pettersen, Sydney Sixers, Sydney Thunder, Tennis, Tess Howard, The Netherlands, The Stoop, Tokyo 2020, USA, Venus Williams, WBA, WBBL, WBC, WBO, Wembley, Wimbledon, Wimbledon 2019, World Indoor Athletics Championships
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 December 22, 2018
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This week guest writer Shona McCallin – Team GB Olympic hockey gold medalist – explains why Sport England and the This Girl Can campaign have been crucial in the quest to abolish negative stereotypes surrounding women in sport. What actually makes you sit back… Continue Reading “#28) Sport England/This Girl Can”
Category: Opinion, The 52Tags: Cycling, Fit Got Real, GB Hockey, Great Britain, Hockey, Investec, Kia, Mimi Anderson, National Lottery, Sainsbury's, Shona McCallin, Sport England, Team GB, This Girl Can, Ultra Running, United Kingdom, Victoria Pendleton, Vitality, Women In Sport
Posted on December 1, 2018
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You know women’s sport is on the rise when companies are being formed with specific objectives to help it grow even further. That’s exactly what caytoo – an exciting organisation launched earlier this month by former business intelligence quartet Jeremy Thompson, Alex Burmaster, Ellen… Continue Reading “#25) caytoo”
Category: The 52Tags: Alex Burmaster, Amy Truesdale, BBC, Boxing, BT Sport, caytoo, Cricket, Ellen Thornber, Emma Wilson, England, England Netball, FA WSL, football, Golf, Iona Stephen, ITV, Jeremy Thompson, Lord's, Mark Middlemas, National Lottery, netball, New Zealand, Nielsen, Nike, Norway, Olympics, Para-taekwondo, Red Bull, Red Roses, Rio 2016, Rise In Women's Sport, Rugby Union, Shona McCallin, Simon Shaw, Sky, Stacey Copeland, Tamara Taylor, Team GB, Tom Evans, Tyrrells, Tyrrells Premier 15s, UK, Ultra Running, Vitality, Windsurfing
Posted on August 18, 2018
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“I didn’t really know what my purpose was when I was getting out of bed.” “I didn’t see any purpose in my life anymore, I’d stopped playing cricket and actually once I stopped playing cricket, life got worse. ” These are the words of… Continue Reading “#10) Kate Cross and Sarah Taylor”
Category: Cricket, The 52Tags: Anxiety, BBC, Cricket, Depression, England, Great Britain, Hockey, Kate Cross, KSL, Lancashire Thunder, Mental Health, Nic White, Rio 2016 Olympics, Sarah Taylor, Shona McCallin, Stumped, Sussex CCC, The Guardian
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