Posted on October 27, 2019
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Great Britain’s women’s basketball team are ‘on the cusp of something special’. These are the words of Basketball England CEO Stewart Kellett. And he’s not wrong. In 2017, they failed to reach for the main draw at the Women’s EuroBasket event. In 2018, they…
Category: Basketball, The 52Tags: #BeSeenBeHeardBeInspired, 2017 Women's EuroBasket, 2018 Commonwealth Games, 2019 Women's EuroBasket, 2020 FIBA Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament, Basketball England, Chantelle Hardy, Chema Buceta, England, France, GB Basketball, Gold Coast 2018, Great Britain, Johannah Leedham, London 2012, Minnesota Lynx, Olympics, Rachael Vanderwal, Spain, Sport England, Stef Collins, Stewart Kellett, Temi Fagbenle, Tokyo 2020, UK Sport, WNBA
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…
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 October 7, 2018
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In a world saturated with choice and opportunities, breaking records or setting firsts isn’t as difficult as it might seem. Some achievements don’t require even an ounce of talent – i.e. having the tallest mohawk (genuinely!) – but then there are those feats that…
Category: Motorsport, The 52Tags: Ana Carrasco, BRDC British Formula 3, British Superbike Championship, BT Sport, Cayla Rivas, Claire Williams, Dakar Rally, Dare To Be Different, Daytona International Speedway, Elena Myers, FIM CEV International Championship, Isle of Man TT, Jamie Chadwick, Jenny Tinmouth, Katherine Legge, Laia Sanz, Leslie Porterfield, Manx GP, Maria Costello, Maverick Vinales, Moto2, Moto3, MotoGP, Motorbike racing, Motorsport, Spain, Susie Wolff, UK, Valerie Thompson, Williams F1, World Supersport 300 Championship
Posted on August 26, 2018
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Picture credit: Nick Hope (@NickHopeTV) Long evenings, sun, holidays, sea and stunning views – summer really is the best time of year. It’s also fantastic for being a period with copious amounts of sport to consume. Already this summer fans have been treated to…
Category: The 52Tags: 2012 London Paralympic Games, 2016 Rio Paralympic Games, 2018 European Championships, 2018 FIFA Men's World Cup, 2018 KSL, 2018 Para-athletic European Championships, 2018 Vitality Hockey Women's World Cup, 2018 Women's Wheelchair Basketball World Championships, Amy Conroy, Canada, Casey Stoney, Charlotte Henshaw, Continental Tyres Cup, Dame Sarah Storey, Dutch, Emma Wiggs, F1, football, Georgia Taylor-Brown, Germany, Great Britain, Hannah Cockroft, Helen Freeman, ITU World Triathlon, ITU World Triathlon Series, Jess Learmonth, Jodie Stimpson, Kare Adenegan, Katie Zaferes, Manchester United Women, Premier League, Rebecca Romero, Sophie Carrigill, Sophie Hahn, Spain, Summer, USA, Vicky Holland
Posted on August 11, 2018
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Sport has a habit of producing special moments. They can be very much personal – i.e. returning from injury or winning a maiden tournament – or they can be cultural, marking a major shift in perceptions. It’s fair to say the 2018 Vitality Hockey…
Category: Hockey, The 52Tags: #HWC2018, 2018 Vitality Hockey Women's World Cup, Alex Danson, Australia, Ayeisha McFerran, BBC, BBC Sport, BT Sport, Charlotte Stapenhorst, Chiara Tiddi, China, Chloe Watkins, Chris Hollins, Conor McGregor, Crista Cullen, Die Danas, Elena Tice, England, England Hockey, Eugenia Trinchinetti, Eva de Goede, Germany, Gillian Pinder, Green Army, Helen Richardson-Walsh, Hockey, Hockeyroos, India, Ireland, Ireland Hockey, Italy, Jodie Kenny, Kate Richardson-Walsh, Kitty van Male, Korea, Laura Unsworth, Lidewij Welten, Lily Owsley, Lucina von der Heyde, Mariah Carey, Mel Clewlow, Oranje, Rachel Lynch, Rocio Gutierrez, Rosie Malone, Sam Quek, Simon Mason, Spain, The Netherlands, USA, World Cup, Zoe Wilson
Posted on April 11, 2017
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After an epic battle played out under idyllic blue skies on one of sport’s grandest stages, Sergio Garcia and Justin Rose have re-written the cliché book and proved that nice guys can win. Watching them on Sunday without knowing the context of the three…
Category: GolfTags: Augusta National, England, Golf, Great Britain, Jordan Spieth, Justin Rose, Masters 2017, Matt Kuchar, Rory McIlroy, Sergio Garcia, Spain, Tiger Woods
Posted on November 4, 2015
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Obesity is certainly a buzz word in today’s society. It’s impossible to avoid the countless reports about how both how “fat” this country is becoming. Not only that, there is also the constant spoon-feeding of stories about how “lazy” Britain is becoming too. The statistics don’t…
Category: OpinionTags: Cricket, GPs, Grass root sport, Great Britain, Injury, Medical professionals, obesity, Playing through pain, Sedentary, Spain, Sport
Posted on September 27, 2015
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Arsenal Ladies kept alive their slim hopes of securing the 2015 WSL 1 title with a gritty 3-1 win away at Sunderland, condemning the hosts to their fourth straight defeat in all competitions and ending their chances of reaching next year’s Champions League. In…
Category: footballTags: 2015 WSL 1, Abbey Joice, Abby Holmes, Alex Scott, Arsenal Ladies FC, Beth Mead, Chelsea Ladies FC, Chioma Ubogagu, Danielle Carter, England, football, Hilde Gunn Olsen, Jordan Nobbs, Keira Ramshaw, Kelly McDougall, Liverpool Ladies FC, Natalia, Rachael Laws, Rachel Furness, Sari van Veenendaal, Spain, Sunderland Ladies FC, Tori Williams, Vicky Losada, Victoria Greenwell
Posted on July 14, 2015
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So there it is; after two weeks of racquet smashing, cross-court winners and ridiculous grunting, Wimbledon 2015 is over. Time for the British spectators to put their tennis clobber back in the loft and return to return to the sport(s) they follow for the other…
Category: TennisTags: Ana Ivanovic, Andy Murray, Australia, Austria, Belarus, Canada, Carla Suarez Navarro, Caroline Wozniacki, Dustin Brown, Eugenie Bouchard, France, Garbine Muguruza, Germany, Great Britain, Heather Watson, James Ward, Kevin Anderson, Laura Robson, Liam Broady, Maria Sharapova, Marin Cilic, Marko Matosevic, Martina Hingis, Nick Kyrgios, Novak Djokovic, Petra Kvitova, Rafael Nadal, Richard Gasquet, Roger Federer, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Serena Williams, Simona Halep, South Africa, Spain, Stan Wawrinka, Switzerland, Tennis, USA, Vasek Pospisil, Venus Williams, Victoria Azarenka, Wimbledon 2015
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,…
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
