Charlotte Edwards led from the front as England women dominated their warm-up match against Northern Spirit to start their tour of New Zealand in positive fashion. Skipper Edwards retired out on 75 after sharing a partnership of 125 for the first wicket with Heather Knight in just 17 overs. The opening pair took advantage of some
The 6 matches that were postponed last week because of bad weather will take place on Sunday 8 February. 13:00 Bradford City LFC v FC Reedswood Ladies at Thackley AFC 13:00 Millwall Lionesses LFC v Lowestoft Town LFC at Beckenham Town FC 14:00 Radcliffe Olympic LFC v Durham Women’s at Radcliffe Olympic FC 14:00 Crystal Palace
Italy vs Ireland is the first fixture of the competition on Friday evening (KO 7pm), with Bristol’s Claire Molloy in the mix to start for the Irish. After they made history during the summer – beating New Zealand in the pool stages of the World Cup – the Irish are hoping to build on the
The Football Association has unveiled its plans for the development of elite girls’ football programmes and pathways in England. From next season, a new U15 National Performance Camp (NPC) will be introduced, replacing the existing regional Elite Performance Camps. The NPC will engage the most talented players across England in a development programme which will
England Women’s Sevens Head Coach Simon Middleton has named his final squad of 12 players for this weekend’s second round of the Sevens World Series in Sao Paulo, Brazil. A 14-player squad travelled to Sao Paulo last week for a week of warm-weather training and Middleton has now named his final 12 to compete in
Mark Sampson has recalled Anita Assante and Katie Chapman to his squad of 23 players to face the USA in a pre-World Cup friendly on Friday 13 February at stadium:mk. USA have won the World Cup twice so it will be a good challenge and a chance to see how far the team have progressed since
Surrey Storm Netball will host Yorkshire Jets at Surrey Sports Park this Saturday (7pm centre-pass) as the 2015 Superleague season arrives in Guildford. A crowd of over 900 netball fans will hit the University of Surrey-owned venue to watch Storm continue their quest for Superleague glory following a disappointing round 1 opener against Manchester Thunder
Kelly Smith has decided to call time on her international career. At the age of 36, with a multitude of younger players coming through she has decided to go out on a high. Kelly made her debut against Italy on 1 November 1995 and has since earned 117 caps scoring an all time record 46
World Rugby has confirmed that the second round of the Women’s Sevens Series will be streamed live from São Paulo, Brazil on 7 and 8 February. The competition kicks off at the Arena Barueri in São Paulo on Saturday, with New Zealand top of the standings. Following on from a highly-competitive first round in Dubai
England Netball and Liverpool are delighted to have been awarded the rights to host the 2019 Netball World Cup following an announcement from the International Netball Federation earlier today. The tournament will be staged at ACC Liverpool, a venue which has warmly welcomed England at international level on several occasions, the most famous of which
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