South Africa will take to the field for the first time in a T20 encounter against England since their heartbreaking 32-run loss in the World Cup final against New Zealand last month. Their defeat marked their second loss in two consecutive T20 World Cups after losing to Australia by 19 runs in the 2023 final.
Alev Kelter makes her eagerly-anticipated Loughborough Lightning debut in this weekend’s East Midlands Derby with Leicester Tigers. The USA Olympic Sevens bronze medallist has been selected at inside centre alongside Red Roses star Emily Scarratt in an all-star midfield for the cinch Stadium at Franklin’s Gardens showdown on Saturday 23 November (kick-off: 2pm). Kelter has
Head Coach Ross Chisholm names his side for the trip to Saracens on Sunday at StoneX Stadium, as Harlequins look to continue their rich vein of form in the PWR. Italy’s Silvia Turani packs down at loosehead following her try last week at The Stoop against Sale Sharks. Connie Powell is in at hooker after
The Board of Directors, which now features major leaders from across the sports industry with specific commercial growth expertise, will ensure the League remains at the forefront of good governance. The Netball Super League (NSL) is delighted to confirm the Board of Directors who will lead the strategic direction of the organisation moving forwards. Marking
Head coach James Cooper has named his England U18 Women’s 36-player Training Squad for the 2024/25 campaign. Ashton Adcock, Tamsin Baynes, Aisha Jah, Hayley Jones, Solana Shaw de Leon, Isabel van der Straaten, Jo Vosakiwaiwai and Ellie Wilson are the eight previously-capped players reintegrated into Cooper and assistant coach Oli Perry’s programme. Katherine Dyke also
The draw for the inaugural Vitality T20 Women’s County Cup has been unveiled. Thirty-seven teams from across the three tiers of the women’s domestic structure will enter the knock-out competition, with the Tier 1 teams entering at Round Three. The knock-out nature of the Vitality T20 Women’s County Cup will give Counties in Tier 2
History will be up for grabs in 2025 with an inaugural Women’s Super Rugby Champions Final to be played between the respective Sky Super Rugby Aupiki and Super W winners. The newly created crossover final will see the best two women’s Super Rugby teams from the two competitions go head-to-head, the first official step in
Paige Scholfield has been withdrawn from the England Women IT20 squad to tour South Africa after suffering an ankle injury. Scholfield sustained the injury during a training session on Tuesday and following further assessment she will now return to the UK to begin her rehabilitation.
The Vitality Roses will play Malawi, South Africa and Uganda in a four-day tournament set to take place across two venues in London and Nottingham in February 2025. The Vitality Netball Nations Cup will see four of the world’s leading netball nations go head-to-head across the weekends of 1-2 and 8-9 February 2025 in what
Five Paris 2024 medallists were among the Olympians and Paralympians whose achievements were celebrated at a special homecoming reception at the University of Bath. The athletes all train, study or studied at the University, one of the country’s leading institutions for high-performance sport, and were joined at the gathering by staff, coaches and civic representatives
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