With the dawn of a new Olympic and Paralympic year upon us, University of Bath-based sportspeople will be looking to build on the outstanding global success they enjoyed during a memorable 2023. Six athletes were crowned as World Champions – Joe Choong (modern pentathlon); Matt Weston (skeleton); Tom Dean, James Guy and Suzanna Hext (swimming);
The Football Association has today provided an update on the progress made across its women’s and girls’ game strategy – Inspiring Positive Change – since it launched in October 2020. The strategy aimed to create a sustainable future for women’s and girls’ football in England through eight transformational objectives to be achieved by 2024. Following
Hosts secure 347-run win England Women suffered a 347-run defeat in their Test match against India at DY Patil Stadium, Navi Mumbai. India declared before the start of play, setting England 479 to win but Heather Knight’s side fell to 131 all out inside 27.3 overs. Openers Tammy Beaumont and Sophia Dunkley started well before
India Women took control of their Test match with England after impressing on a 19-wicket day at DY Patil Stadium, Navi Mumbai. England fell to 136 all out in reply to India’s first-innings of 428. Off-spinner Deepti Sharma took 5-7, with Nat Sciver-Brunt’s 59 a significant contribution for England. India decided against the the follow-on,
The Football Association [The FA] has today confirmed that Wolverhampton Wanderers’ Molineux Stadium will host the 2023/24 FA Women’s Continental Tyres League Cup Final. The thirteenth Final of the competition will be played on Sunday 31 March 2024, kicking off at 3pm and broadcast live on the BBC. Home to Wolves since 1889 and boasting
Head coach Nathan Smith has made four personnel changes to Loughborough Lightning’s starting line-up to face Sale Sharks this weekend. The Allianz Premiership Women’s Rugby Round 5 clash at Heywood Road kicks off at 3pm on Saturday 16 December as Lightning bid to bounce back from a home loss to Bristol Bears last time out.
India Women finished on 410-7 against England on day one of the Test match at DY Patil Stadium, Navi Mumbai. Four India batters recorded half-centuries including debutants Jemimah Rodrigues and Satheesh Shubha as England’s bowlers fought hard on a batter-friendly pitch. England started brightly as Lauren Bell and Kate Cross removed openers Smriti Mandhana and
Loughborough Lightning have bolstered their front row options with the signing of England Under-20s international Catherine Wells. Wells progressed through Worcester Warriors’ Centre of Excellence Programme while representing Barkers’ Butts after starting her rugby journey for fellow Coventry-based club, Old Coventrians. The abrasive ball carrier also played county rugby for Warwickshire before signing senior terms
Premiership Women’s Rugby can confirm that 2024 will start with a bang as TNT Sports have chosen to show Exeter Chiefs v Trailfinders Women live on Sunday 7 January. Giselle Mather will revel in the tactical challenge of going head-to-head with Susie Appleby in Allianz Premiership Women’s Rugby as she takes her west Londoners to
The Premier League funded strategy to strengthen the third and fourth tiers of women’s football in England has met various targets at the one-year stage of its implementation 14th December 2023: One year on from the launch of its new ‘Empowering for Success’ strategy, the FA Women’s National League has seen huge success with some
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