Source: England Hockey

England share spoils with India in World Cup opener

England and India shared a tense 1-1 draw in their Pool B opener at the FIH Hockey Women’s World Cup in Amstelveen. Izzy Petter’s super deflecton saw David Ralph’s side hit the front on eight minutes and Hannah Martin in particular created several further chances. But India posed a keen threat from penalty corners and

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“Girls Don’t Like Football, WE LOVE IT!”

Sports Direct launches new creative campaign for Women’s EUROs Sports Direct is launching “Girls Don’t Like Football, WE LOVE IT”, continuing the brand’s mission to make sport equal for all, harnessing the inclusive energy of EURO 22 The multi-million-pound campaign will cover TV, OOH, in-store, content, media and influencers  Sports Direct has launched “Girls Don’t

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Source: Matchtight

Battling end to Wimbledon women’s doubles campaign

Team Bath Tennis ace Alicia Barnett and partner Olivia Nicholls produced a tremendous performance in the second round at Wimbledon before their women’s doubles campaign came to a battling end in an epic encounter. The duo, in their first-ever Grand Slam competition, won the first set against Nadiia Kichenok (Ukraine) and Raluca Olaru (Romania) but

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Red Roses name 2022/23 pre-season training squad

Head coach Simon Middleton has named a 37-player pre-season training squad ahead of the 2022/23 campaign. England begin their preparations on Monday (4 July) where they will meet for the first of three mini-training camps throughout July, all taking place at the University of Bath. They will then continue to fine-tune their preparations for New

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Source: Durham Women

Sarah Robson signs new contract with Durham

Durham Women have confirmed that Sarah Robson has signed a new contract with the club. The midfielder, who was recently named in Northern Ireland’s squad for the UEFA Women’s European Championships, will also take up a coaching role in the club’s new Barclays WSL Academy team. Robson originally joined Durham in 2016 after a spell

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Rain forces draw in LV= Insurance Test

Match drawn. South Africa 181-5 & 284 all out drew with England 417 Rain intervened on the final day at Taunton to see the LV= Insurance Test between England Women and South Africa drawn. The hosts went into the final day needing seven wickets, but only 43 overs were possible. The two teams shared the

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 RFU announce ten year strategy for Premier 15s

Ambition to transform the league into the most competitive, progressive and sustainable domestic competition in the world  New operating company to be established to operate the league from 23/24 season  Up to £220m investment in the professional women’s game over ten years  Applications to be part of the 10-team league open later this year    The

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