Black Ferns selectors have invited 49 players to attend the first Black Ferns training camp for 2025 held at NZCIS, Wellington between April 27-30 in the lead up to the Pacific Four Series (PAC4). Black Ferns Director of Performance Allan Bunting said he was impressed with the competitiveness and intensity displayed during Sky Super Rugby
The International Cricket Council (ICC) hosted a Women’s High Performance workshop in Lahore, which coincided with the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2025 Qualifier which took place in the same city. The forum was attended by High Performance Managers, heads of women’s cricket, coaches and staff from Full and Associate Members of the ICC, including
Team Bath Netball began the second half of the inaugural NXT Gen League season on a winning note as they recorded a 59-44 away victory over Severn rivals Cardiff Dragons on Easter Saturday. It was an excellent response to the previous week’s defeat at table-topping Loughborough Lightning, with the Blue & Gold quickly settling into
Black Ferns legend Portia Woodman-Wickliffe has today announced she will step out of international retirement with her sights set on a third Rugby World Cup campaign. Woodman-Wickliffe has signed an eight-month contract with New Zealand Rugby and is set to join the Black Ferns in their first assembly this weekend. A global star of the
The ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2025 Qualifier went down to the wire, with the final place at the main event not decided until the very latter stages of the competition. Bangladesh ended up joining Pakistan among the top two but only held on by the skin of their teeth as West Indies narrowly missed
Head coach James Cooper has named the England U18 Women’s side to face France in the 2025 U18 Women’s Six Nations Festival. England take on France in each union’s first 70-minute game at 14:15 BST this Saturday (19th) on the final matchday of the 2025 Festival at Wellington College. Supporters can stream the U18 Festival live on the
County-by-county previews DURHAM Previewed by Graham Hardcastle – ECB Reporters Network supported by Rothesay Captain: Hollie Armitage Head Coach: Dani Hazell The big questions: Durham have assembled a squad including some star signings and some smart signings. Will they be able to hit the ground running at the start of a new era for women’s
Somerset’s Olivia Barnes, Jess Hazell and Erin Vukusic will each spend time on loan, dual registered with other counties over the coming weeks. Left-arm spinner, Barnes will join Kent, wicketkeeper/batter, Hazell links up with Gloucestershire whilst right-arm seamer, Vukusic will represent Glamorgan. Hazell and Vukusic are both products of the Western Storm Academy, progressing through
The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) and Castore have launched three new playing kits and training wear to be worn by the three England teams across a huge summer of cricket. The new Test, ODI and IT20 kits were revealed in a ‘A Call To All’ video featuring England legend Andrew Flintoff alongside Lauren
There are probably not too many cricketers that modelled their bowling action on former Proteas player Jacques Rudolph, as he was better known for his top-order batting, but that’s the case for SA women’s cricketer Sune Luus. Rudolph, now aged 43, played 94 matches for South Africa across all three formats, and claimed just four
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