Netherlands took a deserved 2-0 win over Britain’s women in the FIH Pro League in Eindhoven, although Mark Hager’s side will have been boosted by a spirited display, particularly in the second half. Britain started well and fashioned an early corner, but Frederique Matla scored with a nice finish inside the first quarter to break
French Open semi-finalist Johanna Konta’s bid to become the first British woman since 1976 to win the title at Roland Garros is being helped by a former Team Bath Tennis coach. Dan Smethurst joined Konta’s training team as assistant coach and hitting partner after first working with her during Great Britain’s successful Fed Cup campaign
England Women have named a squad of 15 for the first two Royal London ODIs against West Indies. Heather Knight (Berkshire, captain) Tammy Beaumont (Kent) Katherine Brunt (Yorkshire) Kate Cross (Lancashire) Sophie Ecclestone (Lancashire) Alex Hartley (Lancashire) Jenny Gunn (Nottinghamshire) Amy Jones (Warwickshire) Laura Marsh (Kent) Nat Sciver (Surrey) Anya Shrubsole (Berkshire) Sarah Taylor (Sussex, wicketkeeper)
England Netball announced yesterday that Tracey Neville will step down as Vitality Roses Head Coach after the Vitality Netball World Cup in July after four incredible years with the squad. Under her leadership the Vitality Roses have made unprecedented progress in the world rankings and at major tournaments, including the gold medal success at the
Brazil’s women have qualified for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games after winning the Sudamericano Femenino Rugby Sevens title in Lima, Peru at the weekend. As Yaras defeated Colombia 28-15 in an entertaining final played in front of a strong Peruvian crowd. In claiming silver, Colombia are guaranteed a place in the Olympic Games repechage and
England Women’s head coach Simon Middleton has named his Red Roses side to play in a historic first match against Barbarians Women on Sunday 2 June at Twickenham Stadium (KO 1245pm, live on Sky Sports). With 113 international caps to her name, Sarah Hunter captains the side, having successfully led the team to Gland Slam
The FA is joining forces with Google Cloud to help drive success for all England teams. As part of a four-year partnership, Google Cloud will become the official cloud and data analytics partner for England and St. George’s Park. The introduction of G Suite applications such as Google Drive, Sheets and Hangouts has already improved
Having lost in London eleven days ago, Belgium’s women took a comprehensive victory over Great Britain in the FIH Pro League. An early goal from Pauline Leclef meant that the home side were on top throughout, and they were 3-0 up soon after half time; Judith Vandermeiren and Anne-Sophie Weyns on target. Sarah Robertson’s well-taken
Kim Commane’s excellent debut season in the Vitality Superleague ended with her scooping three of the top prizes when Team Bath Netball staged their end-of-season awards dinner. The Australian shooter received 22% of the vote for the coveted Fans’ Player of the Year Award, holding off strong competition from Imogen Allison and Sophie Drakeford-Lewis. She
England Women’s head coach Simon Middleton has named his wider squad to begin preparations ahead of the Red Roses’ historic first match against Barbarians on Sunday at Twickenham Stadium (kick off 12:45pm, live on Sky Sports). The 28-player squad will assemble today at Bisham Abbey and will provide the squad an opportunity to also prepare
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