The FA has announced a three-year partnership with Boots UK to support the women’s game – alongside all other home nations. The link up with the UK’s largest pharmacy-led health and beauty retailer, will run for the period including the upcoming 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup in France through to the 2021 UEFA Women’s EURO in
Wakefield Trinity head coach Wayne Hirst has named his 2019 squad for the upcoming Women’s Super League season. At the season launch event on Friday hosted at Ambassador club Sharlston Rovers, men’s head coach Chris Chester handed out shirts to the 26 strong playing squad. Around 100 supporters, sponsors and players were in attendance where
Fran Kirby has withdrawn from the England squad due to knee pain which requires careful management. The Chelsea forward met up with the squad on Sunday, but following assessment, it was decided she return to her club, taking a long-term approach to her injury management with a view to the 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup
England’s Ben Lane and Jess Pugh added the 2019 Polish Open title to their growing collection of international honours today in Częstochowa on badminton’s European tour. The reigning national champions, both aged 21 and now ranked inside the world top 30, were top seeded for the trip to Poland and justified top billing with a
A superb 14-minute spell saw Great Britain earn their first win in the FIH Pro League away to the USA. Making her 50th Great Britain appearance, Lily Owsley was instrumental as she scored two and helped create the other to enable GB to come from behind and take all three points at Spooky Nook. There
Huge boost to grass roots badminton as new National Team League announced Badminton England has revealed that a brand new, tiered National Team League, capable of supporting hundreds of clubs, will be launched in January 2021, following a successful feasibility study. The ‘progressive’ pyramid league will follow the established team league structures seen in other
The dates and the kick-off times for the Tyrrells Premier 15s semi-finals have been confirmed for the weekend of April 13/14. Champions Saracens Women finished top of the table after 18 rounds with 17 wins and their reward is a home semi-final where they will face a Wasps FC Ladies side who finished fourth. The
The FA WSL Academy Cup and Plate semi-finals have now all taken place and the results are: Liverpool beat Leicester City – Game awarded (Leicester were unable to fulfil the fixture) Bristol City 1-0 Birmingham City Arsenal 1-0 Ipswich in ET Manchester United 3-2 Reading Which means the line-up for the respective finals is as
Speaking at the launch of this year’s BT Sport Pub Cup Rachel Brown-Finnis and Fara Williams expressed their excitement at being involved in this exciting competition particularly since this is the first time women’s teams have been invited to sign up. Rachel Brown-Finnis before retiring played in goal for both Liverpool and Everton as well as
England Women signed off from their tour of Sri Lanka with another win to make it 10 victories in a row in all formats. It’s now their fifth-best run of consecutive victories. Half-centuries from Amy Jones and Danni Wyatt – plus a pair of rapid 40s from Nat Sciver and Tammy Beaumont – saw England
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