Four regional combines to unearth new women’s rugby talent Top 30 athletes to be invited to a national combine in Wellington Open to women and girls aged 16-25 with no prior rugby experience required Talent search focused on 2029 Rugby World Cup and 2032 Olympics New Zealand Rugby (NZR) has launched Next Ferns, a nationwide
New outdoor squash courts unveiled in Birmingham to increase access and boost community engagement Ark Victoria Academy together with England Squash has officially opened two brand new outdoor squash courts following funding from Sport England. The courts were officially opened yesterday with top England squash stars in attendance, including Birmingham’s own Sarah-Jane Perry, one of
Hosts Pakistan got their ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2025 Qualifier campaign off to a winning start as they defeated Ireland. In the opening day’s other match, Scotland pulled off a famous win despite the best efforts of West Indies skipper Hayley Matthews. Matthews century in vain as Scotland triumph Scotland earned an 11-run victory
University of Bath student-athlete Stephanie Hobeika has set her sights on the global F1 Academy Championship after securing a podium finish on her car-racing debut at Brands Hatch. The Integrated Design Engineering student, the only female SR1 driver in the 750 Motor Club Radical Club Challenge, secured third place in the Class C category during
Harlequins Women are pleased to announce that Irish international scrum-half Emma Swords has recommitted to the Club ahead of the 2025/26 season. Swords returned to Harlequins last season after a year with Trailfinders Women and played a huge role in helping the side return to the PWR knockouts for the first time since 2022, starting
The Women’s Professional Leagues are pleased to confirm that Sky Sports and the BBC have made their broadcast selections for round twenty of the 2024/25 Barclays WSL season, while YouTube selections have also been made for the same match weekend of the Barclays Women’s Championship. Firstly, three Barclays WSL fixtures have been chosen, starting with
CoverMe Fitness, the ingenious app that’s transforming workforce recruitment, reward and recognition in the fitness industry, is a finalist for two awards at the prestigious 2025 National Technology Awards. Shortlisted alongside some of the UK’s biggest brands including Tesco and Lloyds Banking Group in the User Experience Technology of the Year category, CoverMe has been
Loughborough Lightning’s all-time leading appearance maker Meg Davey has signed a contract extension with the club. The 24-year-old became only the second player in Lightning history to make 100 appearances when she followed in Katie Trevarthen’s footsteps in hitting triple figures away against Saracens in November 2024. Her first outing in an African Violet shirt
A revamped regional referee squad programme has been announced today, featuring 82 of the country’s top and emerging referees split across five regional squads. The announcement of the squads is in line with the launch of the High Performance Referee strategy and the 2025 community referee framework. New Zealand Rugby’s High Performance Referee Manager, Chris
Fiji men and New Zealand women claimed the HSBC SVNS Singapore titles at the sixth and final regular season round of HSBC Fiji men and New Zealand women win HSBC SVNS Singapore titles Fiji come from behind to beat Kenya 21-12 for gold while Argentina beat Spain for bronze New Zealand overcome Australia 31-7 in
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