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Australia rugby legend Shannon Parry inspires local girls

With anticipation building for Women’s Rugby World Cup 2025 in England, Rugby Victoria with ChildFund Rugby hosted a Grassroots to Global Forum in Melbourne, Australia which brought together female leaders from the local rugby community. ChildFund Rugby’s Grassroots to Global Series and the Gallagher High Performance Academy join forces, delivering two-day forum and masterclass for

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The Lionesses Triumph

It is now 2 days since the Lionesses beat Spain, on penalties, to retain their Euros Trophy – an historic achievement and the first English side to win a tournament away from home as well as being the first (I believe) to retain a Trophy. Despite losing their first group game against France, where they

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Manchester Thunder and AO help grassroots netball teams

Manchester Thunder Netball, in collaboration with AO and VX3, have helped grassroots netball teams get bespoke netball kit packages worth over £500! Launched in February 2025, four-time Netball Super League winners Manchester Thunder gave netball grassroots teams the chance to win a unique netball package, in collaboration with electrical goods retail giants AO and kit

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Everyone Needs a Squad

Last night, the Lionesses stormed to victory in Basel becoming champions of Europe once again. With millions of fans tuning in across the UK to witness the historic victory, thousands of young girls will have been watching and now dreaming of their own future in the beautiful game – something which, according to research by EE, the

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Fans Love the Pain!

62% say extra time or penalties drama makes tournament football better!  Apparently, we’re all masochists now. New research from Paddy Power has confirmed what we all suspected: football fans love the drama – even if it sends their blood pressure through the roof. According to a survey of 2,000 Brits by the bookmaker, 18% of

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Team GB celebrate Skopje 2025 with 22-strong medal haul 

Yesterday evening, Bo Guttormsdottir-Frost, Coen Gilbert and Evan McPhillips led Team GB into the Closing Ceremony of the Skopje 2025 European Youth Olympic Festival (EYOF), marking the end of a six-day competition where Team GB returned 22 medals. Guttormsdottir-Frost and Gilbert carried the flag into the Jane Sandanski stadium in Skopje, while McPhillips led the

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