Heather Knight has announced that she will retire from international cricket after the Rothesay Test match v India at Lord’s. Knight made her England debut in 2010 and leaves the game as England Women’s all-time record appearance maker, with 320 caps to her name. She captained the side on 199 occasions from 2016 to 2025,
Harlequins Women have confirmed the signing of Italian international Sara Mannini. Centre Mannini made her senior international debut against Japan in 2024 having represented her country at U18 and U20 level. Mannini was named in the Italian squad that played in the 2025 Rugby World Cup and featured in every game for her country during
TV presenter, author and charity founder Katie Piper OBE has announced she will be taking part in a significant fundraising challenge this year, joining fellow burns survivors. Piper will take part in this year’s Thames Bridges Trek in London, returning after completing the challenge in 2025, alongside a survivor group from the Katie Piper Foundation.
World Rugby publishes detailed report into the prevalence of social media abuse experienced by women’s rugby players and match officials International federation partnered with Signify to implement leading programme to protect and support players and match officials at Women’s Rugby World Cup 2025 Players and match officials at Women’s Rugby World Cup 2025 were 69
Tammy Beaumont has announced she’ll retire from international cricket at the end of the Rothesay Test match against India. Beaumont has made 260 appearances for her country since debuting in 2009, and she retires as England Women’s leading ODI centurion with 12 hundreds to her name. She was also Player of the Tournament as England
A mum whose baby son’s life was saved by Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) is set to take on the Saucony London 10k just one day before returning to the hospital for the next stage of his treatment. Molly Gurr, 29, from Kings Langley in Hertfordshire, will run this Sunday’s iconic central London race in
Loughborough Lightning are delighted to announce the signing of Canadian centre Flo Symonds ahead of the 2026/27 Jaecoo PWR season. The 24 year old started at outside centre for the Canucks in their 2025 Rugby World Cup Final defeat to England at Allianz Stadium, Twickenham, last September. Symonds has earned 18 caps for her country
Derbyshire Falcons (women) vs Kent (Horses) (women) (match 29, league two – ‘double-header’ fixture) at The OurCoop County Ground, Derby on 3 July 2026 Destined to finish in either second or third-place (on 23 points) Kent (Horses) women are the first team to qualify for up-coming second-league finals day at Cardiff on Sunday 12 July.
245,815 fans attended across 25 matchdays, a record for an ICC Women’s T20 World Cup by over 100k and triple the 2017 ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup attendance in England and Wales The Final was the first ever women’s cricket match to generate £1million from ticket sales Over a third of ticket buyers were first-time
55 ICC Members participated by delivering activations Members reported engaging more than 13,000 women and girls through Women’s Cricket Week celebrations More than 100 videos created and posted across Women’s Cricket Week, resulting in over 3.2 million views More than a dozen Members organised watch parties during the event 35 Members were featured live on
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