Almost four years since Nicola Adams put women’s boxing well and truly on the sporting radar with her emphatic victory in the London Olympics, we are finally seeing the true impact her achievements have had on female participation in the sport. This weekend Liverpool’s iconic Echo Arena is the venue for the England Boxing Elite
Following the resignation of Rob Andrew from the position of Director of Professional Rugby it has been announced that USA Rugby CEO Nigel Melville will join the RFU this summer to take his place. Melville will be responsible for professional rugby in England for the RFU, with particular focus around managing relationship with Premiership Rugby, the
Doncaster Rovers Belles’ rich legacy of developing elite, home-grown talent continues to soar after the club announced they are launching a Regional Talent Club (RTC) for footballers of the future. The historic women’s club have been granted an FA licence to set-up an elite centre to develop the most talented girl footballers in the region who
The Bank Holiday weekend was a good one for Manchester City Women as they won both their fixtures first at away to Sunderland on Friday and then at home on Monday to Doncaster Rovers Belles. Yeovil will also have enjoyed their visit to Millwall on Saturday scoring 4 and moving temporarily to the top of
Bristol City Women leapfrog Durham to take top spot after their 2-0 win over Aston Villa Ladies on Thursday night. It was striker Millie Farrow’s goals either side of half time that gave the Vixens the victory as continue their unbeaten run. Meanwhile Aston Villa have 2 wins and two draws and sit in the middle
It’s crunch time – The regular season is already a distant memory with a spot in the Grand Final at the Copperbox now Manchester Thunder’s sole focus. But standing in their way is a resurgent Team Bath side, who have really come into some form in the final phases of the season. They travel to the
England Rugby has today launched 24/Sevens, an exciting new community sevens series that aims to grow rugby and increase participation among men and women in clubs through creating new and consistent playing opportunities for sevens players at grassroots level. For the first time, domestic sevens festivals will be affiliated by England Rugby and aligned under
Strength & conditioning coach Luke Vella set an unofficial new world weightlifting record in front of a big crowd at the University of Bath Sports Training Village on Wednesday. In the process he has raised thousands of pounds for Bristol Children’s Hospital, who saved the life of his friend and fellow Team Bath coach Bob
The Women’s Premiership Player of the Year award will this year be made part of the annual Aviva Premiership Rugby Awards, which will take place on Wednesday 18 May at the Hilton, Park Lane, London. Premeirship Rugby – who are currently responsible for the men’s Premiership XVs and 7s competitions – confirmed that three players
After the latest round of fixtures in the WSL1, Chelsea remain at the top of the table as they continue their title defense with a 2-1 win over Liverpool Ladies, while the Belles and Reading prolong their search for a win after close defeats to Birmingham and Arsenal respectively. In WSL2 there were only two fixtures, with London
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