England claimed their place in the quarter finals with an emphatic second half performance against Norway last night. As predicted, and perhaps dreaded, the first half was a cagey affair and England played with just Toni Duggan fighting a lost cause up front, isolated and losing out constantly to the solid Norwegian defence. England struggled
Commonwealth swimming champion Siobhan-Marie O’Connor started the Olympic Day Run to crown a successful Team Bath Community Activity Day at the University of Bath on Saturday. Nearly 1,000 guests of all ages paid a visit to the world-class Sports Training Village facilities, enjoying a wide range of sports and activities. The centre-piece was the annual Olympic
This weekend Selby Warriors were at home to Featherstone Rovers and it was the travelling side who had the edge to grab a 34-10 win. Featherstone’s Emma Dobson-Slowe led the way with two tries to her name and there were further tries for; Hannah Barstow, Jasmine Roley, Sinead Peach and Katie Cooper-Birkenhead. Birkenhead added further
Goals from Hollie Webb and Alex Danson enough to give Danny Kerry’s side the win over China Strike from Webb her first of the competition, Danson’s goal her fourth Victory means Great Britain have won all seven of their games at this tournament Sophie Bray finishes joint top scorer in the competition with five goals
England Women had to settle for fourth place at the Rugby Europe Grand Prix in Brive, France, today (Sunday) which also handed them a fourth place finish overall in the series. A young England side, who finished third in the first of the two-leg series last weekend in Kazan, couldn’t overcome Russia in the third/fourth
A dramatic last minute try and a spirited second-half fightback saw England Women earn a 14 – 14 draw in Biganos against France Women this evening (Saturday June 20). France controlled the first-half with two early penalties from Elisa Ciria and tries from Melanie Jean and Anais Mikalef gave the home side a 14-0 lead
FIFA Women’s World Cup : Results : Last Sixteen Game 44: Canada 1-0 Switzerland (Belanger 52′) Game 43: Norway 1-2 England (Gulbrandsen 54′) (Houghton 61′, Bronze 76′) Game 42: Japan 2-1Netherlands (Japan: Ariyoshi 10′, Sakaguchi 78′) (Netherlands: Van ven Ven 90’+2′) Game 41: Brazil 0-1 Australia (Simon 80′) Game 40: France 3-0 Korea Rep (Delie 4′, 48′,
Great Britain secure place at Rio Olympics with World League Semi-Final win over Germany Lily Owsley’s first half strike enough to settle tense encounter Goal is Owsley’s first in the competition Susie Gilbert wins 50th Great Britain cap Great Britain’s next match is the final against China tomorrow at 18:00 UK time Great Britain booked
England will play Wales in the quarter-finals of the Rugby Europe Grand Prix in Brive, France, tomorrow (Sunday). England, who finished third in the first of the two-leg series last weekend in Russia, came through unbeaten on day one despite naming a young and relatively inexperienced side for this tournament. First-up they defeated Germany 47-7
The Women’s World Cup First Stage is over and we say goodbye to the Ivory Coast, Ecuador, Nigeria, Spain, Mexico, Thailand and Costa Rica – all of them have added value to the tournament and shown that increasing the number of teams to 24 was the right thing to do. Many people will be surprised
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