There couldn’t be a starker illustration of the gulf in commitment to women’s sport than with the staging of the London women’s Sevens this weekend at The Stoop. The contrast of this low key affair, to the fanfare showcase event taking place across the road at Twickenham is incredible. How disappointing for all the athletes
England Women Sevens were crowned Plate champions in the penultimate round of the Sevens World Series on Saturday but are still left hunting a top four finish and an Olympic qualification spot. Simon Middleton’s side, who defeated France 19-0 in the final, now head to Amsterdam next week for the final round of the series
In one of the most thrilling finishes to a women series final, Australia claimed round five of this year’s series in London, beating Canada with a last-gasp try in Twickenham. Despite Canada leading 17-5 with just minutes left, Australia battled back to score three times and snatch the win from the Canadians, who, despite being
Bradford Clayton Thunderbirds entertain Thatto Heath St Helens in the weekend’s top of the table clash, with Bradford who currently sit 2nd in the table hosting top of the table Thatto Heath. The teams are separated only by points difference with both teams having played 4, each winning 3 with both teams losing to an
The LCCC Foundation has provided a £25,000 Development Fund Grant to support the Lancashire Cricket Board to provide county age group cricketers with coaching and competition opportunities during the 2015 season. The Lancashire Cricket Board is responsible for all junior county squads for both boys (Under 10s to Under 19s) and girls (Under 11s
Loughborough University has announced that Ugandan netball star Peace Proscovia will be a Loughborough Lightning player for the next two seasons. Proscovia, who is the first Ugandan to play professional netball in the UK, has signed onto a two year Masters course, which will see her combine sport with academia like many of her teammates.
The perfect season it may not now be, but New Zealand achieved what they set out to do at the start of the season – qualify for the Olympic Games in 2016. The Kiwis, unbeaten for 37 consecutive matches, were shocked on the first day of the Women’s Sevens Series in London on Friday when
England got their Netball Europe title hunt off to a winning start this afternoon as they overcame a lacklustre start to seal a convincing 60-16 victory over Scotland. This was the first match of the competition that counted towards the Netball Europe Championships following the fixtures against the invitational sides yesterday. It was always going to
Netball Europe Open Championships – Friday 15 May – Day 2 Results 08.30 Hrs Switzerland 43-22 Malta 10.30 Hrs Northern Ireland 40-31 Scotland 12.30 Hrs Wales 53-46 Trinidad & Tobago 14.30 Hrs Ireland 51-23 Malta 16.30 Hrs England 60-13 Scotland 18.30 Hrs Northern Ireland 57-47 South Africa
England Women Sevens face a tough quarter-final against World Sevens Series leaders New Zealand tomorrow (Saturday) when the tournament resumes at the Twickenham Stoop. England had already beaten South Africa and Russia to secure qualification through to the quarter-final, but Canada put them to the sword to secure top spot in the pool on day
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