England got off to the perfect start under Tracey Neville as they secured a hard fought 65-42 victory over Trinidad & Tobago to take a 1-0 lead at the University of Bath in their three-match International Series. With several England regulars still competing for their ANZ franchises down under, the starting seven allowed a chance
The Rugby Players’ Association (RPA) today announced the shortlist for The Sunday Times England Women’s Player of the Year Award 2015, which will be presented at the RPA Players’ Awards on Wednesday 13th May at Battersea Evolution, London. The Sunday Times England Women’s Player of the Year award recognises the tremendous talent in England women’s
Jeremy Parsons was delighted with his side’s “deserved” FA Women’s Premier League (FAWPL) Cup victory over Sheffield FC on Sunday, but warned his players cannot rest just yet. After 120 minutes of football, the FAWPL Cup final ended goalless and the Addicks were victorious in a penalty shootout – with Megen Lynch saving two and Sam
Georgia Elwiss starred with bat and ball as the tourists made it three wins from three over Sri Lanka A to end the England women spin camp in Colombo on a high. Two Elwiss wickets and three for the in-form Dani Wyatt restricted the hosts to 183 all out in 48.4 overs. Elwiss and Katherine
Royal London Women’s One-Day cup got underway on 3rd May and Kent got off to a flying start beating Yorkshire by 9 wickets helped by an unbeaten stand of 88 from England Captain Charlotte Edwards. Kent’s second game on 4th May was decided in amid controversial circumstances at stumps, as the umpires declared the scores were
Notts County became the first ever team to get through to the FAW Cup final at Wembley Stadium with a 3-0 victory over Everton. Straight from the kick off Everton almost took the lead. Lucy Whipp drove forward and unleashed a shot from 20 yards which dipped late, striking the crossbar, but Carly Telford claimed
With global excitement building ahead of rugby sevens’ Olympic Games debut at Rio 2016, World Rugby has announced the location and dates for the regional qualification tournaments that will deliver six men’s and six women’s teams to the Games. The top four teams in the respective men’s and women’s World Rugby Sevens Series standings are
Over 20,000 additional tickets are now on sale for the Unibet EuroHockey Championships 2015, including for the Finals and England sessions which had previously sold out. These tickets are in high demand and are likely to sell very quickly so fans are urged to secure their seats for Finals, Semi-Finals or England sessions as early
With rather interesting timing, BBC World Service has revealed the five names in contention for its inaugural Women’s Footballer of the Year award. Presumably the idea is to increase interest in the women’s game before the World Cup in June. Nominees are: Spain’s Veronica Boquete, Germany’s Nadine Kessler and Scotland’s Kim Little are joined by
Arsenal Ladies battled to a goalless draw against Women’s Super League leaders Chelsea at Wheatsheaf Park on Thursday. Pedro Martinez Losa’s side showed a marked improvement on this season’s previous meeting and were unlucky not to return to north London with three points having dominated Emma Hayes’ side. The Gunners had the best chance of
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