It was a day of mixed fortunes for England as the Fast5 Netball World Series got underway in New Zealand. Two wins and a loss means that there is still much to be decided heading into the final day. The Fives made a dream start to the competition as they overpowered South Africa by an
A flagship programme to encourage more women and girls to play football has exceeded its annual target for participants. Since the two-year FA scheme was launched in October 2013, 20,992 girls and young women (between the ages of 14 and 25) have taken part in the football sessions, which run for 30 weeks of the
Prime Minister David Cameron believes the success of Charlotte Edwards’ England Women team is playing an important role in increased female participation in sport. The Government is seeking to reduce the gap between male and female participation, with an emphasis on increasing funding for sports in primary schools. Mr Cameron said the performances of high-profile
England Netball have announced that Mrs Crimble’s, netballers much-loved gluten free bakery brand, is continuing to support England Netball as the team’s official sponsor for 2015. ‘There is a great fit between Mrs Crimble’s and netball,’ says Claire Ramsey, Marketing Manager. ‘Whether it is a medical necessity or a lifestyle choice, more women than men
Rugby fans heading to Twickenham Stadium last weekend to watch the Barbarians take on Australia were the first to experience the benefits of the new LED floodlights. The new system by Musco Lighting is the latest improvement as part of the Rugby Football Union’s (RFU) long-term strategy to ensure the home of England Rugby is
The nominations for this year’s FA Women’s Football Awards have been announced ahead of next month’s event and they include several members of the England squad. Birmingham City’s Karen Carney, Notts County’s Jess Clarke and Chelsea’s Ji So Yun have been nominated for FA WSL 1 players’ player of the year, which will be awarded
In just over a week the England Fives will be in action as the annual Fast5 competition is once against hosted in Auckland. This year the action has been streamlined into two days of match play with each nation playing each other once and the semi-final stages scrapped. The top two from the league table
New Zealand produced a phenomenal defensive display to defeat England 52-38 this morning in Palmerston North and lift the Taini Jamison trophy. Since England won the first test, the hosts would have to win the second match by at least five goals to clinch the Series. Heading into the final quarter the result was still in the
England won all of their ten qualifiers on the road to the World Cup, they scored 52 goals and conceded only one. England’s perfect campaign ended with a 10-0 rout of Montenegro – their biggest win since October 2005. Now preparations are underway for the big event in Canada. Less than a month away from
THE Rugby Football Union (RFU) and Sky Sports have extended their partnership with a new five-year broadcast deal which will also see Sky Sports become a top level RFU partner, with a range of partnership rights for the first time. The agreement strengthens one of the longest running broadcast partnerships in sport, taking it until
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