To mark International Women’s Day (IWD), the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) have released a special video which celebrates female participation across all levels of the game. The four-minute video reflects on how cricket has been at the forefront of the revolution in women’s sport over the last decade – a period which has
Brazil Sevens Highlights : Day Two in São Paulo
Highlights of the Brazil Sevens including a brilliant 70m solo effort from Portia Woodman to win the final for New Zealand vs Australia, New Zealand clinch their second Series win in a row after fierce battle in Sao Paulo. Canada finish third beating France; England overcome USA to win the Plate; Fiji beat Spain to seal Bowl final
Source: World Rugby
More women are playing rugby than ever before
Participation grows by 270,000 in 2014 Global total reaches record 1.77 million Record numbers of girls able to Get Into Rugby as the game celebrates International Women’s Day The global rugby community has united to celebrate the growth and development of women’s rugby on International Women’s Day under the theme ‘Make It Happen’. World
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Investec Women’s Hockey League report and results, March 7 2015
BATTLING Beeston were relegated from the Investec Women’s Hockey League Premier Division after a 2-0 defeat at the hands of the University of Birmingham on Saturday. Goals from Lucie Daman and Hannah Martin saw University of Birmingham take three points which keeps their hopes of claiming a play-off spot alive. Source: Andy Smith Unbeaten Surbiton
Source: Mark Pritchard
Superleague Round 7 Round Up
Netball’s Superleague Round 7 Thunder maintain their unbeaten record with a convincing win over Team Northumbria and stay top of the table. Storm stay on their heels with a good win against the Mavericks and Jets move into third after a battling performance against the Dragons, where points were traded until the final quarter when
Source: Gary Baker
Storm secure Netball London Live win
Surrey Storm Netball recorded their second straight Netball London Live victory tonight with a 55-42 win over Hertfordshire Mavericks at London’s Copper Box Arena. Coach Tamsin Greenway’s side took an early lead over their Superleague rivals only for Mavericks to pull back and hold a 28-all draw at half time. A confident 3rd quarter handed
Source: Mark Pritchard
Thunder cruise to victory against Team Northumbria in Newcastle
Manchester Thunder cruised to victory against Team Northumbria in Newcastle. The partisan crowd tried their best to unsettle Thunder and urge their team on, but the visitors dominated from the first centre pass to the last, despite not being at their best. The Black and Yellows will need to cut out their handling errors and
Source: The FA
England U19s beat Italy in La Manga opener
England’s U19s beat Italy in their opening match in La Manga on Thursday. Natasha Flint (Manchester City) opened the scoring before Carla Humprey and Leah Williamson (Arsenal) added the extras. Italy pulled one back in extra time. In their second match against Sweden on Saturday England played out a 0-0 draw. England U19s have also won their final match
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Cyprus Cup Halfway Stage
4th March 2015 Group B 14:30 Finland 1-3 England (Maija Saari 89; Lianne Sanderson 22′ , Eniola Aluko 65′, Jess Clarke 82′) Group B 17:30 Australia 1-0 Netherlands (Larissa Crummer 73′) Group A 14:30 Korea Republic 1-2 Italy (Guagni 57; Barbara Bonansea 5′ , So Yun Ji 8′) Group A 17:30 Scotland 0-2 Canada (Fleming 4′, Sinclair 55′) Group C 14:30 Mexico 2-0 South Africa (Veronica Corral 54′, Sandra Mayor 70′
Source: Andy Smith
Investec Hockey League preview for 7 March 2015
Bowdon Hightown host Buckingham in the Investec Women’s Hockey League Premier Division on Saturday, in a match which is crucial to both team’s hopes of avoiding relegation. Currently ninth, Bowdon Hightown will leap-frog Buckingham if they take victory. Buckingham will want to replicate the 3-1 win they secured over their rivals back in September, but
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