With just one of the top four teams in the Women’s Premier Division winning both their matches, the group stage of the Hockey 5s Championship reached a thrilling climax at Bromsgrove School on Sunday. Just one point separated the top five teams in the final table, with leaders Bowdon Hightown managing just one from a
England Netball has signed a new long-term contract with Gilbert Netball as their official and exclusive ball supplier. England Netball Patron Janet Wrighton said “We are delighted to welcome Gilbert as the official ball supplier to England Netball. Gilbert have a long running association with our wonderful sport and are recognised for producing international standard
England goalkeeper Rachel Brown-Finnis is retiring from all football after an 18-year international career. Brown-Finnis, 34, has made 82 appearances for England since her debut aged 16 against Germany in 1997. She played in the Euro 2009 Final against Germany, the 2005 Euros and played at two World Cups. She started her career at Accrington
There has been a change to the line up announced for the England three match tour to Jamaica. The team departed at the weekend without Tamsin Greenway, who had been advised not to travel to the Caribbean because of personal circumstances. In her place is Hertfordshire Mavericks’ Sophia Candappa who will fill in mid-court for
The England cricket team have plenty to look forward to over the next 12 months. This is what is on the agenda for Charlotte Edwards and her team. Tour of New Zealand England Women have an important trip to New Zealand in February, with the first stage of the tour vital in their quest to climb the International
A star studded Nomads side, including retired England players Sophie Hemming and Claire Purdy, scored 7 tries to Scotland’s 2. The tries came from Dalena Dennison (AUS) 2, Louise Dalgleish (SCOT), Emilie Bydwell (USA), Lisa Campbell (NZ), Gemma Rowland (Wasps), Vicki Jackson (ENG) with conversions from Tess Gardner (Wasps) and Megan Goddard (ENG).
At 3pm this afternoon, Saturday 3 January 2015 the Nomads will kick off against Scotland at Murrayfield, as part of Scotland’s preparation for the Six Nations. The Nomads are an invitational team featuring top players not currently involved in international competition as well as ex-international and top club team players from around the world. Nomads
England Women’s proposed friendly with France has been postponed after the two nations were drawn against each other in Group F of the 2015 FIFA World Cup in Canada. Both associations mutually agreed to the postponement following the draw, which puts England and France in the same group as Colombia and Mexico. England will still
Kate Cross has highlighted the importance a successful tour to New Zealand can have on England’s position in the International Cricket Council Women’s Championship. Charlotte Edwards’ side currently sit fourth in the table, with two wins and a washout from three matches, seven points off leaders Australia, who have played three games more. They continue
England Hockey caught up with Great Britain and England head coach Danny Kerry to find out what he thinks about the recent Champions Trophy result, the weekly training environment and what’s in store for the squad in 2015. Progress made in 2014: “Since September, we’ve established a very high standard in our daily training environment
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