Charlotte Edwards is relishing locking horns with a former team-mate Suzie Bates when England women tour New Zealand next month. Edwards and White Ferns opposite number Suzie Bates both played state cricket for Western Fury this winter in the Australian Women’s National Cricket League and Twenty20, the latter a competition that England wicketkeeper Sarah Taylor is
England Netball is delighted to announce that following a selection weekend in Sheffield, the squad for the U17s to contest Netball Europe has been confirmed. The tournament takes place in Hull from Friday March 6th – Sunday March 8th. The competition has seen England dominant in recent years and they will be looking to retain
Women’s World Cup players have dropped their lawsuit against FIFA and the Canadian Soccer Association (CSA). Despite the generally held view that if the case actually did come to court the players had a massive chance of winning, delaying tactics by both FIFA and the CSA indicate that the case has no chance of being
Rugby fans around the world can now sign up to ensure they do not miss out on tickets for rugby sevens’ Olympic Games debut after the Rio 2016 organising committee announced details of its ticketing plans.The announcement represents an exciting milestone for the global rugby community as anticipation builds ahead of the sport’s return to
It was with some surprise that I saw David Ginola had thrown his cap into the ring and made a bid to become FIFA president in the forthcoming elections. (Ginola is a former French international footballer and star of the Premiership, a gifted midfielder who played for both Newcastle and Tottenham.) One of his platforms is the desire
Sixteen young England fast bowlers from across the men’s and women’s development programmes will travel to the High Performance Institute of Sport in Potchefstroom in the next month to take part in intensive skill based and strength and conditioning training camps. First to arrive in Potchefstroom, a mixture of high potential seam bowlers from the England
CYPRUS CUP 4 – 11 March This year’s Cyprus Cup sees England up against Australia, Finland and the Netherlands in Group A. Last year the Lionesses finished runners up to France beating Finland 3 – 0 in the group stage. This annual tournament, which has been won twice by England, takes place between 4 and
With the battle for the top of the Premiership won by Saracens we can turn our attention to the other end of the table. Will Aylesbury Bulls Ladies be relegated or will they stave off competition from the Championship and retain their place in the Premiership? Thurrock T-Birds who are 30 points clear of their nearest
The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) today announced the England women’s touring party for the five-match One-Day International (ODI) and three-match Twenty20 International (T20I) series in New Zealand next month. Charlotte Edwards (Kent) will captain a 15-player squad, which includes left-arm spinner Rebecca Grundy (Warwickshire) and Kent’s off-spinning all-rounder Laura Marsh, as they both
Saracens 30 -0 Wasps Saracens stormed to a bonus point win against Wasps at Allianz Park to clinch the Premiership title on the final day of the season. The visitors started strongly, denying Saracens possession in the early exchanges, however it was the home side who got the first points on the board against the
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