I came across this story today, which The FA have kindly given us permission to use, I hope you will also find it extraordinary and inspirational. This is a story about a man who played both professional football and cricket; he also ran 100 yards in 10 seconds (at Stamford Bridge in 1886) as well
England Women’s head coach Mark Sampson has named a 26-player squad for a 10-day training camp. The players will meet at St. George’s Park on Tuesday as preparations begin for next summer’s FIFA Women’s World Cup, which takes place in Canada. Sampson will also be looking ahead to England’s historic match against Germany at Wembley
The England team head out to Australia ahead of their autumn tour. They begin their campaign against Australia in the 1st Test at Bendigo on Sunday 19th October, before heading to Canberra for the 2nd Test on Wednesday 22nd October. Both matches will be shown on Skysports. The team then fly on New Zealand for
This season will see major changes to the way the risk of concussion is managed across the professional game in England. The Rugby Football Union, Premiership Rugby and the Rugby Players Association have worked together to focus specifically on concussion awareness and education, game day management and the graduated return to play for those players
The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) are showing support for England women’s captain Charlotte Edwards after she was nominated by the International Cricket Council (ICC) for the coveted 2014 ICC LG People’s Choice Award. Edwards is the first ever female cricketer to be nominated for the award, with previous winners including Indian duo Sachin
The England Women Elite Player Squad (EPS) and England Women Under 20s squad for the 2014-2015 season have been announced today. The newly expanded 52-woman EPS sees 16 new players called up although eight of these players have already starred for England in either XVs or Sevens, including Sasha Acheson, Zoe Saynor and Hannah Field.
England Netball have announced that they are looking to appoint volunteers for the England vs Malawi Test Series, being held in Liverpool, London and Worcester between the 14th and 20th December 2014. If you are passionate, friendly and enjoy getting stuck in then read on for more information. They have the following roles up for grabs on the day
Rugby World Cup winner Claire Purdy has announced her retirement from international rugby. The prop, who helped England lift the World Cup in August, has run out 43 times for her country and has captained England on two occasions. She is also the only player ever to have been capped in all three front row
After a sterling start to the season which has seen Surbiton rise to the top of the Investec Women’s Premier Division, Georgie Twigg and her international team mates have returned to their full time training schedule at Bisham Abbey. England Hockey caught up with her to find out how the international squad are shaping up and
Inspirational England captain Charlotte Edwards has been nominated for this year’s LG People’s Choice Award. If successful Edwards would be in the company of legendary Sachin Tendulkar; she would also be the first woman to win the award. This year’s fifth LG People’s Choice Award sees five players from five different countries nominated to win the only award
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