England Women were brought down to earth by a classy German side after the eight-time European champions ran out 3-0 winners at Wembley Stadium. The stage was set for a memorable afternoon, with a record 45,619 crowd in attendance to see the Three Lions’ first match at the famous stadium since it re-opened in 2007.
Cancer Research UK has teamed up with England Netball, sports bra brand Freya Active and Sky Sports to organise an all-female star charity match to promote positive women’s health and to raise vital funds for research into the nation’s biggest killer. Two teams of celebrities will battle it out on court – including top ten
It has finally arrived – the day so many of our footballers have dreamt about since they were children, pulling on football boots for the first time. Soon they will be putting on their England shirts; tying up their pink laces on their new boots and running out onto the hallowed Wembley turf to the
Pioneers of the game Gill Burns and Carol Isherwood were among the first six women to enter the Hall of Fame. Burns (pictured), an iconic figure in the women’s game, lifted the Women’s World Cup in 1994. The Number 8 was capped 73 times in a career lasting from 1988-2002. Isherwood was a true pioneer
Alexandra Burke will perform the national anthem ahead of England Women’s historic match against Germany at Wembley Stadium on Sunday. The 26-year-old won The X Factor in 2008 and is currently enjoying a spell in the West End as the lead role in The Bodyguard. To mark The FA’s new partnership with Breast Cancer
England Head Coach Danny Kerry has named the 18 athlete squad who will compete in the Women’s Champions Trophy in Argentina at the end of the month. The tournament is being hosted in Mendoza and runs from Saturday 29 November until Sunday 7 December. England are in Pool B and will face Australia, Germany and
On a terrific night for England Rugby, Head Coach Gary Street was named the High Performance Coach of the Year at the UK Coaching Awards, in Glasgow in the presence of Her Royal Highness the Princess Royal, while his team were winning the The Sunday Times and Sky Sports Team of the Year Award at a glittering ceremony
This year’s winner of the Sunday Times and Sky Sports Sportswomen of the Year Award for Team of the Year (which was decided by public vote) is the World Cup winning English Women’s Rugby team. After disappointing final losses to New Zealand in 2006 and 2010, Katy McLean’s team beat Canada by 21-9 to win the 2014
Howzat?! England women’s cricketers put umpiring skills to the test to help increase awareness: The ECB Association of Cricket Officials (ACO) is set to launch a new female officiating project to encourage more women and girls to become active umpires and scorers in the game. The ECB ACO currently stands as the largest group of
Both England’s Men and Women are in Champions Trophy action in the coming weeks and there’s great news for hockey fans as Sky Sports have announced they will be showing the games live. The women’s tournament from Mendoza, Argentina, starts on November 29 and runs until December 7. England’s women have been drawn against three
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