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End of an era as Charlotte Edwards retires from international cricket

England women’s captain, Charlotte Edwards, has announced her retirement from international cricket with immediate effect. The 36-year-old batsman made her international debut as a 16-year-old in 1996, and during a 20-year career with England has made more international appearances than any other female cricketer in the history of the game, amassing 23 Test Match caps,

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Sam Cook named in England squad

Team Bath Netball defender Sam Cook has been named in the England squad for next month’s Netball Europe competition in Newcastle. Cook has made a strong recovery from injury this season to help the Blue and Gold qualify for the Vitality Netball Superleague semi-finals. She has 12 senior caps and last wore the Rose when

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England top group after 1-0 win over Bosnia

Mark Sampson changed his starting line up today, after the rather dour draw against Belgium last week.  Karen Carney and Eni Aluko both started in Zenica along with Gemma Davison while Demi Stokes, Katie Chapman and Toni Duggan took their places on the bench. Despite having the majority of the possession England struggled to make

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Disappointment for England U19s

Massive disappointment for England Under-19s whose 0-0 draw against Sweden means they were unable to qualify for this summer’s Euro Finals.   The result also means that holders Sweden have also failed to qualify with Austria taking top spot in the group after their win over Belgium.   England: 1 Alex McIver (Manchester City); 2 Eloise Wilson (Bristol

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England finish 3rd at Atlanta 7s

England Women have finished third in the World Rugby HSBC Women’s Sevens Series in Atlanta after beating Canada 26-14 in the bronze final. The side enjoyed a successful first day finishing top of their pool, beating World Series leaders Australia, Fiji and Colombia going into the the Cup quarter finals on Saturday against Russia. It was

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England labour against Belgium in Euro Qualifier

Tonight England women’s team faced Belgium in a Euro 2017 qualifier, in their first game since the SheBelieves Cup competition in the USA where England played three of the top teams in the world: USA, France and Germany.  A win against Belgium would lift them to top of their qualifying group after earlier victories over Estonia

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