Source: England Hockey

Draw Not Good Enough For England’s Women

Needing to win to qualify, England can only draw with Belgium Giselle Ansley struck in the 58th minute to give her side the lead, only for Stephanie Vanden Borre to equalise one minute later England can still qualify for the 2022 World Cup by finishing top of Group C; will need to beat Ireland on

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Source: Matchtight

Team Bath quartet named in Vitality Roses programme

Team Bath Netball quartet Imogen Allison, Sophie Drakeford-Lewis, Layla Guscoth and Serena Guthrie have been named in the England Netball Vitality Roses programme for a crucial 2021-22 international season building up to the Birmingham Commonwealth Games. Allison, Guscoth and University of Bath sporting scholar Drakeford-Lewis will be looking to stake their claims to make their

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A News Black-out

What went wrong at the France-England Game on Friday? As of late Sunday evening, still no official response to the lights-out in Lille on Friday. In its place there are hundreds of comments from all corners. One local tweeter said a 10.30 pm black-out is automatic and wondered if anyone had bothered to tell the

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What to make of a Black-out

Points arising from the Light Failure in Lille The consequences arising from the abandoned game in Lille range from international level to the personal International: England retain their top spot in world rankings. Simon Middleton expressed his bemusement that they would have relinquished it to New Zealand if they had lost; NZ haven’t played for

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