Hard to believe, but there is one game no-one at the World Cup wanted to play in: the runners-up contest. Yes, there is the excitement of playing in what the French like to call the Temple of Rugby, but it’s the equivalent of the B film in a 1950s cinema. This France-New Zealand game forms
World Rugby has today announced that Scotland’s Hollie Davidson will take charge of the Women’s Rugby World Cup 2025 final between Canada and hosts England at Allianz Stadium on Saturday, with Australia’s Ella Goldsmith to referee the bronze final. Davidson becomes the first to referee two Women’s Rugby World Cup finals Ella Goldsmith appointed as
It’s so special to lead South Africa at the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup. I captained at the Women’s T20 World Cup last year, but ODI cricket feels very different – there’s more pressure and many more tactical decisions to make. In T20s, once the powerplay is done, the game can be more straightforward but
This is how we reached the biggest RWC final ever to take place: Canada thumped New Zealand under lights 34-19. England beat France less convincingly the next day 35-17. It means a second final between the two successful nations, with an unparalleled audience in the largest rugby stadium in the world and a vast global
We couldn’t be more excited to be over here in India finalising our preparations for the World Cup. It’s a great place to play and somewhere we’re all reasonably familiar with. I think we’re in a great spot as a team; we’ve had some valuable time together as a group across multiple camps over the
World Cups are always special, they give every cricketer a chance to test themselves on the biggest stage, and every team the opportunity to show how far they’ve come. For us, as the Pakistan women’s team, this ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup is about playing good cricket, competing hard, and making our country proud. Our
Canterbury of New Zealand has announced the launch of a world-first boot collaboration with England star and World Rugby Player of the Year, Ellie Kildunne. The new boots arrived in time for the World Cup semi-finals, the specially designed Speed Falcon elite boot is a limited-edition release, crafted for the game’s most electric players. This
We are preparing to play our second ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup which we are sure will be a great tournament. We are super excited and hopeful, and we want to make it count for us this time. Our first experience of playing an ODI World Cup three years ago in New Zealand was an
Celebrating the power, unity and unstoppable spirit of women’s cricket, the International Cricket Council (ICC) today launched the official event song titled ‘Bring it Home’ for the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2025, as excitement continues to build ahead of the much-anticipated tournament. Performed by acclaimed Indian singer Shreya Ghoshal, the song is a high-energy
Ellyse Perry, Hayley Matthews, Lauren Bell and Richa Ghosh star alongside Andrew Flintoff in ICC Women’s T20 World Cup campaign The International Cricket Council (ICC) and the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) today launched a bold new global marketing campaign – Catch the Spirit – igniting excitement ahead of the ICC Women’s T20 World
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