While it is fairly common for track athletes to compete across separate events, Beth Potter decided to go one step further by switching sports altogether. However, when the Scottish athlete made the decision to switch the relative comfort of the track for the unfamiliarity of the triathlon, not many could have foreseen the remarkable march […]
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The Olympic Tennis tournament will be contested on a clay surface for the first time since Barcelona 1992 when the worlds finest descend on a familiar venue in July. Players from the WTA tour are used to competing for the Suzanne-Lenglen cup when they play at Roland Garros in the annual French Open, but this
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Whilst we say goodbye to the great games and tournaments played in 2023, we welcome the 2024 season for women’s sport with anticipation and excitement. From football to the Olympics, here is your rundown for women’s sport events to add to your calendar ready for 2024. Upcoming events July 2024 Wimbledon (Tennis) 1st – 14th
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The Barclays Women’s Super League delivered a thrilling spectacle throughout 2023, leaving fans excited on what 2024 has in store for the title race. Here we look back at 2023 and highlight the winners, losers, pantomime villains, biggest shocks, funniest moments, and honourable mentions. WINNERS Liverpool – The turnaround from Liverpool since the start of
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TILBURG, NETHERLANDS – DECEMBER 5: (L-R) Welma Fon of Belgium Women Kerstin Casparij of Holland Women during the UEFA Womens Nations League match between Holland Women v Belgium Women at the Koning Willem II Stadium on December 5, 2023 in Tilburg Netherlands (Photo by Roy Lazet/Soccrates/Getty Images). Introduced in September 2023, the UEFA Women’s
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Thousands of women and girls across England are set to benefit from a substantial £30 million cash injection from the Government and The Football Association (FA) to turbocharge the development opportunities for the next generation of Lionesses. Ahead of England’s crucial UEFA Women’s Nations League match against the Netherlands at Wembley on Friday 1st December,
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WXV 1 weekend 3 wrapped up the first edition of the trailblazing tournament in fitting fashion. Australia cemented their ‘surprise package’ status with a gutsy win over Wales. Canada returned to winning ways by upsetting France. Finally, England got their revenge over New Zealand in a rematch of last year’s World Cup final. Australia 25-19
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WXV 1 shifted south to Ōtepoti Dunedin for the second weekend of competition. While the first two matches were lopsided affairs, the third was a thrilling encounter with massive implications for the final weekend of the tournament. England 45-12 Canada This was expected to be a close game, however, in the end that’s not how
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WXV 1 Weekend 1 has been played and it produced some thrilling matches. The opening weekend of the top tier of World Rugby’s new tournament delivered on its promise, and showed how it will benefit the game moving forward. Having regular games in the international calendar will only improve every team involved and close the
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WXV begins this weekend in the UAE and South Africa, but what exactly is it? WXV is World Rugby’s attempt to drive growth in women’s rugby, by providing teams with more international matches. The key reason behind this is the expansion of Rugby World Cup 2025 to include 16 teams, which is up from the
