Georgie Hetherington goes down for the try for York Valkyrie (then York City Knights). Photo credit: York RLFC. Stu Barrow has been busy this summer, after announcing his England Women’s National Performance Squad, he now announced the Knights’. The Knights offers a pathway system into the senior England set up, keeping emerging players on […]
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Danielle Gibson and Lauren Filer in conversation for the Western Storm. Photo credit: Western Storm via Twitter. England have announced their squad for The Women’s Ashes ahead of the first and only test of the series at Trent Bridge, Nottingham (22-26 June). Jon Lewis has called up uncapped Lauren Filer and Dani Gibson for their
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Iron Dames racing in Le Mans 24. Photo credit: Iron Dames via Twitter. A 4th in class finish in this weekend’s 24 hours of Le Mans race meant the Iron Dames racing team narrowly missed out on their goal of a podium but the grueling 24 hour race proved one thing without any doubt. This
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The WSL season is over, and the players are now off to the World Cup or their holidays. So now that the dust has settled, let’s look back at some of the highs and lows of another incredible WSL season, as the Sporting Her writing team acknowledge the best (and worst) moments of the WSL
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Jill Scott for Soccer Aid. Photo credit: Soccer Aid via Twitter. Soccer Aid for UNICEF returns to ITV1, ITVX and STV at 6.30pm on Sunday 11 June, with a star-studded line-up of legendary footballers and entertainment icons going head-to-head as England take on the Soccer Aid World XI FC in the world’s biggest celebrity football
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The Lionesses lift their first Finalissima tournament title. Photo by Lionesses (Twitter) The countdown to the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup has begun, and the Lionesses have confirmed their penultimate home match before departing for the tournament in Australia. England will meet Portugal in a send-off match in Milton Keynes on Saturday, July 1,
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FC Barcelona Femeni win the UWCL Final. Photo credit: UWCL Twitter. The final of the UEFA Women’s Champions League featured an exciting clash between two of Europe’s top teams. However, the intensity and impact of the act varied from one observer to another. Sporting Her’s Adam Salter and Unnati Naidu both watched the game with
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Alessia Russo x Manchester United. Photo credit: Alessia Russo (Twitter) Alessia Russo has been at Manchester United for 3 years. She made the move from North Carolina Tar Heels in 2020. In an interview following the signing of her first professional contract she said, “I’m so honoured to be here, I come from a family
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On the 28th May 2023, crowds erupted at the Marienplatz in Munich as Bayern Munich Frauen held the Bundesliga Meisterschale aloft in celebration. The league winners enjoyed a shared celebration with their male counterparts of Bayern Munich who are the winners of the 22/23 Bundesliga title. So how exactly did Bayern Frauen get there? The end
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On Tuesday Morning, Reading Women made the announcement that they are switching to operating on a part-time basis, following their relegation to the Championship next season. Reading departed the Women’s Super League on the final day of the season following a 3-0 defeat to champions Chelsea, having picked up just 11 points in 22 games.
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