Female-focused digital brand faces closure
The Debrief Launched in 2014, The Debrief aimed to reflect contemporary issues facing young women Digital media brand The Debrief has announced it is facing closure. In a statement, the website said it could not “see a viable future”, despite its recent success at the British Media Awards. Launched in 2014, The Debrief aimed to […]
Women’s FA Cup final 2018: Arsenal Women 1-3 Chelsea Ladies
Former England defender Alex Scott told BBC Sport The better team won, it’s as simple as that. Chelsea’s players showed up today and the Arsenal team was undone by individual class. I’m struggling, going through the Arsenal team, to name any outstanding players. These Arsenal players will have regret, they will have left this pitch […]
Hibernian Ladies: Lizzie Arnot & Kirsty Smith depart club
Hibernian Ladies have announced, external the departures of Scotland internationals Lizzie Arnot and Kirsty Smith. Striker Arnot, 22, who has been at Hibs since 2012, recently scored five goals in their 9-0 Scottish Women’s Premier League Cup final victory over Celtic. Right-back Smith, 24, has been part of the Hibs set-up since she was 11. […]
Cricket quiz: Name every cricketer to play for England in 2020
It has been some year for world sport – and cricket is no exception. When the coronavirus pandemic first hit, there was no guarantee we’d see any more cricket in 2020. We were then introduced to a world of bio-secure bubbles and empty stands, as the sport we love returned to our screens. There was […]
Fate of orcas left uncertain after zoo shuts
AFP An orca leaping out of the water while performing at Marineland Antibes on 2 January The fate of two killer whales is uncertain following the closure of a marine zoo in France on Sunday. Campaigners and the zoo’s managers have been locked in disagreement about what should happen to the orca whales with the […]
US winter storm: US winter storm: Severe weather could bring heaviest snow, blizzards and coldest temperatures in over a decade
Severe winter storm puts much of US on high alertpublished at 12:28 Greenwich Mean Time 12:28 GMT Matt SpiveyLive page editor Welcome to our live coverage, the US is bracing for a severe winter storm that could bring the heaviest snowfall and coldest temperatures since 2011 as 30 states have been put under weather alerts. […]
Phil Neville: England women head coach sorry after ‘sexist’ tweets criticised
The former Manchester United and Everton midfielder played 59 times for England and has won 10 major trophies, including six Premier League titles. But his first taste of women’s football will involve taking on the top two teams in the world – United States and Germany – plus France, in the She Believes Cup, starting […]
Patients face postcode lottery for treatment
PHANIE/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY Nearly 90% of clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) fail to offer would-be-mothers the recommended three cycles of IVF treatment, new figures show. Of the 208 CCGs in England, only 24 meet national guidelines and seven offer no treatment at all. Couples trying to conceive through IVF have described the disparity as “crazy and […]
Bellator 267: A mum’s tears of joy as Leah McCourt bids to build on Irish sportswomen’s ‘movement’
McCourt’s international visibility and prominence have grown in tandem with her career success, but she is clearly still very aware – and proud – of where she comes from. After acknowledging the MMA success of fellow natives such as James Gallagher, Paul Hughes and Joe McColgan, she turned her attention to her place among the […]
How a Caribbean island is shying away from concrete
Wa Samaki Ecosystems This small house is made from grass, wood and clay (Credit: Wa Samaki Ecosystems) On the island of Trinidad, houses are being built using upcycled materials to make them more climate resilient. When Erle Rahaman-Noronha decided to try his hand at farming in 1997, the land he settled on in Freeport, like […]