First challenge revealed in Silicon Valley
For four successive weeks, teams from BBC 100 Women will be taking on a challenge. Here is the moment when #teamlead found out their task for week one. BBC 100 Women names 100 influential and inspirational women around the world every year. In 2017, we’re challenging them to tackle four of the biggest problems facing […]
Eve Muirhead targets medal at World Championship
Eve Muirhead has set her sights on World Championship success after Scotland’s silver medal at curling’s European Championships. The Scots lost out to Russia after the final in Sweden went to an extra end. Latvia host the women’s World Championship in March but Muirhead’s rink will first need to secure the Scottish title to compete […]
Muirhead: Scotland ready for European Curling challenge
“We need to stay ahead of other countries.” The European Championships in the Swiss town of Champery run from 22 to 29 November. Last year, Muirhead’s Scotland were undefeated on their way to the final, but were beaten to the gold by Sweden. Despite having a new younger line-up, the Swedes will still represent tough […]
NHK Trophy: 16-year-old Rika Kihira lands infamous triple axel
Making your international senior Grand Prix debut is a daunting prospect. Factor in the added pressure of incorporating a triple axel, the notorious ice skating move, external achieved only by a select few, and the sense of intimidation is undeniable. On Friday, 16-year-old Rika Kihira failed to land the infamously tricky jump, a feat only […]
Alpine World Ski Championships: Mikaela Shiffrin becomes most decorated US skier
Shiffrin – who won her first World Championships medal in 2013 – now has six golds, one silver and two bronzes, so also surpassed Ted Ligety’s record of five golds. Slovakia’s World Cup overall leader Petra Vlhova took silver on the day – 0.86secs behind – with the Swiss team earning a sixth medal of […]
Beijing 2022 curling qualifier: How it works & Scotland’s chances
On paper, very good. Muirhead, Wright and Dodds were joined by newcomers Hailey Duff and Mili Smith as they stormed to the European title at the end of November. They won eight of their nine matches in the first round, only losing to Italy, before defeating Germany and finally Sweden to take the crown in […]
Is eating fish healthy?
Getty Images We know of fish as a healthy food, but pregnant women are told to limit consumption. Do the health benefits of eating fish outweigh the risks, particularly as stocks grow more depleted? Fish has a reputation for being one of the healthiest foods we can eat. But the rising availability of plant-based alternatives, […]
Speed skating: GB team launches with long-term bid to catch Dutch
“Sam is the first British junior ever to have qualified for this week’s Viking race,, external which is the unofficial European Championships of speed skating,” says Groot, explaining why Airey is special. The teenager is, his says his father, among the top 40 in the world for his age. Groot continues: “He was selected by […]
Tensions grow as China ramps up global mining for green tech
Getty Images Lithium is extracted in Chile’s Atacama desert, located within the “lithium triangle” Earlier this year, Ai Qing was woken up in the middle of the night by angry chants outside her dormitory in northern Argentina. She peered out of the window to see Argentine workers surrounding the compound and blockading the entrance with […]
Nigeria basketball: Fiba warns of long-term impact of withdrawal from internationals
“Nigeria is due to participate in the Fiba 2023 Basketball World Cup (FBWC23) qualifiers and 2022 Women’s Basketball World Cup,” Fiba said in a letter addressed to the NBBF president Musa Kida. “Any withdrawal of Nigeria from the competitions will trigger potential disciplinary sanctions as per the Fiba internal regulations. “Furthermore, if the absence of […]