European Wheelchair Basketball: GB women lose in semi-final
Helen Freeman top-scored with 15 for GB but Mareike Adermann fired in 27 points for the six-time defending champions. For the 12th consecutive time, Germany will meet the Netherlands in the final. Meanwhile, Great Britain’s men kept their hopes of defending their European Wheelchair Basketball title alive by overcoming Poland 89-56 to advance to the […]
Golden Scots: Govan’s golden girl, Isabella Moore
Only four nations contested the final – Great Britain, Germany, Austria and Sweden. After reportedly covering her long, dark hair with a rubber cap, Moore swam the first leg of the final where “Britain showed its superiority from the first moment, and the race never became exciting, as the team mentioned led all the way.” […]
Women’s Sport Week: Annie Lush on why things are changing for female sailors
The tide is turning for female sailors. That is according to British Olympian Annie Lush, who has been campaigning for more opportunities for women in the sport. Organisers of the round-the-world Volvo Ocean Race have changed the rules, external for the 2017-18 event to encourage more female competitors. All-male teams will be restricted to seven […]
How revolution at Leander Club led to British rowing success
Sir David Tanner, who was British Rowing performance director for 21 years, recalled how Leander “were ahead” of Team GB by having an established training programme and a professional coach in Grobler when he set out to form the national squad in 1996. “If they (Leander) hadn’t done what they were doing, we would have […]
Maddie Hinch and Laura Unsworth defend decisions to join Holcombe
Last month Canterbury defender Mel Clewlow said Holcombe’s strategy was unsustainable, and that “anybody that flashes a chequebook will turn heads”. Holcombe chairman David South explained the club needed “a boost” to reach England’s Premier Division. The Rochester-based club’s women’s side are currently top of the Conference East, which is one tier below the Premier […]
Ireland take second win over Scotland at Mossley
The Ireland women’s hockey team made it two wins out of two in their three-match series against Scotland with a 2-0 victory at Mossley on Thursday. After a scoreless first half in which Scotland were unable to convert some good chances, Anna O’Flanagan and Megan Frazer scored goals in the second half. Ireland had beaten […]
Glasgow 2014: England win double gymnastics team gold
Scotland finished second to secure their first major team medal. Dan Keatings, Dan Purvis, Frank Baines, Adam Cox and Liam Davie scored 257.603, with England’s 266.804 enough for victory. However, Oldham missed England’s final two rotations after falling in the vault. England’s women finished on a total of 167.555, and errors from Australia on both […]
Glasgow 2014: Fran Halsall and Siobhan-Marie O’Connor win gold
England, too, had a third place to celebrate thanks to Tancock. The Exeter swimmer was only the fifth fastest qualifier for the 50m backstroke final but the Delhi 2010 gold medallist touched in third behind Australians Ben Treffers, 22, and Mitch Larkin, 21. England’s Chris Walker-Hebborn, 24, failed in his bid to add the 50m […]
‘Booth babes’ cause controversy at business show
VLSA The VLSA stand at Business Show 2019 Whether it’s effective, inappropriate or both, some firms still use women in skimpy dresses to market their wares. Visitors to this week’s Business Show 2019 have expressed surprise and dismay that an exhibitor used “booth babes” to attract attention to their stand. The event was held at […]
European Gymnastics Championships: Dom Cunningham injury overshadows men’s qualification
Britain’s men qualified for all seven finals at the European Championships in Poland but the success was overshadowed by injury to Dom Cunningham. Joe Fraser and James Hall reached the individual all around final, with Hall also making the high bar cut. Olympic champion Max Whitlock topped the pommel qualifying, while Courtney Tulloch and Brinn […]