Women’s Winter Box Cup: All-female boxing event a UK first
“It is great for some of the novice women boxers coming through to see how it all works at a competition, and it is definitely going to push women’s boxing into the limelight, which is what is needed.” Whitwell, who will compete in the elite 60kg division, is among fighters from the UK, Ireland and […]
World Invitational: NI Open transforms into new men’s and women’s tournaments
The format for the tournament follows the men’s and women’s model successfully adopted by the Vic Open in Australia. As is the case with the Australian event, ISPS Handa will be the main sponsor of the new tournament. The equal prize money will see both fields battling for total funds of $250,000 (£192,000) while men […]
European Tour: GolfSixes to have men’s, women’s and mixed teams for first time
Pelley hopes the event helps golf, a sport that often appears beholden to tradition and history, align itself with the views of modern society. “No question [that is the case], and that is what the modern world and society is saying. Let’s have men and women competing,” the Canadian added. “We are working on a […]
Tournament time & prize money do not add up for many Scottish women golfers
It all begins by getting females to take that first swing or putt. Scottish Golf say that out of 170,000 golf club members in the country, 22,500 are women, with 2,600 of those girls. Carol Harvey, the women and young people development officer for the governing body, says women’s perception of the game is a […]
Lord Moynihan wants Royal and Ancient to accept women members
The Royal and Ancient has continued to remain men-only although Augusta National, one of the most famous clubs in the United States which hosts the Masters each year, decided to accept women members for the first time in its 80-year history in August., external Moynihan added: “It is remarkable that Augusta has changed, but the […]
Winter Olympics: Where might China’s medals come from at Beijing 2022?
Freestyle skier Eileen Gu – or Gu Ailing as the 18-year-old is known in China – is set to be the face of her home Games and with good reason. She is the world champion in halfpipe and slopestyle and also has a medal chance in big air. The American-born teenager, who began representing China […]
Winter Olympics: Jamaica’s women’s bobsleigh coach Sandra Kiriasis quits
The Jamaican women’s historic Winter Olympics bobsleigh debut is under threat after their coach quit and threatened to take the team’s sled. German Sandra Kiriasis, an ex-Olympic champion, claims she was forced out when her role was changed, and that she is legally responsible for the sled. Kiriasis wants payment for it but the Jamaica […]
Glasgow 2014: Fran Halsall and Liam Tancock in England squad
Experienced swimmers such as Halsall – 50m butterfly gold medalist – and Tancock – 50m backstroke and 100m backstroke winner – will be joined by a large number of Commonwealth debutants in the squad. London Paralympic SM8 200m individual medley champion Ollie Hynd will be one of three swimmers representing England in the Para-swimming events, […]
Professor predicts record Glasgow 2014 medal haul for Scots
“The performance of Scotland in the three Commonwealth Games since 2002 is particularly noteworthy,” suggested Shibli. “These are three full cycles of Sport Lottery Fund support for athletes and show that, after three cycles of continual decline from the peak of 1986 to the low of 1998, Scotland has achieved a step change in its […]
‘I can win Tokyo gold’ – Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce targets 2020 Olympics success
Four-time 100m world champion Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce says she believes she can keep the younger generation at bay to win Olympic gold in Tokyo. The 33-year-old became the oldest women to win a world or Olympic 100m title with victory in Doha in September. She only came back to competition early last year after spending two […]