European Cross Country Championships: Ireland win four medals in Lisbon
Cotter put in a impressive performance in the women’s U23 race in Portugal, holding off the challenge of Jasmijn Bakker of the Netherlands on the final lap. Denmark’s Anna Emilie Moller comfortable won the race by 40 seconds ahead of Dutch runner Jasmijn Lau. Aided by strong performances by Omagh twins Eilish and Roisin Flanagan, […]
Kenyan doping: Why positive tests are the start of the solution
Given Kenya’s unrivalled distance-running prowess – last year was the first time the country finished outside the top three of a World Championships medal table since 2007 – it is easy to forget what a largely recent phenomenon it is. Only one Kenyan male – Douglas Wakiihuri – triumphed in the first 23 years of […]
How Britain tried to ‘erase’ India’s third gender
Bridgeman Images British judges described eunuchs as cross-dressers, beggars and unnatural prostitutes In August 1852, a eunuch called Bhoorah was found brutally murdered in northern India’s Mainpuri district. She lived in what was then the North-West Provinces with two disciples and a male lover, performing and accepting gifts at “auspicious occasions” like births of children […]
World Cup 2030: England-led home nations bid definitely on the radar – Stewart Regan
Wembley will host seven games during Euro 2020, including the semi-finals and final, while in August, the FA announced its bid to host the 2021 European Women’s Championship. Regan understands that these events are the immediate “priority” for the FA, but says the infrastructure is in place should they launch a 2026 bid. “I don’t […]
Women’s World Cup not an experiment for new laws, says Pierluigi Collina
New laws which came into effect on 1 June and were outlined by the International Football Association Board (Ifab) , external mean a penalty kick can be retaken if goalkeepers are spotted advancing. Scotland goalkeeper Lee Alexander saved a late penalty in her side’s 3-3 draw with Argentina but a retake was ordered after VAR […]
Hinkley Point’s female workers smash stereotypes
PA Media/Ben Birchall The site employs thousands of workers Four female Hinkley Point C employees have revealed what it is like working in a male-dominated industry. Steel fixer Stacey Sowden, trainee reactor operator Janaan Hussain, HR apprentice Courtney Cook and field engineer Bogdana Stîngā are all employed at the Somerset site. The nuclear power station […]
‘The superhero origin story of girls who wanted more’
Wilson Webb L-R: Emma Watson (Meg), Florence Pugh (Amy), Saoirse Ronan (Jo) and Eliza Scanlon (Beth) Director Greta Gerwig is surprised her new film Little Women actually made it to the big screen. “It takes place over 10 years, has eight different plot lines, there are two timelines, and lots of characters,” she tells BBC […]
Pop music’s growing gender gap revealed in the collaboration age
BBC Calvin Harris, Ed Sheeran, Drake, George Ezra, Keala Settle, Jess Glynne, Dua Lipa and Ariana Grande had big hits last year Three times as many male as female pop stars appeared on last year’s biggest hit singles, BBC research has found. Ninety-one men or all-male groups were credited on the Official Chart Company’s top […]
The Hundred: Domestic and international stars retained for 2022 competition
In total, more than 150 players in both the men’s and women’s competitions have been retained. There was no limit on the number of players the women’s teams could retain from last year, while men’s teams were permitted to keep up to 10 players as well as at least one England Test contracted player. Men’s […]
Kimia Alizadeh: A guide to Iran’s defecting athletes
As significant as Alizardeh’s defection is, it is not even the first major Iranian sporting defection of 2020 – less than two weeks into the year. Two leading figures in Iranian chess, Shohreh Bayat and Mitra Hejazipour, have both been expelled for removing their hijab in competitions outside of the country. This action is considered […]