Category: Women Doing Amazing Things
‘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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
‘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…
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…
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…