Category: Women Doing Amazing Things
Wales women: Jess Fishlock under-appreciated – boss Jayne Ludlow
Asked about Neville and the controversy surrounding his appointment as England coach, Ludlow said she “didn’t think about it too much” and preferred to concentrate…
EuroHockey Championships 2017: Success ‘can transform’ Wales hockey
The Wales men will join the likes of Germany, England and the Netherlands in the EuroHockey A Division in 2019. But before that both the…
European Team Table Tennis: England miss out on promotion
England’s women and men have both missed out on promotion at the European Table Tennis Team Championships in Lisbon. The women were edged out 3-2…
Wales waits to catch Olympic fever
However, the spectre of Luis Suarez and Diego Forlan playing at the Millennium Stadium for Uruguay could change matters. Neymar, David Luiz and Ronaldinho have…
Dame Kelly Holmes wants female athletes to inspire teenagers
For the first time, Great Britain was represented in women’s football, synchronised swimming (team) and handball. Holmes, who won gold in the 800m and 1,500m…
Olympic and Paralympic sports fear ‘cliff edge’ moment
“You simply can’t do that in team sports because you have so many individuals and you have to build them together.” As it stands, of…
London 2012: Olympic sport this week
HOCKEY – FIH Champions Trophy, external, Argentina (28 Jan – 5 Feb); the last ranking event before the Olympics features eight nations, including Great Britain.…
London 2012: Kelly Smith on her battle to make the Games
But after more than a decade at the top of the game that has also seen her battle injuries and alcoholism, Smith is facing another…
Shanaze Reade says Worlds are harder to win than Olympics
The meeting over four days, 24-27 May, includes a two-person Great Britain women’s elite team in the shape of Reade and Sheffield’s Abbie Taylor. Four…
Civic honours for Beth Mead and Zoe Aldcroft
Getty Images Beth Mead, who grew up near Whitby, was first suggested for the award last year Footballer Beth Mead and Rugby Union player Zoe…