Cumbrian F1 Academy driver Jess Edgar shows ‘girls are good enough’
Cumbrian racing driver Jess Edgar has praised the success of the inaugural F1 Academy series in boosting prospects for women in motorsport. The 18-year-old is the first British, and youngest-so-far, winner in the series, having led home the field in the final race of the season at the Circuit of the Americas in Texas. F1 […]
A turning point for Indian sport?
Getty Images Manika Batra celebrates after winning the gold in the women’s singles table tennis With 66 medals, this year’s Commonwealth Games marks one of India’s best sporting performances across disciplines. Suprita Das explains why this could be a turning point for Indian sport. With an hour to go before her event, the gold medal […]
Why do con artists and fraudsters fascinate us?
Reuters Anna Sorokin swindled hotels, banks and her friends The story of Anna Sorokin, the German woman who pretended to be a billionaire heiress, swindling hundreds of thousands of dollars in the process, has intrigued people across the US. Despite being convicted, and sentenced to at least four years in prison, Sorokin’s story has inspired […]
Arsenal Women 3-0 Aston Villa Women: Frida Maanum scores twice and makes one
Arsenal beat Aston Villa to set up a home Continental League Cup semi-final tie against holders Manchester City. Frida Maanum scored the first with a low strike from 15 yards after 29 minutes and made it 2-0 when she shot into the top corner after the restart. Maanum then got an assist as she played […]
Irish government: Who are the kingmakers?
Aoife Moore Dublin reporter PA Media Michael Lowry, Barry Heneghan and Kevin “Boxer” Moran of the Regional Independent Group in Dublin Ireland’s parliament will sit for the first time later following November’s election. Fianna Fáil won the most seats in the Dáil (lower house of parliament) but it was not enough for a majority and […]
‘Young people don’t have mom in the kitchen’
Jacqueline Schneider Features correspondent American food icon Ina Garten sits down with the BBC’s Katty Kay on Influential The American television personality, author and food icon opens up about family, fame and life’s greatest joys. Professionally known as the Barefoot Contessa – and affectionately known as the woman who makes Cosmopolitans the size of her […]
Councillor ‘steps aside’ over court reference
Brendan Hughes BBC News NI political reporter BBC Brian Tierney, a former mayor of Derry and Strabane, gave a court reference for an Irish soldier who was jailed for rape It is unclear if he will remain on the council as an independent. An SDLP spokesman said Tierney had resigned the SDLP whip on the […]
British Cycling wants a million more women riding bikes
Prior to the 2008 Games, British women had won only one Olympic cycling medal: Yvonne McGregor’s bronze in 2000., external But female British riders claimed five medals in Beijing, and five more at London, including Armitstead’s road-race silver. It is has been a similar story at the Paralympics, with Dame Sarah Storey winning six gold […]
Wheelchair Tennis Masters to be staged at Olympic Park
London’s Olympic Park will host the NEC Wheelchair Tennis Masters for three years starting in 2014. The competition is the season finale to the wheelchair tennis circuit and features the world’s top eight men, eight women and four quad players. The site was the only purpose-built venue for the 2012 Paralympics. International Tennis Federation president […]
Fred Perry to Andy Murray: Ending the wait for a British Grand Slam
“The serve in Perry’s time was considered more as the way of starting a rally rather than a big offensive shot. “Some of the rules of tennis have changed. You weren’t allowed to be airborne on serves when you hit the ball back then. You had to keep your feet on the ground. “It was […]