Rangers v Motherwell: Women’s Scottish Cup semi-finals make Hampden debut
Thomson’s reigning SWPL champions’ driving motivation is the feeling of success they have become accustomed to in the past 12 months. “Malky said to us, ‘remember that feeling you had after winning the trophy’,” Netherlands international Middag added. “Celebrating together, dancing in the changing room – those are the moments that you play for so […]
Georgia Roche: Super League’s Woman of Steel on inspiring girls in rugby league
While the Women’s Super League is the elite standard of competition, there is still some way to go before players like Roche and England team-mate Tara-Jane Stanley can enjoy the full-time status afforded to players in Australia’s Women’s National Rugby League. Thus, it is a case of juggling her schedule around daily life, paying the […]
Women’s Super League: Elite rugby league competition returns in 2021
Bradford Bulls remain one of rugby league’s biggest ‘brands’ and their women’s team has enjoyed success in the Challenge Cup and won the inaugural WSL in 2017. Their 2021 side features two ‘high fliers’, from the Royal Air Force, in Flight Lieutenant Linda McLean and Corporal Alice Fisher. “I am a flight test engineer for […]
Keeping Faith songwriter’s show delight
BBC Keeping Faith, starring Eve Myles, is nominated for six Bafta Cymru awards Grammy winning song writer Amy Wadge has said she will be proud to celebrate Wales at a glittering Bafta Cymru awards ceremony. She is one of the nominees for original music alongside composer Laurence Love Greed, for the BBC Wales and S4C […]
How Mel Brooks’ lady of dance made it in a man’s world
Vincent Dowd Arts reporter, BBC News Target Live Mel Brooks and Susan Stroman have been colleagues and friends for more than a decade Even today it’s rare to find a female choreographer working at the highest level in musical theatre. Susan Stroman says it’s always been a male-dominated profession, but one she loves nonetheless. Susan […]
How Turkey took control of Covid-19 emergency
Orla Guerin BBC International Correspondent, Istanbul EPA Turkey has a lower recorded death toll than many other countries in Europe Covid-19 came late to Turkey – on 11 March – but soon singed every corner of the country. Within a month all 81 provinces had been affected. It was the one of the fastest growing […]
Women’s World Cup: Heather Knight salutes England’s teamwork
Captain Heather Knight has led England into the Women’s World Cup semi-finals – with just South Africa standing between the hosts and a place in Sunday’s final at Lord’s. After losing our opening group game against India, I couldn’t have asked for a better response from the girls to complete six straight wins on the […]
Tokyo 2020: Rio silver medallist Annalise Murphy confirmed as one of three Irish sailors for Olympic Games
Olympic silver medallist Annalise Murphy has been confirmed as one of three Irish sailors who will compete at the Tokyo Games. Dubliner Murphy is set to compete in her third Olympic Games in the Laser Radial Women. The Rio medallist will be joined by Robert Dickson and Sean Waddilove, who will compete in the 49er […]
GB Rowing: Surgery forces Holly Nixon to end season
Northern Ireland rower Holly Nixon will not race this season after deciding to undergo a minor operation. The Fermanagh native, who won a Women’s Four gold medal at the 2016 World Championships, has not competed for the GB rowing team this year. Nixon, 24, is now aiming to return to full health for the 2019 […]
Tokyo Olympics: NI’s Nixon misses out for Team GB as Ireland qualify two more boats
Enniskillen’s Holly Nixon and partner Saskia Budgett failed to clinch an Olympic place for Great Britain in the women’s double sculls at rowing’s final qualification regatta in Lucerne. With only two places available for the Tokyo Games, Nixon and Budgett finished third behind Russia and Germany. Ireland’s women’s four team qualified a fifth Irish boat […]