Category: Women Doing Amazing Things
US PGA Championship and Women’s British Open deserve spotlight – Iain Carter
Instead there is a growing possibility that, beyond 2020, only the traditional four majors for the men and five for women will provide the sport’s…
Glasgow 2014: ‘Icon’ David Millar leads Scotland’s cyclists
The latter, he claims, is a resource that has been used too sparingly in the past. Scottish Cycling feeds into British Cycling’s six-stage performance pathway…
David Ralph named new England and GB women’s hockey coach
Assistant coach David Ralph has been promoted to become the new head coach of the Great Britain and England women’s hockey teams. The former Scotland…
Commonwealth Games: Magic moments and what ifs for Wales in Birmingham
Former world champion triathlete Non Stanford said before the Games that winning a medal for Wales was her ‘ultimate dream’. Her first chance came and…
French Open 2023 results: Elina Svitolina booed after losing to Aryna Sabalenka in Paris
Ukraine’s Elina Svitolina accused Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka of encouraging French Open fans to boo her by waiting at the net for a handshake following their…
Gods of Tennis: How a generation of tennis players changed the world in the 1970s and 1980s
When Billie Jean King won the 1972 US Open, her prize money was $10,000. The men’s champion – Ilie Nastase – took home $25,000. The…
Youth Olympics: Rwandan teenagers cycling out of poverty
“The first time I cycled I fell off so many times and swore never to go back on a bike. But I thought about it…
Rio Olympics 2016: Charlotte Dujardin wins gold & Mark Cavendish silver on day 10
13:50 Athletics men’s triple jump final – American Christian Taylor is aiming to win back-to-back titles. 14:18 Cycling – Jason Kenny begins his bid for…
Rio 2016: Did Bolt cause security scare? Ledecky recreates that Phelps photo
“The marathon is the trickiest of all the events. If something goes wrong it’s not just a little disaster, it’s a 26-mile disaster.” US marathon…
All-Ireland Ladies JFC Final replay: Fermanagh ready for rematch despite manager’s absence from training
Both teams came away from the drawn encounter at Croke Park knowing full well that they wasted an opportunity to win the title – but…