Category: Women Doing Amazing Things

Jakob Ingebrigtsen: Olympic champion dominates European Cross Country in Dublin
After winning individual silver and bronze medals at the five previous championships, Grovdal made it a Norwegian senior double as she finished 10 seconds clear…

European Indoor Championships: Eilidh Doyle is ‘massive role model’
Scottish 400m hurdler Eilidh Doyle would be “lauded” if she were a top musician or academic, says Scottish Athletics head coach Stephen Maguire. Doyle has…

World Under-20 Championships: Ireland women win 4x100m relay silver
Irish athletics’ run of youth success continued on Saturday as the country won a 4x100m women’s relay silver medal at the World Under-20 Championships. The…

Northampton Film Festival 2025 line-up revealed
A town’s film festival director hopes this year’s event will “inspire people to do something creative”. The Northampton Film Festival will showcase 80 films which…

Trump promises blizzard of executive orders on first day of presidency
Watch: Trump promises ‘brand new day’ at pre-inauguration rally On the eve of his return to the White House, President-elect Donald Trump promised to sign…

Women’s Sport Week 2017: ‘Shocking’ that Man Utd do not have women’s team
I think it is shocking that in 2017 a club the size of Manchester United does not have a women’s team, and what is even…

The Hundred: How well do you remember the 2021 tournament?
The Hundred is back! After the success of the first edition of the 100-ball competition, it is time to do it all over again with…

Staffordshire ‘Ladsandads’ football club asked to change name
Getty Images Staffordshire Ladsandads Club caters for male and female players A youth football club called Ladsandads has been asked to change its name amid…

Oscar first for Native American actor Wes Studi
AFP Wes Studi first caught the public’s attention for his role in Dances with Wolves Nearly 50 years ago, Marlon Brando famously declined his Oscar…

The Hundred: Welsh star Claire Nicholas aiming to retain place
But male and female players have had their Hundred contracts terminated because of the coronavirus pandemic. Women players were set to earn no more than…