Female-focused digital brand faces closure
The Debrief Launched in 2014, The Debrief aimed to reflect contemporary issues facing young women Digital media brand The Debrief has announced it is facing closure. In a statement, the website said it could not “see a viable future”, despite its recent success at the British Media Awards. Launched in 2014, The Debrief aimed to […]
Women’s FA Cup final 2018: Arsenal Women 1-3 Chelsea Ladies
Former England defender Alex Scott told BBC Sport The better team won, it’s as simple as that. Chelsea’s players showed up today and the Arsenal team was undone by individual class. I’m struggling, going through the Arsenal team, to name any outstanding players. These Arsenal players will have regret, they will have left this pitch […]
Hibernian Ladies: Lizzie Arnot & Kirsty Smith depart club
Hibernian Ladies have announced, external the departures of Scotland internationals Lizzie Arnot and Kirsty Smith. Striker Arnot, 22, who has been at Hibs since 2012, recently scored five goals in their 9-0 Scottish Women’s Premier League Cup final victory over Celtic. Right-back Smith, 24, has been part of the Hibs set-up since she was 11. […]
Cricket quiz: Name every cricketer to play for England in 2020
It has been some year for world sport – and cricket is no exception. When the coronavirus pandemic first hit, there was no guarantee we’d see any more cricket in 2020. We were then introduced to a world of bio-secure bubbles and empty stands, as the sport we love returned to our screens. There was […]
Phil Neville: England women head coach sorry after ‘sexist’ tweets criticised
The former Manchester United and Everton midfielder played 59 times for England and has won 10 major trophies, including six Premier League titles. But his first taste of women’s football will involve taking on the top two teams in the world – United States and Germany – plus France, in the She Believes Cup, starting […]
Patients face postcode lottery for treatment
PHANIE/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY Nearly 90% of clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) fail to offer would-be-mothers the recommended three cycles of IVF treatment, new figures show. Of the 208 CCGs in England, only 24 meet national guidelines and seven offer no treatment at all. Couples trying to conceive through IVF have described the disparity as “crazy and […]
Bellator 267: A mum’s tears of joy as Leah McCourt bids to build on Irish sportswomen’s ‘movement’
McCourt’s international visibility and prominence have grown in tandem with her career success, but she is clearly still very aware – and proud – of where she comes from. After acknowledging the MMA success of fellow natives such as James Gallagher, Paul Hughes and Joe McColgan, she turned her attention to her place among the […]
World Relays: Three GB relay teams secure Olympic spots
Britain’s 4x100m men’s team failed to qualify on Sunday after finishing ninth in the heats, although they will have other opportunities. Each country whose relay team reached and completed an A final was awarded an Olympic berth in that same discipline in Brazil. The GB 4x100m women secured their bronze ahead of Canada by 0.01 […]
Jo Pavey: History-making runner to attend Isle of Man sports awards
She said: “I’m thrilled to be attending. I am really looking forward to meeting the island’s sportsmen and women and celebrating their success.” Pavey’s achievements on the track were recognised when she was named British Athletics athlete of the year and voted third behind behind Formula 1 champion Lewis Hamilton and golfer Rory McIlroy at […]
Dublin Marathon: Kenyan duo Too and Macharia secure wins
McGinley’s time of 2:25.04 was only 11 seconds outside the time he set in Dublin 12 months ago which was a decent effort considering the conditions. However, the Annadale Strider was disappointing after going to halfway in his target of 70 minutes. “The distance well and truly got me today and [I was] just glad […]