Women’s Super League: Everything you need to know this weekend
West Ham United manager Olli Harder has called on his side to be “brave” in their performance and “not be afraid” when they face Arsenal in the Women’s Super League this weekend. The Hammers take on the league leaders on Sunday (18:45). Arsenal, who are the only club to hold a perfect winning record in […]
Man Utd forward Rachel Williams plans to return to plastering after football
Williams has had a long and successful football career, spending 12 years competing in the WSL and winning the FA Cup during her time at Birmingham City in 2012. At the start of her career she only trained twice a week in the evenings and made a living off her plastering job. “In the early […]
Jill Scott: England midfielder signs new Manchester City contract as player-coach
Scott, who was awarded an MBE in the 2020 New Year’s Honours List for services to women’s football, will work alongside new head coach Gareth Taylor and assistant boss Alan Mahon. “The coaching role is good – it means I can access the coaches a bit more,” she added. “I get to learn from the […]
England: Phil Neville leaves Lionesses and joins Inter Miami
Phil Neville has left his role as manager of England’s women and been appointed in charge of David Beckham’s Major League Soccer side Inter Miami. The 43-year-old was appointed as England boss in January 2018 and his contract was set to end in July. The Football Association says it will “shortly confirm” an interim head […]
England Next Gen: Bess Heath is the ‘destructive’ car-building wicketkeeper ready to take her chance
In The Hundred, Heath’s strike-rate of 179.55 is the third highest in the women’s competition. Her ability to find, and often clear, the leg-side boundary has helped Superchargers reach the eliminator. “We’ve got a year now until the World Cup and I’m trying to figure out which players to take to Bangladesh,” England coach Lewis […]
Tang Jiali: Tottenham sign China striker on season-loan from Shanghai Shengli
Tottenham Hotspur have signed China forward Tang Jiali on loan for the 2021-22 Women’s Super League season. The 26-year-old, who moves from Shanghai Shengli subject to work permit clearance, was part of the China side at the 2015 Women’s World Cup. She scored eight goals in 15 games for since re-joining Shanghai in 2020. “We […]
Women’s Six Nations: Ireland 35-12 Wales
The visitors fought back after half-time, Evans barging over beside an upright four minutes after the resumption, Elinor Snowsill knocking over the additional two points. Two minutes later number eight Harries rolled away from an attempted Irish tackle, broke clear and raced over the line to put two points between the teams. Prop Lindsay Peat […]
England women reach tri-series final after Australia beat India
England are through to the final of the women’s Twenty20 tri-series with two games to spare after Australia’s 36-run defeat of India in Mumbai. Winless India have only one game to play and cannot catch either England or Australia, who have two wins each and will meet in the final on Saturday. Before then, England […]
Margaret Atwood and Salman Rushdie both make shortlist
Getty Images Atwood and Rushdie won the prize in 2000 and 1981 respectively Margaret Atwood and Salman Rushdie are among the six authors shortlisted for this year’s Booker Prize. Atwood is in contention again with The Testaments, her eagerly awaited follow-up to The Handmaid’s Tale, while Sir Salman makes the cut with Quichotte. Bernardine Evaristo, […]
‘With YouTube people feel like they know you’
Caroline Hirons: ‘With YouTube people feel like they know you’ YouTube stars and fans are gathering in London for Summer in the City, the UK’s largest and longest-running online video festival. We meet the people who get to call YouTube their job. Caroline Hirons, a 49-year-old aesthetician and beauty consultant turned blogger and YouTuber, says […]