Amanda Holden was first choice for show
Getty Images This is how the Smack The Pony line-up could have looked The groundbreaking female-led sketch show Smack the Pony burst on to screens exactly 20 years ago. It’s hard now to imagine the Channel 4 show without the leading trio of Fiona Allen, Doon Mackichan and Sally Phillips. But the show’s creator, Victoria […]
Scarlett Johansson tops Forbes highest-paid actresses list
Getty Images Only two women make Forbes’ top 10 best-paid actors list The 34-year-old’s income of $56m (£45.7m) lands her below seventh-placed male actor Adam Sandler. She earned $15.5m (£12.6m) more than she did in 2018, thanks largely to the success of Avengers: Endgame. Modern family actor Sofia Vergara is the only other woman to […]
Real Wolf of Wall Street sues film studio for $300m
Getty Images Jordan Belfort was played by Leonardo DiCaprio in the 2013 film Jordan Belfort, the former stock broker whose story inspired the hit movie The Wolf of Wall Street, is suing the filmmakers for $300m (£229m). Belfort was played by Leonardo DiCaprio in the film, which was Oscar-nominated and a box office success. He […]
What next for women’s boxing? Shields v Marshall II; three-minute rounds; big fights on horizon
There is no shortage of big fights to be made in the UK and abroad. Should Jonas be successful in her bid to add the IBF title to her collection on 12 November, she could face domestic rival Harper early next year in an all-British undisputed light-middleweight fight. An all-Australian showdown between Ebanie Bridges and […]
Marshall v Shields is ‘first rivalry in women’s boxing’ – promoter
Savannah Marshall and Claressa Shields have the first rivalry in women’s boxing to take the sport to new heights, according to promoter Ben Shalom. The two boxers will face off at London’s O2 Arena next Saturday for the undisputed middleweight championship. Both England’s Marshall and American Shields will defend their unbeaten professional records as they […]
Shields v Marshall: ‘I was an angry kid’ – the making of one of boxing’s most remarkable champions
Her only dream, however, was to be the first female Olympic boxing champion. She had no aspirations to turn professional. “When I first came on the scene people would say you do not fight like a girl, you fight like a man,” she says. “But now that I’m a woman I say, I fight like […]
Challenge Cup semi-finals 2018: BBC TV, online & radio coverage details
The Challenge Cup semi-finals will be played as a double-header at Bolton Wanderers’ University of Bolton Stadium on Sunday, 5 August. St Helens v Catalans Dragons will kick off at 12:30 BST, with Warrington Wolves facing Leeds Rhinos in the second game at 14:45 BST. Both games will be broadcast back-to-back across BBC TV, local […]
York Valkyrie: Rebranded women’s rugby league side aim to maintain upward curve
Goodchild’s Valkyrie are one of two clubs along with Leeds to confirm payments to players from 2023 onwards, a step closer to a “professional” scenario for the women’s game. With players like Peach juggling jobs with training and playing, weeks – particularly in pre-season – can be hard and long. Yet the strive toward professionalism […]
Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine approved for use in UK
Health Secretary Matt Hancock: “This is a significant moment” The Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine has been approved for use in the UK, with the first doses due to be given on Monday. There will be 530,000 doses available from next week, and vaccination centres will now start inviting patients to come and get the jab. Priority groups […]
Scottish sportswomen outperforming men, says Thistles captain Claire Maxwell
Scotland women’s appearance in France is the first time a Scottish side has featured at a football World Cup since the men’s team made it to France in 1998. “It’s easy to talk about money because that’s widely known,” Maxwell said. “We don’t get as much media coverage as other people. We don’t get the […]