‘We dreamed about things like this,’ says Luton Lioness
Women’s Royal Army Corps Association/PA Mary Blake was part of the England Ladies 1969 team An original Lioness who played for an England women’s team in its first major tournament said although they were not recognised as “official”, they helped make football what it is today. Mary Blake, 69, won a bronze medal for an […]
The men and women who brought curry to Birmingham
The Knights of the Raj Bangladeshi migrants opened some of the first curry houses in Birmingham Curry has become as much a staple of British cuisine as fish and chips or the roast dinner. An exhibition is celebrating some of the earliest curry houses in Birmingham, a city synonymous with the cuisine. Birmingham has long-been […]
Who has selected the most women as candidates?
UK Parliament/Mark Duffy A total of 208 women MPs were elected in the last election With another election just over a month away, parties are busy selecting their candidates for seats up and down the country. Most sides have made pledges to make their candidates more representative, including bringing more women into the race. However, […]
Erdogan win ushers in new presidential era
President Erdogan thanks voters for “love” Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is taking on extensive new executive powers following his outright election victory in Sunday’s poll. Parliament has been weakened and the post of prime minister abolished, as measures approved in a controversial referendum last year take effect. Defeated opposition candidate Muharrem Ince said Turkey […]
Island Games: Isle of Man increases medal tally to 18 in Gibraltar
Victory in the women’s 4x50m freestyle relay was not as straightforward for Marshall and her teammates, who had to fight back from eighth to take the title. Laura Kinley gave the women another medal with second place in 50m breaststroke, finishing in a lifetime best of 31.3 seconds. Meanwhile, the men toppled defending champions Guernsey […]
Hege Riise: Former England interim boss and Team GB manager appointed Norway coach
Former England interim and Team GB manager Hege Riise has been appointed as Norway’s new head coach. The 53-year-old has taken over from Swede Martin Sjogren after Norway’s early exit from Euro 2022. Sjogren oversaw Norway’s embarrassing 8-0 thrashing by England and disappointing 1-0 defeat to Austria at the finals. Riise was interim England coach […]
Emma Raducanu ‘inspiring’ Coventry tennis players
PA Media Emma Raducanu ended Britain’s 44-year wait for a women’s Grand Slam singles champion with her remarkable victory in the US Open Teenage US Open champion Emma Raducanu is already inspiring more female tennis players in Coventry, according to a coach in the city. She also made the fourth round of Wimbledon in July […]
Uefa Player of the Year: Cristiano Ronaldo and Lieke Martens win awards
Real Madrid forward Cristiano Ronaldo has been named as Uefa’s Player of the Year, beating Lionel Messi and Juventus keeper Gianluigi Buffon to the prize. Ronaldo, 32, helped Madrid to a second consecutive Champions League title and finished as the tournament’s top scorer with 12 goals last season. The Portugal international has now won the […]
Dan McNamara: Wolves manager to miss Women’s National League play-off final for RAF duty
The Wolves coach, who has 14 years of military service behind him, was informed in January that he would miss this key period of the season but initially chose to keep the news from his players to allow them to focus on their football. “At first you park it. In January, no one thought we […]
Euro 2022: FA targets record attendances at Women’s European Championship
The Football Association has announced plans to sell a record 700,000 tickets for next year’s Women’s European Championship in England. The event was postponed from this year because of the coronavirus pandemic. The tournament’s total attendance record is 240,045 from the last event in the Netherlands in 2017, when the hosts beat Denmark in the […]