Katie McCabe: Arsenal winger and Republic of Ireland captain signs new contract
Arsenal winger Katie McCabe has signed a new contract. The Republic of Ireland captain has made 193 appearances and scored 31 goals for the club since joining in 2015. The Gunners reportedly rejected an offer, external from Chelsea for McCabe in January and her previous contract was set to expire next summer. “Arsenal is home […]
How Philipp Plein became the industry’s bad boy
Getty Images Plein fans include Paris Hilton, Naomi Campbell and Nicki Minaj (pictured at one of his shows) In the first few minutes of speaking to Philipp Plein, the designer has likened catwalk shows to funerals and described fashion magazine editors as “dinosaurs”. It’s clear from the outset that an interview with one of the […]
Sheffield United women: Blades reveal plan to go full-time
Sheffield United are aiming to make their women’s team fully professional. The Blades have announced a raft of enhancements to the women’s side of the club, including several full-time contracts. They will also introduce a Professional Game Academy and keep home matches at Bramall Lane. The men’s team is celebrating promotion back to the Premier […]
Boughton House hosts event’s 50th year
BBC The former prime minister, Gordon Brown, spoke at Greenbelt about poverty The Greenbelt Festival celebrated its 50th year with 12,000 visitors over the August bank holiday weekend. The event took place at Boughton House near Kettering, Northamptonshire. Former prime minister Gordon Brown, singer Laura Mvula and comedian Milton Jones were among this year’s guests. […]
People recruited by sales company ACN ‘losing money’
BBC Liam Day said he was attracted to ACN because they were “so positive” A number of people recruited by a sales company offering the chance to make money “most people only dream about” said they have been left out of pocket. ACN, a so-called multi-level marketing company based in the US, has recruited hundreds […]
Scotland players have ‘massive impact on success’ in growing girls’ game
“To get them involved from five years old gives them an opportunity to get into the sport, no pressure but to have fun and enjoy it with their friends. “That’s what football is all about initially, even at elite level the starting point is loving football.” All positives for the game in Scotland, but those […]
The gritty Japanese drama that gripped the world
BBC Singaporean fan Kit Ow believes Oshin helped to reverse anti-Japanese sentiments A little Japanese girl trudges home through a snowy blizzard – an iconic television scene from the 1980s that many around the world would remember. It’s from the drama Oshin, which was a hit not just at home in Japan but also in […]
The Ashes 2023: Tammy Beaumont century leaves one-off Test in the balance
Tammy Beaumont’s maiden Test century led England’s emphatic fightback with the bat on day two of the one-off Ashes Test match at Trent Bridge. Beaumont was 100 not out as England finished the day on 218-2 in response to Australia’s 473. The opener joins Heather Knight, Jos Buttler and Dawid Malan as the England players […]
‘We seized our island back from the navy’
Vikalpa A crew of villagers, activists and Catholic priests set sail for Iranaitivu in April Last year, a flotilla of 40 fishing boats set sail from northern Sri Lanka with a mission to seize back their island from navy occupation. The BBC’s Ayeshea Perera reports the extraordinary story of how they did this without any […]
Women’s World Cup: South Africa knock out India to set up England semi-final
Buoyed by a knock of 80 from Laura Wolvaardt and 49 from Lara Goodall, South Africa completed the second-highest successful run chase in Women’s World Cup history in reaching 275-7 to win by three wickets. India could be forgiven for feeling sorry for themselves having been on the receiving end of the highest run chase […]