Jada Pinkett Smith on Girls Trip’s box office success
Universal Female-driven comedy Girls Trip exceeded all expectations at the US box office when it was released last weekend – a fact its star Jada Pinkett Smith puts down to the power of laughter. It made $31.2m (£23.9m) in its first three days, following behind Christopher Nolan’s war epic Dunkirk which took $50.5m (£38.8m). That […]
Father’s Day: How Chris Adams has inspired his daughters to take up cricket
Mollie has also already ticked representing Sussex off the family checklist. “When Georgia used to play club cricket at Horsham, I remember saying I want to do that,” says Mollie. “I was too young to watch my dad play so it’s all come from Georgia and now it’s about me going out there and replicating […]
Lolita star Sue Lyon dies aged 73
Getty Images Sue Lyon, who played the title character in Stanley Kubrick’s 1962 film Lolita, has died aged 73. The US actress, who was 14 when she starred in the screen adaptation of Vladimir Nabokov’s controversial novel, died on Thursday in Los Angeles. Her death was confirmed to The New York Times by her friend […]
Women’s Super League: Fairytale farewell for Chelsea’s ‘pivotal’ captain Magdalena Eriksson
Whether Magdalena Eriksson will lift another Women’s Super League title is still yet to be seen but the Chelsea captain has already completed the “fairytale” ending. After six seasons with the club, winning 11 trophies along the way, Eriksson waved farewell to Chelsea supporters in their final home game of the season against rivals Arsenal. […]
The farming sisters doing it for their dad
Bigton Farm Aimee and Kirsty Budge on the beach near their farm on Shetland Two young sisters who took over the running of the family farm after the death of their father have said they hope he would be proud of their achievements. Kirsty and Aimee Budge won the BBC Countryfile Farming Heroes award for […]
A festive sweet treat with surprising Swedish origins
Alamy Every year, millions of red and white polkagris sweets, also known as candy canes or sticks, are rolled out by hand in the tiny town of Gränna in the north of Småland, considered by many to be Sweden’s capital of candy. Shop windows along Brahegatan (the main street) abound with colourful displays, ready for […]
Women’s T20 World Cup: England ‘building nicely’ and ‘can beat Australia’
England were eventually rewarded for their aggressive approach with the bat, though they were at times faced with a similar approach from India’s batters, and will need to be prepared for others – mainly Australia – to do the same. Mandhana played beautifully, combining her trademark elegance with explosive power, smashing three fours from Katherine […]
Uefa Women’s U19 Championship: Spain beat hosts Northern Ireland
In front of a record 4,200 crowd for a women’s match in Northern Ireland, Spain missed two chances in the opening four minutes as McMaster cleared a point-blank Laura Perez chance off the line before the same player then blazed over with the goal gaping. As Northern Ireland full cap McMaster continued to make a […]
Women’s Six Nations 2023: England v France in Grand Slam decider – the key areas
Although the win against Ireland’s was the Red Roses’ least convincing performance of this championship, they will fancy their chances of overcoming their title rivals in Simon Middleton’s final game as head coach. The side will be backed by more than 50,000 fans at Twickenham in what will be a record attendance for a stand-alone […]
England Women v Australia Women: Phil Neville eyes women’s football ‘explosion’
“I think this is probably our moment really, where it can explode,” said the 41-year-old. “I say to everyone at the Football Association that the only way the game can explode is if an England team is successful – and that means winning. “We did unbelievably well at the last World Cup in Canada, to […]