Goalkeeper Safia Middleton-Patel is part of the Wales squad for Euro 2025. She is sparky, thoughtful, and has an infectious laugh. She is also autistic. Overstimulation has sent her to bed, exhausted, for a week. A misunderstood social interaction can ruin her mood for months. She will drive miles past a petrol station to find...
Australian Minjee Lee opened up a four-shot lead at the “brutal” Women’s PGA Championship with a third-round 69 as overnight leader Jeeno Thitikul faltered in Frisco, Texas. Lee was three shots behind Thitikul at the start of day three but produced an impressive bogey-free round, which included three birdies, to move to six under as...
England’s Charley Hull carded the lowest second-round score at the Women’s PGA Championship as Thailand’s Jeeno Thitikul extended her lead at the top of the leaderboard. Hull carded a three-under-par 69, which included four birdies and a bogey, in the only round under 70 on a day when only 14 players broke par in hot...
A training session for the Senegalese women’s basketball team in the US has been scrapped, with the West African nation’s prime minister saying he cancelled it because some of the squad were denied US visas. Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko said the team would now train in Senegal’s capital, Dakar, “in a sovereign and conducive setting”....
“I think my putter went really well today,” said Thitikul, who is yet to win a major. “In the front nine we had a lot of breeze going and more than the back nine, but [I made putts at] seven, eight, nine which boost the confidence up making the turn to the back nine. “I...
On a scorching day at Taunton, Hampshire openers Maia Bouchier and Charli Knott put on 80 before Chloe Skelton took a fine catch over her shoulder at mid-on to send Bouchier on her way for 43 from 26 balls with eight boundaries. In her final game before returning to Australia, Knott holed out to international...
She turned professional after appearing in the Great Britain and Ireland team that won last year’s Curtis Cup at Sunningdale. She has subsequently posted LET victories at the New South Wales Open, Joburg Ladies Open and the recent Dutch Open. Rhodes would not have believed anyone suggesting she would make such an impact so soon...
Ryana MacDonald-Gay’s career-best T20 figures of 4-14 sparked a spectacular Lancashire Thunder batting collapse as Surrey won by 53 runs and moved seven points clear at the top of the Women’s T20 Blast table. Grace Harris scored 57 to help the home side recover from 17-3 and set the visitors 172 for victory in scorching...
Group 1: Australia, South Africa, India, Pakistan, Qualifier, Qualifier Group 2: West Indies, England, New Zealand, Sri Lanka, Qualifier, Qualifier All start times BST 12 June: England v Sri Lanka, Edgbaston (18:30) 13 June: Q2 v Q3 (10.30) and Australia v South Africa (14:30) – Old Trafford West Indies v New Zealand (18:30) – Hampshire...
Knott and Maia Bouchier struggled to get the ball away amid some smothering Surrey pressure, scoring just 32 in the six-over powerplay. They were 57-0 at the start of the 10th over when Bouchier sliced to Bryony Smith off Alice Capsey to depart for 33 from 25 balls. Phoebe Franklin ran round from long-on to...
The stringent licence revisions have caused backlash. Blackburn Women withdrew from the WSL 2 after claiming the financial requirements “can no longer be sustained”. Third-tier club Wolves Women did not apply for a WSL 2 licence as owners were unwilling to move to a full-time model, as is required. Barnsley Women, playing in the fourth...
Tuesday 30 September: India v Sri Lanka – Bengaluru Wednesday 1 October: Australia v New Zealand – Indore Thursday 2 October: Bangladesh v Pakistan – Colombo Friday 3 October: England v South Africa – Bengaluru Saturday 4 October: Australia v Sri Lanka – Colombo Sunday 5 October: India v Pakistan – Colombo Monday 6 October:...
Ticket prices were lower in the WTA week, which will not yet be able to raise anything like the revenue of the long-established men’s event. Over 66,000 tickets were sold for the women’s tournament with the final three days sold out completely. The LTA says this makes it one of the highest attendances for a...
Maria, who turns 38 in two months, is the oldest WTA Tour champion since Serena Williams won the Auckland title in 2020. She has said she wants to continue until she has played doubles with eldest daughter Charlotte, who often hits with her on the practice court at tournaments. A surprise Wimbledon semi-finalist in 2022,...
At Chester-le-Street, opener Bates hit 12 fours for the hosts and shared a stand of 73 with Mady Villiers, who made 36 from 24 balls. The pair led their side to 80-2 in the 10th over before wicketkeeper Bess Heath hit six boundaries in amassing 45 runs from 27 balls to lift Durham to a...