Charles: That’s always a conversation. And I would say the generation that’s coming through now will have it even better than us, and that’s what we’re striving for in the women’s game. When I speak to Lucy Bronze, she talks of working two jobs and doing loads of different things to get to the professional...
Emma Saunders Culture reporter at the Hay Festival Getty Images Bernardine Evaristo pledged to put the prize money into a project to support other female writers Trailblazing author Bernardine Evaristo has said she is “astonished” to have been honoured with a one-off outstanding contribution award to mark the 30th anniversary of the Women’s Prize for...
Captain Simone Magill’s goal against Bosnia-Herzegovina in Zenica earns Northern Ireland the draw they need to secure second spot in Women’s Nations League B1 and their place in the promotion play-offs. MATCH REPORT: Bosnia-Herzegovina 1-1 Northern Ireland Available to UK users only. Read full article at source...
Bengaluru will stage the opening match, involving India, and the final if Pakistan are not involved. The full list of fixtures for the eight-team tournament is still to be announced. Australia are the defending World Cup champions, having beaten England in the final of the previous tournament in New Zealand, delayed until 2022 because of...
Maja Stark claimed her first major title with a two-shot victory at the US Women’s Open to become the third Swede to lift the trophy. Stark, the first Swedish winner since Annika Sorenstam won her third title in 2006, held off the challenge of world number one Nelly Korda of the United States and Japan’s...
The Swede leads Spain’s Julia Lopez Ramirez, who climbed to second in the leaderboard after producing a round-of-the-day 68. The pair will be last out to start their final round, at 19:10 BST on Sunday. Japanese trio Mao Saigo, Hinako Shibuno and Rio Takeda are all tied on five under in third place. Successive bogeys...
Georgie started playing football when she was five and grew up around the game, with her two brothers and uncle heavily involved in the sport. “When I heard about the FA’s decision, it gave me a deep sense of reassurance,” she said. “I was happy that something was being done to protect the integrity of...
Maidstone United issued a statement, external that said “the match was abandoned by league and match officials, in consultation with the stewarding team, for reasons of a perceived risk to safety and with regard to clear stadium regulations and FA guidelines. “This was because spectators refused requests to remove non-football related banners and flags. “Maidstone...
“We get smacked in the face a little bit and rebound really well.” Head coach Tanya Oxtoby perfectly summed up Northern Ireland’s Nations League campaign after Friday’s 4-0 home defeat by Poland. Looking at their five games so far, two things stand out: errors and resilience. One fails to exist without the other and while...
US Open second round leaderboard -8 Saigo (Jpn); -5 Stark (Swe), Shibuno (Jpn), Schmelzel (US), Noh (US), Korda (US), Kim (Kor) Selected others: -3 E Dryburgh (Sco), Takeda (Jpn); -2 Lopez (Spa), Woad (Eng), Lee (Aus); +1 Hull (Eng); +2 Saso (Jpn); +4 Maguire (Ire) Full leaderboard World number one Nelly Korda surged into contention...
Watch Julia Hickelsberger’s goal that gives Austria a 1-0 win at Hampden Park in Melissa Andreatta’s first game as Scotland head coach – a result that relegates the hosts from the top tier of the Women’s Nations League. MATCH REPORT: Scotland 0-1 Austria Available to UK users only, There is no commentary on this video....
British trio Charley Hull, Gemma Dryburgh and Lottie Woad sit four shots off the lead, alongside world number one Nelly Korda, after the first round of the US Women’s Open. They are all at level par on a congested leaderboard at Erin Hills in Wisconsin. American world number 11 Angel Yin and 2020 champion A...
New head coach Melissa Andreatta is more excited by the possibilities for the Scotland’s Women’s team after working with the players for the first time – and believes they can preserve their top-tier Nations League status. Scotland round off a so-far miserable Nations League Group A1 campaign at home to Austria on Friday before travelling...
Helen Bushby Culture reporter Ken McKay/ITV/Shutterstock Loose Women panellist Nadia Sawalha has said ITV’s cuts to its daytime schedule came “out of the blue” and have been “absolutely brutal” for those working on the show. ITV announced last week it was axing more than 220 jobs and making cuts to shows including Loose Women and...
Rugby fans can get hold of a Women’s Rugby World Cup 2025 souvenir pull-out in the latest edition of the Exeter Citizen. The City Council newspaper drops through letterboxes from Monday 2 June, packed full of news, features and handy information. The Summer 2025 edition focuses firmly on the Women’s Rugby World Cup 2025, with...