Lizzie Durack studies neurobiology at one of the world's most prestigious universities, Harvard, which often means cutting into sheep's brains. She's also pushing to become England's number one goalkeeper....
I remember the days when I had to ring someone to find out the result for a women's football match, now it's on national TV and radio regularly. It was great to be involved with this radio show on BBC 5 Live - a whole hour dedicated...
You'd be hard-pressed to find a sportswoman in the newspaper back pages at the moment. During the football World Cup every four years, sportswomen, already covered far less than the men in the mainstream media, have an even bigger battle on their hands to have their achievements...
[caption id="attachment_635" align="aligncenter" width="500"] Jamaica's Reggae Girlz face their biggest test yet at a World Cup qualification tournament in Trinidad & Tobago (c) Jamaica Reggae Girlz Facebook page[/caption] No Caribbean team has ever qualified for a Women's World Cup. Enter the Reggae Girlz. After a six year...
[caption id="attachment_588" align="aligncenter" width="700"] Could Jamaica be the first Caribbean nation to qualify for a Women's Football World Cup? (c) Jamaican Football Federation website[/caption] The island of Jamaica has long been known for punching above its weight. In a country of just 2.9 million people, it has...
You might not have heard them shouting but rugby league has a reason to be noisy. The sport is sometimes given a hard time in the media for being rugby union's poorer, less popular cousin. But off the field some very exciting work is going...