****** POSTPONEMENT ****** Women Who Like Sport will be taking a break throughout August. I'm lucky enough to have a job that allows me to travel the world and with some very exciting trips coming up, there just won't be time to continue the blog. To follow...
[caption id="attachment_719" align="aligncenter" width="506"] Monique Newton is aiming for her fourth title at the World Powerlifting Championships in Florida, USA in October (c) Monique Newton's Twitter page[/caption] About four years ago, Monique Newton scoured the internet for obscure sports. She needed something to focus her energy on;...
Ever thought about becoming a sports journalist? From chatting to Usain Bolt to following the England women's football team to Cyprus, I love that my job offers so much variety. I recently spoke to the BBC Academy about my route into journalism, tips for success and...
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...
The football World Cup is awfully male-centred, isn't it? A flick through the country's newspaper back pages and you would think sportswomen didn't exist around about this time every four years. But they do; and they are still achieving phenomenal feats for often a fraction of the...