13 Jun Bianca Dawson: Army sergeant turned international rugby star
Within six months, Bianca Dawson has gone from army sergeant to international rugby player. Here, she shares her incredible journey....
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10 May Amy Harris-Willock: The long jumper & beauty queen aiming for the 2016 Rio Olympics
Amy has battled through career-threatening injuries, funded herself and even switched nationality to realise her dream and compete at the 2016 Rio Olympics....
24 Apr Lizzie Durack: The neurobiologist pushing to be England’s no.1
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....
15 Jul ‘Sport saved my life.’ How powerlifting world champion Monique Newton overcame cancer + a suicide attempt
[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;...
10 Jun Can the Reggae Girlz put Jamaica on the football map?
[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...
05 Jun ACL injuries: Can they be prevented in women footballers?
Some stats for you: women footballers are up to eight times more likely to injure their anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) than male footballers. Injury prevention exercises can bring about a 64% decrease in the likelihood of ACL tears. There seems to be a decent chunk of...
03 Jun ACL injuries: Charlton captain Kim Dixson’s battle for fitness
[caption id="attachment_513" align="aligncenter" width="700"] Charlton Athletic Women FC captain Kim Dixson is one of six players at the club in rehab for an ACL injury (c) CAWFC[/caption] Sportswomen are up to eight times more likely to suffer ACL (knee) injuries than sportsmen. As discussed in my previous...
03 Jun ACL injuries: Is there an epidemic in women’s football?
[caption id="attachment_487" align="aligncenter" width="656"] England forward Ellen White is yet to play a competitive game for new club Notts County after rupturing the cruciate ligament in her knee (c) UEFA website[/caption] I've played football since I was five years old and over the years I've seen...
27 May Boxer Carly Ogogo: from novice to national champion in less than two years
[caption id="attachment_460" align="aligncenter" width="700"] "Boxing is addictive and I’m hooked. I love every aspect of it," says England's latest boxing sensation Carly Ogogo (c) ABAE website[/caption] Being a boxer is hard enough without having the weight of expectation from a successful family name too. But Carly Ogogo,...
06 May The other Jamaican ‘living legend’ of athletics
[caption id="attachment_335" align="aligncenter" width="594"] Why isn't Shelley-Ann Fraser-Pryce considered a "living legend" too? (c) Fraser-Pryce's Facebook page[/caption] 'Living legend' is a term reserved for a particular man in the world of athletics: Usain Bolt. The six-time Olympic champion declared himself so after his sprinting clean sweep at the 2012 Olympics. But,...
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