Tag: England
Women’s Six Nations 2023: Marlie Packer and Hannah Botterman in England squad to face France in decider
Marlie Packer has overcome an injury scare to be available for the France match Simon Middleton has named his final Red Roses squad to take on France in the Women’s Six Nations 2023 decider, Marlie Packer and Hannah Botterman coming through injury scares to start. Captain Packer and loose-head prop Botterman both limped off during…
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Lucy Bronze: Barcelona and England defender undergoes knee operation
England defender Lucy Bronze will miss ‘a couple of weeks’ after undergoing knee surgery and has been ruled out of Barcelona’s Champions League semi-final return leg on Thursday. The full-back went down clutching her knee in the 65th minute of Barca’s first leg meeting with Chelsea at Stamford Bridge on Saturday, receiving medical attention on…
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Georgia Roche: Leeds Rhinos and England half-back to join Newcastle Knights in Australia’s NRLW
Georgia Roche wants to move to the NRLW for the 2023 season Leeds Rhinos and England half-back Georgia Roche has become the second England international to sign a professional deal in Australia’s NRLW. Rhinos head coach Lois Forsell confirmed the 22-year-old’s departure on Friday, and she is expected to link up with Newcastle Knights next…
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Ben Stokes: Third Wisden leading men’s player in the world award in four years for England captain
Ben Stokes has been crowned as the Wisden Almanack’s leading men’s cricketer in the world for the third time in four years, feted for his transformative captaincy of England’s Test team and match-winning turn in the T20 World Cup final. Stokes, who appears on the cover of the 160th edition alongside head coach Brendon McCullum,…
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Wheelchair Rugby League: Tristan Norfolk and Callum Young earn England call-ups
Hull FC’s Tristan Norfolk has been called into the England Wheelchair performance squad Tristan Norfolk and Callum Young are among the new faces in the England Wheelchair performance squad ahead of the team’s first training camp since last year’s Rugby League World Cup triumph. Norfolk and Young will link up with head coach Tom Coyd’s…
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County Championship: Lancashire bowler James Anderson dismisses former England captain Sir Alastair Cook on return
Lancashire bowler James Anderson warmed up for this summer’s Ashes by claiming the prized scalp of former England captain Sir Alastair Cook in his first LV= Insurance County Championship appearance for 11 months. England’s all-time leading wicket-taker Anderson required just three balls to remove Nick Browne in the Division One clash before trapping fellow Essex…
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