When: 8 May 2011 Where: Oxfordshire Details: Come and join this popular 30 or 60 mile bike ride, cycling through pretty villages and lush Spring countryside alongside the River Thames as it winds from south Oxfordshire up to Abingdon and into the Vale of the White Horse.
Scandanavian star Maria Karlsson has swapped the UEFA Women’s Champions League for The FA WSL, to become Doncaster Rovers Belles’ newest recruit.
When: 3 July 2011 Where: Cannon Hill Park Details: Come and join Birmingham’s biggest bike ride and help raise vital funds for the Jennifer Trust for Spinal Atrophy on this 75 mile ride.
A must for Sportsister readers must be the South Devon launch of the new Trailblaze event on April 22nd in Dartmouth. This is the first of a national series of running events across the UK and South Devon has been chosen because it is such a favourite with runners because the course takes you through some of the UK’s most outstanding coastal scenery on the South West Coast Path.
The toughest, yet most rewarding, UK mountain bike challenge is back for its 14th year and promises not to disappoint.
With adrenalin-packed, family fun, camping camaraderie and the ultimate endurance challenge for daredevils, it’s worth getting dirty for. It’s Original Source Mountain Mayhem, 2011.
Nathan Robertson and Jenny Wallwork retained their mixed doubles title at the English National Badminton Championships in Manchester when they defeated Chris Adcock and Gabby White 21-18 16-21 21-17 in a 56-minute contest.
England to host 2013 European Ladies’ Team Championship. The championship is one of the premier events on the European calendar and the title will be contested by up to 20 teams.
Hertfordshire Mavericks doubled their points tally with a FIAT Netball Superleague 3rd Round win at Loughborough Lightning in a game both teams will be able to use as a learning tool. It was a good game for fans of defensive netball.
It was an eight goal win for Leeds Carnegie over Team Northumbria in Round 4 of the FIAT Netball Superleague. The home side played the same 7 for all four quarters and the consistency paid off.
Great Britain’s women have finished fifth in the Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group One after a 2-0 play-off win over Croatia in Israel on Saturday.
