Jill Pittard, English National Badminton singles champion, has today announced her retirement after representing her country for 10 years.
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Sportswomen shine at SJA´s
England’s female cricketers were finally awarded for their hard work at this year’s Sports Journalists Association Awards, picking up the SJA Team of the Year award ahead of their male counterparts.
Skeleton: Britain´s girls just miss the podium
Britain’s Women Skeleton sliders have finished outside the medal positions in round four of the Skeleton World Cup Winterberg in Germany.
Cross Country: Twell out to retain her title
Stephanie Twell goes into Sunday’s 16th Spar European Cross Country Championships in Dublin riding on the crest of a wave that should see her regain her title.
Swimming: End of medal drought for Hannah Miley
The first day of the Istanbal European Short Course Swimming Championships turned out to be a successful day for 20-year-old Hannah Miley as she ended her medal drought by picking up the 200m individual medley.
Cycling: change in Olympic cycling events for 2012
In a bid for gender equality, The International Olympic Committee have agreed to a programme to begin at London 2012, which will see five men’s and five women’s events. These changes come with major repercussions for Great Britain.
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Hockey: Champions Trophy squad return for indoor action and four new faces for the women
The England indoor squads to face Scotland at Paisley’s Lagoon Centre later this month have been named.
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Cricket: Mark Lane named Coach of the Year
England women’s cricket coach Mark Lane was named UK Coach of the Year at the UK Coaching Awards on Tuesday evening in London.
Hockey: England defeat Scotland in indoor test match
England’s women hockey team beat Scotland 3-1 in their international indoor test match at the National Indoor Arena thanks to goals from Jo Ellis and indoor debutants Susie Gilbert and Chloe Rogers.
Freediving: Sara Campbell takes medal for Britain at world championship
Sara Campbell, the 37-year-old world champion freediver, who stunned the world in 2007 after taking three world records in under 48 hours, and just nine months after taking up the sport, has taken Silver for Britain in the AIDA Freediving World Championships at Dean’s Blue Hole, Long Island, Bahamas.
