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British cyclist Emma Pooley, riding for the Garmin-Cervelo team has won the eighth stage of the Giro Donne event in Italy today. (more…)

England produced arguably the performance of the competition so far in what proved to be an absolute demolition of Northern Ireland. The expectation was for Sue Hawkins’ side to progress but to do it with such aplomb against a valiant Irish side was to be admired. At the final whistle a semi-final place had been booked with a crushing 87 – 16 win. (more…)

England cricketer Claire Taylor today announced her retirement from international cricket. A stalwart of women’s cricket, Taylor represented England in 15 Tests, 126 ODIs and 27 T20s in her 14 years with the England team. During her international career Taylor hit 4101 ODI runs, lifted two World Cups, won the Ashes and was the first woman to be named one of Wisden’s Five Cricketers of the Year. (more…)

The Aviva Great Britain and Northern Ireland team celebrated the first medal at the 2011 World Youth Championships thanks to shot putter Sophie McKinna, who clinched silver in a breathtaking competition that went down to the last throw. (more…)

Piggy French led from the front to claim a convincing individual victory on home soil in the CIC2* Invitational eventing competition at Greenwich, the Test Event for the London 2012 equestrian events. (more…)

The International Olympic Committee voted yesterday in Durban, South Africa to award the right to host the Olympic Winter Games in 2018 to PyeongChang, South Korea. (more…)