Month: May 2025
Women’s State of Origin game 1: NSW Blues take down Queensland Maroons
Mistakes cost the home side dear in 32-12 defeat Record women’s crowd see Blues debutants shine New South Wales overpowered a mistake-prone Queensland side 32-12 in a compelling but ultimately one-sided Women’s State of Origin opener in front of a record crowd at Suncorp Stadium on Thursday, thanks to key contributions from three debutants. Late…
A belter in Barcelona turns up the power: Football Weekly Extra – podcast
Max Rushden is joined by Barry Glendenning, Lars Sivertsen, Mark Langdon and Sid Lowe to discuss all the big European action Rate, review, share on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Audioboom, Mixcloud, Acast and Stitcher, and join the conversation on Facebook, Twitter and email. On the podcast today: a brilliant semi-final in Barcelona as they draw 3-3…
Messi and Ronaldo’s continental exits show the limits of their swan songs
The two best players of their generation suffered same-day disappointments that show the game is starting to move on Not long ago, the results might have been seismic. Or at the very least, worthy of an eyebrows-raised remark. Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, the two leading lights of their generation, the dominant on-field forces for…
Eni Aluko, Ian Wright and a discussion on punditry that took a wrong turn | Suzanne Wrack
A wholly disappointing episode has drawn attention away from a legitimate conversation about media coverage The former England international Eni Aluko’s appearance on BBC Radio 4’s Woman’s Hour prompted lines to be drawn between her and fellow pundit Ian Wright. “There’s a finite amount of opportunities and I think that men need to be aware…
How Bompastor took over from Hayes and made Chelsea unbeatable in WSL | Tom Garry
Big signings arrived but recruitment of Sonia Bompastor was perhaps the key factor to club’s sixth straight title This was a title win that has felt inevitable since December, at which point Chelsea had won their first nine Women’s Super League matches of the season. In truth, it had felt likely long before that, in…
Kensington Palace issues statement after update on William, Kate’s titles
Kensington Palace issues statement after King Charles highlights William, Kate’s titlesPrince William and Princess Kate’s office has released new videos, photos and a statement of the Prince and Princess of Wales after the royal family’s meaningful post about the couple and their titles.Buckingham…
FA to ban transgender women from playing women’s football in England
Decision by FA comes after supreme court ruling Ruling comes into force from 1 June The Football Association has announced that it will ban transgender women from playing in women’s football from 1 June. It follows the ruling from the supreme court that the term “woman” in the Equality Act refers only to a biological…
Holding Fever: when club side Rishton signed the fastest bowler in the world
Huge crowds turned out to watch Michael Holding play at Blackburn Road in 1981 – and to enjoy the club’s late bar By Scott Oliver from his book Sticky Dogs and Stardust 2 To paraphrase Bishop Berkeley’s famous empiricist thought-experiment: if a legendary over is bowled in a game that isn’t televised, did it really…
Lazarus Lake, the ‘Leonardo da Vinci of pain’ behind the world’s cruelest race
In an extract from his new book, Jared Beasley introduces the eccentric figure behind the Barkley Marathons, where runners are terrified and tested in equal measure For over a century, Brushy Mountain State Penitentiary was the end of the line. Built in the shape of a Greek cross, the pale limestone structure had housed the…
Women’s State of Origin 2025 Game 1: Qld Maroons v NSW Blues – live
Updates from the match at Suncorp Stadium Kick-off time in Brisbane tonight is 7:45pm AEST Any thoughts? Get in touch with an email If you want to get even more up to speed before tonight’s game, check out Jack Snape’s excellent preview, including Jessika Elliston’s description of how the crowd in Newcastle last year made…