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Faster than F1: The extreme motorsport where women keep winning
Top Fuel drag racing is the only elite motorsport class where women frequently beat men to major titles.
October 8, 2026The Irish international rugby 'trailblazer' and her legacy of cancer awareness
Rosie Stewart played for Ireland and was a founding member of Ulster Women's Rugby but died after being diagnosed with breast cancer.
September 30, 2026Women's cycling could be unstoppable - Backstedt
British champion Zoe Backstedt says women's cycling will be "unstoppable" if it gets full television coverage for races such as the recent Tour de France Femmes.
August 19, 2026Assistant referee Massey-Ellis retires to take FA role
Assistant referee Sian Massey‑Ellis announces her retirement from officiating to take up a position with the Football Association.
August 7, 2026Lines to be first British woman in America's Cup team for 90 years
Jemima Lines has hailed a "pivotal moment" in her sport after she became the first woman to be selected for the British America's Cup team in 90 years.
August 5, 2026From childbirth to Commonwealth Games in four months
Para-swimmer Rebecca Redfern admits her Commonwealth Games training has been "unconventional" as she heads to Glasgow just four months after having a baby.
July 21, 2026Greaves first woman to reach European Tour event
Beau Greaves creates more darts history by becoming the first woman to qualify for a PDC European Tour event.
July 9, 2026Curacao's trailblazer doctor on football's big stage
Dr Suzanne Huurman is head of medical staff for Curacao's national men's side - the World Cup's smallest ever team by population and size.
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Faster than F1: The extreme motorsport where women keep winning
Faster than F1: The extreme motorsport where women keep winning Like "being shot out of a cannon" is the closest comparison that driver Susanne Callin can come up with for the extreme motorsport she
The Irish international rugby 'trailblazer' and her legacy of cancer awareness
Rosie Stewart passed away in 2003 aged 33 They gathered to remember "a girl like no other" - a trailblazing rugby player whose exploits on the pitch were cruelly cut short by her death at just 33. L
Women's cycling could be unstoppable - Backstedt
Zoe Backstedt impressed in her recent Tour de France Femmes debut British champion Zoe Backstedt says women's cycling will be "unstoppable" if it gets full television coverage for races such as the r
Assistant referee Massey-Ellis retires to take FA role
Sian Massey-Ellis has announced her retirement from officiating football matches Assistant referee Sian Massey‑Ellis has announced her retirement from officiating to take up a position with the Footb
'Pivotal moment' as Lines joins British America's Cup team
Meet the woman making history in British sailing Jemima Lines has hailed a "pivotal moment" in her sport after she became the first British woman to be selected for an America's Cup team in 90 years.
From childbirth to Commonwealth Games in four months
Rebecca Redfern was awarded an MBE for services to young people and the community in Worcestershire in 2024 Para-swimmer Rebecca Redfern has admitted her Commonwealth Games training has been "a littl
Greaves first woman to reach European Tour event
Greaves earned her PDC Tour Card at the end of 2025 Beau Greaves created more darts history by becoming the first woman to qualify for a PDC European Tour event. In a qualification double-header in
Curacao's trailblazer doctor on football's big stage
Dr Suzanne Huurman supported the Netherlands team at the Paris 2024 Olympics One woman and 47 men: that is the gender split for head of medical staff at the men's 2026 World Cup. Dr Suzanne Huurman