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Celebrating women across UK sport

🏆 Nicola Adams is a former double Olympic Gold Medallist, WBO World Champion and LGBTQ+ activist; Lizzie Deignan is a professional world champion track and road racing cyclist. Read their columns for International Women's Day, plus more.

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Football

This year’s Euros and international tournaments will turbocharge the focus on the women’s game

inews.co.uk - Izin Akhabau

Women’s football has shown that it has a unique capacity to bring together old and new football fans, in an inclusive, exciting manner, writes Jessy Parker Humphreys.

Cricket

Women’s cricket is for everyone, I’ve known that since I was a six-year-old girl playing with 50 boys

inews.co.uk - Izin Akhabau

This year’s World Cup will not be a turning point for our game, because we have already turned a corner, writes Issy Wong.

Netball

I started my own netball club because I loved the game, and now I want to see more girls achieve in sport

inews.co.uk - Louisa Saunders

Marlene Wander’s passion for netball began when she was a teenager.

Boxing

International Women’s Day: Women’s boxing is still in the shadows, but Commonwealth Games could change that

inews.co.uk - Aimee Meade

When I made my debut at the Commonwealth Games in 2014, it was the first time women’s boxing had been included in the competition, remembers Nicola Adams.

Cycling

The women’s Tour de France will make history, and inspire a new generation of young cyclists too

inews.co.uk - Aimee Meade

It can provide the massive boost in popularity the women’s side of the sport needs, writes Lizzie Deignan.

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