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GB Women's Flag Football team in action at the World Games

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It’s probably fair to say that flag football is not particularly well-known in the UK. But the sport will be included in the Olympic Games for the first time at Los Angeles 2028 and Great Britain’s women’s team have set their sights...

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MPs fear summer without sport will stop women playing

A committee of MPs has slammed the Government for supporting men's sport during lockdown at the expense of women. They fear the lack of exposure for female sport this summer will stop many women and girls from playing.

The Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) Committee cited the Premier League being able to find funding for coronavirus testing in order to resume whilst the Women'...

Team GB athletes free to "take the knee" at Tokyo Olympics

British athletes will be allowed to demonstrate their support for the Black Lives Matters movement at the rearranged Tokyo Olympics next year.

"We would absolutely support athletes in whatever way they collectively choose to support Black Lives Matter," said Team GB chef de mission Mark England.

"What is important is that British athletes have the opportunity to feed into...

It's just not British! Women's Open golf gets a rebrand

The Women's British Open has been rebranded as the AIG Women's Open after the governing body The R&A announced an extended sponsorship of the event.

AIG will now sponsor the championship until 2025, which will be welcome support for women's golf following a summer decimated by the coronavirus crisis.

This year's edition is going ahead as planned at Royal Troon in August...

Snooker: Reanne Evans loses in World Championship qualifying

Reanne Evans lost her World Championship qualifying match against Andy Hicks 6-3 to end her bid to reach the main draw, which starts at the Crucible on 31 July.

"I'm disappointed because I felt good - but with maybe a couple more weeks' practice I would have been more match sharp," Evans said.

Had she won, Evans would have been the first woman to win a televised match in a...

England Athletics defends itself over 5,000m sexism claims

England Athletics has been forced to deny it is planning for men to be able to run 5,000m races but not women.

Current government guidelines only allow groups to train or compete in close contact under two metres for a period of less than 15 minutes. Athletes had raised concerns about this affecting the 5,000m, where elite men can run the event within that time but the current...

Cowley digs deep to win Rose Ladies Series event

Gabriella Cowley held off a high-quality field to win the fifth event in the Rose Ladies Series.

Having reached five under par at one point, mistakes on the back nine saw Cowley drop back to finish on two under.

The World No.576 could only watch as former British Open winner Georgia Hall and Charley Hull both moved to four under out on the course.

But the JCB Golf...

New helpline for gymnasts to report bullying and abuse

The British Athletes Commission and children's charity NSPCC have set up a new helpline for gymnasts to report complaints of bullying or abuse.

Olympic medallist Amy Tinkler is amongst those who have come forward recently to highlight abusive behaviour within the sport.

BAC board member Peter Crowther told BBC Sport they want the dedicated helpline to be seen as a 'safe...

British driver injured in testing accident

British driver Katherine Legge has broken her leg in an accident during European Le Mans Series testing at the Paul Ricard circuit in France.

She was flown to hospital in Toulon and will require surgery on her leg, although a further injury to her wrist is not as serious as first thought.

Legge was due to compete for a new all-female team at Paul Ricard this weekend but the...

WNBA star "risking life" after league refused medical exemption

One of the biggest stars in women's basketball has been given the choice of playing this season knowing her life is at constant risk or walking away from the sport after being refused a medical exemption by the WNBA.

Elena Delle Donne was the league's Most Valuable Player last season, having helped the Washington Mystics win the title. She suffers from Post-Treatment Lyme Disease...