Girl Power at London 2012!

Dani King, Laura Trott, and Joanna Rowsell won gold and set multiple world records in the cycling Women’s Team Pursuit. http://www.insidethegames.biz/sports/summer/cycling/18068-womens-team-pursuit-gold-pushes-team-gb-up-to-third-in-medal-table The women in Team...

2012 Olympics: The Women’s Games

A warm welcome for the athletes. http://www.london2012.com/spectators/ceremonies/opening-ceremony/ With just over a week until the Olympics start here in the UK, it’s pretty safe to say that the festivities and competitions–along with the attendant...

Will the Olympics give lesser known sports time to shine?

Natasha Jonas, one of Team GB’s elite female boxing squad. Photograph: Tom Jenkins http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2012/may/16/london-2012-natasha-jonas-olympics This summer, the Olympic Games are coming to the UK and I am one of those definitely...

The Golden Girl

Defying it all to win gold Photo: AFP http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-16962799 Hassiba Boulmerka is a legend in her native country. Two decades earlier this summer, at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics, Boulmerka became the first ever sportsperson to win Olympic gold for...

7 year old Texas girl kicked off baseball team

Anna Kimball http://moms.popsugar.com/7-Year-Old-Kicked-off-Baseball-Team-Being-Girl-27332710  In Allen, Texas, seven year-old Anna Kimball was told that she would no longer be able to enjoy one of her favourite pastimes, playing baseball on the same team...

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