logo
ENFRع
#

Latest news with #sportswomen

Pelvic floor training can help active women avoid exercise-related symptoms
Pelvic floor training can help active women avoid exercise-related symptoms

Yahoo

time7 days ago

  • Health
  • Yahoo

Pelvic floor training can help active women avoid exercise-related symptoms

Are you a woman who exercises regularly? If so, here's a vital question: do you train your pelvic floor muscles as part of your routine? If the answer is no, now's the time to start. It's never too late to protect yourself from pelvic floor dysfunction – and the benefits go far beyond avoiding leaks. The pelvic floor is a complex hammock of muscles and ligaments stretching from the front of your pelvis to your tailbone. It weaves around the urethra, vagina and anus, supporting the pelvic organs and helping them stay in the right place. These muscles are essential for bladder and bowel control, sexual function and core stability. In fact, your pelvic floor works alongside the diaphragm, abdominal muscles, and back muscles in what's known as the 'core canister' or 'core rectangle.' Together, they help stabilise the spine, protect internal organs, and support movement, especially in high-impact or strength-based activities. How does sport affect pelvic floor health? Many sports rely heavily on core strength. Running, jumping, lifting and full-contact sports like rugby all demand stability, control and muscular endurance. But they also place significant strain on the pelvic floor. That's why pelvic floor dysfunction is surprisingly common among sportswomen. Around one in two women in the UK will experience pelvic floor symptoms at some point in their lives – but rates are even higher among female athletes. A 2024 study of female rugby players found that 63% experienced pelvic floor dysfunction serious enough to affect both their performance and daily life, often requiring physiotherapy or specialist support. Movements such as jumping, running, landing and breath-holding during exertion all increase intra-abdominal pressure, which pushes down on the pelvic floor. Without proper conditioning, these muscles can become strained or fatigued, especially if they're weaker than the surrounding core muscles. Endurance sports can also take their toll, causing the pelvic floor to repeatedly contract under pressure. Like any muscle, the pelvic floor is susceptible to overuse injuries and needs time to recover. Pelvic floor dysfunction can show up in several ways, including leaking urine or faeces during exercise, coughing or sneezing; disrupted bowel habits; a heavy or dragging feeling in the lower abdomen or vagina; pain during sex; a bulging sensation or visible tissue in the vaginal area; and pelvic organ prolapse. These symptoms may appear during exercise – or at rest – and often worsen over time without the right support or training. Exercise can help with pelvic floor dysfunction – only if the pelvic floor is actively and effectively engaged. Many workouts target the abs or general core, but if the pelvic floor isn't included with the same intensity, muscular imbalances can develop. Combined with gravity and high-impact movement, this puts the pelvic floor at greater risk of dysfunction. The good news? The pelvic floor responds well to training. With regular, focused practice, these muscles become stronger, more coordinated and more resilient – helping to prevent dysfunction and even aiding recovery after childbirth. How to train your pelvic floor Not sure where to start? Here's a simple exercise: Imagine you're holding in wind – gently contract your anus. Next, squeeze your urethra as if stopping a flow of urine. Now, lift upwards through the vagina. Hold the contraction for a few seconds (or as long as you comfortably can), then release. That's one pelvic floor contraction: well done! Try doing a few reps at a time, and gradually build up. You can incorporate these into your run, add them to your core workout, or practise them during rest days or cool-downs. The goal is to make pelvic floor training a regular part of your routine. Your pelvic floor deserves just as much attention as your abs, glutes or quads. If you're a woman who exercises, training these deep core muscles can boost your performance, reduce your risk of injury and support your overall health now and in the future. So next time you lace up your trainers or hit the gym, don't forget your pelvic floor. Your body will thank you. This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article. Holly Ingram does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organisation that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their academic appointment.

Was Wimbledon promoting Coco Gauff and Aryna Sabalenka's olive branch an unforced error?
Was Wimbledon promoting Coco Gauff and Aryna Sabalenka's olive branch an unforced error?

New York Times

time29-06-2025

  • Entertainment
  • New York Times

Was Wimbledon promoting Coco Gauff and Aryna Sabalenka's olive branch an unforced error?

Aryna Sabalenka's immediate reaction to losing the French Open final to Coco Gauff was to vent. The world No. 1 spoke about how 'terribly' she'd played, bemoaned the conditions, and gave her opponent precious little credit. Sabalenka even implied that Gauff would have lost the final had it been Iga Świątek on the other side of the net. Advertisement Sabalenka has since issued an apology, both in an interview with Eurosport and directly to Gauff. Things went up a notch at Wimbledon on Friday, though, when the pair practiced together and did a dance for TikTok on court, a Sabalenka hallmark. Gauff posted on TikTok: 'The olive branch was extended and accepted! We're good, so you guys should be too.' Then Wimbledon itself endorsed that message, and things got weird. Caoimhe O'Neill and Charlie Eccleshare, both on site at the All England Club for Wimbledon, discuss what it says about tennis, rivalry and social media. You heard them ❤️#Wimbledon — Wimbledon (@Wimbledon) June 27, 2025 Caoimhe O'Neill: The year is 2025 and TikTok dancing is a fluent language for many. Sabalenka and Gauff choosing to dance together on Centre Court ahead of their practice session on Friday was a modern way of telling the world that what happened at Roland Garros is behind them. I'm all for women athletes using social media to express their personalities, write their own narratives and, in turn, grow their audiences and, with that, endorsement deals. For too long, women in sport have been overlooked and underfunded. Social media gives them a space to present themselves in a way they want to beyond press conferences and headlines. My bugbear with the dance is that we all want feuds in sport and this feels like it has stolen one from us that was building up nicely. Charlie Eccleshare: It's so self-defeating. Needle in sport is compelling. Which isn't to say that we should confect it, but when there are so few tennis rivalries with edge at the moment, it seems odd to be dancing to the players' tune, almost literally, in this kind of way. Maybe this is overthinking it. From Wimbledon's perspective, this was a newsworthy moment, so they wanted to amplify it. Engagement is engagement, after all, though official accounts are generally less forthcoming about more controversial moments. Still, this remains part of a wider trend, where tournament-sanctioned highlights packages often edit out the more controversial moments, sending out a message that everyone should behave as impeccably as Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner generally do. Advertisement O'Neill: I don't see Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz posting a dance to social media anytime soon. Maybe the beauty of the dance itself is that women athletes are sometimes more willing to choose friendship over feud. More willing to laugh it off. But should they have to? This taps into a wider societal issue whereby women are expected to be nice. Women being confrontational or unhappy can be treated as much more of a problem than when men act in the same way. Both players were asked about the dance and what it meant for their relationship and rivalry during their pre-tournament news conferences at Wimbledon. Gauff admitted that she thought Sabalenka's apology would have arrived quicker than it did, and acknowledged that she had been tempted to post something addressing the comments before the world No. 1 said sorry. But Gauff also said they are both tired of talking about what happened and hoped the video would show people they are 'on good terms.' 'We are good, we are friends. I hope the U.S. media can be easy on me right now,' Sabalenka said on Saturday. There is something that feels off about two athletes having to dance in order to prove to the world everything is OK. Should we not just listen to them instead? Another consideration is that this was posted to stop the noise online. Eccleshare: The bigger issue feels like players needing some room to vent and to be human after a sickening defeat. The volume of social media abuse individuals receive after making a misstep like Sabalenka did will only add to the pressure they feel about never saying the wrong thing. Sabalenka said in a news conference on Saturday that: 'I did what I did. I got what I deserved,' which felt like a sad lesson to have learned given how badly she was abused in the aftermath of the Roland Garros final. Advertisement She really didn't deserve that, and while doing a dance is something Sabalenka likes doing to bond with other players — she did one with Świątek towards the end of last year as well — one hopes that players know it's OK if they want to be honest in a difficult moment. Frances Tiafoe, the American world No. 12, acknowledged this on Saturday when he praised Sabalenka and Gauff for their move, but added: 'It wouldn't be too bad if they were also back and forth (at one another). That would be kind of cool if they kind of didn't like each other.' Just look at a quote like this: 'To lose against someone like that, it's very disappointing, because you feel like he was mentally out of it already. Just gets the lucky shot at the end, and off you go… 'Confidence? Are you kidding me? I mean, please. I remember losing junior matches. Just being down 5-2 in the third, and they all just start slapping shots. It all goes in for some reason.' So said Roger Federer to explain how he had just lost the 2011 U.S. Open semifinal to Novak Djokovic, having held two match points. Pretty graceless, right? The sort of thing that nowadays would probably have led to so much condemnation online that Federer would have had to issue an apology on social media and stage manage some sort of reconciliation. A handshake, perhaps, or a practice session together. Because in 2025, it's seemingly no longer OK to have a bit of needle in a rivalry, or to vent after a painful defeat. O'Neill: Does this completely end the rivalry? No, it just takes the edge off it, which is perhaps what's strange about a tournament engaging in that process. Why defuse something that tennis fans want to be exciting? If Sabalenka and Gauff meet in the final on July 12, do you think they will be dancing then?

Women's Sport takes centre stage across the BBC in summer 2025
Women's Sport takes centre stage across the BBC in summer 2025

BBC News

time20-05-2025

  • Sport
  • BBC News

Women's Sport takes centre stage across the BBC in summer 2025

Join the BBC this summer where names will be made, as women's sport is set to take centre stage with a stellar lineup of major sporting events, all live on the BBC across TV & iPlayer, radio & Sounds and on the BBC Sport website & app. From football, rugby and tennis to cricket, netball and athletics, expect career defining displays of athleticism from sportswomen at the top of their game all summer long. The BBC will be bringing people together to enjoy the biggest sporting moments, telling the homegrown stories that matter, of resilience, passion and triumph. Most importantly the BBC will be celebrating the names of those sportswomen who are inspiring the nations, building on its legacy of championing women's sport. To mark the start of this special sporting summer, the BBC is launching 'Names Will Be Made', a campaign that spotlights female athletes and gives them the platform they deserve. The summer campaign brings together all BBC Sport's live coverage and reporting and signposts content across the BBC for audiences to enjoy, all putting women's sport front and centre. A new BBC webpage dedicated to showcasing women's sport content from across the BBC has launched. The webpage will be audiences' go-to destination for women's sport content away from the live action, highlighting the incredible stories of sportswomen, content and participation opportunities from partners involved in the major events, and the best content from non-sport BBC programmes which are reflecting women's sport this summer. Gabby Logan, BBC Sport broadcaster says: 'The BBC has had a massive impact in growing women's sport and this summer we're pushing the agenda a bit further. We've got the Women's Euros, the Women's Rugby World Cup and the World Athletics Championships. 'We've always realised the value in women's sport. Not just because it's important to see women doing sport, it's important for society to believe that women can pretty much do anything they want to do.' Alex Kay-Jelski, Director of BBC Sport, says: 'The BBC has a strong legacy in championing women's sport, telling their stories to audiences, from grassroots right up to those at the top of their game. As the most used sports broadcaster in the UK, I am proud to use our platforms to celebrate this huge moment for women's sport. 'No sidelines. No second billing. This summer is packed with top-tier women's competitions including the Women's Euros, Women's Rugby World Cup, the first women's tournament at Queen's in over 50 years and much, much more. The BBC is the only place that has it all covered across TV & iPlayer, radio & Sounds, online and social media.' The BBC will also be working in partnership with a number of organisations across the summer to amplify the stories of female sports stars and highlight opportunities around grassroots participation. Using local sports clubs, gyms, pools, and leisure centres to get more women and girls active. The organisations currently include The FA, Football Association of Wales (FAW), The LTA, Women in Sport, Women's Rugby World Cup 2025, England Netball, Sport England and ukactive, with more organisations and events to follow. Live sport across the BBC BBC Sport will continue streaming the new look Netball Super League throughout June as London Pulse, Loughborough Lightening and Manchester Thunder compete to be top of the table and Nottingham Forest try to secure a top 4 finish in their debut year. Digital highlights of the semi final and Grand Final will also be available for audiences to follow the action. Tennis then kick starts BBC Sport's summer schedule from Monday 9 June. For the first time in over 50 years women are competing at the historic Queen's Club with current British number one Katie Boulter and former US Open champion Emma Raducanu competing in the women's event. The grass court season continues throughout June and July with Nottingham, Eastbourne and Wimbledon, all live across the BBC. All eyes will be on England and Wales at the Women's Euros as the Lionesses set out to retain their title as European champions in Switzerland from the 2 July, and Wales take part in their first ever major tournament. In August, The Hundred cricket competition returns to the BBC. There is live TV coverage of eight double headers, featuring both women's and men's matches, including the opening matches and finals plus audio commentary on every game and digital highlights. Before then though, England women's cricket team begin a new era under coach Charlotte Edwards and captain Nat Sciver-Brunt with series against West Indies and India starting on the 21 May ahead of the World Cup in September. There's live commentary on Test Match Special plus digital highlights. Later in August the world of Rugby will descend on England for the Women's Rugby World Cup. All four home nations are competing and, off the back of clinching the Women's Six Nations, the Red Roses will be the favourites to secure the trophy in front of home fans. Every single second will be live exclusively across the BBC from the 22 August. Rounding off what's sure to be a spectacular summer, the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo will showcase the best men and women in the world across track and field from Saturday 13 September. Meet the presenters BBC Sport and 5 Live will have a world class team of TV & radio presenters keeping audiences up to date with all the action, breaking news, and the stories behind the women competing on the world stage this summer. Clare Balding, Isa Guha, Jeanette Kwakye, Gabby Logan, Alex Scott, Katie Smith, Rachel Burden, Clare McDonnell and Gigi Salmon will be just some of the TV & radio presenters taking audiences through every serve, wicket, photo-finish, try and goal. Full presentation and punditry lineups will be announced in due course. Women's Sport on BBC TV and BBC iPlayer Women's sport will feature across a raft of BBC programming where audiences can get to know the sportswomen whose names will be made this summer. Bargain Hunt In August, presenter Christina Trevanion is the referee for a battle between two sports and two nations. In this special episode, the red and blue teams are made up of top former players from the worlds of Welsh football and English rugby. In red, flying the flag for Wales are footballers Helen Ward who scored a record-breaking 44 goals for her country, and defender Nia Jones who's a huge Bargain Hunt fan. Representing the Blues are Sarah Hunter MBE, the most capped English rugby player of all time and Maggie Alphonsi MBE, who helped her team to a World Cup win and seven consecutive Six Nations victories. Coached by antiques experts Kate Bliss and Gary Pe, the sporting stars scour the stalls at Shepton Mallet antiques fair searching for three items to sell at auction in Chippenham. Will the teams be as good at shopping under pressure as they are on the pitch? Christina also meets former England rugby captain Gill Burns MBE who fought tirelessly in the 1980s and 90s to open up the game to women, resulting in groundbreaking changes for her beloved sport. She also shares some of her personal collection of rugby trophies, shirts and memorabilia. Countryfile On Countryfile, Adam Henson visits Ysbyty Ifan to meet Gwenllian Pyrs, the 27-year-old loosehead prop for the Wales women's rugby team. Off the back of this spring's Women's Six Nations campaign, Gwenllian is back on the family farm. Gwenllian and her father, Eryl, take Adam up into the hills of their farm where they talk about the challenges of farming in such a remote area, how growing up on the land gave Gwenllian the perfect foundation for her rugby career and the upcoming Women's Rugby World Cup. The One Show The One Show has been at the heart of this summer's sporting events since hosting the global stream of the Women's Rugby World Cup draw that saw hosts England drawn against the USA for the opening game in Sunderland, and is looking forward to cheering on all four of our nations later in the year as well as profiling some of their key players. Before then, they'll be celebrating the first female tournament at Queen's in over 50 years and supporting Wales and England as they gear up for the Women's Euros. Morning Live Morning Live kick-started the celebrations for the exciting summer of women's sport on the 14 May, exclusively unveiling the Women's Rugby World Cup trophy live on the show. Across the summer, Morning Live will be covering each of the major competitions, starting with Queen's on the 9 June. To mark the Women's Euros the following month, there will be a series of profile films, and films about the teams, featuring Mary Earps, Keira Walsh and Aggie Beever-Jones from the England team and Helen Ward, Mayzee Davies, Ceri Holland, Elise Hughes from the Wales team, plus Euros Fitness will be taking the place of Strictly Fitness during the week the tournament kicks off. After a short summer break, Morning Live will be back in September to cover the Women's Rugby World Cup. CBeebies Bedtime Story To celebrate women in sport, two inspirational athletes will read special CBeebies Bedtime Stories this summer. Abbie Ward from the Red Roses reads a CBeebies Bedtime Story on Friday 22 August to coincide with the Women's Rugby World Cup 2025. Filmed at the Red Roses training camp in Bagshot, Abbie reads 'Why is Mummy So Muddy?', which explores the world of rugby through a child's eyes. The story was written by Sally Myles, a rugby playing mum who wrote it because she didn't see her own story in any books. Eilish McColgan will appear on CBeebies Bedtime Story in September when she reads The Fastest Tortoise in Town, a new spin on the familiar fable, written by Howard Calvert and illustrated by Karen Obuhanych. Abbie and Eilish's stories are part of a series of CBeebies Bedtime Stories read by female sporting superstars. The Football Fantastics Get ready to lace up your boots and dive into the world of The Football Fantastics, a high-energy, feel-good live-action comedy series for young audiences that's bursting with laughs, music, and pure footballing joy. Set against the heartwarming backdrop of Yorkshire, the show follows six wildly lovable kids who come together every weekend for their local football group – where friendships are forged, and epic adventures unfold both on and off the pitch. Adding a touch of real-world sparkle is the ever-brilliant Jill Scott MBE, bringing her trademark wit and warmth to the screen, alongside guest spots from a number of the Lionesses stars including star striker Alessia Russo and BBC Sports Personality of the Year winner Beth Mead MBE, plus a surprise cameo from England and Aston Villa's Ollie Watkins and former Millwall and Leyton Orient player, Charlotte Lynch in her acting debut. Produced by Strike, the team behind the CBBC's hit series Jamie Johnson FC, The Football Fantastics is packed with big personalities, toe-tapping songs, laugh-out-loud moments, and plenty of heart. Whether you're mad about football or just love a great story, this is a series that scores every time. Newsround Newsround will be looking ahead to the Women's Euros sharing everything young audiences need to know in the build-up to the tournament, including the players to watch and introducing the host country Switzerland to young viewers. As the excitement builds, Newsround will be staging its own England v Wales football match with two grassroots girls' teams on either side of the border, and hearing what the young players love about the sport. Nina Blissett will report live from Zurich each day throughout the tournament, posing questions sent in by Newsround viewers, reporting on all the crucial games and getting young fans' perspectives. Later in the summer, Newsround will also report on the Women's Rugby World Cup, finding out the pathways from girls' rugby to becoming a professional from current internationals, discovering how much progress women's rugby has made in the past few years and asking what the future might hold for girls growing up today. Blue Peter Blue Peter will be at St George's Park – home to the reigning champions, the Lionesses – to meet some future stars of the game for a Women's Euros Special on Friday 27 June. Plus, Blue Peter fans put their questions to European champion Ella Toone and stars of the Welsh women's football team, who made history by qualifying for Euro 2025. Blue Peter's Abby also goes behind the scenes on the set of Match of the Day, whilst Shini is joined by two superfans at a Women's Super League match between Spurs and Arsenal. BBC Wales Together Stronger: Euros 2025 tells the extraordinary journey of Welsh women's football, culminating in their historic qualification for UEFA Women's EURO 2025. This film is told by the people who made it all possible, featuring football greats like Jess Fishlock MBE, Rhian Wilkinson, Helen Ward and many others. BBC Scotland and BBC ALBA This summer BBC Scotland is covering a breadth of women's sport, from the Women's Scottish Cup final in May, to the new era of Scotland women's national team under head coach Melissa Andretta. Her first game in charge, at home to Austria, will be live on BBC ALBA, followed by live coverage on BBC Scotland for the second game away to Netherlands, in early June. In July, Orkney will host the 20th International Island Games in its landmark 40th year since it all began in 1985 in the Isle of Man. This week-long event on BBC ALBA will see athletes from up to 24 island groups, including Orkney, Shetland, the Western Isles, Guernsey, Jersey, Isle of Man and Anglesey, and from across the world compete in 12 sports: Archery, Athletics, Badminton, Bowls, Cycling, Football, Golf, Gymnastics, Sailing, Squash, Swimming, and Triathlon. In September, BBC ALBA will also cover the final of the 20th Women's Scottish Camanachd Cup, the Valerie Fraser trophy, being contested by the top two teams in women's shinty. BBC Northern Ireland BBC Northern Ireland will be championing women's sport across the summer, following today's heroes and reflecting on the women who were trailblazers and inspired others. BBC Sport NI will focus on women in sport over the summer across all its platforms before turning its attention to the Women's Rugby World Cup in August. Northern Ireland Women complete their Nations League campaign and BBC Sport NI will have live coverage of their final two games on BBC iPlayer. Tanya Oxtoby's side will be aiming to finish strongly with a home tie against Poland on the 30 May before the away match against Bosnia-Herzegovina on the 3 June. Available on BBC iPlayer, the history, evolution and future of the 120 year old women's sport of Camogie is featured in the BBC Gaeilge film, Camán na mBan. And Ladies Gaelic Football Association referee Siobhán Coyle is one of the referees featured in Réiteoir!, also available on BBC iPlayer. Women's Sport on BBC Radio and BBC Sounds Radio 1 and 1 Xtra This summer, to mark the sporting excellence taking place across our screens, BBC Radio 1's Life Hacks will broadcast a special show focussed on women's sport, plus on 1Xtra there will be five weeks of special episodes on 1Xtra Talks with Richie Brave centred on women's sport. Radio 2 and 6 Music BBC Radio 2 will be supporting women's sport across its shows this summer, including The Scott Mills Breakfast Show (weekdays, 6.30am – 9.30am), who will champion the whole season. Beginning with the UEFA Women's Euros, Scott and the team will be following the England and Wales teams' journeys, and before it all kicks off, he will be marking the launch of the Wales squad and visiting the Lionesses on a training day. On BBC Radio 6 Music, Cerys Matthews (Sundays 10am-1pm) and SHERELLE (Saturdays 11pm-1am) will be reflecting women's sport throughout the summer with special guests. Radio 3 This summer Radio 3 presents Knowing the Score, a new three-part series where BBC sports broadcaster Eleanor Oldroyd delves into the rarely explored connections between classical music and sport. In each episode, Eleanor invites a sporting star and a big name in the classical music world to share their experiences and draw comparisons between their professions on the stage or in a stadium. The guests introduce music that inspires them, and Eleanor chooses pieces with a sporting theme which have meant something to her in her time covering 13 Summer and Winter Olympic Games for the BBC. The episodes feature soprano Elin Manahan Thomas & World Cup winning cricketer Ebony Rainford-Brent, pianist Paul Lewis & cyclist Victoria Pendleton and conductor Edward Gardner & coach Clive Woodward. Radio 4 It will be a big summer of sport on Woman's Hour, including broadcasting live from a grassroots rugby club in the North East of England to mark the start of the Women's Rugby World Cup on Friday 22 August. Hear from some of the key decision-makers in women's rugby as well as those who play week in, week out, on what a home tournament means to them. And there's also a focus on football ahead of the upcoming Women's Euros, as the programme looks at the legacy of the Lionesses' win in 2022 and what lasting impact it's had on women and girls three years on. BBC Radio 5 Live BBC Radio 5 Live and 5 Sports Extra will broadcast live commentary from a host of this summer's big events, including Euro 2025, the Women's Rugby World Cup, Wimbledon, Queen's, The Hundred, England Cricket internationals, World Athletics Championships and the Women's Open golf. As Emma Raducanu and Katie Boulter compete in the first women's WTA 500 event at The Queen's Club in over 50 years, 5 Live's Clare McDonnell will be live from the start of the event and delving into barriers around women participating in sport too. Presenters Rachel Burden and Jeanette Kwakye will be live in Switzerland for the start of the Euro's and the England and Wales match respectively, and 5 Live Breakfast will be announcing the winner of their TOP 30 greatest sportswomen of the last 50 years. BBC 5 Live's Naga Munchetty and other presenters will host a specially invited audience at Loughborough University to celebrate the incredible growth of women's sport. With players and experts from the world of football, rugby, cricket, golf, netball, swimming, athletics and more, we'll be holding one of the biggest conversations about women and sport, in the UK. The special programme will broadcast live on BBC Radio 5 Live from 1100-1400 on the 23 June and discussions will include managing grassroots participation, women's health issues, the growth of audiences, plus access, inclusion and more. BBC Sounds BBC Sounds will be the home of live and on-demand women's sport this summer, with 5 Live commentaries of the Women's Euros games live from Switzerland, and all the reaction to the tournament in the Football Daily podcast. The Tooney and Russo Show with Vick hope is returning for a hotly anticipated second series. There will be 10 new episodes available on BBC Sounds in the build-up to the Women's Euros where the England teammates and best friends will talk about their lives on the pitch and off the pitch. Episodes will drop every Monday and Friday from Friday 30 May. The podcast will also be part of a special Summer of Sport collection on BBC Sounds homepage, curating standout sport titles. For those inspired to take on a new fitness challenge themselves, why not tune in to Couch to 5k with Giovanna Fletcher and a host of guests, who are on hand to accompany and inspire listeners along the way with their fitness journeys. As part of a special collaboration with BBC Radio 5 Live, BBC Sounds' flagship on demand running playlist Pace Setter is to feature a series of music mixes across the summer, curated by a variety of guest hosts, including athletes and sportspeople, 5 Live podcast hosts and network presenters associated with the summer's major events. BBC Introducing BBC Introducing will present live showcases at The Hundred and the Women's Rugby World Cup this summer. These curated performances will feature live music from hotly tipped rising stars, all supported by BBC Introducing. BBC Introducing will showcase artists at several locations of The Hundred, including Nottingham, Leeds, Manchester, Cardiff, Southampton, Lord's Cricket Ground and The Oval in London and Birmingham. Alongside this, an all-female curation of artists will perform at Women's Rugby World Cup 2025, including performances across the official host locations of the tournament. BBC Local Across BBC Local, our series Home Grown Heroes takes us back to the home towns of some of the stars of the Women's Euros and the Women's Rugby World Cup to find out what and where made them who they are today. On Saturday afternoon Total Sport will encourage people to get involved in sport and will be talking about all things sport to mark a great summer of action. BBC Wales and BBC Radio Cymru Live radio coverage of Wales' Euros matches will be provided by BBC Radio Wales and Radio Cymru, featuring commentary by Nia Jones, Mark Poyser and Helen Ward, and Welsh language commentary by Owain Llyr and Kath Morgan. BBC Radio Wales will feature a four-part series, Iconic: The Rise of the Women in Red, presented by Wales' record goal scorer Jess Fishlock MBE. BBC Radio Cymru has commissioned an anthem for the Euros. The Welsh language indie rock band, Adwaith, have composed and recorded an anthemic track for the station, to inspire fans and unite everyone in support of the team. Both radio stations will offer live commentary for Wales' Women's Rugby World Cup games from August. Listeners can also keep up with all the tournament talking points on the Scrum V Podcast with Lauren Jenkins and Gareth Rhys Owen, available on BBC Sounds. BBC Radio Ulster/Foyle The weekly Sunday With Anna Curran programme will feature regular items and updates for listeners to keep them across the Women's Summer of Sport season. In the first episode of Anna's brand new podcast series Top Woman, already available on BBC Sounds, Anna interviewed NI Olympian Lady Mary Peters. Irish language programme Blas – Ón Taobhlíne will welcome new expert women contributors to the series who will update listeners on key sporting events throughout the summer. Plus, Niamh Costigan tries her hand at handball at Magee University in Derry where she meets some current and future stars of the game, and presenter Fearghal Mag Uiginn gets an update on all things GAA with broadcaster Gráinne McElwain. Connor Phillips will follow the Ireland team's progress at the Women's Rugby World Cup on his afternoon show. In Irish Football Icons, one of Northern Ireland's greatest players, former captain Marissa Callaghan MBE who retired from international duty in March, talks to presenter Holly Hamilton about her career and leading Northern Ireland to the historic Euro 2022 finals. Originally broadcast last year, the full series featuring more football legends is available on BBC iPlayer and BBC Sounds. Trailblazer Joy Williams broke the mould when she became the first female Head of BBC Sport. Broadcast last year and available on BBC Sounds, Joy is featured in the six-part series, Broadcast Icons, celebrating 100 years of the BBC in Northern Ireland. BBC Radio Scotland Mornings on Radio Scotland will be looking at the personal stories coming out of the events and teams, reflecting these amazing Scottish sportswomen on Scotland's national station. They'll also host phone-ins to hear experiences from across the country on inspirational female sports figures and athletes. In rugby, BBC Radio Scotland will be providing live radio and digital coverage of Scotland's participation in the Women's Rugby World Cup, which starts on 22 August, as well as full previews, reviews and analysis of the tournament. There'll also be coverage around the atmosphere of the Island Games on the BBC's Scottish radio services, including on BBC Radio Orkney. Online content BBC Bitesize BBC Bitesize have an interview with 16-year-old netballer Gracie Smith, the youngest player signed to the Super League and who will be taking her GCSEs this summer alongside playing. Ahead of the Euros, BBC Bitesize will feature two footballers who played in the first ever Women's Euros final in 1984, Pia Sundhage from Sweden who is now the Swiss national team coach and Kerry Davis from England who was the first black player for the England women's team and is the third highest goal scorer for the team behind Ellen White MBE and Kelly Smith MBE. Visit BBC Bitesize BBC Archive BBC Archive has curated a collection of rare and inspiring content, including interviews with the Factory Football pioneers who played during World War I, the women who defied the 50 year FA imposed ban on women's football, the first England women's international match and the inaugural Euro's final. The curation also includes coverage of the first Women's Rugby World Cup as well as early footage and interviews with the founding members of the Women's RFU. Working with content creators, schedulers and platforms across the BBC, the BBC Archive team will help tell the story of women's sport across the UK. This unique archive material will be used to chart the progress, challenges and triumphs that have shaped women's sport, and will take audiences on a journey through its history, showcasing key moments and milestones from the 1920s to the present day. To find out more follow BBC Archive on social media. There will also be a special section of the Online History of the BBC telling the story of the Women's Sport Pioneers in broadcasting. Visit BBC Archive BBC Food BBC Food are celebrating women's sport from the first kick of the Euros through to the last try at the Women's Rugby World Cup. There will be in-depth articles centred on diet and sports nutrition – with input from the national sport teams' nutritionists, chefs and of course, the athletes who'll be competing at the events. There will also be six brand-new recipes produced by the Red Roses performance nutritionist, Aimee O'Keeffe. These are focussed on how to fuel your work-out to help you reach your personal best – recipes include double carb potato pizza and salted almond and dark chocolate rice cake bars. On BBC Food Instagram account, the summer's sports stars will be answering funny and informative quick-fire food questions. Visit BBC Food

DOWNLOAD THE APP

Get Started Now: Download the App

Ready to dive into a world of global content with local flavor? Download Daily8 app today from your preferred app store and start exploring.
app-storeplay-store