BBC brings us the raw emotion behind sport

Jessica Ennis – Olympic heptathlete champion and runner-up BBC SPOTYCyclist Bradley Wiggins won the BBC Sports Personality of the Year last night with Olympic heptathlete Jessica Ennis in second place in an emotional celebration of all that’s good in s…

Which sport is your London buzz?

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How great is it to see so many women sports start in the papers, on the radio and on TV? Imagine if it was like this all the time …. *sighs* I’m sure a whole new generation of girls will be inspired by the women they are seeing at the Olympics now.No…

Women of the Irish Paralympics Team

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Fifty-eight days to go to the London Paralympics and all round the world teams are filling up. The Irish team has been fully announced with a couple of the women we’ve had on here grabbing their place.This is the full list of the women heading to the P…

Playfair 2012 in Indonesia

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For thousands of workers in countries like Indonesia the Olympics just mean longer hours and more work – the factory floors are a world away from the London glam. But Playfair 2012 recently reported conditions for some staff are slowly improving …&nb…

Fast Girls

If you are one of the women taking part in the Flora Mini-marathon or the Tri-burgh in Mayo, maybe you can get some extra inspiration from these women.’Fast Girls’ is the fictional tale of a group of British sprinters looking to qualify for a World Cha…

What you really need to know before a race

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This weekend thousands of women will run marathons and half-marathons in Ireland. More will take part in triathlons in Mayo and elsewhere. I talked to Australian Ironwoman Carolyn Hewett at her London base and asked her for some tips. Dress to win…

Sports Blog Karma

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pic: London2012 The Olympics and the Paralympics are a’coming. Yesterday was 100 days to the Olympics  – I missed out on lots of cute photos cause I wanted to highlight jockey Katie Walsh but this one was so cute, it has to go in. So who is bloggi…

Young amputee sets sights on Paralympics

Kiwi Bryall McPherson is preparing for the Paralympics in London this year, but says she already has her eye on 2016. She explains in this interview with 3 News how she lost her arm but kept her motivation. Have a great weekend everyone!