News Desk

On our weekly news magazine show Chris Stafford is joined by Nancy Gillen from Inside the Games who has the top stories from around the world of women’s sport. This week’s guest is a WiSP Sports Ambassador, US Team Judoka Angelica Delgado who will shortly be returning to competition following the Covid hiatus. Angie is the #1 ranked under 52 kilogram female judoka in the United States, as well as,...

On our weekly news magazine show Chris Stafford is joined by Nancy Gillen from Inside the Games who has the top stories from around the world of women’s sport. This week’s guest is British Recurve Archeress, teenager Ruby Paul, who is aiming for gold as she sets her sights on the 2024 Paris Olympic Games. A Sports Rehab and Conditioning student at University of Northampton Ruby tells us how she go...

On our weekly news show Chris Stafford is joined by Nancy Gillen from Inside the Games who has the top stories from around the world of women’s sport. This week’s guest is Red Roses and Harlequins rugby legend Rachael Burford who has just launched the Girls Rugby Club; a global project aimed at providing a pathway for girls and women within rugby and to redress the inequalities and negative stereo...

On our weekly news show Chris Stafford is joined by Nancy Gillen from Inside the Games who has the top stories from around the world of women’s sport. This week’s guest is pro ice-hockey player and coach Zoe Hickel who has just taken up a new position as Assistant Coach at Ohio State Buckeyes Women’s Team in Columbus, Ohio.  As a member of the U.S. Women’s National Team, Zoe has played in two Inte...

On our weekly news show Chris Stafford is joined by Nancy Gillen from Inside the Games who has the top stories from around the world of women’s sport. This week’s guest is Cricket England’s Beth Barrett Wild with an update on the women’s game and new Hundred Series. We hear how the women’s contracts have been protected for next year and what we can look forward to when England play the West Indies...

On our weekly news show Chris Stafford is joined by Nancy Gillen from Inside the Games. We have the top stories from around the world of women’s sport. This week’s guest is Team USA Olympic sailor Sarah Newberry Moore who is also co-host of our new podcast Mum’s the Word, which covers everything from periods to pregnancy and post-partum to parenting for sportswomen. Sarah explains how she is juggl...

On our weekly news show with Chris Stafford is joined by Nancy Gillen from Inside the Games. We have the top stories from around the world of women’s sport. This week’s guest is Josie West, Founder and Director of She Flies, a social enterprise with the mission to grow and strengthen the global wave of women in extreme sports. With a focus on Kitesurfing, Wakeboarding and Surfing, we host Mini Fes...

On our weekly news show with Chris Stafford is joined by Nancy Gillen from Inside the Games. We have the top stories from around the world of women’s sport. This week’s guest is multi-medalist Paralympic rower, cyclist and Nordic Skier Oksana Masters whose journey is nothing less than remarkable as she continues her campaign for not only the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo but also the 2022 Winte...

On our weekly news show with Chris Stafford is joined by Nancy Gillen from Inside the Games. We have the top stories from around the world of women’s sport. This week’s guest is Northern Ireland and Charlton Athletic defender Rachel Newborough. Rachel took part in a recent BBC Survey on social media bullying and shares her experiences on this topic as well as a question of menstruation which was a...

On our weekly news show with Chris Stafford is joined by Nancy Gillen from Inside the Games. We have the top stories from around the world of women’s sport including, cricket, tennis, soccer, gymnastics, ice skating and triathlon. This week’s guest is double British Olympic artistic gymnast turned coach Hannah Whelan.  With ongoing cases of abuse in the sport Hannah explains the culture and why co...

On our weekly news show with Chris Stafford alongside Nancy Gillen from Inside the Games we have the top stories from around the world of women’s sport.  Stories we are covering this week range from abuse in gymnastics to cancellations in tennis: New Zealand Gymnastics Abuse Allegations NZ gymnasts allege they were physically pushed to breaking point, literally Australia Investigate Gymnast Abuse...

On our weekly news show with Chris Stafford and Nancy Gillen we have the top stories from around the world of women’s sport. Plus Sally Barkow, US Sailing Coach and Performance Manager, talks about how she found herself in a top team coaching position following her Olympic career and ocean sailing. Sally’s explains how the team is adapting to the restrictions imposed by the Covid Pandemic to prepa...

On our weekly news show with Chris Stafford and Nancy Gillen we have the top stories from around the world of women’s sport. This week’s guest is Double Paralympic Gold Medal and four-time World Champion Rower Pamela Relph who retired on the crest of her wave and is now enjoying family life in rural Virginia. Pam will be joining the WiSP team as a podcast host so stay tuned for news of her that sh...

On our weekly news show with Chris Stafford and Nancy Gillen we have the top stories from around the world of women’s sport. Chris Voelz, Executive Director of the Collegiate Women’s Sports Awards, joins us to explain the work of the CWSA which honors student athletes across collegiate sports. And we also welcome them as an Affiliate Partner and make a special announcement. This week’s news: Tinkl...

On our weekly news show with Chris and Nancy we have the top stories from around the world of women’s sport. Sky Blue FC General Manager Alyse LaHue has review of the 23-game tournament, NWSL Challenge Cup that is being played out in Utah through to July 26th. Top news stories covered this week… - Tokyo 2020 COVID-19 Precautions - Abuse cases in sport - British gymnastics and South Korea - Gwen Be...

On our weekly news show with Chris Stafford and Nancy Gillen we have the top stories from around the world of women’s sport. Plus Beth Barrett-Wild is responsible for the new Hundred Series to be launched in 2021at the England Cricket Board (ECB). Beth explains how this new series will be played as a multi-gender sport, what other tournaments are being planed and when we can expect to see play res...

On our weekly news show with Chris and Nancy we have the top stories from around the world of women’s sport. Plus US Rugby Sevens player Naya Tapper tells us how the Black Lives Matter movement has affected her on a very personal level. Her heartfelt comments are an emotional reminder of the profound effect of racism in the Black community. Naya also shares her isolation training schedule with us...

On our weekly news magazine show Chris and Nancy are joined by the Founder of Formula Female, Motorsport Data Engineer and Irish Hockey Player Nicci Daly. Nicci talks about women in motorsports and how she is creating opportunities through Formula Female. She also talks about how rescheduling the Olympic Games has affected her training and the Green Army’s preparation for the games. US Soccer Inte...

On this week’s news show Chris Stafford and Nancy Gillen are joined again by Dr. Juliet McGrattan to discuss the prevalence of ACL injuries in female athletes which are linked to the menstrual cycle.  Plus the top news stories from around the world of women’s sport: Golf: Evian Championships Cancelled FIFA Women's World Cup British baseball women's team and league USOPC athlete led group Women's b...

Chris Stafford is alongside Nancy Gillen from Inside the Games with the top stories from women's sport around the world. Their guest this week is former Welsh international footballer Jordan Guard, Co-Founder of the newly formed Women’s Sports Alliance, which is the world’s first exclusive membership club designed to protect elite individuals and organizations within women’s sports. Stories covere...

Chris Stafford is joined by her co-host Nancy Gillen from Inside the Games for the top stories from women's sport around the world. Their guest this week is Dr. Juliet McGrattan, who focuses on health and fitness, to explain why the COVID lockdown can affect women’s menstrual cycle. Cancellation of FAWSL and Netball Super League Tokyo 2020 football US basketball coach Tokyo 2020 doubts Team GB fir...