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UEFA Women’s EURO 2025 Switzerland

UEFA Women’s EURO 2025 will be held from 2-27 July 2025 in Switzerland. The 14th edition of the European international women’s football tournament will feature 16 nations with 31 matches taking place in eight host cities across Switzerland, including Basel (opening game and final), Bern, Geneva, Zurich, St. Gallen, Lucerne, Thun and Sion.  In total, around 720,000 tickets are available for the tournament with sales for the general public now open via uefa.com/womenseuro/ticketing. Ticket holders travelling within Switzerland will benefit from free public transport. Their tickets will be valid on match day for a second-class round trip between any Swiss locality and the match venue.  The host venues are:  St. Jakob-Park, Basel  Stadion Wankdorf, Bern Stade de Genève, G...
UEFA Women’s Euro 2025: ticket sales launched at Jungfraujoch in the Swiss Alps
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UEFA Women’s Euro 2025: ticket sales launched at Jungfraujoch in the Swiss Alps

On Tuesday 1 October ticket sales for the UEFA Women’s Euro 2025 international women's football tournament were launched at a special event held at the iconic Jungfraujoch in the Bernese Alps in Switzerland. Located 3,454m above sea level, the magnificent Aletsch glacier set the stage for a match between two teams of football legends and future stars. The UEFA Women’s EURO 2025 will be held from 2-27 July 2025 in eight host cities across Switzerland, including Basel (opening game and final), Bern, Geneva, Zurich, St. Gallen, Lucerne, Thun and Sion. In total, around 720,000 tickets have been made available for the tournament with sales for the general public now open via womenseuro.com/tickets. With this first ticket release, more than 250,000 tickets for all 31 matches of the tournamen...

Harlequins vs. Bristol Bears: women’s rugby ‘the game changer’ 

Harlequins will take on Allianz Premiership Women’s Rugby rivals Bristol Bears in ‘The Game Changer’ fixture at The Stoop in Twickenham, London on Saturday 25 May. Now in its fifth instalment, and a celebration of all things women’s rugby, this year’s landmark fixture follows in a long line of record-breaking games for the women’s team including the Big Game 15 in December last year, with 16,237 fans attending at Twickenham Stadium.  The day will be fun for all the family, with a variety of matchday activities including mascots, food and beverage concessions, while the North Fan Village is open with games and face painting, and much more.  Jade Konkel, Harlequins Women’s club captain, said: “It feels great to be returning to The Stoop for this year’s The Game Changer fixture, ...

2024 Uefa Women’s Champions League final, Bilbao

The 2024 Uefa Women's Champions League final between Barcelona and Olympique Lyon will be held on Saturday 25 May 2024 at the San Mamés Stadium in Bilbao, Basque Country, Spain. For more information see uefa.com and final2024bilbao.com Image: final2024bilbao.com 

Great Britain vs. Sweden tennis – Billie Jean King Cup play-offs

Great Britain will face Sweden in the Billie Jean King Cup play-offs at the Copper Box Arena in Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, London, from 11-12 November 2023. The Billie Jean King Cup is the largest annual international team competition in women’s sport. Tickets are on sale via lta.org.uk.  The Copper Box Arena previously hosted Britain’s victory over Kazakhstan in the 2019 Billie Jean King Cup, with more than 11,000 fans in attendance across the weekend. Anne Keothavong, the GB Billie Jean King Cup team captain, said: “We had a really great time at the Copper Box Arena in 2019, securing the win that saw us return to the World Group for the first time since 1993. The atmosphere was fantastic then, and we hope it can be even bigger and better in November. We love these weeks we get to c...
WXV: the new international competition for elite women’s rugby
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WXV: the new international competition for elite women’s rugby

World Rugby has announced the first host locations and dates for WXV – the new international competition for elite women’s rugby. Starting in October 2023, WXV has a mission to raise the profile and competitiveness of women’s 15s by providing the global platform between Rugby World Cups to increase the reach, impact and value of the sport, growing the game as a whole. It will also double the number of annual international fixtures for most competing teams, combining with World Rugby’s “Accelerate” programme to raise standards at Rugby World Cup 2025 and beyond. Host locations Fresh off the back of hosting a record-breaking Rugby World Cup where the Black Ferns were crowned champions, New Zealand will welcome the world’s best women's teams in the six-nation top level WXV 1 across...
Women’s cricket: a huge summer ahead in England and Wales
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Women’s cricket: a huge summer ahead in England and Wales

It's a huge year for women’s cricket in England and Wales. England will face the No.1 team in the world, Australia, in what is set to be an enthralling Ashes series in June and July. And then in August, stars from both nations will go straight into the domestic competition, The Hundred, which features eight women’s teams battling it out alongside the men’s to be crowned champions.  2023 Women’s Ashes  The Women’s Ashes multi-format series will start on Thursday 22 June 2023 and this summer’s showdown is expected to break all attendance records for women’s international fixtures in England. It is the first year that both the men's and women's Ashes are being played alongside one another, with equal prominence, at the biggest grounds.  Heather Knight’s team will star...

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