January 2023 news
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Alumnus Baxter appointed new º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ Lightning Head Coach
º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ Lightning Women’s football performance programme is delighted to confirm the appointment of Charlie Baxter as its new Head Coach.
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Lightning Wheelchair Basketball begin their title defence with a victory over Worcester Wolves
º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ Lightning opened their 2023 Women’s Premier League season campaign with a convincing victory over visitors Worcester Wolves on Sunday.
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Lightning complete pre-season with victory over Strathclyde Sirens
º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ Lightning celebrated a 65-58 victory over visiting side Strathclyde Sirens in their final pre-season clash on Sunday ahead of the 2023 season.
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Ruthless Ranah advances to Australian Open Juniors semi-finals
º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ’s Ranah Stoiber is on the verge of a maiden Grand Slam Juniors tennis final after advancing to the semi-finals of the Australian Open Juniors.
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Paralympic Games champion Kramer signs for Lightning (VIDEO)
º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ Lightning Wheelchair Basketball has secured a major coup with the signing of Netherlands international and Paralympic Games champion, Bo Kramer.
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Stoiber powers through to Australian Open Juniors quarter-final
º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ National Tennis Academy (LUNTA) player Ranah Stoiber has stormed through to the Australian Open Juniors quarter-final stage.
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Minister for Sport Stuart Andrew MP visits NFL Academy at º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ
Stuart Andrew MP – Minister for Sport, Tourism and Civil Society – visited both º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ and º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ College on Thursday 19 January to see first-hand the positive impact the National Football League (NFL) Academy is having on the region.
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Sky pledges support to the Black In Sport Summit
Sky, Europe's leading media and entertainment company, has pledged its support to the ground-breaking initiative led by a group of º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ students, the Black In Sport Summit (BISS). The partnership forms part of Sky’s £30 million commitment towards tackling systemic racism.
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º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ agrees partnership with Hackney Wick FC to create new academy
º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ and º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ College have agreed a community development partnership with London-based football club Hackney Wick.
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Experts in Sport podcast: How to stay motivated on your new year fitness journey
With the festive season now a distant memory, many of us have swapped turkey and mince pies for kettlebells and treadmills as we attempt to live healthier in 2023.
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To our Netball family at Wasps
The Lightning family were deeply saddened to hear that Wasps Netball will no longer compete in the Netball Superleague.