Emma Raducanu in action during the US Open
IT HAS been wonderful to chart the continued rise of women’s sport this week.
A detailed survey released proved that women’s sport is going from strength to strength — and how.
Where to start? Emma Radacanu’s stunning success has already seen girls — and boys — take to tennis courts up and down the country in a bid to emulate their new hero.
The hugely talented and personable teenager deservedly grabbed the headlines with her stirring US Open tennis success last month — while the Women’s Hundred and the Women’s Super League (WSL) showcase top-level players in cricket and football.
A woman will take charge of an England men’s game for the first time.
That’s on top of all the heartening triumphs by women athletes in the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics, with Team GB taking a record number of female athletes to the latter games in Japan.
Who can forget the inspirational Sarah Storey winning her 17th Paralympic gold to become Team GB’s most successful Paralympian of all time?
While women golfers proved their quality with Team Europe’s dramatic victory in the Solheim Cup last month.
Mikel Arteta has been receiving criticism in some quarters for his supposed negativity – but Arsenal reporter LAYTH YOUSIF insists the Gunners boss is on the right lines
Substitutes Gabi Martinelli and Leo Trossard seal Champions League victory in Bilbao
