All Shivani Dave ever wanted to do was play football. Unfortunately, for a long time that wasn't really an option. Their local club didn't have a girls' side, so after the age of 10 they were told they could not train with their brother's team anymore. At an all girls' school at that time, there …
For some people, throwing a ball as hard as they can at someone would be an act of aggression. Alyson Spinas-Valainis on the other hand has managed to make a career out of it. Their career as a fast-pitch softball player has taken them all over the world. From picking up the game as a …
In many ways, Jay Timmins typifies what inclusive clubs are all about. For a variety of reasons, they never felt able to take part in sport before coming across the Birmingham Unicorns, but now they are slowly taking their first steps in cricket – and loving every minute. Suffering from chronic pain, a condition they …
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