It was #sportshistory at the weekend as the England Lionesses played their 500th fixture during a 1 - 0 World Cup qualifier victory against Iceland in Reykjavik.
#Lionesses

Venue of Lionesses' first home game honoured. Full story - www.englandfootball.com/articles/202... #sportshistory

This weekend Leicester Tigers Rugby Club will reach a major #sportshistory milestone when they play their 5000th fixture against Newcastle Red Bull.

#LeicesterTigers #Rugby #RugbyHistory

‘I could wipe the floor with you, man’: the exhibition on female football fans’ experiences Prof Stacey Pope’s showcase highlights how women have always been required to defend and justify their fandom

‘I could wipe the floor with you, man’: the exhibition on female football fans’ experiences - via @theguardian.com - www.theguardian.com/football/202... #sportshistory #womeninsport

BBC World Service - The Inquiry, How will countries boycotting Eurovision affect the contest? The song contest faces one of its biggest crises in 70 years as five countries withdraw

'How will countries boycotting Eurovision affect the contest?' @icshc.bsky.social Dr Heather Dichter speaks to the BBC World Service - www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w...

NEW - Football player and Legendary Northern Ireland manager, Billy Bingham, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography entry by @icshc.bsky.social Emeritus Professor Mike Cronin - www.oxforddnb.com/display/10.1... #sportshistory #football #footballhistory

History makers again! England @redrosesrugby.bsky.social It's 35 Women's Six Nations victories in a row.
#sportshistory #Womens6Nations #RedRoses

NEW - Rugby League administrator and 'most influential figure of a generation' - Maurice Lindsay, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography entry by @icshc.bsky.social Emeritus Professor Tony Collins - www.oxforddnb.com/display/10.1... #sportshistory #rugbyleague

NEW - Motorcycle racer - and 'The Prince of Speed' - Phil Read, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography entry by @icshc.bsky.social Dr Neil Carter - www.oxforddnb.com/display/10.1... #sportshistory #motorbikes #racing

NEW - Team GB Winter Olympic Games Bobsleigh Gold Medal winner, Tony Nash, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography entry by @icshc.bsky.social Dr Heather Dichter - www.oxforddnb.com/display/10.1... #sportshistory #winterolympics #bobsleigh

NEW - Fulham and England World Cup winner, George Cohen, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography entry by @icshc.bsky.social Emeritus Professor Dilwyn Porter - www.oxforddnb.com/display/10.1... #sportshistory #football #footballhistory #WorldCup66

CD Gopinath, the last surviving member of India's first Test win, has died in Chennai at the age of 96.

He was India's oldest living Test cricketer and the second oldest worldwide after Australia's Neil Harvey. #sportshistory #cricket #crickethistory

Interested in the history of sport? Considering postgraduate study? Want a distance-learning course that is flexible and offers full and part-time study routes? Our MA Sports History and Culture could be for you! @icshc.bsky.social @dmu.ac.uk
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Congratulations to @arsenalwfc.bsky.social and England Lionesses captain, Leah Williamson, on her Laureus 'World Comeback of the Year' Nomination.
#sportshistory

This weekend La Liga will launch its first ever 'Retro Matchday' with thirty-eight of the forty-two teams in Spain's top two divisions playing in retro shirts to celebrate each club's cultural identity - www.laliga.com/en-GB/news/l... #sportshistory #heritage #LaLiga

'How academic study could help cricket finally confront the barriers facing women'. Read more at this link - www.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/ne... #cricket

New Cricket Management Postgraduate Certificate course launched at @dmu.ac.uk. Learn more at this link - www.dmu.ac.uk/current-stud... #sportshistory #cricket #cricketmanagement

RFU to Award Retrospective Caps to Players Who Represented England in Historic Fixtures. www.englandrugby.com/follow/news-... #sportshistory #rugby #rugbyhistory

New FIFA Master 'Where are they now?' interview as we catch up this week with 2024 graduate Alice Yoon from South Korea. Alice, who began her studies here at the @icshc.bsky.social, is now Media Partnerships Sales Manager at FIFA. Read more - www.cies.ch/education/fi... #sportshistory #WomenInSport

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Men's FIFA World Cup 2026 - the final confirmed qualified nations.
#sportshistory #FIFAWorldCup #FIFAWC

126 years of Uruguayan Football.
Happy anniversary!
#sportshistory #footballhistory

FIFA Master Alumni Samson Adamu appointed as interim General Secretary of the Confédération Africaine de Football (CAF). Samson began his FIFA Master course studies in the Humanities of Sport here at the @icshc.bsky.social - www.cies.ch/education/fi... #sportshistory #WhereAmbitionBegins @dmu.ac.uk

'The Framing of the Punch-Drunk Boxer: Medicine, Medicalisation, and the Media in Interwar Britain'. NEW Social History of Medicine journal article by Dr Neil Carter. academic.oup.com/shm/advance-... #sportshistory #boxing #boxinghistory

Mary Rand, the first British woman to win an Olympic gold medal in athletics, has died at the age of 86. Obituary via The Guardian - www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/m... #sportshistory #WomenInSport #Olympics

New FIFA Master 'Where are they now?' interview as we catch up with 2023 graduate, Nihan Cabbaroglu Balaban, from Turkey. Nihan began her course studies here at the @icshc.bsky.social at @dmu.ac.uk. www.cies.ch/education/fi... #sportshistory #WomenInSport #WhereAmbitionBegins

Interested in the history of sport? Considering postgraduate study? Want a distance-learning course that is flexible and offers full and part-time study routes? Our MA Sports History and Culture could be for you! @icshc.bsky.social @dmu.ac.uk
dmu.ac.uk/study/course...

FIFA Master marks International Women's Day 2026. The opening module of the course is delivered by the @icshc.bsky.social here at @dmu.ac.uk. Learn more - www.cies.ch/education/fi... #IWD #IWD2026 #WomenInSport #sportshistory

Congratulations to @icshc.bsky.social @dmu.ac.uk PhD student, Roy Thomson, who successfully defended his thesis this week on ‘Sport, Local Identity and Emotion in Post-War Britain: A History of Professional Football in Lincolnshire, 1945-2000’. Well done Dr Thomson! #sportshistory #footballhistory

North Korea: world’s most secretive nation lands in spotlight at Women’s Asian Cup The world’s No 9-ranked team, who have been largely absent from international competitions for over a decade, is reaping the benefits of state-sponsored investment

'North Korea: world’s most secretive nation lands in spotlight at Women’s Asian Cup'. #sportshistory via @theguardian.com - www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/f...

New podcast interview by Dr Heather Dichter @hdichter.bsky.social discussing the use of football, and sport generally, in the geopolitical sphere - thesportsambassador.substack.com/p/have-you-h... #WinterOlympics