Miriam Walker-Khan
Diversity and Inclusion Reporter at Sky Sports
Diversity & Inclusion reporter @skysportsnews 📺 Founder @browngirlsport_
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4 weeks ago |
skysports.com | Miriam Walker-Khan
In 2021, West Ham captain Katrina Gorry, who was then playing for Avaldsnes in Norway, walked into an IVF clinic without telling friends or family what she was about to do. A few weeks later, after picking a sperm donor and having IVF, she was pregnant. "I tried to not really think about what was about to happen. My period's always spot on on the day and on the day that I walked in, I got my period. I think it was about a week early," Gorry told Sky Sports News' podcast Real Talk.
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1 month ago |
skysports.com | Miriam Walker-Khan
Former England all-rounder Moeen Ali says education is not prioritised when it comes to tackling racism in English cricket. In 2023, a report by the Independent Commission for Equity in Cricket (ICEC) found that racism is "entrenched" in English cricket. Moeen, who played nearly 300 games for England including 68 Tests over a decade, told Sky Sports he believes racism in English cricket is normalised, saying "people don't know they're doing it half the time".
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2 months ago |
skysports.com | Laura Hunter |Miriam Walker-Khan
A quick Google search will tell you a lot about Chelsea's big-name striker Sam Kerr. Before the past couple of weeks, most of the online chatter was headlined on her sensational scoring prowess. A modern-day WSL megastar with celebrity status. Kerr, who has not played in over a year following an ACL injury, is one of the most influential and in-demand players in world football. Captain of Australia's Matildas, she is the only Australian player to ever be named on the Ballon d'Or Feminin shortlist.
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Oct 30, 2024 |
skysports.com | Miriam Walker-Khan
Footballer and coach Iqra Ismail says being banned from playing for wearing tracksuit bottoms made her feel isolated and othered. "It's not something that I've ever been through before and it's not something I'd wish anybody to go through again. It didn't feel real," she told Sky Sports News.
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Oct 29, 2024 |
skysports.com | Dev Trehan |Miriam Walker-Khan
Trailblazing Muslim footballer Iqra Ismail says she was not allowed to play in a league match at the weekend because she refused to compromise her religious beliefs and wear shorts. The 24-year-old was set to come on for United Dragons as a half-time substitute in a match against Tower Hamlets FC. Ismail said: "The Greater London Women's Football League have stopped me from playing because of my religious beliefs, because I refused to wear shorts with my playing kit.
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