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Deaf rugby player Jodie Ounsley joins new line-up of Gladiators for TV reboot

May 4, 2023 by

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Jodie Ounsley, who became the first deaf woman to play for England’s Rugby Sevens in 2019, is to become a […]

Interview: Rolf Choutan and Damaris Cooke on being BT Sport’s new BSL presenters (BSL)

February 4, 2023 by

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Deaf Futsal player Rolf Choutan and former England Women’s Football captain Damaris Cooke have been selected as BT Sport’s new […]

Marios and Memnos Costi to visit top UK sporting events in BT Sport series, ‘Deaf Away Days’ (BSL)

January 6, 2023 by

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Deaf brothers and futsal players Marios and Memnos Costi will watch some of the biggest events in the world of […]

EE and BT Sport launch ‘New Signing’ campaign for BSL sports commentators

October 27, 2022 by

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The mobile network EE and broadcaster BT Sport have joined forces on a new project which will see two British […]

England Deaf Women’s Futsal Team forced to raise £15,000 after FA pulls funding

July 21, 2022 by

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England’s Deaf Women Futsal Team is appealing for donations to cover the cost of taking part in the European Deaf […]

Chelsea footballer Jorginho praised for ‘amazing’ sign language message

December 2, 2021 by

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Chelsea midfielder and Italian national team member Jorginho Frello impressed both Deaf and hearing fans this week, as he shared […]

Meet: Mo O’Brien, aiming become the first deaf person to row the Atlantic

December 4, 2019 by

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Dubbed “the world’s toughest row”, the Talisker Whisky Atlantic Challenge starts in La Gomera in the Canary Islands and ends […]

Meet: Phoebe Suthers, the deaf teenager competing in the World Deaf Tennis Championships

October 1, 2019 by

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From a school in West Yorkshire to winning silver for Team GB in Slovenia aged 13, deaf young tennis player […]

Former ICSD President Craig Crowley breaks 4 year silence before 2017 Deaflympics

July 11, 2017 by

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Craig Crowley MBE, the British former President of International Committee of Sports for the Deaf (ICSD) has spoken about his […]

Matt Lannigan: How my local ice hockey team Whitley Bay Sharks gave me a start in the game

March 31, 2016 by

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I became interested in Ice Hockey in early 2015 when I went to my local ice rink with friends. As […]