Anna Thompson

Women’s sport lead at the BBC. Assistant Editor @BBCSport leading on live sport and major sporting events on BBC Sport website. Winter sports geek!

[Emma Sanders @em_sandy]

Big night of Women’s World Cup qualifying. All the home nations are still in with a chance of qualifying either automatically, or via a play-off spot. Here’s what they need via @KeiferMacD 👇🏻

https://t.co/7Jkk0VJpQL

[Maggie Alphonsi MBE @MaggieAlphonsi]

Important read 👀

Sadly, the incident I experienced with the RFU Council Member, Mr Matt Smith shows that sexism and misogyny still exist in our game.

I hope me speaking about it will lead to change. We must stamp it out and call it out when we witness it.

And just to be clear, Mr Matt Smith, I have attached a couple of images to highlight exactly what I know about rugby!

#WomenInRugby #EqualityInSport #Rugby #Respect #Accountability

[Emma Sanders @em_sandy]

🚨 Two-time Ballon d'Or winner Alexia Putellas has announced she is leaving Barcelona, with London City Lionesses in pursuit and confident of bringing her in. That would be the biggest signing in WSL history. An all-time great and a Barcelona icon. More on BBC Sport shortly. #lcl

[Emma Sanders @em_sandy]

Full story on Khadija Shaw’s u-turn #mcfc

https://t.co/89w27mEiIN

[Emma Sanders @em_sandy]

🚨 Bunny Shaw has agreed a new long-term deal with Manchester City. HUGE news after the striker was set to leave on a free deal with Chelsea poised. Massive boost to the newly-crowned WSl champions. #mcfc

[Emma Sanders @em_sandy]

🚨 Chelsea confirm Sam Kerr will leave the club when her contract expires this summer. Leaves after 177 appearances and 115 goals. #cfc

[Team GB Ice Hockey @TeamGBicehockey]

GB ARE COMING HOME WITH A SILVER MEDAL 🤩🥈

[Match of the Day @BBCMOTD]

Take a look back at England women's first-ever official international match 🎥

[Anna Thompson @BBCAnnaT]

https://t.co/LJkEAcFmuE

[BBC World Service Sport @BBCWSSport]

Paris-Roubaix returns this Sunday🚵‍♀️

The race's famous cobblestones make it the ‘hell of the north’.

2021 winner Lizzie Deignan tells BBC Cycling’s Matt Warwick just how tough it is 👇
https://t.co/Scio5kYclt

[Emma Sanders @em_sandy]

"An incredible league" - inside the WSL 2 promotion race and the club's battling for the title.

This also went out as a podcast on BBC Sounds yesterday.

https://t.co/EAd2yLphzV

[Team GB @TeamGB]

Hanging up the skates ⛸️

Congratulations to pairs skater Luke Digby who has announced his retirement from figure skating 🫶

An Olympic debut to dream of at Milano Cortina 2026 🥳

[BBC News (UK) @BBCNews]

No positive tests - Milan-Cortina may be cleanest Games in a generation https://t.co/YLbjfI1Hg2

[Anna Thompson @BBCAnnaT]

https://t.co/N0uXgeEcwk

[Anna Thompson @BBCAnnaT]

Double Crystal Globe success for Kirsty Muir! https://t.co/snbiAIgvE9

[BBC Sport @BBCSport]

Team GB's Winter Olympic skaters conclude their season at the World Figure Skating Championships in Prague!

Action from the free skates and free dance - where the medals are decided - will be live on BBC iPlayer.

Coverage starts on Thursday at 1715 GMT.

[Barclays Women's Super League @BarclaysWSL]

A new era for the women's game has arrived. 🤩

We are proud to be the first football league in the world to integrate Sportable's Connected Ball and advanced tracking technology into our Nike matchballs for the @BarclaysWSL! ⚽

Read more: https://t.co/iTdxpYw8iS

[Guinness World Records @GWR]

Congratulations to @maria_mcaneny, who has scored the fastest goal in the history of women's football!

Her strike straight from kick-off for @CelticFCWomen against Hibernian Women on 21 December 2025 hit the back of the net after just 4.1 seconds.

@CelticFC @SWPL

[BBC Press Office @bbcpress]

⛷️ BBC Sport’s coverage of the Winter Olympic Games 2026 has achieved its largest overall audience consumption ever, with a record-breaking surge in streaming of the Games driving audience figures to new heights

Read more ➡️ https://t.co/xVK0uApdYJ

[Ron Chakraborty @RonChak]

The combination of a Winter Olympics in Europe and a number of @TeamGB medal contenders led to some great @BBCSport TV audiences over the last 16 days. Very proud of the production teams who have worked so hard to bring the Games to so many viewers.