The faces behind the Research for Athlete and Youth Sport Development (RAYSD) Lab. I’m excited to be a part of the #RAYSDLab, working alongside a team of passionate researchers dedicated to driving positive change in the field of athlete and youth development #BESTACricket #FIFA

‘Game changing’ Deafblind UK research centre to launch at BCU 🦯 The centre, which is the first of its kind, will connect researchers, practitioners, and people living with deafblindness to increase knowledge and raise awareness. It will also equip junior researchers and the

Last minute winger on Deadline Day...? 👀

Very pleased to share our Birmingham City University Research for Athlete and Youth Sport Development (RAYSD) Lab Vision & Mission and Values & Principles… 🤩 We have some super exciting projects that are transforming youth sport settings - privileged to be working with such a fantastic team! 📸

Excited to announce Hina Shafi, Director for Cricket East will be joining our International Women's Week event! Learn about their work growing the game and inspiring the next generation of cricketers. #InternationalWomenWeekEvent2025

Enjoyable day at the The Cricket Research Network conference ‘Cricket in 2035: What Could It Look Like?’ at the @ECB_Cricket National Cricket Performance Centre. I presented: ‘The Ethnic Profile of the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) Girls’ Talent Pathways and Women’s Super League’ 🏏

Still can’t believe I had the incredible opportunity to present at the @ECB_Cricket Performance Centre 🏏 A huge thank you to England and Wales Cricket Board, Birmingham City University, Take Her Lead, The ACE Programme Charity, and SACA for funding my PhD and for trusting me with this research. Grateful for your support!

It feels surreal that my PhD research on ‘The Ethnic Profile of the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) Girls’ Talent Pathways and Women’s Super League’ has been featured in The @Guardian 📰 Read below to discover key insights from my research👇🏽 theguardian.com/sport/2025/feb…

𝟏/𝟑 𝐨𝐟 𝐦𝐲 𝐏𝐡𝐃 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐝 ✔️ The journey has been nothing short of transformative. Grateful to be navigating the complexities of academia, while contributing to the future of the Research Athlete and Youth Sport Development (RAYSD) Lab.

Hina Shafi 🤝 The Royal Box ⚽️ Lionesses 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 v Selección Española Femenina de Fútbol 🇪🇸 🏆 UEFA Women’s Nations League 🏟️ Wembley Stadium 🔌 The FSA

#RamadanMubarak from everyone at #LFC!

Thread of Muslim communities across the world taking part in Ramadan taraweeh prayer 🌎 🧵 📍 Beijing, China

The Captain and the Player of the Match! 👏

Grateful to be invited back as a guest speaker at Wembley Stadium, the home of football! Always an honor to share my journey and help inspire the next generation. What a privilege to stand in such an iconic place once again ✨

A special night celebrating and recognising influential Black leaders across Media, Community, Coaching, Management, Administration, Players, Practitioners, and Commercial sectors. Thank you for the invite Football Black List 🖤

Some fantastic fixtures for both our teams for the 2025 season - England and Wales Cricket Board Lord's Cricket Ground InterServicesT20 The ACE Programme Charity Royal Air Force Cricket Criced Cymru / Cricket Wales 🏏🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 BPCC 🇬🇧🇵🇱 Hertfordshire CCC Bucks Cricket Cricket Scotland - Regal Food Products Group Plc eRoaming-eSIM #DevelopingPartnerships #EmpoweringOpportunities 🏏

Honoured and excited to make my debut for National Asian Cricket Council this Saturday. Looking forward to representing the team 🏏

Debut weekend in the bag 🏏 So proud to represent the National Asian Cricket Council (NACC) Women Invitational First XI for the first time! Took on the Royal Air Force Women’s 1st XI in a T15 and T20 and we won both matches. Grateful for the opportunity and excited for what’s to come.

A look behind the scenes of the #AdobeWomensFACup Cup Rituals pre-final event 🙌💫

Let’s stop normalising racism in the women’s game