England Hockey star Maddie Hinch wins Sportswoman of the Month

Hinch claimed three-quarters of the public vote to win the award ahead of apprentice jockey Sammy Jo Bell. Olympic heptathlon champion Jessica Ennis-Hill came third after winning heptathlon gold at the Beijing World Championships in her first major competition since London 2012. 

Hinch was instrumental in England's gold medal success at the European Hockey Championships, making a string of saves to force a penalty shoot-out against Olympic champions the Netherlands in the final.

The 26-year-old then went on to save three penalties as England triumphed 3-1 in the shoot-out to win their first major tournament in almost a quarter of a century.