Women sport news

Brent Hills has warned England to expect a backlash when they take on Turkey in their fourth World Cup qualifier on Thursday. The FA

Wiggle Honda Pro Cycling is sending a team of top class sprinters to the Subaru Australian Open Criterium, on Saturday 2 November, in Noosa, Queensland

Nominations are open for the 2013 Sunday Times and Sky Sports Sportswomen of the Year Awards – and you have an opportunity to nominate the successful European Solheim Cup Team as Team of the Year.

Always eagerly anticipated, the announcement of the initial rider roster for the Matrix Fitness Racing Academy was made today. photo Guy Collier

Japan scraped a 78-71 overtime triumph against Korea on Tuesday night to remain the only unbeaten team in Level I of the FIBA Asia Championship for Women.

BANGKOK (FIBA Asia Championship for Women/FIBA World Championship for Women) - Japan sent out a loud message about their title aspirations at the FIBA Asia Championship for Women with a convincing win over Chinese Taipei on Monday.

World 4x400m bronze medallist Eilidh Child (coach: Malcolm Arnold) has confirmed that she will compete at the Glasgow British Athletics International Match on Saturday 25 January 2014.

2014 will see another step forward for the WSA at one of biggest events on the squash calendar, as the Women’s event at the J.P Morgan Tournament of Champions moves up from a Silver $25k to a Gold $50k.

The London 2012 Olympic collected the honour at a scottishathletics and jogscotland dinner in Glasgow on Saturday night.

Skate Canada International concluded Saturday in Saint John, NB, with the Pairs, Ladies, and the Free Dance. Skate Canada is the second of six events in the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating Series.

CANTERBURY drew level with leaders Reading when they battled to a 2-1 win over visitors Surbiton in the Investec Women’s Hockey League Premier Division on Saturday.

The 25-year-old from Bendigo, Victoria, has taken five Australian national titles in Mountain Running, Track Cycling, Road Cycling, and Marathon and Cross Country Mountainbiking. Having ridden in Europe for the Australian Institute of Sport team in the 2008 season

England Women lost to West Indies by 8 wickets in the final of the Tri-Series T20 tournament in Barbados.

Karen Carney admits England's 2-0 win over Wales on Saturday was their toughest test this season.

The Chicago Bandits in conjunction with The Dome at The Ballpark announced today that they are joining forces to offer a hitting academy for both youth and high school aged softball players.

The UCI BMX Supercross World Cup, which was organised and run by British Cycling, has been named as Manchester’s Major Sports Event of the Year at the Manchester Sports Awards Dinner which took place last night in Wythenshawe.

Skate Canada International opened Friday in Saint John, NB, Friday with the Pairs, Ladies and the Short Dance. Skate Canada is the second of six events in the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating Series.

Russia dominated the Women's Junior and Senior Group finals at the European Acrobatic Gymnastics Championships in Portugal. photos Carlos Alberto Matos

Australian Nikki Campbell raced into a one stroke lead after a sensational tournament record of 63, nine under par, in the first round of the Sanya Ladies Open at Yalong Bay Golf Club in China.

The Mixed Pairs final finished today at the European Championships with Russia and Great Britain taking the top honours. photo Carlos Albertos Matos

The Great Britain Acrobatic Gymnastics team dominated the junior and senior finals today at the European.Championships in Portugal. GBR's Shaynee Red-Thorne and Danielle Jones scored 85.430 in their combined scores to become newly crowned European Champions today.

A remarkable defensive display from South Africa saw them claim a shock 39-37 victory over England to lift the trophy in the Tri-Series final.

Having received a stroke of good fortune by being unexpectedly handed a place in Level 1 of the FIBA Asia Championship for Women, Kazakhstan are out to make the most of their opportunity in Bangkok.

The junior and senior British acrobatic teams have got their 2013 European Championship campaigns off to a fantastic start by making nine all-around finals and eighteen individual finals between them.

Good things come in threes. And this has certainly been the case for China this year.

This week’s review of women’s club football is highlighted by a clash of two heavyweights in Germany. In France, reigning champions Lyon’s remain seemingly unstoppable. FIFA.COM