Women sport news

Results from day four of competition at the National Cycling Centre in Manchester where Jess Varnish and Danni Khan (West Midlands Region) took the women's Team Sprint gold, Corrine Hall won the women's Scratch

French pair Gwladys Nocera and Joanna Klatten took the halfway lead at the LACOSTE Ladies Open de France after a second day of hot and humid conditions at Chantaco in Saint-Jean-de-Luz.

Results from day three of competition at the National Cycling Centre in Manchester where Jess Varnish impressed with her second title of the week.

With a solid track record of competing on the global level, it's unsurprising Brazil and Canada headed to the 2013 FIBA Americas Championship for Women in Xalapa, Mexico as favourites and after four games, remain unbeaten.

XALAPA (FIBA Americas Championship for Women/FIBA World Championship for Women) - Unbeaten Brazil will go head-to-head with Cuba, whilst flawless Canada will tussle with Puerto Rico.

Wiggle Honda Pro Cycling's double Olympic champion Laura Trott has taken her first ever national title in the Individual Pursuit, defeating black and orange teammate Dani King in the final.

British Cycling has been awarded the 2016 Track World Championships to be staged at the London velodrome, it was announced today.

Joanna Klatten and Hannah Burke shot matching rounds of six-under-par 64 to share the lead after round one of the LACOSTE Ladies Open de France.

With a day still remaining in the First Round of the 2013 FIBA Americas Championship for Women, the line-up for the Semi-Finals has already been finalised after Brazil, Canada and Puerto Rico ensured their progression to join Cuba, who had already booked their spot on Monday.

Jill Scott insists England will guard against complacency when they take on Turkey in their second World Cup qualifier on Thursday. The FA

MAPUTO (AfroBasket Women/FIBA World Championship for Women) - Alexia Barros and Teresa Jesus Pina may have both been ineligible to help Cape Verde compete at AfroBasket Women 2013 in Maputo, Mozambique, but they pledge to come back better and stronger.

Amy Boulden, a member of the victorious 2012 GB&I Curtis Cup team, will make her professional debut at this week’s WPGA International Challenge on the Ladies European Tour Access Series (LETAS).

Results from day one of competition at the National Cycling Centre in Manchester where Olympian Jess Varnish took victory. Picture by Alex Whitehead/SWpix.com

Gracie Gold announced today she has officially commenced training with coach Frank Carroll at the Toyota Center in El Segundo, Calif.

LOS ANGELES (WNBA) - Candace Parker owns a pair of Olympic gold medals with the USA and she has plenty of honors from her time as a professional player at home and abroad.

British Cycling's world-leading GB Para-cycling Team has today launched a talent identification drive to find new female Paralympic champions for the Rio 2016 and Toyko 2020 Paralympic Games.

The University of Bath has been presented with a plaque by England Netball to mark its official launch as England¹s first Intensive Netball Training Centres (INTCs).

BaseballSoftballUK’s Academy programme is set to return in October with regional and national practices sandwiched between opening and closing events at Farnham Park.

Wiggle Honda Pro Cycling's New Zealand champion Linda Villumsen won the silver medal in the World Time Trial Championships in Florence, Italy.

Liliane Maestrini and Rebecca Silva moved to the top of the Banco do Brasil Beach Volleyball Tour after they won gold at the latest leg in Vitoria on Sunday.

Karen Carney refused to get carried away after helping fire England to a 6-0 win over Belarus in their opening World Cup qualifier on Saturday.

MAPUTO (AfroBasket Women/FIBA World Championship for Women) - There is more at stake at AfroBasket Women 2013 than the two qualifying places for African teams to the FIBA World Championship for Women.

XALAPA (FIBA Americas Championship for Women/FIBA World Championship for Women) - Cuba became the first team to punch their ticket for the Semi-Finals of the 2013 FIBA Americas Championship for Women in Xalapa.

MAPUTO (AfroBasket Women/FIBA World Championship for Women) - Tournament hosts Mozambique cruised to yet another comfortable win as they trounced Zimbabwe 117-28 in Sunday's only game at AfroBasket Women 2013.

XALAPA (FIBA Americas Championship for Women/FIBA World Championship for Women) - Canadian forward Lizanne Murphy is immersed with her colleagues on the completion of one specific mission this week and that's booking a seat on the plane to the 2014 FIBA World Championship for Women.

XALAPA (FIBA Americas Championship for Women/FIBA World Championship for Women) - Crushed by Brazil in their first outing and then trailing by double-digits against Argentina on Day 2, the medal and 2014 FIBA World Championship for Women dreams of Puerto Rico were ebbing away inside a potentially fatal first 48 hours in Xalapa.