Women sport news

AUCKLAND (FIBA Oceania Championship for Women) - Thanks to a dominant performance from Opals legend Lauren Jackson, Australia are just 40 minutes away from a place at the FIBA World Championship for Women in Turkey next year.

Perri Shakes Drayton will go head to head with Czech gold medal favourite Zuzanna Hejnova in Thursday's final, with the world number one the fastest qualifier in 53.52. Shakes Drayton looked in good shape overtaking defending champion Lashinda Demus on the home straight to reach the final.

Ukraine's Ganna Melnichenko secured the gold as Canada's Brianne Theisen-Eaton claimed silver and Dafne Schippers who won bronze. With five of the World's best missing from competition the field was left wide open.

Russian home favourite Yelena Isinbayeva took the world title by clearing a season's best height of 4.89m. American Jennifer Suhr won silver (4.82) and Yarisley Silva of Cuba took bronze (4.82). Isinbayeva missed out on Olympic Gold was clearly over the moon with her win.

Heather Knight and Laura Marsh wrote their names into the record books as England made Australia toil in the field on day three of the Women’s Ashes Test.

Paralympic champion Ellie Simmonds landed her first gold of the 2013 IPC World Championships with an emphatic victory in the S6 400m Freestyle final in Montreal. Applegate showed her impressive back end speed to storm to a world record and her first World Championship gold medal in a time of 2:09.88.

Day 1-Cortney Jordan enjoyed a dream first day at the 2013 IPC Swimming World Championships in Montreal. Canada's Valerie Grand’Maison was pipped to the wall by 18-year-old Rebecca Anne Meyers of the USA.

It was nice to see former world number 1 Venus Williams back on court yesterday after a 2.5 month time out with back injury. She defeated Jana Cepelova in straight sets to advance. Svetlana Kuznetsova was ousted yesterday by Sam Stosur of Australia 61 75.

The Commonwealth Bank Southern Stars have claimed six key wickets against England Women after they declared on 6-331 on day two of the Women’s Ashes Test at Wormsley.

Frazer-Pryce dominates the track to become World Champion 2013.

Women's Shot Put World Champion Valerie Adams from New Zealand stamps her authority again by becoming World Champion in Moscow with a winning throw of 20.88m.

Christine Ohoruogo once again becomes World Champion. A New National record to Great Britain's Christine Ohoragua after fighting for the line to beat Amanda Montsho.

CANBERRA (FIBA Oceania Championship for Women/FIBA World Championship for Women) - Australia coach Brendan Joyce has the all-time leading scorer in Olympic history, Lauren Jackson, in his squad for the FIBA Oceania Championship along with fellow London Games participants Belinda Snell and Jenni Screen.

She is still just 20 years old but USA's squash superstar Amanda Sobhy has won her eighth career title at the Hampton Squash Week and second title in a row following her success at the Buler Challenge Cup last month.

Katie Hursey (USA) made it back to back World Cup wins with another controlled performance at the ITU World Cup in Tiszaujvaros.ITU, photo Schmidt

GB & NI athletes made it through to the semi-finals during the morning session of the third day at the IAAF World Championships in Moscow.

Serena Williams has been crowned champion of the 2013 Rogers Cup presented by National Bank in Toronto, as fans at Rexall Centre saw the 16-time Slam winner exert her dominance over Romanian Sorana Cirstea 6-2, 6-0 in the final on Sunday. Tennis Canada

Jelena Jankovic and Katarina Srebotnik have been crowned doubles champions of the 2013 Rogers Cup presented by National Bank in Toronto, as fans at Rexall Centre saw the pair defeat No. 3 seeds Anna-Lena Groenefeld and Kveta Peschke 5-7, 6-2, 10-6 in Sunday’s final. Tennis Canada, Llagostera Vives.

Commonwealth Bank Southern Stars batter Sarah Elliott has reached 95 not out on day one of the Women’s Ashes Test against England Women to propel her side to 3-243 at stumps.

Croatia's Sandra Petrovic secured herself as the best discus thrower in the world today at the IAAF World Champioships in Moscow with a throw of 67.99m

Five Times World Champion and Olympic Champion, the greatest long distance female athlete of all time. Tiranesh Dibaba won the 10,000 metres final in style today at the IAAF World Championships in Moscow.

Antunes and Taiana Lima rounded off a good week for Brazil when they won the Berlin smart Grand Slam on Sunday.

Montsho, Ohuruogu and Hastings all through to the 400m Final in Moscow. GB & NI team captain Christine Ohuruogu (coach: Lloyd Cowan) put in another impressive performance as she qualified for tomorrow's 400m final in emphatic style.

Italy beat Thailand 3-0 (25-18, 25-14, 29-27) in their third FIVB Grand Prix match of the weekend on Sunday.

America's Brittney Reese wins the IAAF World Championship title in Moscow with a jump of 7.01m.

German rookie Ann-Kathrin Lindner claimed her first victory in only her seventh start on the Ladies European Tour as she came from two strokes behind overnight leader Anaïs Maggetti to claim the Honma Pilsen Golf Masters.