Women sport news

TORONTO (FIBA Americas Championship for Women) - Natalie Achonwa and Kayla Alexander were two of the finest players in American women's college basketball in 2012-13.

COLORADO SPRINGS (FIBA U19 World Championship for Women) - Three members of the 2011 gold medal winning USA team will again step out at the FIBA U19 World Championship for Women this summer, with Breanna Stewart headlining the trio.

The European Squash Federation, the sport's longest-established regional federation, has elected Zena Wooldridge as the second female President in its 40-year history.

By the time they're finished, Anisya Kirdyapkina and Sergey Kirdyapkin won't have room for the furniture – the medals will have taken over. (LOC Dudince 2013) European Athletics

Coline Aumard completed a Aussie double yesterday after clinching the *NT Alice Springs Open*, her second victory in as many weeks.

It was more gold for the Chinese, as Women's singles champion LI Xiaoxia paired with GUO Yue to defend the title.

Macgregor defeated Bossard 3 – 1 in Saint Quay final – and Stephanie Roble beat Klaartje Zuiderbaan 2 – 0 for third place

Two highly competitive rounds of qualifying at the Pontefract Squash Club in Yorkshire, England have confirmed the first round draw of the WSA World Series Allam British Open.

Netball Australia will be the first worldwide to use newly developed indoor player tracking technology to gain a competitive advantage ahead of this year’s World Youth Netball Championships, 2014 Commonwealth Games and 2015 Netball World Cup in Sydney.

Cricket Australia (CA) today announced a restructuring of the contracting system for women’s international and state cricket which will result in the Commonwealth Bank Southern Stars becoming some of the best paid female athletes in the country.

Haier Pulse (63) defeated LG Mystics (48), Adelaide Thunderbirds (50) defeat NSW Swifts (48), Mission Queensland Firebirds (57) defeated Melbourne Vixens (46), Ascot Park Hotel Southern Steel (65) defeated Kia Magic (58).

Before the temperatures really heated up in Huatulco, Brazil's Pamela Oliveira showed her strengths when she recorded her first ever World Cup win, leading from line to line on Sunday.

In the finals of the women's match racing event in Saint Quay, local sailor Julie Bossard gave the French crowd at the pier some hope after beating former Olympian Lucy Macgregor in the first match.

Wiggle Honda Pro Cycling's Giorgia Bronzini took her first ever overall stage race victory in the 2013 Tour of Zhoushan Island, in China, as she held on to her overall lead on the hilly final stage.

There were no Saturday surprises at the first event of the inaugural 2013 Women's Match Racing Series, as all four of the crews that dominated the double round-robin also qualified for the semi-finals. www.facebook.com/WIMRSeries

DPR Korea has broken China's 19-year stranglehold on the mixed doubles title at the World Championships, by beating the Korean Republic in a historic match during the LIEBHERR 2013 World Table Tennis Championships. Photo by Remy Gros/ITTF.

Lucy Macgregor remains at the top in Saint Quay - with Julie Bossard and Stephanie Roble just one victory behind

Wiggle Honda Pro Cycling’s Giorgia Bronzini maintained her overall lead in the Tour of Zhoushan Island as she sprinted to second place on the second stage of the race.

Team Bath host Manchester Thunder in Sunday¹s (19 May) Netball Superleague semi-final in what promises to be one of the most exciting fixtures of the season.

ISTANBUL (EuroBasket Women/FIBA World Championship for Women) - There is no shortage of confidence for the Turkish national team that is getting ready for the EuroBasket Women. FIBA

Summer is here, but instead of hiding out in the air conditioning, Tucson Roller Derby is heating things up with even more derby action.

Naomi van As , multi-capped Dutch international, midfielder forward , joint world player of the year 2009 ( with Aymar) could only sit and watch as her team crashed out of the playoffs to current champions Den Bosch following a freak accident in the second semi-playoff shoot out the previous day where she collided with the Den Bosch keeper Lizzy Koeton.

Excellent start for Lucy Macgregor in Saint Quay - undefeated after first day of Women's International Match Racing Series.

Wiggle Honda Pro Cycling's Giorgia Bronzini continued her winning ways as she took victory in the opening stage of the Tour of Zhoushan Island, outsprinting Trofeo Binda World Cup winner Elisa Longo Borghini in a two-up sprint.

The Dominican Republic women’s volleyball team paid a courtesy visit to the International Volleyball Federation headquarters in Lausanne on Thursday having arrived in Switzerland to play at the Montreux Volley Masters, which starts on May 28.

The teams representing the 16 countries filling the 10 spots per gender at the inaugural FIVB Beach Volleyball World Cup Final in Campinas, Brazil from May 29 to June 2 have been confirmed.