Women sport news

FIFA.com’s weekly wrap of women’s domestic football looks at Spain, as an enormous crowd took in Barcelona’s stunning last-gasp title win, and Italy, where a familiar name again adorns the league trophy. FIFA

Allyson Felix and Carmelita Jeter are the most successful female athletes in the history of the Diamond Race, the season-long points scoring battle in 32 event disciplines, which is at the core of the annual IAAF Diamond League.

Variety and depth have been the catch words of the ITU World Triathlon Series so far this season with five different athletes on the podium in just two events. You can expect a few more new faces to emerge as the eight-race series visits Yokohama in Japan this weekend.

Siyoli Waters has claimed back-to-back titles in her home country of South Africa after adding the WSA Tour 5 Keith Grainger Memorial UCT Squash Open title to her haul of five.

Team Bath's netballers will probably have to wait until Friday¹s (10 May) last game of their Superleague Showdown league campaign to learn their semi-final opponents.

Leading golfers from across the country will head to Worcestershire next week when the English women’s amateur championship takes place at Kings Norton Golf Club, near Birmingham, from May 14-16.

The current Mutua Madrid Open champion obtained a clear win against Lourdes Domínguez, meanwhile the Spaniard, Tita Torró, was close to advancing to the third round. By Roberto Hernández | Source photo: Mutua Madrid Open

The Grand FInal will be contested between Magic Marlins Vs Mission Mannas.

The decision to hold an earlier skippers’ meeting on day four of the Ulsan PWA World Cup was duly rewarded as Jinha beach was transformed into a port tack slalom sailors playground, which allowed an epic - but grueling - eight hours of racing to be completed.

This year, the Südtirol Sellaronda HERO will take place on Saturday, June 22nd. For the first time, the Mountain Bike Marathon in the Dolomites will be part of the UCI Marathon World Series.

Wiggle Honda Pro Cycling’s Giorgia Bronzini sprinted to victory once again in the Knokke-Heist to Bredene race, the second round of the Lotto Cycling Cup, on a windy day on Belgium’s North Sea coast.

Ascot Park Hotel Southern Steel (60) defeated NSW Swifts (55), ANZ Championship Official Result: EasiYo (61) defeated LG Mystics (57), Melbourne Vixens (52) defeated Haier Central Pulse (30) Queensland Firebirds (63) def West Coast Fever (54), Adelaide Thunderbirds (45) defeated Kia Waikato/Bay of Plenty Magic (33)

Jinha beach truly delivered the goods on day two of the Ulsan PWA World Cup as winds of between 14-25 knots created a slalom sailors paradise for the entire afternoon.

TORONTO (FIBA Americas Championship for Women) - Canada's new boss Lisa Thomaidis seems to be a perfect fit for the women's national side, one she will lead for the first time this summer. FIBA

Brazil survived an exciting five-set battle of 2 hours and 29 minutes against Puerto Rico to claim the gold medal of the U-18 Girls Pan American Cup with a 20-25, 25-19, 25-13, 23-25, 15-12 victory at Teodoro Palacios Flores Gymnasium on Saturday.

China's Guangdong Evergrande and Kazakhstan's Zhetyssu set up a final showdown at the 14th Asian Women’s Club Volleyball Championship in Buon Ma Thuot on Saturday.

Two-time Shanghai Open champion Talita Antunes da Rocha of Brazil and her new partner Taiana de Souza Lima clean swept Austria’s Schwaiger sisters in the Shanghai Grand Slam women’s final. FIVB

Monaco – There is exactly one week to go before the start of the 2013 season of the IAAF Diamond League on Friday 10 May in Doha, Qatar, a meeting which will be highlighted by the presence of 10 London 2012 Olympic Games champions.

It is with great sadness that the British Equestrian Federation and British Dressage announce the untimely passing of para-equestrian dressage rider Joanne Pitt.

Mixed Relay World Championships heated up as China and Japan recently became the latest teams to qualify for the event with their top finishes at the ASTC Triathlon Asian Championships in Subic Bay.

FIFA.com runs the rule over an action-packed month of women's football, in which powerhouses Germany and USA laid on a goal fest, new ground was broken with the start of the National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) and VfL Wolfsburg and Olympique Lyon reached the Champions League final. FIFA

Puerto Rico sealed the last berth to the FIVB Volleyball Girls’ U18 World Championship in Thailand with an overwhelming victory over hosts Guatemala 3-0 (25-6, 25-13, 15-9) as they won Pool B at the U18 Girls Pan American Cup on Wednesday.

Puerto Rico sealed the last berth to the FIVB Volleyball Girls’ U18 World Championship in Thailand.

ZAGREB (EuroBasket Women/FIBA World Championship for Women) - Sandra Mandir had such a dramatic impact at the EuroBasket Women two summers ago in Poland for Croatia that she earned a spot on the All-Tournament Team.

Between the 4th to the 10th May the opening slalom event of the year will see the fastest sailors in the world heading to South Korea’s famed Jinha beach, which is situated just half an hours drive from the bustling metropolitan city of Ulsan.

British Cycling today confirmed that the UCI Track Cycling World Cup is coming to the UK with the opening round of the 2013/14 season taking place in Manchester in November.