Women sport news

Thai teenager Ariya Jutanugarn followed up her win at Lalla Aicha Tour School in Morocco with her first professional title at the Lalla Meryem Cup in Agadir.

Double Olympic champion Laura Trott made an aggressive race debut in the colours of Wiggle Honda Pro Cycling as she sprinted to fourth place in the GP Dottignies in Belgium.

Laser Radial sailor Alison Young and the new 470 women's pairing of Sophie Weguelin and Eilidh McIntyre were the stand-out British performers on a breezy first day at the Princess Sofia World Cup regatta in Palma on Monday (1 April).

The road to Rio begins in earnest this week for British sailors, with new boats, new crews and new racing formats being put to the test at the start of the 2016 funding cycle.

Thai teenager Ariya Jutanugarn shot a four under 67 on Friday to lead by two strokes after the second round of the Lalla Meryem Cup in Morocco.

Crowned Latin American champion four days earlier, Brazil's 17 year old Caroline KUMAHARA caused the biggest upset on the opening day of play, Thursday 28th March 2013, at the Times Property World Team Classic in Guangzhou.

Natalie Grinham stunned audiences in Malaysia after beating Raneem El Weleily in four games.

England Women’s National Coach Hope Powell has lavished praise on her former captain Faye White. FA

When Alex Morgan made her senior debut for USA on 31 March 2010, not even she could have imagined the life-changing developments that would ensue over the next three years. FIFA.com

There was intriguing action over the weekend in the world of women’s club football as FIFA.com takes a look at the latest from leagues at three very different parts of the season. FIFA.com

REWARDING players for their off-season efforts has strengthened Kia Magic coach Noeline Taurua’s selection hand for Sunday’s ANZ Championship clash against the NSW Swifts in Tauranga. ANZ Championships

Round one of the WSA World Series CIMB KL Open yielded few surprises at the Berjaya Times Square in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia today.

Laura Davies is hoping that a potential win in the Lalla Meryem Cup in Morocco this week can help to boost her chances of Solheim Cup qualification.

The impressive form of Sarah-Jane Perry continues as the Englishwoman claimed the WSA Tour 10 Mayfair Open in Toronto, Canada at the weekend.

Marie-Michèle Gagnon won her fourth straight national slalom crown by almost three seconds on Tuesday.

Elisa Longo Borghini rode herself on to the top of the podium in front of a home crowd, family and friends at yesterday’s Trofeo Alfredo Binda, the second race in the UCI World Cup series.

Youth was the order of the day at the ITTF Latin American Championships, as 17 year old Brazilian Caroline Kumahara showed the nerves of a seasoned veteran to clinch the women's title in El Salvador.

Alpine Championship slalom title when she straddled a gate on the tight middle section of the Squaw Valley Olympic slope handing the gold medal to Canadian and Westminster College student Anna Goodman. USSA

Marie-Michèle Gagnon claimed national super-G title at the Sport Chek Alpine Canadian Championships in Whistler, B.C., on Monday, but the biggest cheers of the day were reserved for Kelly VanderBeek, who was given a heartfelt sendoff by her teammates after retiring earlier this season.

British Cycling today set out ambitious plans to get one million more women riding bikes by 2020 at an event hosted at the Department for Culture, Media and Sport in London.

Jackie Gleason used to bellow: “How Sweet it is!” March Madness continues in the Bronx. On the strength of Saturday’s convincing victory over Boston University, the Fordham University basketball Rams advanced to the third round and “Sweet 16” of the women’s NIT to face James Madison University on Wednesday night (March 27) at 7:00 PM in Harrisonburg, Virginia.

Swifts easily control slow Fever, Vixens surge to victory, Plummer keeping combinations to herself, Vixens say it's not personal, Seamless start for Kia Magic, Strong team effort gets Thunderbirds home and Winning start for Firebirds in season opener. ANZ championships

Emilia Gorecka, the 2011 European cross country junior champion, promised she would do her best, and that is exactly what she did as Great Britain's junior women team flew the European flag in style on Sunday at the IAAF World Cross Country Championships in Bydgoszcz.

Maria Toorpakai Wazir is a star squash player with a promising international career.

THE four teams who will contest the end of season play-offs for the Investec Women’s Hockey League Championship are now known – but exactly who will play who is yet to be decided after three of the Premier Division matches were postponed.

The International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) has confirmed that the Brazilian city of Campinas will host the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Cup Final from May 29 to June 2 later this year. FIVB