Women sport news

The seventh edition of the Nations Cup started today with three exciting matches on court at the Toa Payoh Sports Hall in Singapore.

The England goalkeeper joins the FA WSL side from Linköpings in Sweden and she will hook up with international team-mates Casey Stoney, Sophie Bradley and Jess Clarke.

Kenya Prisons teams were crowned new champions in the men’s and divisions after three days of competitive Kenya Volleyball Federation (KVF) playoffs at Moi International Sports Centre gymnasium in Nairobi, Kenya this weekend.

EKATERINBURG (Olympics/Euroleague Women) – The United States' women captured the gold medal at an Olympic Games for the fifth time in a row this summer in London.

U.S. Ski Team rising star Mikaela Shiffrin scored the seventh top 10 of her career with a strong second run in the Nature Valley Aspen Winternational, finshing seventh.

The U.S. Cross Country Ski Team made history Sunday, scoring its first ever FIS World Cup relay podium in a women’s 4x5k team event in Gaellivare.

The Women’s National Selection Panel (WNSP) has today announced a 13-player squad for the Rose Bowl Series next month against the New Zealand White Ferns in Sydney.

Peru won the 2012 South American Girls’ Youth Championship in front of an audience of nearly 3,000 people at the Coliseo Miguel Grau del Callao, in Lima, Peru.

AUCKLAND (FIBA Oceania Championship) - Australia are one of the powerhouses of women's basketball. The Opals, after their bronze-medal triumph at the London Games, are second in the FIBA Ranking Women. photo FIBA

The London 2012 Paralympic Games were a TV ratings winner with pictures shown in more countries than ever before and attracted their biggest ever international audience according to new figures published by the International Paralympic Committee (IPC).

Olympic bronze medallist and former 400m Freestyle World Record holder Joanne Jackson has retired from competitive swimming.

Prior to the Women’s Singles final, every title had been secured by the hosts. Eyes were focused on eight years earlier when in Mauritius. Egypt had claimed all seven titles.

Hannah Miley completed her hat-trick of medals with 400m Individual Medley gold on the final day of the European Short Course Championships in Chartres.

The world's best female longboard surfers flocked to Hainan - China's Hawaii - to surf for the title of the Women's World Longboard Championship.

Mid-courter Madison Browne has swept the 2012 Australian Netball Awards in Melbourne tonight, winning the coveted Liz Ellis Diamond, ANZ Championship and Holden International Player of the Year honours.

Rugby, cricket, football all have one. There’s even one now dedicated to Formula 1 for those testosterone-fuelled afternoons on the TV couch – I am of course talking about sports channels. So where do the 11 million women (and men – yes men do want to watch women’s sport) who want to engage in more sport point the remote control? By Paul Reynolds, photo SWPIx

South Sumatra’s Palembang Airport, almost on the Equator, was even busier than usual today. Located a short flight from both Jakarta and Singapore, the city is about to host the final World Cup Stop of the Waterski & Wakeboard World Cup Series of the International Waterski & Wakeboard Federation (IWWF) this weekend.

BENDIGO (FIBA World Championship for Women) - Kristi Harrower has captured four Olympic medals with Australia's women's team and is now 37 years old. photo FIBA

International Paralympic Committee (IPC) President Sir Philip Craven has challenged the organizing committee of the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games to surpass the achievements of London 2012, and deliver the best ever Paralympic Games.

MERSIN (EuroBasket Women/FIBA World Championship) - There are highs and lows for all professional basketball players.

Dunn was an integral part of the Paralympic coaching team who dramatically turned around the performance of GB athletes since the 2008 Paralympic Games, with the team finishing second in the medal table in the 2011 World Championships and third at the London Paralympic Games this summer.

Unexpected success in the WSF Women's World Team Championship in Nimes sees Egypt hold the women's senior and junior world team squash titles simultaneously for the first time

Egypt clinched the Women's Team title at the ITTF-Africa Championships in Cairo on Monday 19th November 2012, both outfits overcoming Congo Brazzaville to arrest the titles.Photo by An Sung Ho.

The focus of the Athletics’ world shifts to Barcelona, Spain, this week with the Catalan capital preparing for one of the greatest ever celebrations in the sport’s history.

Canada’s Women’s Head Coach John Tait has announced the two rosters representing Canada just days before flying to Dubai for the first stop of the recently publicized Women’s Sevens World Series (WSWS) in Dubai.

ZAGREB (EuroBasket Women/FIBA World Championship for Women) - Mirna Mazic was not the most famous of European players heading into the summer of 2011 but the Croatian has put in some eyebrow-raising performances since to enhance her status. photo FIBA