Women sport news

Canada will send seven athletes to the final stop on the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating in Moscow, Russia. The 2012 Rostelecom Cup will take place from November 9-11. photo Skate Canada

LEICESTER have leaders Canterbury in their sights in the Investec Women's Hockey League Premier Division - but they will have to get past University of Birmingham this Saturday first. photo Ady Kerry

Sarah Jane Perry* completed a WSA World Tour title double after winning the *Abierto Mexicano de Raquetas* in Toluca Mexico, her second win in two weeks.

A HANDFUL of Smarties helped snooker star Maria Catalano enjoy the sweet taste of success at the women’s UK Championship.

Lijia Xu, Laser Radial Gold Medallist at London 2012, expressed her delight at becoming only the second Asian athlete to be crowned ISAF Rolex World Sailor of the Year. ©Rolex / Kurt Arrigo

Melbourne Vixens new recruit Elissa Macleod will captain the Australian Fast5 Diamonds for this weekend’s Fast5 Netball World Series tournament at Vector Arena in Auckland. photo Netball Australia

China’s Zhang Xi and Xue Chen claimed their fourth AVC Championship title on Sunday in the beautiful Holiday beach at Haikou, China, despite the strong wind and occasional showers.

Like they did while winning five gold medals between them in 12 events in 2012, two of the top two women’s teams in the history of the sport, Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh of the United States along with Juliana Felisberta da Silva and Larissa Franca of Brazil, dominated the year-end awards. photo FIVB

Debuting in her first WSA World Tour final, Lotte Eriksen clinched her first ever title after winning the Mackay Open in Queensland, Australia.

Set to be held at US Sailing Center Miami from 26 January to 2 February 2013, the regatta will form part of the ISAF Sailing World Cup until 2016 and will be the second stop in the 2012-2013 series following on from Melbourne, Australia and preceding Palma, Spain and Hyeres, France.

The next generation of Australian Diamonds will get to test themselves against some of the world’s best netballers when they line up for Australia at this weekend’s Fast5 Netball World Series in Auckland.

With less than one month to go to the celebration of the 2012 IAAF Centenary Gala, the IAAF has the pleasure to announce the three Female Athletes who are still in contention to become the 2012 World Athlete of the Year. Athlète de l’Année 2012 et les finalistes femmes sont ....

Natalie Grinham won the Monte Carlo Classic for the fourth time after beating Madeline Perry in Friday's final at the Stade Louis II in Monte Carlo, Monaco.

Germany ‘B’ represented by Julia Kaim and Luisa Sager was the outfit to cause the biggest surprise as matters commenced at the Slovak Cadet Open in Bratislava on Friday 2nd November 2012.

Cassandra Kirkland of France came from a stroke behind to claim her first professional title at the Sanya Ladies Open in China.

Hope Powell has been nominated for FIFA Coach of the Year in women’s football.

England Women kicked off their Autumn International Series with a hard-fought 23-13 win against a strong France side.

Paralympic rowing gold medallist Naomi Riches believes this year's London Paralympic Games was ‘a turning point' in the way the British public view disabled sport. Report by David Brenchley

The England Women’s captain joined the Imps in March 2011 ahead of the inaugural FA WSL season, leading them to a fourth-place finish and she told the BBC that she is delighted to have finally put pen to paper. photo FA

A member of the Hong Kong Women’s Team at the London Olympic Games, Lee Ho Ching broke the hearts of the host nation by causing the biggest upset of the third day’s play, Friday 2nd November, at the GAC GROUP 2012 ITTF World Tour German Open in Bremen. Photo By: An Sung Ho

The French defensive duo of Xian Yifang and Li Xue are the two players to make the most notable advancement on the Women’s World Rankings, issued by the International Table Tennis Federation on Thursday 1st November 2012. Photo By: Remy Gros

Joanna Klatten of France grabbed the first round lead at the Sanya Ladies Open in China on Friday with an opening-round three under par 69 at Yalong Bay Golf Club in Hainan.

An excellent October for Joelle King has seen the Kiwi rise seven places in the WSA World Tour November rankings to occupy the No.5 spot.

England international Georgia Hall is Europe’s number one woman amateur golfer for 2012.

The U.S. Women's National Team, U.S. Under-18 Team, U.S. Under-17 Team and U.S. Junior Select Team will all compete in tournaments next week during the first international hockey break of the 2012-13 season.

Despite a number of surprise results in the first round of the 2012 WSA Silver Monte Carlo Classic, top seeds Madeline Perry and Natalie Grinham remain on course to meet in the final after successfully navigating the early stages.