Women sport news

Ruqsana Begum, the British Muaythai Champion from East London, has won a bronze medal at the IFMA (International Federation of Muaythai Amateur) World Championships.

The *Women’s Squash Association (WSA)* is pleased to announce that the position of Tour Director is to be filled by *Anneli MacDonald*.

World No. 17 Azahara Muñoz of Spain is the top ranked player in the Lacoste Ladies Open de France at Chantaco in St-Jean-de-Luz this week.

Tamika Catchings recently missed out on a second straight WNBA MVP award but no one is playing better in the post-season than the three-time USA Olympic champion. photo FIVB

Kenya Prisons team which is preparing to represent Africa in the FIVB World Women’s Club Championship in Qatar from October 13 to 19 beat Nairobi Water 3-0 (25-9, 25-21, 25-18) in a thrilling league match at Nyayo National Stadium.

The Senegal women are looking at next year’s Afrobasket Women in Mozambique as a way to get rid of the lingering hangover from their surprise defeat in the Final of the 2011 event to Angola. photo FIBA

Angelica Bengtsson voted women’s 2012 European Athletics Rising Star Swedish pole vault prodigy Angelica Bengtsson is the 2012 winner of the women's European Athletics Rising Star award.

Former world number one Lorena Ochoa makes a limited return to professional golf this week when she tees up in the Lacoste Ladies Open de France at Chantaco Golf Club in Saint-Jean-de-Luz, Aquitaine, France, on the Ladies European Tour from October 4-7.

Bianca Buitendag (ZAF) 18, has won the ASP 6-Star SATA Airlines Azores Pro today in clean 2-3Ft surf over Pauline Ado (FRA) 21. photo ASP

The Commonwealth Bank Southern Stars have lost to England in their final ICC Women's Twenty20 pool match by seven wickets.

NG On Yee continued Hong Kong’s dominance of the women’s snooker circuit this season by cruising to victory in the Northern Championship.

Just like the London 2012 Olympic Games, the top spot of the podium at the ITU World Triathlon Yokohama came down to a phenomenal sprint finish. photo Delly Carr ITU

The Commonwealth Bank Southern Stars have beaten Pakistan by 25 runs on the Duckworth Lewis method after rain stopped play in their second ICC Women's World Twenty20 pool match.

Twelve Olympians highlight the 23-player U.S. Women’s National Team roster that will compete in the 2012 Women’s Four Nations Cup in Vantaa and Kerava, Finland from Nov. 5-10.

World Squash Day has attracted more than 20,020 players to back the sport's 2020 Olympic bid.

Laura Massaro claimed her milestone tenth WSA World Tour title yesterday as the Englishwoman completed her Carol Weymuller Open 2012 campaign with a win over Raneem El Weleily.

Netball Australia has announced a youthful 10-player Australian Fast5 Diamonds team to contest the inaugural Fast5 Netball World Series to be held at Auckland’s Vector Arena from November 9-11 2012. photo Netball Australia

About 25% of all wakeboarders are female. Arseny Veber has done some research for WSR to find out more about the passion that lies behind wakeboarding.

Twelve Olympians highlight the 23-player U.S. Women’s National Team roster that will compete in the 2012 Women’s Four Nations Cup in Vantaa and Kerava, Finland from Nov. 5-10.

TTR´s World Snowboard Tour 2013 continuing to grow: Strengthening its North-American presence with X Games and Sprint U.S. Snowboarding Grand Prix / Arctic Challenge back on the tour / 20 years of Air & Style / Women’s competition added to the 11th Red Bull Nanshan Open / Expansion into new markets

The fiercely contested WSA Gold Series Carol Weymuller Open in New York yielded few surprises in round one at Heights Casino last night, but a number of close results proved for an exciting opening day of competition.

Monaco - The 20th edition of the IAAF World Half Marathon Championships takes place in Kavarna, Bulgaria, on Saturday 6 October 2012.

Successful in previous years on the ITTF Junior Circuit, the Slovak Republic’s 20 year old Barbora Balazova won the Under 21 Women’s Singles title at the ITTF Euro-Africa Circuit Flanders Open in Antwerp on Friday 28th September 2012. Photo By: Ireneusz Kanabrodzki

Great Britain cyclist Becky James successfully retained her national Sprint title at the British National Track Championships in Manchester tonight with a convincing win in the final. photo British Cycling.

The Commonwealth Bank Southern Stars have comprehensively beaten India by eight wickets in their opening match of the ICC Women's World Twenty20.

Caitlin Thwaites and Chanel Gomes will join the Australian Netball Diamonds team of 15 for the Holden Netball Quad Series in October. photo Netball Australia