Women sport news

Roared on by a packed crowd at Eton Dorney, Glover and Stanning won the opening heat of the Olympic regatta in a time of 6:57.29, beating the previous best by over four seconds. london2012

China's 16 year old Shiwen Ye set a new world record after a magnificent display in the 400m individual medley gold in London. Silver went to Elizabeth Beisel and Bronze to fellow team mate Chinas Xuanxu Li.

Sweden hold Japan to a draw, while GB book their place in the quarter finals. Three and Easy as US Qualify. Sinclair at the double for Canada as Brazil break Kiwis hearts to progress.

Adding even more drama and excitment to the opening day of the London 2012 Olympic Games women's beach volleyball competition being held in a sold-out, purpose-built 15,000-seat stadium at the iconic Horse Guards Parade in central London. photo FIVB

Three-time Olympic women's Handball champions Denmark opened their London 2012 campaign with a thrilling 21-18 victory over Scandinavian rivals Sweden at the Copper Box.

Ana Lelas had good reason to be feeling down and out on Saturday after having a horrific shooting day in Croatia's loss to the USA. Instead, the 29-year-old was as optimistic as ever after her team succumbed to the reigning Olympic champions. photo FIBA

LONDON (Olympics) - Medal contenders Russia and Australia both won their games on the opening day of the Olympic Women’s Basketball Tournament in London but both had to grind away against determined opposition. photo FIBA

What a spectacular evening, Danny's Boyle's 'Isles of Wonder' has produced spectacular moments in the Olympic Stadium. With moments from history up until the present day Boyles opening ceremony was first class and the flame will go down in history, what a magnificent display, the whole evening was outstanding, well done GB. Full Schedule of the days sports.

The next round of the Olympic women's football group stages starts today at 12pm with Japan facing Sweden in Group F.

Displaying all of her local knowledge, 2004 ASP Women's Tour champion, Sofia Mulanovich (PER) was the standout performer on Friday at the ASP 6-Star Movistar Women's Pro presented by Rip Curl and Petrolera Sapet.

Led by defending FIVB SWATCH World Champions and 2011 FIVB SWATCH World Tour champions in each gender in beach volleyball, Brazil is always considered a favorite to capture the gold medal and this year’s London 2012 Olympic Games will be no exception. photo FIVB

The 2012 Olympic Games will begin in London (GBR) early tomorrow morning AEST, as the eyes of the globe descend on the main stadium for a glittering opening ceremony to mark the commencement of the biggest show on earth.

LONDON (Olympics) - No matter what happens at the London Games for the Australian women's basketball team, one thing is certain. photo FIBA

Stacy Lewis of the United States was all smiles after shooting a course-record equalling nine under par 63 on Thursday to take a two stroke lead after the first round of the Evian Masters presented by Société Générale. photo LET

Britain is going into London 2012 with the strongest sailing team it has ever had – that is the opinion of RYA Olympic Manager, Stephen ‘Sparky’ Park.

Canada’s Olympians will get a helping hand from one of the golden girls of Vancouver 2010 as they go in search of some heavy metal at the London Games.

Brazil went top of Group E as they opened with a comfortable 5-0 victory over tournament newcomers Cameroon at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff. Report london2012.

Team GB get off to a winning start at London 2012 thanks to Steph Houghton's second half free-kick. photo FA

Sunny skies, offshore winds and perfect waves in the 2-3 foot range (1 meter) were the conditions present at the lefthand pointbreak of Lobitos, in Piura, Peru to begin the ASP 6-Star Movistar Women's Pro presented by Rip Curl and Petrolera Sapet.

Paula Creamer was in North West England this weekend but, while the rest of the golfing world's focus was on events at Royal Lytham & St Annes, the 2010 US Open winner spent her weekend playing at Royal Liverpool Golf Club in Hoylake.

Karyn Howarth, Tegan Caldwell and Ashleigh Brazill have been rewarded with national selection for the first time, the three providing fresh faces to the 22-player Diamonds squad announced today by Diamonds coach Lisa Alexander.

Erin Densham added another highlight to her already stellar year on Sunday, this time pulling away from Emma Moffatt and Sarah Groff in Hamburg to record her second ITU World Triathlon Series win of 2012. photo ITU Janos Schmidt

After the upcoming 2012 London Olympic Games, the 2012 FIVB Swatch World Tour returns to action with the eighth and final grand slam double-gender event August 13-19 with the Mazury Orlen Grand Slam in Stare Jablonki, Poland. The total prize money for each Grand Slam event is $600,000. photo FIVB

The draws for the London 2012 Olympic Badminton competition have been made today, confirming the first round matches.

It will be a do or die for twelve women’s match racing teams from 29 July to 11 August as the cutthroat nature of match racing is displayed at the London 2012 Olympic Sailing Competition.

USA bounced back from a 0-2 deficit to win the gold medal of the XI Women’s Pan American Cup following a dramatic five-set victory. photo FIVB