Women sport news

Sally Fitzgibbons (AUS) has won the ASP 6-Star Hunter Ports Women’s Classic over Malia Manuel (HAW) in 2 foot (1 meter) surf at Merewether beach, Newcastle today. photo ASP/Robertson.

The women’s final at the BNP Paribas Open will feature the world’s Top 2 players, Victoria Azarenka and Maria Sharapova, in their first meeting since the championship match at the Australian Open.

LONDON (Olympics) - Great Britain's men and women will be taking on some of the best teams in the world before they compete at the London Games as the host nation. photo FIBA

Maria Sharapova moved through to the semi-finals of the BNP Paribas Open as she came from down a set and a break to defeat fellow Russian Maria Kirilenko 3-6, 7-5, 6-2 in three hours and five minutes on Thursday.

All four British women competing at the second Modern Pentathlon World Cup of the year have qualified safely for Saturday¹s final.

Vauxhall Motors, sponsors of Home Nations football, has today announced that they will be showcasing their new Youth programmes at The Grass Roots Football Show.

Netball fans can expect an exciting feast of top-flight netball when Team Bath host Surrey Storm on Friday (16 March) as phase two of the Fiat Superleauge gets underway.

Michelle Kwan, a five-time World champion and two-time Olympic medalist, has been elected to the World Figure Skating Hall of Fame as the only member of the Class of 2012.

The final day of competition today at Ehukai Beach featured the Pro Women's Bodyboard division and a Longboard Expression session.

Ana Ivanovic hoped to gain payback for her loss to Caroline Wozniacki on the eve of the BNP Paribas Open, and followed through Tuesday night in Indian Wells with a decisive 6-3, 6-2 win over the defending champion.

The acrobatic gymnastics season was officially kicked off in Bristol with one of the biggest invitational competitions of the year - and a young trio from Honiton brought back gold medals. photo Ben Lee

After an exciting day of slopestyle finals at the 6Star Burton US Open, Jamie Anderson (USA) has been officially crowned the 2012 TTR Slopestyle World Tour Champion.

Newly crowned World Indoor 4x400m relay champions Shana Cox, Christine Ohuruogu, Nicola Sanders and Perri Shakes-Drayton, have turned their attention to preparing for their trials battle in 100 days time at the Aviva 2012 Trials in June. photo Mark Sherman

The Commonwealth Bank Southern Stars have kicked off their tour against the Indian women's team with a 30-run win in Ahmedabad.

Sylvia Fowles and Diana Taurasi underlined their status as two of the top players in the world with stellar displays for Galatasaray in their Turkish Cup triumph over Fenerbahce. photo FIBA

Mozambique have put former coach Nasir Salé back in charge of the women's national team. The Mozambican will lead the side at the FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament for Women (OQT) in the Turkish capital of Ankara in late June. photo FIBA

Two former champions and WTA World No. 1s, Ana Ivanovic and Caroline Wozniacki, will go head-to-head for a quarter-final spot at the BNP Paribas Open after both rallied for three-sets wins on Monday at the BNP Paribas Open.

The 18th edition of the Lalla Meryem Cup will once again see the Ladies European Tour given Morocco’s Royal seal of approval when the event moves to Golf de L’Ocean in Agadir next week.

Commonwealth bank Southern Stars captain Jodie fields says that the even mix of skills and experience in the team will stand them in good stead for their tour of India.

Just one game now separates England from a seventh successive Six Nations title as the defending champions edged a 3-15 thriller over France at the Stade Charlety in Paris on Sunday.

The Essent ISU World Cup series concluded in Berlin-Hohenschönhausen, where the final races of the World Cup season took place.

The Aviva GB & NI team celebrated further medal success in the final session at the World indoors at the Atakoy Athletics Arena in Istanbul, Turkey, with an outstanding gold for the women’s 4x400m relay squad, bleasdale and Proctor take respective bronze medals

The Aviva GB & NI team celebrated further medal success on Saturday evening at the Atakoy Athletics Arena in Istanbul, Turkey, with gold, silver and bronze medals

Lena Schoneborn (GER) has produced a near perfect day to clinch the first gold of the year at World Cup #1 in Charlotte, USA.

EKATERINBURG (Russian Cup) - UMMC Ekaterinburg didn't have new signing Sue Bird until the turn the new year, but it’s already proved to be worth the wait. photo FIBA

Double Olympic Champion Rebecca Adlington demonstrated her world class talent in the final of the women's 800m Freestyle on the penultimate day of the British Gas Swimming Championships.