Created in the United States in the 1920s, the roller derby was first used to describe flat-track roller skate races. It’s evolution into a predominantly hard core female extreme sport has been meteoric.
Day one of the Australian Netball League. The Queensland Fusion have sent on ominous warning to the rest of the Australian Netball League after claiming the scalp of defending champions Victoria Fury on the opening weekend of the 2011 season.
The $30,000 Queensland Open remains a lottery following today’s (1/8) quarter-finals of the women’s singles with any one of the four remaining players capable of hoisting the trophy aloft.
The Women’s Match Racing competition will be the first Olympic Sailing Event to set sail at the Weymouth and Portland International Regatta when the Round Robin stage commences on Tuesday 2 August. photo Rolex
The England Women’s team to take on the USA in the Nations Cup opener on Tuesday August 2nd at Appleby College in Ontario, kick off 1130pm BST, has been announced.
Essex teenager Sophie Madden shot four-under par to win the girls’ age 14 division of the US Kids Teen World Championship at Pinehurst, in North Carolina, USA.
The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has announced an exceptional shortlist of nine for July's `Athlete of the Month' Award which recognizes the best performances from the last month.
Another impossibly tight finish, but Cheshire prevailed over bottom county Wales again and now have some breathing space over Wales at the bottom of the table.
Italy’s Caterina Bosetti was named the FIVB Volleyball Women’s Junior World Championship Peru 2011 Most Valuable Player as she helped Italy to capture their first-ever title in the event with a 21-25, 25-13, 25-20, 25-22 victory over Brazil Sunday evening at Eduardo Dibos Gymnasium in Lima, Peru. photo FIVB
Italy captured the FIVB Volleyball Women’s Junior World Championship Peru 2011 gold medal Sunday evening with a 21-25, 25-13, 25-20, 25-22 victory over top-ranked Brazil at Eduardo Dibos Gymnasium in Lima, Peru. photo FIVB
There are some very talented players on the USA team at the FIBA U19 World Championship for Women, but when it comes to hitting the big shot, none are better than Kaleena Lewis. photo FIBA
COLLEGE PARK, MD, USA - It was a dream ending for the Citi Open, with the Top 2 seeds in the final. And this time the No.2 seed finished No.1, as Nadia Petrova got past Shahar Peer to win her first title in almost three years.
If there were any doubts as to whether Serena Williams would be a champion again, it didn't take long for them to be silenced. In just her third tournament back from a year-long absence from the game, the American won her 38th WTA title at the Bank of the West Classic.
World No.1 Yani Tseng showed why she is the dominant force in women’s golf by earning a four stroke victory at the Ricoh Women’s British Open at Carnoustie.
Double Olympic champion Rebecca Adlington won an historic gold on the penultimate day of the FINA World Championships in Shanghai, snatching a breathtaking victory in the 800m Freestyle.
The FIVB Volleyball Women’s Junior World Championship Peru 2011 final classification match participants are set for action on July 31, including the gold-medal match between Italy and Brazil at 18.00 at Eduardo Dibos Gymnasium in Lima, Peru. photo fIVB
Hosts USA survived a tense semi-final battle against India in the WSF Women's World Junior Team Squash Championship in Boston to set up a dream final with defending champions Egypt in the World Squash Federation event at the Murr Center at Harvard University.
The FIVB Volleyball Women’s Junior World Championship Peru 2011 second to last day created final classification pairings, including Brazil and Italy going for the gold medal.
The Women´s Greek team has crowned themselves as the new World champions beating hometeam China 8-9 in the championship Final on Friday. photo Henk Swinkels.
The latest race on the calendar for Horizon Fitness RT – Prendas Ciclismo was the Thuringen Rundfahrt. This race is a UCI 2.1 ranked events and sits as second most prestigious stage race in the World for women behind the Giro.
Australia made it two wins out of two in their friendly series against China but it was another close game in Townsville as the Opals fought back in the fourth quarter to edge out the visitors 77-74. photo FIBA
After seeing Arsenal brush Chelsea aside yesterday, Laura Harvey hailed young goalscorer Dan Carter and the strength of her squad, which she believes is the best in the league. Report by David Brenchley. Photo - The FA via Getty Images.
USA Women's head coach Geno Auriemma hopes to have the core of the 2010 FIBA World Championship winning team at his disposal when the reigning Olympic champions look to make it five gold medals in a row at next year's Games in London.
The final women´s waterpolo final game of the 14th FINA World Championships 2011 at Shanghai, China will be a historical one in any case as two teams without any World Championships medal so far are battling for the title.
Twenty-four hours after watching Birmingham lay down a marker with a comeback against Bristol, Arsenal answered their rival's challenge with a 3-0 victory over Chelsea. Report by David Brenchley. Photo - The FA via Getty Images.
Despite some strong late challenges from British crews, Sweden and Germany held on to become the winners of the Delta Lloyd Junior 470 World Championships after two great Medal Races today in Medemblik, Holland.
Today in Daegu, Korea, the Local Organising Committee of the IAAF World Championships, Daegu 2011 (27 Aug to 4 Sep), are holding a special countdown event to celebrate the fact that there are now just 30 days more to go to the start of the championships.
