Women sport news

The FA WSL and ESPN today confirmed that the next league fixture to be shown live on ESPN will be Lincoln Ladies against Liverpool Ladies. Report - lincolnladies.co.uk. Photo - The FA via Getty Images.

The FIVB Volleyball Women’s Junior World Championship Peru 2011 second round reaches the final day on Thursday with eight matches spread out over two pools in Lima and Trujillo, Peru. photo FIVB

Showing that they deserved to be ranked number one in the FIVB Junior and Youth World Rankings, Brazil defeated Slovakia 3-0 (25-13, 25-22, 25-12) in a Pool F matchup of the second round of the FIVB Volleyball Women’s Junior World Championship in Peru 2011. photo FIVB

PUERTO MONTT (2011 FIBA U19 World Championship for Women) – Whenever Chinese Taipei score a big victory, it seems Yu-Ting Lin is at the forefront. photo FIBA

Aruban freestyle queen Sarah-Quita Offringa sailed to an emphatic victory in Fuerteventura claiming the world championship title. photo PWA

Greece and China are the 2011 World Championship finalists. The final is already historical. Both teams never won a medal at World Championships before.

(2011 FIBA U19 World Championship for Women) - With a dominant first three quarters and a gritty performance down the stretch, France has issued a statement about its intentions at the FIBA U19 World Championship for Women. photo FIBA

(2011 FIBA U19 World Championship for Women) Argentina's tournament ended in victory today, an 89-69 triumph over Slovenia, a performance that secured 13th place and further enhanced the reputation of point guard Melisa Gretter. photo FIBA

The Aussie Stingers have trounced 2008 Olympic champions the Netherlands 12-7 in their women’s water polo World Championships classification match in Shanghai. Kate Gynther in action (image by McKinnon Media)

The most unusual semi-final day in the women´s waterpolo history of FINA World Championships is held today at Shanghai, China. Here three European nations are challenged today by home team China as the first Asian representative in the top four.

The FIVB Volleyball Women’s Junior World Championship Peru 2011 second round reaches the mid-point on Wednesday with eight matches spread out over two pools in Lima and Trujillo, Peru. photo FIVB

The second Pool E match in Lima, Peru, during the FIVB Volleyball Women´s Junior World Championship Peru 2011 ended with Italy defeating Peru 25-23, 25-20, 25-14 at the Eduaro Dibos Gymnasium on Tuesday. Peru is hosting the event doing so 22 years ago. photo FIVB

After disappointment in the 2009 and 2010 finals, it was third time lucky for Nour El Tayeb in the final of the 2011 WSF Women's World Junior Individual Squash Championship when she beat fellow Egyptian and former champion Nour El Sherbini.

England international Nikki Foster played her way into the field for the Ricoh Women’s British Open with a superb two-under par 69 in final qualifying at Panmure. Image from Leaderboard Photography

Much lighter winds brought a change of pace and a reshuffle of the pack in the women’s division at the Delta Lloyd Junior 470 World Championships in Medemblik, Holland. photo Thom Touw

TOWNSVILLE (FIBA Oceania Championship Women) - For Suzy Batkovic, this week's friendly series between Australia and China is an exercise in muscle memory. photo FIBA

The ladies’ 9-ball division yielded 13 competitors who played for over $600 in prize money. It was a mother and daughter shoot-out for the hot seat.

Day three: Lighter winds and super flat water saw rising star Xenia Kessler storm through the double elimination. A gentle day in Fuerteventura placed the sailors on standby throughout the morning, allowing them to soak up the sun, enjoy the relaxing tunes and taste the culinary delights inside the main tent.

PUERTO MONTT (2011 FIBA U19 World Championship for Women) – Sara Massoud was a happy young lady following her team’s final game at the FIBA U19 World Championship for Women, a 94-73 loss to Argentina in the Classification Round. photo FIBA

Nicol David delighted the home fans by collecting an incredible seventh straight title at the CIMB Malaysian Open this week.

Two weeks prior to the 2011 Senior Women’s Nations Cup kicking off at Appleby College in Oakville Ontario, Head Coach John Tait is eagerly looking forward to his first matches at the helm of the National Fifteens program getting underway.

USA Hockey and the International Ice Hockey Federation jointly announced the schedule for the 2012 International Ice Hockey Federation Women's World Championship in Burlington, Vt.

Chicago Triathlon is the fifth stop of the seven-race Life Time Triathlon Series’ Race to the Toyota Cup.

Britain’s modern pentathletes face their best opportunity to achieve the qualifying standard for London 2012 when they compete at the European Championships at Medway Park in Kent later this week.

The biggest news of the women´s waterpolo tournament of the 14th FINA World Championships 2011 here at Shanghai, China so far was caused by European champion Russia today.

Arsenal Ladies kept up the pressure on FA WSL leaders Birmingham with a 3-0 win over Liverpool while Everton moved within two points of Chelsea with a 2-0 win over the Blues. Report by David Brenchley. Photo - The FA via Getty Images.