Women sport news

Wozniacki, Azarenka and Jankovic all through. The biggest upset so far came from Elena Vesnina (RUS) who defeated (8) Agnieszka Radwanska (POL) in a hotly contested second round that resulted in a three set match 36 62 61. Vesnina is showing good form in both singles and doubles play.

What a crazy day in my world! Today’s stage could be described as one of the most boring races we’ve ever done but in my world it was a little more eventful, or should I say challenging?

France's challenge at the upcoming FIFA Women's World Cup Germany 2011TM will hinge to a large extent on the form of Camille Abily, Elodie Thomis and Laura Georges.

The year is 1992 and a football tournament is taking place for young boys in London. However, one of the scouts at the event, Edwin Lewis, is not concerned with the wannabe Paul Mersons or Ian Wrights, but by the only girl on show - a certain Alex Scott. Report courtesy of FIFA.com

Hundreds of sports playing fields across the country will be protected and improved thanks to a £10 million National Lottery fund launched today by Sport England and the Minister for Sport and the Olympics, Hugh Robertson MP.

Amr Khaled Khalifa and Heba El Torky made it a home nation double in the Egyptian Circuit No1 after winning the finals of the inaugural international squash circuit event at the Shooting Club in Cairo. Photo - WISPA

Monte Carlo - The IAAF is delighted to announce that the Polish city of Bydgoszcz will be the host of the 2013 IAAF World Cross Country Championships.

The Wisconsin Warriors, welcomed the Iowa Crush to Jaskwhich Stadium for the home opener of the 2011 IWFL season.

Today the International Table Tennis Federation announced an increase to 215 affiliated nations, making the federation the second largest in the world.

The Spanish Female National Team will play Sweden in their international debut, on the 29th of May in Terrassa, Barcelona. photo courtesy Spanish Female National Team

On the higher board, the Australian team celebrated its first trip to the podium with the gold medal performance of Brittany Broben, beating China’s “veteran” Chen Ruolin and young sensation Hu Yadan into second and third place, respectively. photo diving.ca

Algeria Coach Ahmed Boukacem has said his players will have to dig deep if they want to beat Kazakhstan as the two sides prepare to clash in the first FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix playoff on Thursday. photo FIVB

The 71 member countries of the Commonwealth Games Federation will be asked to vote on the right for future hosts to include beach volleyball at their Commonwealth Games when they meet at General Assembly in St Kitts and Nevis in November. photo FIVB

Sara Hall (Big Bear Lake, Calif.) is the women's favorite at Thursday's USA 1 Mile Road Championships. The event will be hosted for the third time by the Medtronic TC 1 Mile. photo mindbodygreen.com

In the most intriguing contest involving unseeded teams, Daniela Hantuchova and Agnieszka Radwanska disposed of Casey Dellacqua and Rennae Stubbs, 60 63. Maria Sharapova continues her campaign defeating fellow Russian Ekaterina Makarova (RUS) 61 61.

South African Siyoli Waters put paid to all-Egyptian finals in the Egyptian Circuit No1 after upsetting second seed Kanzy Emad El-Defrawy in the women's semi-finals of the WISPA World Tour 8 squash event at the Shooting Club in Cairo.

Dorset's Hayley Davis has arrived at West Sussex Golf Club to defend the English amateur championship which tees off tomorrow. The tournament is sponsored by Tourism Ireland. Photo - Leaderboardphotography.com

Paralympics New Zealand hope January's 2011 International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Athletics World Championships which were staged in Christchurch will leave a legacy that will benefit the country for years to come.

The Mission Queensland Firebirds have earned the right to host the 2011 ANZ Championship Grand Final, after their emphatic victory over the First Windows Waikato/Bay of Plenty Magic in tonight's Major Semi-Final.

The Houston Marathon Committee and USA Track & Field have announced that the 2012 U.S. Olympic Team Trials - Marathon course has been modified based on feedback received from athletes and coaches.

The Board of Sport England has reduced the funding available to the Rugby Football Union (RFU) and the Rugby Football Union for Women (RFUW) by £1.078 million.

Carissa Moore (HAW), 18, returned to the podium’s highest block, winning the richest event on the ASP Women’s World Tour in clean, one-meter waves during the Commonwealth Bank Beachley Classic at Dee Why Point, Sydney

The visitors turned the screws as the minutes ticked by in this match and gradually took the game away from Thunder, with their shooters Tett, Cookey and Allison not missing much, (90% accuracy for Rosie Allison).

Marion Bartoli came through her match against Arantxa Parra Santonja in straight sets 62 63. Nadia Petrova retired in the second set against Ana Ivanovic with a left hip strain. Kuznetsova and Dulko also out.

It was defeat in the Preliminary Round of the Women’s Singles event for Moldova’s 15 year old Olga Bliznet at the GAC GROUP 2011 World Table Tennis Championships in Rotterdam on the afternoon of Monday 9th May 2011. Photo By: Alex Lomaev

The skies were grey, the winds were strong and the day was cold, but crowds came out in their numbers on this third and final day here at the 2011 ICF Canoe Sprint World Cup in Poznan.