Women sport news

FIBA Americas, alongside the Colombian Basketball Federation and the Government of Huila on Thursday held the draw for the 2011 FIBA Americas Championship for Women at the "Auditorio Rodrigo Lara Bonilla de la Asamblea Departamental del Huila".

Thursday was a surprising day for many of the Worlds top seeds as the Mutua Madrid Open continued. Top seed Caroline Wozniaki, French Open Champion Francesca Schiavone and Sam Stosur are all out of the championship.

The Algeria women’s team have been preparing for their upcoming 2011 FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix Play-off against Kazakhstan in Rzeszow, Poland as the side looks to qualify for the tournament for the first time. photo FIVB

Brazilian top seeds Juliana Felisberta Silva and Larissa França had their hope of winning three straight titles on the 2011 FIVB Beach Volleyball Swatch World Tour diminished as they suffered a stunning loss to American qualifiers Brooke Hanson and Lauren Fendrick. photo FIVB

Birmingham City Ladies beat Everton while Arsenal got back to winning ways against Lincoln. Bristol Academy missed a penalty and Doncaster defeated Liverpool. Report by David Brenchley. Photo - The FA via Getty Images.

Monterrey, Mexico, 3 May 2011 - The third round of the 2011 ITU Triathlon World Cup series is in Monterrey, Mexico where full fields of 150 athletes from 34 nations will compete in this Sunday's races.

England international Charley Hull led from start to finish to win the 54-hole Welsh ladies' open strokeplay championship at Tenby.

Diamond Race Trophy winners and Olympic and World champions entered for Doha - Samsung Diamond League

Norfolk’s Amber Ratcliffe won the girls’ championship at the Fairhaven Trophies in dramatic fashion with an eagle three on the last hole.

Doubles team Gisela Dulko and Flavia Pennetta's Mutua Madrid Campaign has come to an end after Victoria Azarenka and Maria Kirilenko upset the apple cart with a 46 62 106 defeat in the quarter finals, gaining revenge on their Melbourne defeat in January. Zvonareva, Sharapova and Jankovic are all out.

July's International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Swimming European Championship is set to be the biggest yet with 39 countries set to send swimmers to Berlin, Germany to compete.

England A Women are through to Saturday’s final of the European Trophy after a 39-0 demolition of Russia tonight (Wednesday).

Carol Chenard started out on the road to becoming a referee when her coach at Canadian club Gloucester Hornets enrolled the team for a course, the idea being for them to get a better grasp of the game and the difficulties faced by match officials. Report - FIFA.com

Two trans-Tasman Semi-Finals, two finals debutantes, one finals stalwart, a new Minor Premier and an intact premiership hoodoo.the fourth edition of the ANZ Championship Finals Series has all the ingredients to deliver a classic three weeks of edge-of-your seat, world-class netball.

Round Five of the FA WSL gets underway tonight, with all teams playing; the two unbeaten teams go head to head as Everton face leaders Birmingham City. Report by David Brenchley. Photo - The FA via Getty Images.

Hope Powell has named a 26-player squad to face Sweden on Tuesday 17 May, England's final match before they fly to Germany to compete in the FIFA Women's World Cup Finals. Report - TheFA.com. Photo - The FA via Getty Images.

At the 125th International Football Association Board (IFAB) Annual General Meeting (AGM) in Wales on 5 March this year, the Board agreed to the further extension of experimentation with goal-line technology (GLT). Report - FIFA.com

Brazilian club Unilever clniched the women’s Superliga title on Sunday with a tense straight sets win (25-23, 30-28, 25-19) over rivals Sollys Osasco. photo FIVB

USA’s Misty May-Treanor has been diagnosed with a sprained MCL after she had to pull out of the FIVB Beach Volleyball Swatch World Tour event in Sanya, China last Saturday. photo FIVB

It was an action packed day on the doubles court at the Mutua Madrid Open, with five teams securing quarterfinal berths and the first round finishing up. In the singles top seed Caroline Wozniacki continues her campaign while Sam Stosur outs Hantuchova in two tight sets 76 75. Bartoli and Radwanska both out

Although they are the standard-bearers of women's football in Africa, Nigeria head into the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup as dark horses. Report - FIFA.com

More than 80 African female sports reporters took part in the final session of a training programme run by the AFP Foundation, in partnership with FIFA, in Dakar, Senegal today (29 April 2011). Report and Photo - FIFA.com

Following the First Window Waikato/Bay of Plenty Magic's defeat of the Haier Pulse in Taupo tonight, the ANZ Championship can now confirm arrangements for Week 1 of its 2011 Finals Series.

England A Women breezed through round two of the European Trophy pool games with a 36-0 victory over Netherlands A today (Monday) in Coruna, Spain.

Seeds continue to shine in Madrid on the second day of play. Roberta Vinci swept Olga Govortsova (BLR) aside with a convincing 64 60 score while Li Na had it a little tougher coming through against Maria Jose Martinez 64 76. Sharapova and Zvonareva both won their second round matches

The 117th edition of the Penn Relays Carnival - as in recent years, featured six relays (among the hundreds track and field events held at the three day event) titled USA vs. the World. Report and photos by Norm Coleman