Women sport news

Following a thrilling 2010 event, UKA has today confirmed that Super8 2011 will take place at Glasgow's Scotstoun Stadium on Thursday 9 June.

Another beautiful day on Palma Bay for the Women's Match Racing fleet at the 42nd Trofeo S.A.R. Princesa Sofia MAPFRE. The conditions were fantastic for some great battles in the Quarter-Finals and Semi-Finals. photo Dan Nerney Rolex

Chicago Bandits GM Aaron Moore announced the re-signing of outfielders Vicky Galindo and Emily Friedman. Galindo and Friedman have both agreed to contracts through the 2011 season.

Paralympic hopeful Megan Pascoe secured Britain's first medal of the ISAF Sailing World Cup event in Palma on Friday (8 April). Pascoe claimed bronze for Skandia Team GBR on the final day of racing in the 2.4mR Paralympic class. Photo Richard Langdon/Skandia Team GBR

High drama in the women’s all-around event with the clear favourite Aliya Mustafina suffering a devastating injury on landing her vault, opening up the way for numerous gymnasts to take the title.

The U.S. women earned a 4-1 victory over Canada here tonight in front of a sellout crowd at the Ann Arbor Ice Cube in a game prior to the 2011 International Ice Hockey Federation World Women's Championship.

The Women's Match Racing fleet at the 42nd Trofeo S.A.R. Princesa Sofia MAPFRE has now been reduced to the top eight teams. The morning saw the completion of the Repechage Group to see who would advance to the Quarter-Finals with the Gold Group. Anne-Claire Le Berre (FRA) and Stephanie Hazard (NZL) were 1-2 in the group with scores of 4 wins and one loss each.

The U.S. fell to Canada by a 3-1 score here tonight at the Ann Arbor Ice Cube in a game prior to the 2011 International Ice Hockey Federation World Women's Championship. photo Jeff Vinnick

The people of Auckland turned out in force in support of netball last night, with a crowd of 5,000 flocking to Vector Arena to watch the ANZ Championship Round 9 clash between the Mercury Energy Tactix and LG Mystics.

One of the world's top doubles teams has reached it's sixth semifinal of the year in Charleston. Peschke and Srebotnik defeated Goerges/Petrova 63 75 on Thursday evening. Top seed Caroline Wozniacki didn't have it all her own way in her 3rd round clash coming through in two tough sets. Petrova, Stosur and Hantuchova all falling.

Day one of the 2011 European Artistic Gymnastics Championship in Berlin saw the women’s qualification competition.

Seven Commonwealth Bank Southern Stars squad members have been selected to travel to India for a nine day AIS Training Camp in May.

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has announced that Olympic champion Lindsey Vonn (Vail, CO) will take a leading role in mentoring athletes at the 2012 Winter Youth Olympic Games in Innsbruck, Austria. Vonn will become the first ever Winter Youth Olympic Games Ambassador.

A punishing third quarter propelled Northern Mystics to a decisive 58-45 win over Canterbury Tactix, to keep their top four prospect well on track, in Auckland tonight.

CHENNAI (BFI) - Geethu Anna Jose didn’t know in the middle of February when she was scoring at will for Southern Railway in the 25th IMG-Reliance Federation Cup Championship that a huge opportunity was going to come her way. photo FIBA

BEIJING (WCBA/WNBA) - Great Britain’s women will be taking on the Atlanta Dream on May 29 in Manchester, England, but another national team will be getting a taste of the WNBA before the Brits. photo FIBA

Australia's next generation of lawn bowls stars will clash with New Zealand in Adelaide on the weekend when the Junior Trans Tasman test series ignites in the City of Churches.

The International Triathlon (ITU) is pleased to announce that reigning Olympic gold medallists Emma Snowsill and Jan Frodeno are the first triathletes to be named Laureus Ambassadors. photo Triathlon.org

Top seed Caroline Wozniacki took just 56 minutes to brush aside American Irina Falconi 61 61. Sam Stosur, Jelena Jankovic and Nadia Petrova all through. 14th seed Bethanie Mattek-Sands went out to Elena Vesnina 64 76(6).

Sarah Kippax and Natalie Grinham continued the successful run by qualifiers in the first round of the Cedrus Investments Women's Cayman Islands Open by earning unexpected berths in the quarter-finals of the WISPA World Series squash event in its third year at Grand Cayman in the Cayman Islands.

Megan Pascoe is in a strong position to claim World Cup silverware in the 2.4mR Paralympic event when they take to the water for their final day of racing on Friday.

Ariel Hsing from the United States won the respective Women's Singles title at the inaugural ITTF-North America Cup on Saturday 2nd April 2011.

It is the first race of 2011 Dextro Energy Triathlon ITU World Championship Series and all of the world's best have come out to play.

Chelsea Pitman announced as first nominee for ANZ Championship's 2011 Best Young Player award. 2011 Queensland Firebirds recruit Chelsea Pitman has been announced as the first nominee for the ANZ Championship's Best Young Player award.

Another full day of racing at the 42nd Trofeo S.A.R. Princesa Sofia MAPFRE in Palma de Mallorca for the 24 Women's Match Racing teams.

After a long day on the water Stage One was completed for the Women's Match Racing at the 42nd Trofeo S.A.R. Princesa Sofia MAPFRE in Palma de Mallorca, Spain. The second day of racing in Palma offered the sailors tricky conditions with moderate and shifty winds.