Women sport news

Panama became the first team to qualify for next year's NORCECA Continental Championship by defeating Guatemala 3-0 (25-16, 25-17, 26-24) for a fifth straight victory at the XVI Women's Central American Cup on Thursday.

England and Australia will contest the final of the Women's World Team Squash Championship after both former champions prevailed in dramatic 2/1 semi-final wins in the biennial World Squash Federation event in Palmerston North, New Zealand.

After making her competitive international bow in Sri Lanka in recent days, Cheshire captain and wicketkeeper Lauren Griffiths has today been named in a 15-strong party to tour Australia in January.

MELBOURNE (WNBL) – Tully Bevilaqua may have retired from the Australia national team after this year’s FIBA World Championship for Women in the Czech Republic but she remains at the top of her game.

U.S. Ski Teamer Sarah Schleper (Vail, CO) crushed the field winning both runs with a total time of 1:37.26, almost seven tenths over Canadian Brittany Phelan. Third place went to Marion Bertrand of France with a time of 1:38.03.

Megan McJames (Park City, UT) won the first giant slalom of the women’s NorAm series Wednesday in Aspen. The women’s field was greeted with rock-hard, World Cup-like conditions racing on the same slope as the Visa Aspen Winternational, Nov. 27 and 28.

On the eve of the season opening Visa U.S. Halfpipe Grand Prix, U.S. Snowboarding's 2011 halfpipe teams were announced Tuesday alongside the cavernous 22-foot halfpipe at Copper Mountain. USSA/Margo Christiansen)

MOVE IT 2011 – the biggest dance show in the UK reveals new dance trends for 2011

European champion Hayley Yelling-Higham (coach: Conrad Milton) will defend her title at the SPAR European Cross Country Championships in Albufeira, Portugal on Sunday 12 December 2010 as one of a 36-strong Aviva Great Britain and Northern Ireland team.

To coincide with `World Disability Day' this Frdai (3 December), French TV channel TV5Monde will be dedicating an hour long programme to Paralympic Sport.

Brazil’s Sollys Osasco are likely to arrive at the 2010 FIVB Women’s Club World Championship as one of the favourites to take top spot on the podium, but they are not taking the competition lightly and are well aware that many of the teams set to compete could pose a serious threat to the South American Women’s Club champions. photo FIVB

Hosts New Zealand pulled off their third successive win in the pool stages of the Women's World Team Squash Championship by upsetting Malaysia to finish in top place in Pool D of the biennial World Squash Federation event in Palmerston North. photo womensworldsquash2010.co.nz

With one week to go until the start of the 9th Women’s European Handball Championship in Denmark and Norway, the EHF EURO team and the local organisers are raring to go!

Just four games in the EHL survived the much deliberated cold snap, three on Saturday and one on Sunday leaving 36 fixtures to be re-arranged. photo John Coxon

With the Argentine Hockey Federation ( CAH) recent announcement that Alejandro Labonia has been appointed the new physical fitness trainer of the World champions, it is clear that the national team, who dazzled us in Rosario, intend to raise the bar still further by 2012 with this exciting choice being made to fill the role. Report and Photo from John Coxon

Legendary cricket coach Jack Birkenshaw has won the lifetime achievement award at the 2010 UK Coaching Awards. The 70-year-old was presented with the gong in a glittering ceremony at the Brewery in London last night.

Team Kenda enters a new chapter and joins forces with GEARGRINDER Cycling Lifestyle Clothing and Accessories. With this collaboration, the squad will be renamed Team Kenda p/b GEARGRINDER for the 2011 season.

WSR teamed up with Total Wipeout to bring you some exciting news. Can you tackle the big red balls????

Ireland had a close call in today's opening round of pool play at the Women's World Team Squash Championship in Palmerston North, New Zealand. The seventh seeds came back from the dead to beat tenth seed India 2/1 in the biennial World Squash Federation championship.

Pace bowler Katherine Brunt will return to the squad following a period of strength and conditioning as will left-arm spinner Holly Colvin after a busy three months of University studies. England stalwart Beth Morgan will also re-join the squad as they head Down Under to defend their Ashes crown.

Fenerbahce's Diana Taurasi loves the big occasion and that's what the Team USA star had on Wednesday night when she travelled back to Russia to take on old foe UMMC Ekaterinburg in the EuroLeague Women. photo FIBA

St Johns’ Katrina Wright is assured of finishing the year as the nation’s top-ranked female lawn bowler after winning a cliffhanger at the $30,000 NSW Open in Wagga.

Former Scottish international Kay Moran has clinched a semi-final berth at the NSW Open thanks to a last bowl bomb over Australian number four Bec Quail.

Diamonds vice-captain Natalie von Bertouch has won netball’s highest individual honour the 2010 Liz Ellis Diamonds at the Netball Australia Awards.

Defending champions Costa Rica began the pursuit of a 10th consecutive title by defeating Belize 3-0 (25-11, 25-9, 25-13) on the second day of action at the XVI Women's Central American Cup on Monday. photo FIVB

Emma Beddoes outlasted compatriot Victoria Lust in the final of the Women's Coronation London Open to keep the $10,000 WISPA World Tour squash title in English hands for the third year in a row.