Women sport news

Top seed Caroline Wozniack ousts Hungarian Greta Arn for a place in the third round of the Toray Pan Pacific Open. French Open Champion Franesca Schiavone takes on Date Krumm for a place in the quarter finals. Fourth seed Sanantha Stosur went down to Julia Goerges of Germany in two sets.

Following this weekend’s ties in round one of the Women’s Cup, the draw has been made for the last 32 of the competition. photo John Coxon

Diana Tham and Aretha Pan, who finished first and second respectively in the Sime Darby LPGA Malaysia national qualifying event played over the East Course at Kuala Lumpur Golf & Country Club (KLGCC), have earned two invaluable exemptions to play in the inaugural tournament next month. photo SIME DARBY LPGA MALAYSIA

A female kiteboarding clinic and fundraising event in New York takes kiteboarding to the next level

The ladies competition features a pair of silver medalists from this fall’s previous JGP events. Kristiene Gong earned the first international medal of her career with a second-place finish in Austria two weeks ago, while Yasmin Siraj, the reigning U.S. junior silver medalist, had an impressive international debut in the season’s inaugural event in France, where she, too, came in second.

For the second night in a row, the U.S. Women's National Volleyball Team was edged by Brazil in five sets, this time by scores of 24-26, 25-17, 25-22, 20-25, 15-10 on Sept. 26 at Maringa, Brazil, as part of a four-match friendly exhibition tour of Brazil.

The Sub Zonal Phase tournament – Pool H came to an end this afternoon in Alanya with Austria capturing the first place in the women’s competition. After a couple of thrilling matches Austria finally cruised past Finland 3-1. photo FIVB

BATTLING Great Britain narrowly lost for the second time in 24 hours, going down 18-20 to Switzerland in the second match of their Four Nations Tournament campaign in Liverpool. photo Michele Davidson

Defending Champion Maria Sharapova is out of the Toray Pan Pacific Open, going down to Japans Kimiko Date Krumm in three sets.

Janell Bullock is the Assistant General Manager of the Kinston Indians located in Kinston, North Carolina. They have been an Affiliate of the Cleveland Indians since 1987.

Lindsey Van (Park City, UT) scored two podium finishes over the weekend in Falun, Sweden in the women's Continental Cup normal hill, HS98, event. Van was second on Saturday and third on Sunday, finishing ahead of Jessica Jerome (Park City, UT) in third and fourth.

The England women’s cricket team tonight won the title of ‘Sports Team of the Year’ at the 2010 Women in Public Life Awards.

It went down to the very final race at the 2010 ISAF Women's Match Racing World Championship with Lucy MacGregor (GBR) taking on double world champion Sally Barkow (USA).

A capacity crowd at the Manchester velodrome witnessed another day of world class track cycling, as Olympic champion Rebecca Romero returned to the boards, Victoria Pendleton won her 29th National title

Horizon Fitness Racing Team has added Claire Thomas to its roster for 2010 and 2011. Claire will be riding for Scotland in the Commonwealth Games in Delhi, has been added to the squad with immediate effect.

Katherine Brunt, England women's Cricketer of the Year, is among those nominated as Women's Cricketer of the Year. The seamer, currently ranked second in ICC rankings and picked up career best figures of 5-22 in India earlier this year.

After winning in Bahia last week, Hawaiian Coco Ho, 19, does it again, claiming the Maresia Girls International over Pauline Ado (FRA), 19, in small but clean surf at Praia Mole. photo ASP South America

Anna Blyth left it late to take gold after a tactical battle in the Women’s point race. The 100% ME rider timed her attack perfectly on the last lap to capture the win.

Malaysia's Nicol David won a record-equalling fifth World Open squash title in Egypt tonight when she beat local hope Omneya Abdel Kawy in straight games in the final of the $147,000 Soho Square Women's World Open in the Egyptian Red Sea resort of Soho Square at Sharm El Sheikh. photo WISPA

LEADING by one goal at half time, Great Britain went down 22-23 to visitors Portugal in their opening clash of the Four Nations Tournament at the Echo Arena in Liverpool.

Former England Women’s international Brenda Sempare was today inducted into the National Football Museum’s Hall of Fame. Sempare, pictured above (bottom row, far left), played in all four of England's matches at the 1995 Women's World Cup in Sweden and helped Ted Copeland’s side defeat Canada and Nigeria (both 3-2) either side of a 2-0 defeat to Norway.

A big thunderstorm this morning in the Santa Catarina Island almost forced the Maresia Girls International organizers to call the contest off for the day.

The highlight of Day 2 at the National Track Championships came when Jess Varnish and Becky James became the new Women’s Team Sprint National Champions after beating City of Edinburgh A in the final. photo British Cycling

Victoria Pendleton continued her supremacy in the sprint discipline on Day 3 as she claimed her ninth National Sprint title, seeing off stiff competition from young prodigies Becky James (Silver) and Jess Varnish (Bronze).

Omneya Abdel Kawy provided the dream climax to the $147,000 Soho Square Women's World Open Squash Championship in the Egyptian Red Sea resort of Soho Square at Sharm El Sheikh by becoming the first Egyptian to reach a World Open final in the event's maiden staging in her home country.

The Maresia Girls International is the second last chance for the girls to get one of the six spots to get a place into the Women’s surfing elite, the Women’s World Tour.