Canada’s NSWT cracked open the 2010 World Cup with a 37 – 10 victory over the Scots in London, England. With five tries and 12 points off the boot of flyhalf Anna Schnell, Canada started the World Cup exactly how they planned at the expense of ninth-ranked Scotland.
England’s 16 women’s hockey players, announced today as the team for the Delhi Commonwealth Games, could make it four medals in a row if they reach the podium in Delhi this October. photo John Coxon
ELGIN, Illinois - The Tennessee Diamond jumped out to a 3-0 lead and never trailed, defeating the Chicago Bandits 4-2 Friday night at Bandits Stadium at Judson University.
“I’m really pleased to have won the Time Trial at the Paracycling Worlds for the second year running. I wanted to pace my ride really well and finish strong. photos by Barney Storey and British Cycling
THE Youth Olympics are just six days old, but the performances of the young stars in Singapore have already sent statisticians scrambling for their record books.
RUSSIAN tennis player Daria Gavrilova can always be counted on to bounce back after losing the first set. Yesterday, she did just that and claimed a big prize – the Youth Olympic Games (YOG) girls’ singles title.
FOR Chinese swimmer Tang Yi, the Youth Olympic Games will be unforgettable for six “golden” reasons. The 17-year-old yesterday claimed her fifth and sixth golds with wins in the 50m freestyle and mixed 4x100m freestyle to become the most decorated athlete at these inaugural Games.
Women’s Rugby World Cup 2010 kicks-off on Friday and event organisers are confident that the global showcase tournament will elevate the Women’s Game to new levels, capturing the hearts and minds of new audiences both in the UK and around the world via an unprecedented broadcast platform.
Some of the world's greatest women's Artistic Gymnasts will be competing over the weekend 28/29th August, at Gateshead Leisure Centre's first International event since it's recent multi million pound refurbishment.
Jenna Randall and Olivia Allison have been selected to represent England in Synchronised Swimming at the Commonwealth Games in Delhi, Commonwealth Games England has announced today.
After a 17 hour journey from Manchester via Munich, Montreal and Mont Joli I arrived in Baie Comeau which sits on the northern banks of the St Lawerence River some 420 miles north east of Montreal. photo Sarah Storey Horizon Fitness
150 extreme sportsmen and women, four demanding disciplines, immensely challenging stages and a Czech victory. On Saturday the ninth edition of the outdoortrophy, one of the world's hardest team competitions, took place in Lingenau/Vorarlberg (Austria).
Her Royal Highness (HRH) Princess Margriet of the Netherlands has officially confirmed her attendance at the 2010 International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Swimming World Championships in Eindhoven.
Home support and light winds - despite a forecast for thunderstorms - helped local sailor Audrey Pei Lin Yong (SIN) on Tuesday at the Singapore 2010 Youth Olympic Games.
Princess Stephanie of Monaco wants to keep a low profile at the Singapore 2010 Youth Olympic Games, which she is attending not as a royal, but as proud mother.
MAYBE the secret lies in their Gyuvetch (a stew) recipe, or in the ingredients of their Tarator (a soup). But there has to be an explanation why Bulgarians, at the summer Olympics, have won most of their medals by throwing people around (wrestling, 67 medals) or hefting iron over their heads (weightlifting, 37 medals).
The Australian Netball Diamonds have made it a clean sweep of the three match series against the Jamaican Sunshine Girls, recording another impressive victory, 71 - 40.
Madeline Perry became the first Irishwoman to win the Australian Open when she beat England's Alison Waters in today's (Sunday) thrilling five-game final of the $56,000 WISPA World Tour squash event - the sixth WISPA Gold championship of the year - in Canberra.
Fourth Seed Kim Clijsters came back from 3 match points down for a blistering win against Maria Sharapova. The Belgian who lost the first set and was trailing in the second found her game after a rain delay and went on to win her third title of the year with a 2-6, 7-6 (7/4), 6-2 win.
At the Duramed FUTURES Tour's second-to-last tournament of the 2010 season, this week's $100,000 Greater Richmond Golf Classic was viewed by many players as one of the last two critical stepping stones to the 2011 LPGA Tour. photo Futurestour.com
After a joint inspection of the highly rated Yalong Bay Golf Course and facilities at Sanya today, top officials of the Ladies European Tour and the Ladies Asian Golf Tour have added their enthusiastic support to that of China Golf Association for the holding of the inaugural Eur200,000 Sanya Ladies’ Open planned for 22nd to 24th October.
ROUND ROCK, Texas-Charging in from left field, Bandits’ left fielder Emily Friedman dove forward, snagging the ball just before it hit the ground, sending the Pride’s Natasha Watley back to the bench in the top of the first.
Double Olympic Champion Becky Adlington was back on the top step of the podium after a thrilling Women’s 400m Freestyle victory and the Women’s 4x100 Medley Relay delivered another European title to enhance Britain’s greatest European performance my a massive margin.
Double Paralympic Champion Eleanor Simmonds gave the British Disability Swimming Team, powered by British Gas, the perfect start to competition by knocking four seconds off her world record in the S6 400m Freestyle.
The most decorated female athlete at the 2008 Beijing Olympics and the 2004 Athens Olympics, Natalie Coughlin of the USA, today confirmed her participation in the Singapore leg of the FINA/Arena Swimming World Cup that will be held from 16-17 October at the Singapore Sports School. photo Singapore Swimming Association”.
The Amber Dune Butterfly Effect Dominican Republic landed in Cabarete on August 6-7, 2010. This year’s event doubled in size hosting 55 participants from all over the world.
