Women sport news

Laura Enever (AUS) 18, today claimed her maiden ASP Women’s Star-Series victory with a come-from-behind win over Courtney Conlogue (USA) 18, at the Billabong Azores Islands Women’s Pro presented by Nissan an Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) sanctioned event.

In the women’s fleet, 2009 world champion, Valerie Arrighetti (Tabou, Loft, Mystic) also endured a frustrating four days at the top of the table, but finally took her first event crown of 2010 this evening ahead of former world champion, Karin Jaggi (Patrik, Severne), and transatlantic hopeful, Sarah Hebert (Naish, Naish).

INDIANAPOLIS - Allyson Felix and Jeremy Wariner claimed victory in the women's and men's 400m, respectively, while David Oliver equaled the meet record in the men's 110m hurdles Saturday at the at the Aviva London Grand Prix, part of the Samsung Diamond League.

Britain will go into tomorrow with a lot to race for and medals up for grabs. Kate Haywood and Fran Halsall will be both in action again as they take on the Women’s 50m Breastroke and 50m Freestyle finals respectively.

Singapore dominated matters in the Women's Singles event at the KRA Korean Open in Incheon on Saturday 14th August 2010; FENG Tianwei, WANG Yue Gu and LI Jia Wei all booked semi-final places.

The Australian Netball Diamonds have recorded another emphatic victory over Jamaica's Sunshine Girls, winning the second of the three match series 69 - 42. photo John Coxon

ECB Women's Development XI defeat Ireland by seven wickets, to win the ICC Women's World Cup Qualifier competition in Stirling today.

Scotland's Vikki Laing held a one stroke lead after a windy first round at the S4C Wales Ladies Championship of Europe. She carded a two under par 70 in testing conditions to finish ahead of England's Henrietta Zuel and Christel Boeljon of the Netherlands at Conwy Golf Club in North Wales.

England Senior Womens coach Danny Kerry has announced the squad selection to go to Rosario, Argentina for the BDO FIH World Cup 29th August – 11th September. Report and photos from John Coxon

The Netherlands Coach, Herman Kruis has announced his squad to contest the BDO FIH World Championship at Rosario, Argentina at the end of the month. Report & Photos from John Coxon

Juliana Felisberta Silva and Larissa Franca tied a SWATCH FIVB World Tour record here Saturday afternoon as the Brazilians defeated the Beijing 2008 Olympic bronze medal winners from China in the finals at the US$600,000 Mazury Orlen Grand Slam to claim their 35th international gold medal before a capacity crowd on the Hotel Anders centre court.

England suffered a disappointing  defeat in the second of their test matches against the USA at Bisham Abbey , a short series as part of the final preparation for the FIH BDO Women's Hockey World Cup in Rosario, Argentina 30th August . Report and photos from John Coxon

Nominations are now invited for the 2010 ISAF Rolex World Sailor of the Year Awards, the most prestigious award of recognition in the sport of sailing. Since the first Awards presentation in 1994, the nominees and winners have always included the highest achievers from all disciplines of the sport.

This week 40 roller derby teams learned that they have a shot at being the 2010 Women’s Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA) Champions. With the opening whistle of WFTDA playoff season just weeks away, the brackets for the four regional playoffs are now set.

Serena Williams's recent foot injury has put her return to the US Open in doubt as she has been forced to pull out of 3 tournaments. The world number 1 who sustained the injury from a piece of broken glass is now waiting to see if she will be fit enough to return.

In the first of two World Cup warm up games for the England Hockey women this week England went down 3-2 to the USA on Tuesday afternoon. Leicester's Katie Long scored both of England's goals as they responded too late to going 3-0 down at Bisham Abbey National Sports Centre. photo Ady Kerry

August 1, 2010 - With her dad on her bag and her mom in the gallery, Cindy LaCrosse of Tampa, Fla., claimed her second professional victory this season at the $100,000 Alliance Bank Golf Classic. LaCrosse shot 12-under-par (201) on the East Course of Drumlins Country Club.

The Sime Darby Group and event organisers IMG today confirmed that the inaugural Sime Darby LPGA Malaysia will offer female golfers from Malaysia and ASEAN nations the chance to take on the world's best through two qualifying tournaments in the coming weeks.

For the fifth consecutive game of the series, the Chicago Bandits (24-13) scored first; this time with a run in the top of the third on an RBI single from Bandits third baseman Stacy May, driving Emily Friedman, who had reached on an error, across the plate.

France's Sylvain Sudrie and Switzerland's Caroline Steffen dominated the ITU Long Distance Triathlon World Championships on a gruelling course in the German Alps. They powered through the 130 kilometre bike course and battled through the 30 kilometre run to be crowned champions.

Reagan Carey (Atlanta, Ga.), former captain of the Colby College women's ice hockey team who spent the past nine years working for the National Hockey League's Atlanta Thrashers, has been named USA Hockey's director of women's hockey.

Hoofdklasse News-Former Netherlands Womens Hockey midfielder ,Miek Van Geenhuizen signed up recently with the Den Haag based hockey Club , HDM (Haagsche Delftsche Mixed) , Report and photos from John Coxon

Basking in the brightness of the Portuguese sunshine Sunday, Jane Croson and Summer Ross of the United States overpowered Russia’s Ekaterina Karapischenko/Maria Ushkova to claim the women’s gold medal at the 2010 SWATCH FIVB Youth World Championships.

Malaysian squash star Nicol David won her fourth successive CIMB Singapore Women's Masters title on an all-glass court seen for the first time at Kallang Leisure Park in Singapore - but her English opponent Alison Waters can take credit for having given the world number one her toughest test in today's (Saturday) final of the $53,500 WISPA World Tour Gold event.

Cabarete, Dominican Republic July 29, 2010 The Amber Dune Butterfly Effect will land in Cabarete on August 6-7, 2010, encouraging girls and women of all ages to get out on the ocean and show the world they that can surf with the best of them.

USA Hockey today announced the 21-player 2010 U.S. Women's Under-18 Select Team, which will participate in both the 2010 USA Hockey Women's National Festival and the 2010 Under-18 Series.