Women sport news

SZOMBATHELY (2010 FIBA World Championship for Women) - Australia had to come from behind in the fourth quarter to beat hosts Hungary at the Felkeszulesi Torna over the weekend.

One of the nation's most coveted lawn bowls tournaments, the 2010 NSW Open, will be staged in Wagga Wagga after the city secured the rights to host the $30,000 grand prix earlier today (19/7).

British Dressage today announced their selection for the para-equestrian dressage squad that will compete at the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games 2010.

Ai Miyazato's preparations for this week's Evian Masters, presented by Société Générale, could not have gone any better as the defending champion heads to France as the newly crowned number one on the Rolex Women's World Rankings.

The only thing hotter than the 90-plus degree heat was the duel in the pitchers circle between Monica Abbott, from the Tennessee Diamonds, and Jennie Finch, from the Chicago Bandits, in National Pro Fastpitch action.

The GBR1 Women’s Group of Jennie Miller, Katherine Smith and Emma Waiters literally snatched the Silver medal, by a mere 0.030pts from the Ukraine who had to be content with the Bronze at the World Championships in Wrozlaw, Poland. photo Mateusz Jazkulski

Sweden's Lisa Norden won today's Dextro Energy Triathlon ITU World Championship Hamburg in a last-second sprint over reigning world champion Emma Moffatt. Photo credit: ITU / Janos Schmidt

The 2010 Volvo Youth Sailing ISAF World Championship officially came to an end with the Closing Ceremony held at the poolside of the Sheraton Hotel in Istanbul.

Top seed Flavia Pennetta continues her winning form into the semi finals after defeating Nuria Llagostera Vives of Spain in straight sets. Second and third seeds Rezai and Errani both out.

TOULOUSE (2010 FIBA World Championship for Women) - Chinese head coach Wang Guizhi looks forward to the start of the first U17 FIBA World Championship for Women and there is not much longer left for her to wait as China will be first out on the court in Toulouse on Friday afternoon (15:00 CET) when they face Argentina. photo FIBA

SZOMBATHELY (2010 FIBA World Championship for Women) - The Australians continued their whirlwind summer of basketball with a 93-63 victory over Slovakia on Thursday in a four-nation tournament being staged in Hungary. photo FIBA

After four days of disrupted racing, competitors at the Delta Lloyd 470 World Championships finally saw co-operative conditions in The Hague on Friday (16 July), with British sailors in strong contention as the world title challenge heats up. Richard Langdon/Skandia Team GBR

The streets of the City of London were teeming with nearly 6,500 runners and crowds of spectators this evening for The 2010 Standard Chartered Great City Race. London’s premier 5km team running challenge weaved through the Square Mile past the historic landmarks of St Paul’s Cathedral and the Bank of England.

Samsung World Championship Trophy 2010 Review and photos from John Coxon. Since going to press with our last report on the Championship Trophy the script has been re-written at Highfields with, for example, the mighty Dutch going down to Argentina and the English squad not only beating Germany but coming back against the Chinese from one down in the first half to record another remarkable win.

England Women won the third NatWest Women’s One Day International by six wickets at Derby tonight. Jenny Gunn (5-31) had an outstanding bowling spell to post career-best figures and hit the winning runs to pick up player of the match under the lights at the County Ground.

The Chicago Bandits used three home runs and a two-hit performance from Jennie Finch in a 7-0 shutout of the Tennessee Diamonds.

Horizon Fitness Racing Team riders Alex Greenfield and Hannah Rich have both been selected to ride for Team Wales for the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi, India.

Joanne Eccles, a current European Champion vaulter, from Tillicoultry, was the pick of the results, from last weekend (10-11 July) in the Nations Cup CHIO competition in Aachen, Germany, winning the individual female title for the second year running. Photograph courtesy of Patrick Bussman

MOSCOW (2010 FIBA World Championship for Women) – Spartak Moscow Region signing Epiphanny Prince has been granted Russian citizenship and is expected to play for the women’s national team, according to media reports in the country. photo FIBA

The British delegation at the 6th World Age Group Championships in Acrobatic Gymnastics in Wrozlaw, Poland are celebrating their remarkable success - a total of 7 medals (2 Gold and 5 Silver) in the 11- 16 and 12-19 Age groups. photo Mateusz Jazkulski

An unbelievably exciting sailing day in Medemblik today with 'fireworks' in all classes. Fantastic weather, and at last, good wind varying from 20 - 30 knots. We love days like this. www.sandervanderborch.com

Australian Netball Diamonds coach Norma Plummer has today named her 2010/11 Diamonds squad. The 22 players will be in contention for the 12-player team to travel to Delhi in October for Australia’s Commonwealth Games gold medal campaign.

The “quest” for their fifth SWATCH FIVB World Tour championship in the last six seasons for Juliana Felisberta Silva and Larissa Franca received a big boost here Saturday as the Brazilians defeated Sara Goller and Laura Ludwig of Germany in two sets to win the women’s gold medal at the US$600,000 1to1 energy Grand Slam. photo FIVB

Six Australian wrestlers will have the distinction of becoming the first female wrestlers to compete at the Commonwealth Games when the women’s freestyle discipline is introduced in Delhi in October.

The Women's 18 competition saw the victory of Denmark after a 24-20 victory in the Final against Russia.

The draw for the 2010/11 EHF Women's Champions League Qualification and Group Matches took place in the EHF Headquarters today. The major draw event including 30 European top clubs was attended by club representatives coming to Vienna for the occasion.