Women sport news

The Chicago Bandits (2-2) fell short in the nationally televised game four of the five game series against the USSSA Pride (2-2) today on ESPN 2.

12.06.10 Melbourne 5 Test Wheelchair Basketball Series Australia v Germany, Melbourne Australia’s Senior Womens Wheelchair Basketball team (Gliders ) had hardly been home long after their bronze playoff win against the developing GB side at the BT Paralympics, Manchester (and just enough time for some of their bikes and game chairs to be re-united with them following a mess up at Manchester airport !) when they moved onto the next phase of preparation for the World Cup at Birmingham’s NEC , next month, hosting a series of five friendlies with the German’s over the week 7th-11th June in Melbourne.

Top seed Li Na is back in the world top ten after defeating Maria Sharapova in two sets 75 61. She claims her third WTA Title. Last year, Li beat Sharapova but wound up falling in the final to Slovakia's Magdalena Rybarikova.

Hy-Vee De Moines Triathlon, Iowa June 13th. Report and Photos from John Coxon Australia’s diminutive Emma Snowsill, one of the most successful triathletes ever , is back on top (after her hip surgery last November) coming from nowhere in the later stages of the 10K run at De Moines to take Gold and a snatch the purse of $200,000 from some very good company.

Report and Photo John Coxon GB Sydney Olympian, Brentford’s Jodie Swallow has won the first round of the ETU Premium European Cup Series in Pontevedra Saturday 12th June in near perfect conditions in direct contrast to the previous two years held in the wet and cold . With 2012 looming Jodie’s performance continues the fantastic run of GB female success illustrating the nations strength in depth . Who can forget her awesome victory at last year’s ITU World Long Distance Triathlon Championships in Perth, Australia where Jodie blitzed the field by 11 minutes.

First Windows Waikato/Bay of Plenty Magic kept their playoff hopes alive with a battling 58-52 win over the Haier Pulse in ANZ Championship action in Napier today.

The England women’s cricket team will play two Twenty20 matches against Denstone College 1st XI and Staffordshire U17 boys today. photo Christopher Lee

BOURGES (2010 FIBA World Championship for Women) - Emmeline Ndongue admits there’s nothing quite like putting on the French shirt. photo FIVB

BENDIGO (2010 FIBA World Championship for Women) - Australia aren't at full strength, but don't tell that to the Japanese. photo FIBA

The tension was thick in the ballpark as Bandits pitcher Kristina Thorson stepped into the circle to face USSSA Pride pinch hitter Charlotte Morgan with two outs and a runner on third in the bottom of the seventh inning. photo Dana Kwit

Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games gold medallist Amy Williams said she is thrilled to be made an MBE in the Queen¹s Birthday Honours List. Amy struck gold in the skeleton at the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games.

(BT Paralympic World Cup Wheelchair Basketball, Manchester May 27-30, 2010    report and photographs from John Coxon The Canadian Women’s National Wheelchair Basketball Teams won gold at the 2010 Paralympic Cup held May 27-30, 2010 in Manchester.

The four teams that will compete in Saturday’s semifinals at the 2010 Montreux Volley Masters have been confirmed following the third day of competition on Thursday. photo FIVB

It was a day for the top-eight seeded tandems as each Beach Volleyball pair won their respective pools at the US$600,000 Grand Slam presented by SEAT. photo FIVB

Number 2 seed Maria Sharapova won 2 matches on Thursday to take her into the Aegon classic Quarter Finals. Britain's Laura Robson played a good match against number 3 seed Yanina Wickmayer of Belgium but eventually lost 75 64. Top seed Li Na took out the remaining Brit Anne Keothavong 62 64

Top seeds Li Na and Maria Sharapova are both through to the semi finals at The Aegon Classic in Birmingham. 3rd seed Yanina Wickmayer was defeated by Alison Rike of the USA in three sets.

She tried hard not to compare herself to her former teammate. And she fought the pangs of jealousy and resentment of being left behind. photo futurestour.com

Team Dillon’s Jodie Stimpson, current reigning British Triathlon Super Series Champion has won the Mazda Blenheim Triathlon  for the second year running storming home, on a wet and cold day in the palace grounds, a full three minutes ahead of Welsh athlete Non Stanford in a time of 01: 05 : 56 ( just only just under 8 minutes slower than fellow team mate/training partner  Stuart Hayes.

With just two rounds remaining until the 2010 Finals Series, prepare for some seriously hot ANZ Championship action this weekend!

Bandits pitchers struggled tonight against the Florida Pride bats. The Bandits cycled through three pitchers for the night with 6 runs were scored in the second and fourth innings. Eileen Canney started the night and was relieved by Jessica Sallinger in the middle of the second inning after loading the bases with two walks and a hit.

The UK’s queen of speed has now taken the top spot on the official International Speed Windsurfing Class ranking.

Arrighetti storms into the lead after convincing performances in their respective fleets off the beautiful Catalunyan coast. photo PWA

Peru continued their build up to the Singapore 2010 Youth Olympic Games on Saturday as they beat Colombia 3-1 (23-25, 25-21, 25-19, 25-16) in the finals of the Junior’s Latin Cup, in Lima, Peru, in front of 3,000 spectators. photo FIVB

Only three matches were finalised yesterday due to the good old British Weather. Aleksandra Wozniack, Vania King and Ayumi Morita of Japan all through to the second round. Laura Robson is on Centre Court for her second round match against Yelena Wickmayer. Second seed Maria Sharapova plays B Mattek-Sands USA.

2nd seed Maria Sharapova was once again dampened by the Great British Weather when her second round match against Bethanie Mattek was suspended during the first set. Seeds Vania King, Andrea Petkovic and Yaroslava Shvedova all out in the second round.

Newly crowned Rolex Rankings Number 1 and 2008 Champion, Jiyai Shin heads the latest entry list as the Ricoh Women’s British Open gears up to celebrate it’s 35th year as one of the world most prestigious Championships.