Women sport news

ITU superstar Vanessa Fernandes of Portugal made her 2010 debut at the Quarteira ITU Triathlon European Cup in her home country last week, and it appears the 2008 Olympic silver medallist hasnâ€™t missed a beat, as she won in convincing fashion. Spaniard Mario Mola, the reigning Junior world champion, was victorious in the menâ€™s contest.

Fernandes Returns to Racing with a Win in Quarteira

Reigning womenâ€™s 100m World and Olympic champion Shelly-Ann Fraser will be lighting up the track when she competes at the Aviva British Grand Prix, Britainâ€™s first IAAF Diamond League event, at Gateshead International Stadium on Saturday 10 July.

World and Olympic champion Fraser is announced for Gateshead â€“ IAAF Diamond League

International race walker Jo Jackson has been selected following her victory in the UK and RWA National 20K Championships at Victoria Park, London, on 11 April.

First track and field athlete selected for Englandâ€™s Commonwealth Games team

Among those starring in Dakar will be womenâ€™s World record holder and World champion, Anita Wlodarczyk of Poland.

Hammer Challenge set to throw Dakar into a spin

21. April Volleyball1829

NORCECA Girlsâ€™ Youth teams to compete in Guatemala next week

The NORCECA Continental Girlsâ€™ Youth Championship for athletes under 18 years-old is scheduled from April 27-May 2 in Guatemala with teams from 10 countries vying for one ticket to the 2010 Singapore Youth Olympic Games and also three spots in next yearâ€™s FIVB World Championship in Turkey. photo FIVB

21. April Beach Volleyball4171

German women advance to set Qualifying field for Brasilia Open

With a country quota match between two German teams, the final field for Tuesdayâ€™s womenâ€™s qualification tournament was set for the BrasÃlia Open, the season-opening event on the 2010 SWATCH FIVB World Tour professional beach volleyball calendar. photo FIVB

21. April Swimming1584

Adlington to spearhead England swimming team challenge at Commonwealth Games

Double Olympic gold medallist Rebecca Adlington (pictured) has been named alongside world champions Liam Tancock and Gemma Spofforth to lead the England swimming charge for medals at the Delhi 2010 Commonwealth Games later this year.

20. April Netball1229

Surrey Storm sweep Loughborough Lightning aside

The final match of their first season in the Co-operative Netball Superleague ended in another big win for table topping Surrey Storm at Loughborough Lightning. Shooter Rachel Dunn climbed over seven hundred goals for the season.

20. April Netball1442

Northern Thunder defeat The Hertfordshire Mavericks

Third place in the regular season of the Co-operative Netball Superleague was up for grabs at the Hertfordshire Sports Village; Northern Thunder taking on Hertfordshire Mavericks

20. April Golf2531

Mothers and Daughters hat trick for Alex and Ann Peters

Sixteen-year-old Alex Peters and her mother, Ann, (pictured) completed a hat trick of successive wins in the Mothers and Daughters 27-hole scratch foursomes at Royal Mid Surrey.

20. April Golf4023

Young Participant Martha Lewis, wins the 27-hole handicap price

Martha Lewis, aged only ten, outplayed the large field of 64 couples with her Mother, to win the 27-hole handicap price.

20. April Golf1705

Manchester pair win Northern foursomes

Manchesters Elaine Clark teamed up with a new partner to win the Northern ladies foursomes for the second year in succession.

20. April Golf1448

Record-setting US wins for English students

England international Jodi Ewart (pictured) and Channel Islander Olivia Jordan Higgins have both won their conference championships on the US womenâ€™s college circuit â€“ in record-setting style.

20. April Billiards2228

AWBT 1st Stop of 2010 $300 Added at Bullshooters Phoenix

Bullshooters was the place for the AWBTs first stop of 2010! Sixteen women came out to play in this $300 added 9-ball event on 9 tables! The top eight were: Edwidge Cavanna, Jeri Engh, Ashea Erdahl, Sunny Griffin, Kathleen Lawless, Sara Miller, Pat Schultz and Susan Williams.

20. April Billiards2087

Casperâ€™s Billiards 9-Ball Classic III

On April 24th -25th, Casperâ€™s Billiards and owners Roy & Kathy Robinson will host their third Lone Star Billiards Tour stop with $1,550 added, featuring Open 9-Ball, One Pocket, and Ladies Open 9-Ball events.

20. April Surfing1559

Karla Costa Taylor and Anastasia Ashley take the pipeline

Karla Costa Taylor and Anastasia Ashley won the North Shore Soap Factory Pipeline Womens Pro today in 3-5 foot surf at the Banzai Pipeline.

20. April Cycling3612

Liverpool Pedals it even Pinker

Liverpoolâ€™s Sefton Park turned pink once again as over 500 women got on their bikes for Breast Cancer Campaign today (18 April). This is the second Pedal it Pink event to come to Liverpool, with both events expected to raise over Â£90,000 to help fund vital research into breast cancer.

19. April Tennis1171

Stosur big win in Charleston

Aussie Samantha Stosur wiped Vera Zvonareva aside to win her biggest career title to date. She defeated Zvonareva 60 63. Huber/Petrova defeated King/Krajicek to win the doubles title 63 64

19. April Tennis1242

Schiavone wins in Barcelona

Italian Francesca Schiavone defeated fellow compatriot Roberta Vinci in just 59 minutes 61 61 to win her third career title.

19. April Hockey1339

England outplayed by Olympic Silver Medallists

Great Britainâ€™s women put in a commanding performance in the second of two tests against the Olympic silver medallists China at Bisham Abbey on Friday but despite outplaying their Asian opponents for long spells it was China who came out on top, winning 3-1. photo Ady Kerry

19. April Billiards2328

Asia vs USA/Europe in Womens First Ever Queens Cup

Chicago,IL - Dragon Promotions once again is making history bringing together the hottest women in billiards from the three strongest billiard continents in the 1st Annual Queens Cup! Its East vs West as four Asian women take on the womens team formed from USA and Europe

19. April Surfing1790

Pipegirls take last day of 14

Pipeline is a fickle wave especially when the wind is swift. The event is on finally on the last day of the waiting period. Monday the 19th. A new NW swell will shift the take off slightly and give the Women a chance of a left breaking wave. Photo www.liquidlightimages.com

19. April Other Sports1300

LARGEST GYM IN SCOTLAND LAUNCHES IN THE CAPITAL

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19. April Other Sports1221

China are to bid for the 2012 Womens World Boxing Championships

China are to bid for the 2012 Womens World Boxing Championships, which is set to be a warm-up for when the sport makes its debut at the London Olympics later that year, they have announced.

19. April Gymnastics1426

Dunkirk Spirit sees arrivals by sea and land for the European Gymnastics Championships

This weeks European Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Birmingham, delayed by a day until Thursday (April 22) because of travel difficulties caused by the shutdown of British airports, look likely to go ahead according to plan.

19. April Gymnastics1465

European Gymnastics Championships defy travel problems

Despite the ongoing global travel chaos being caused by the Icelandic volcanic eruption, this weekâ€™s European Gymnastic Championships in Birmingham are set to go-ahead after organisers swung into action to help teams from across the continent travel to the city.

19. April 2276

Dalby World Cup goes ahead as scheduled

The 2010 UCI Mountain Bike Cross-Country World Cup in Dalby Forest, Yorkshire, scheduled for 23 â€“ 25 April, is going ahead as planned despite disruptions to air travel across Europe caused by volcanic dust.

19. April Triathlon1392

Findlay, Silva Win Monterrey World Cup Titles

Monterrey, Mexico, 18 April 2010 - Canadas Paula Findlay won the first World Cup title of her career today, topping Japans Ai Ueda at the Monterrey ITU Triathlon World Cup.

19. April Triathlon1276

JACKSON, MAEDER SCORE CONVINCING WINS AT GOLD COAST

Australias next generation of triathlon superstars showed little respect for triathlon royalty this morning as Emma Jackson raced to victory from Courtney Dutton and Brigitte Fischer while Olympic silver medallist Loretta Harrop finished fourth in her return to elite racing at the Gold Coast Triathlon

19. April Athletics1221