Jen Kessy and April Ross rebounded from a “disappointing†gold medal setback last week in China to capture their second-straight title on Karon Beach here Sunday by claiming the top spot on the US$190,000 Phuket Thailand Open. photo FIVB
After losing the first two matches against Győr and Valcea, Itxako took a surprise point thanks to a fighting spirit and 12 goals of Jessica Alonso.
The match in Zvenigorod was close all 60 minutes and in the very last minute Begona Fernandez scored the equaliser as Zvezda missed the last chance to win the match.
The outstanding year that the England women’s cricket team has enjoyed was recognised during the Sunday Times Sportswomen of the Year awards held on Tuesday 3rd November at the David Beckham Academy in south-east London with the team being awarded Team of the Year and Holly Colvin winning Young Sportswoman of the Year.
Tiffany Joh came into this weeks Duramed FUTURES Tour Qualifying Tournament hoping for a confidence boost as she heads into the LPGAs Final Q-School next month. The Californian likely got what she came for, finishing the week as medalist after todays final round.
SAAS-FEE, Switzerland Halfpipers dropped into their first World Cup competition of the season Thursday and none other than Australian Torah Bright taking the win in Switzerland.
Local heroine , double Beijing gold medallist GB’s Sarah Storey took the gold medal at the Manchester Velodrome ( the World’s busiest Velodrome) this evening, with this her third straight world title win. Photo John Coxon
In just one week from today, on Tuesday, 10 November, Busan, Korea will play host to a spectacular ceremony and presentation where the male and female winners of the 2009 ISAF Rolex World Sailor of the Year Awards will be announced.
The Great Britain Olympic and Paralympic Cycling Team, which returned home from the 2008 Beijing Olympic and Paralympic Games with no less than 34 medals, has been granted Freedom of the City of Manchester in recognition of their outstanding performance and conferred at a ceremony at the Manchester Town Hall.
Englands Jenny Duncalf celebrated the biggest WISPA World Tour title success of her life when she beat long-time rival Omneya Abdel Kawy in the final of the inaugural Womens Soho Square Championship, a $41,600 WISPA World Tour Silver squash event at Soho Square Savoy Hotel in the Egyptian resort of Sharm El Sheikh.
Malaysias Nicol David maintains her stranglehold on top position in the Womens World Squash Rankings, moving into her 40th successive month as world number one in the November list published by the Womens International Squash Players Association. photo WISPA.com
USA Football, the sport’s national governing body on youth and amateur levels, will assemble and manage America’s first women’s national team in the sport.
The National Senior Women’s Team roster has been announced for their upcoming tour to France. A handful of potential new caps and the return of a former player highlight the announcement.
SAN ANTONIO (2010 FIBA World Championship for Women) – The Russian national team point guard, American Becky Hammon, has announced that she is joining Spanish champions Ros Casares.
The worlds top Waterski athletes from 15 countries are now converging on Kuala Lumpurs International Airport for the short ride to Putrajaya. This will be the 29th World Cup Stop in the series.
ZHANG Yining remains the no.1 in the Womens World Ranking. Her Chinese compatriot LIU Shiwen, winner of the Volkswagen Womens World Cup, progresses from no.4 to no.3.
Natalie Darwitz (Eagan, Minn.) paced the U.S. Womens National Team with a pair of goals in a 3-2 victory over Sweden at the 2009 Womens Four Nations Cup here tonight at Vierumaki Arena.
Despite the successful defence of the World Grand Prix title in August, the coach of the Brazilian womens Volleyball team, Jose Roberto Guimaraes, has warned that his team needs more intensive training in order to give it its best chance of retaining its trophy ahead of the FIVB Women’s World Grand Champions Cup which starts on November 10 in Tokyo, Japan. photo FIVB
The season’s final SWATCH FIVB World Tour event on the 2009 international Beach Volleyball calendar produced several surprising results during the first-round play here Thursday at the US$190,000 Phuket Thailand Open powered by PTT on Karon Beach. photo FIVB
US squash star Latasha Khan recorded her fourth WISPA World Tour title success of the year when she beat Englands Emma Beddoes in the final of the Womens Meadowood Pharmacy Open, the $11,100 WISPA event at Winnipeg Winter Club in Winnipeg, Canada.
England suffered a surprise defeat at the hands of the West Indies in the first ODI of the three match series. England, playing their first match in almost two months were defeated by 40 runs at Warner Park, St Kitts by a fast improving West Indian side.
England held their nerve to beat the West Indies by 13 runs in the second ODI at Warner Park, St Kitts to level the three match series at one apiece. photo Alain Lockyer.
Powell masterminded her sides route to the Final of the European Championship in the summer, their third consecutive appearance at a major tournament under her stewardship.
Michelle Wie, one of the brightest stars in the world of women’s golf, will headline a stellar field when the American golf sensation tees it up for the first time in the Omega Dubai Ladies Masters.
Hilary Knight (Hanover, N.H.) had a hand in three goals and Molly Schaus (Natick, Mass.) turned aside all 15 shots in leading the U.S. Women\\\'s National Team to a 4-0 win over Finland here tonight in the opening game of the 2009 Women\\\'s Four Nations Cup at Mikkeli Arena.
The Duramed FUTURES Tour will kick off its 11th annual qualifying tournament on Monday, Nov. 2. A field of 292 players from 40 nations and 36 U.S. states will converge on Central Florida for the annual Q-School, which will be contested in five rounds on four different courses Monday through Friday next week.
