Women sport news

Great Britains Jodie Swallow shattered her opponents with a dominant display from the outset, leading out of the water and breaking well clear on the bike to eventually win by more than 11 minutes from Australias Rebekah Keat. photo Delly Carr

Two-time World Cup overall champion Lindsey Vonn (Vail, CO), kicked off the Olympic season in Austria Saturday matching her previous years results in Soelden with a solid ninth place GS finish in the Audi FIS Alpine World Cup opener. The finish will be the first of many as the World Champion looks to defend her title in 2010.

The Rostelecom Cup continued Saturday with the Free Dance, the Ladies, and Pairs Free Skating. The Rostelecom Cup is the second of six events in the 2009/2010 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating series

The UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics kicks off in Manchester this Friday, as the best cyclists from around the world battle it out under the roof of a packed out Manchester Velodrome, attracting over 3,000 spectators each day and international media attention.

Top seed Samantha Teran celebrated a Mexican success in the individual final of the Panamerican Squash Championships in Ambato, Ecuador. photo Wispa

Francesca Schiavone won the second and biggest Sony Ericsson WTA Tour singles title of her career at the $1,000,000 Kremlin Cup in Moscow.

Brooklands Poynton were the latest beneficiaries of Bowdon Hightown’s slump in Women’s Premier Division form on Saturday.

After comfortably overcoming fellow England Hockey League (EHL) Premier Division side Brooklands Poynton on Sunday, Leicester will once again travel to a team in the same division after being drawn against Clifton.

Loughborough student Tamsin Beaumont is set to make her senior England cricket debut after being named in the squad for next months West Indies tour.

England Women got their World Cup qualifying campaign off to a good start on Sunday evening with an 8-0 rout over Malta in Blackpool. photo FA

The Chicago Bandits hired Aaron M. Moore on Wednesday to be the newest member of the Bandits front office, taking the role of General Manager.

Italy’s Giulia Conti won the 2009 Rolex Osprey Cup – one of only two ISAF Grade 1 women’s match racing events in the U.S. – held at the St. Petersburg Yacht Club (St. Petersburg, Fla.), from October 21-24. credit Renée Athey/SPYC.

Putrajaya, Malaysia, will host the final Stop of the Waterski & Wakeboard World Cup series on November 6/8.

British Cycling has today announced the squad of riders that will be competing in the forthcoming UCI Para-Cycling Track World Championships, taking place at the Manchester Velodrome from 6-8 November 2009.

Victoria Pendleton claimed a clean sweep of gold medals at the British National Track Championships, giving her the perfect preparation for next weekend’s World Cup. Report by David Brenchley

Europes London Rollergirls take on USAs Texas Rollergirls Hustlers in the biggest roller derby event yet in A Fistful of Rollers

Bernadette SZÖCS is the first ever table tennis player to qualify for a Youth Olympic Games. The Romanian girl overcame European champion Petrissa SOLJA of Germany in four straight games in the quarter-finals of the Cadet Girls’ Singles event at the ITTF Cadet Challenge in Tokyo, the first qualification event for next year’s Games in Singapore.

Alisa Kleybanova defeated second seed Jelena Jankovic in straight sets 64 63. Francesca Schiavone continues her quest after ousting Maria Kirilenko 63 62.

Korea’s Yu-Na Kim widened her lead to more than 1,500 points over second-ranked Mao Asada of Japan with her convincing victory in Paris. Kim beat Asada by more than 36 points and set a new scoring record in the process, amassing a competition mark of 210.03.

The Rostelecom Cup opened Friday with the Compulsory and Original Dance, the Ladies, and Pairs Short Programs. The Rostelecom Cup is the second of six events in the 2009/2010 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating series. photo Paul Harvath US Figure Skating

Yippee I just crossed the line of the Long Beach Marathon in 3 hours, 36 minutes and 48 seconds: Which just happens to be a personal record and shaved off 9 minutes from last year.

The eye catching tie of the second round will be between EHL Premier Division teams Brooklands Poynton and Leicester. Leicester enjoyed a successful trip to Cheshire earlier this season when they came away with a 3-1 victory in the league and will be hoping for a repeat performance. photo John Coxon

BRNO (2010 FIBA World Championship for Women) – The Czech Republic have appointed Lubor Blazek as the coach of the women’s national team. photo FIBA

Anya Colley, aged 17 years from Nottinghamshire has just returned from representing GB at the 28th Annual Quakysense International Jet Sports Boating Association (IJSBA) World Finals, presented by Monster Energy.

Continuing her run of impressive results in floodlit races, Helen Wyman (Kona/FSA Factory Team) finished 3rd in the Nacht van Woerden.

Anya Colley, aged 17 years from Nottinghamshire has just returned from representing GB at the 28th Annual Quakysense International Jet Sports Boating Association (IJSBA) World Finals, presented by Monster Energy.