Women sport news

ABUJA (FIBA Africa Championship for Women) - The Nigeria Basketball Federation, NBBF has announced the appointment of proprietor and head coach of Ebun Comets basketball club as Head Coach of the nation’s senior women national team, Tigress.

With one down and two on for the Chicago Bandits, catcher Rachel Folden (1-for-2, 2B) blasted a 1-1 pitch deep to left centerfield for a 2-run double, giving Chicago a 2-0 lead over the Beverly Bandits Gold Squad in the bottom of the third. photo Dina Kwit

The U.S. Olympic Committee announced water polo player Lauren Wenger as its June Athlete of the Month, while the USA Womens Senior National Water Polo Team was awarded Team of the Month honors. photo Jeff Shewmon

Skandia Team GBR’s Laser Radial sailors will look to learn the lessons of a tough European Championship as they head to Japan for their Worlds later this month.

The US Sailing Center Sheboygan and the Womens International Match Racing Association will host the first Olympic Class Elliott 6m match race event in North America, The Buddy Melges Challenge in Sheboygan, Wisconsin.

The Canoe Slalom course in Augsburg has definitely developed its own sense of character. Its relationship with the Canoeing world has been a long and exciting one, with the ICF Canoe Slalom Racing World Cup 2009 being the 17th such World Cup since 1988. photo Balint Vekassy

The Swiss supporters, still glowing after a C2 bronze medal, could not contain themselves when 15 year old Melanie Mathys from Solothurner Kajakfahrer near Berne overtook Lisa Frait from Germany and posted the fastest time of 21:54.92.

The 2009 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships will truly be a world wide event as the Definitive Registration list shows 72 delegations and a total of 437 gymnasts (269 MAG and 168 WAG) will be present at London’s O2 Arena for the biggest gymnastics show on earth, in October, 13-18.

Inspired by the spirit and determination of the runners, event organisers are working harder than ever to enhance the experience of this year’s race

The U.S. Womens Sitting Volleyball team shocked the host Netherlands in the gold medal match of the Eurocup, sweeping the Dutch, 25-16, 25-7, 25-12.photo US Volleyball

Tijuana and Mexicali, Mexico, July 17, 2009 - The first day of action at the FIVB Womens Junior World Championship saw two matches go the five-set distance, one at each competition venue. The U.S. Womens Junior National Team started off the 2009 FIVB Womens Junior World Championship (Under-20) with a 25-23, 23-25, 25-22, 25-11 loss to NORCECA-rival Cuba

The U.S. Womens Junior National Team lost to Bulgaria 23-25, 25-18, 25-17, 25-17 on the second day of FIVB Womens Junior World Championship (Under-20) competition in Tijuana, Mexico

Two teams each from Brazil and Germany will compete for the women’s gold medal at the US$600,000 Grand Slam Moscow 2009 presented by SEAT after the Beach Volleyball pairs from the South American and Europe countries each won two matches here Friday. photo FIVB

England Women booked their place in the final of the Under 20s Nations Cup on Saturday with a hard earned 29-3 victory against Wales at Brunel University.

England captain Kate Walsh sustained an injury in yesterday’s Champions Trophy showdown with Australia in Sydney whilst defending a corner.

England were punished by Australia’s clinical set piece routines in today’s match at the 2009 Women’s Champions Trophy, going down 4-0 to the Hockeyroos in torrential evening rain in Sydney.

RIO DE JANEIRO (FIBA Americas Championship for Women) - It doesn’t seem so long ago that Helen was uncorking long three-pointers, Alessandra was swatting shots and Janeth was penetrating into the lane for Brazil’s women’s team – once the best in the world. photo FIBA

Canoe Polo and Dragon Boat racing fever hit the Chinese Taipei city of Kaohsiung today with the best Canoe Polo and Dragon Boat Racing teams in the world arriving to contest for the title of World Games champions.

Some of the country’s most promising young athletes descended on Sheffield’s Don Valley Stadium at the weekend for the Aviva English Schools Track and Field Championships.

A week after winning the Pioneer Junior U19 Open title in Germany, Malaysian Low Wee Nee was on the winners podium again this time at the Dutch Junior Open Squash Championships after securing the U19 trophy in the latest European Squash Federation Junior Circuit event at the Frans Otten Stadion in the Netherlands capital Amsterdam.

For the third time in this 2009 Women’s Champions Trophy, England took an early lead but ultimately lost out in a battle against the world’s second best side.

England’s U21 women travel to Valencia this weekend as they continue their preparations for the Women’s Junior World Cup in Boston, USA, which gets underway on 3 August.

Recently newly signed member of Vision 1 Cycling Team Jackie Garner blogs on her first training camp with the team in Italy, read Jackies daily thoughts.

Over the next five days 20 nations will compete in the 2009 ICF Junior Wildwater World Championships in Buochs Switzerland.

Reigning world 400m hurdles champion Jana Pittman-Rawlinson has made a return to competition in Luzern overnight, finishing a promising second behind Romania’s Angela Morosanu.

Colourplus Waikato / Bay of Plenty Magic will be looking to turn its form around and keep the season alive when it hosts the Adelaide Thunderbirds on Sunday night in at Mystery Creek Events Centre in Hamilton, New Zealand.