Women sport news

RIGA (EuroBasket Women 2009) - The storm clouds that gathered over French womenâ€™s basketball after the EuroBasket Women two years ago have disappeared. Only the sun is shining right now for Les Bleues, who captured the gold medal at the EuroBasket Women in Riga on Saturday. photo fibaeurope.com

Fantastic France beat Russia to gold; Spain claim bronze

USA Water Polo will announce the 14-woman roster for the 2009 FINA World Championships on Wednesday, June 24 at the USA Water Polo National Training Center in Los Alamitos, CA. photo Jeff Shewman

Womens World Championships roster to be announced June 24

Usually its the sailors who get an eyeful of majestic scenery while racing around the island during the Storm Trysail Clubs biennial Block Island Race Week presented by Rolex, but today, spectators ashore oohed and aahed at the magnificent site of 153 boats trying to hold it together in raging winds on the Atlantic Ocean. photo Dan Nerney

Block Island Race Week Of Lighthouses, Solent Winds and Sharks

The list of Great British gold medal winners at Winter Olympics is not the longest but 17-year-old Aimee Fuller will be hoping she can put her name on it in the future. WSR caught up with British Snowboader Aimee Fuller. Report by David Brenchley, photo John Moag

GB Snowboarder Aimee Fuller

24. June Cycling1395

Preview of the Ras de Cymru 5 Day 6 Stage Race

The event is open to individuals and teams (including composite teams) of 3 or 4 riders of 2nd, 3rd, 4th, Woman (all categories), Veteran or Junior British Cycling category status at the time of entering the event. This year the event is being supported by Newport South East Business Tourism.

23. June Beach Volleyball2027

SWATCH FIVB World Championships Features Nila Ann and Ingrid

With Norway hosting the 2009 SWATCH FIVB World Championships starting Thursday in Stavanger, Nila Ann HÃ¥kedal and Ingrid TÃ¸rlen will be the top-seeded host country team in the competition presented by ConocoPhillips. photo FIVB

23. June Squash1142

Rome Rounds Off Successful WISPA Promo Tour To Europe

A two-day visit to Rome rounded off a highly successful 2009 WISPA Promotional Tour of Switzerland and Italy, led by womens world number one Nicol David.

23. June Handball1170

EHF Summer Events Preview

Womenâ€™s 17 European Handball Championship The cities of Nis and Vrnjacka Banja in Serbia will host the sixteen Womenâ€™s 17 national teams who made it through the Qualification Tournament to the final tournament of the W17 ECh being played out from the 25 June â€“ 5 July 2009.

23. June Handball1648

2009 Womenâ€™s 17 European Championship

The 2009 Womenâ€™s 17 European Championship will take place in Serbia from 25 June to 5 July 2009. The final tournament will be played in Nis and Vrnjacka Banja. The preliminary round will be played on 25 - 28 July, followed by the main/intermediate round on 30 June - 1 July, cross matches / semi-finals / placement matches on 3 - 4 July.

23. June Tennis1102

First Day complete at SW19

No surprises on Day 1, top seeds go through. Patty Schnyder number 21 was defeated by Ai Sugiyama of Japan in straight sets. Defending Champion Venus Williams is first out on Centre Court, she plays Stephanie Voegele of Switzerland. World Number 1 Dinara Safina is the second match on Court 1 against Lourdes Dominguez Lino(ESP).

23. June Tennis945

Venus wraps it up on day 2

Defending Champion Venus Williams started off Day 2 with a stunning win out on Centre Court defeating Swiss player Stepanie Voegele in straight sets 6-3 6-2. Eastbourne Champion Caroline Wozniacki also continues her campaign along with Li Na and Jelena Jankovic. Jelena Dokic and Kimiko Date Krumm both lost, play continues.

23. June Cricket2979

ECB praise world beaters

Giles Clarke, the England and Wales Cricket Board chairman, hailed Charlotte Edwards England team after they beat New Zealand to win the inaugural ICC Womens World Twenty20 in front of a crowd of 15,000 at Lords Cricket Ground. photo ICC

23. June Golf3320

Whitney Wade Wins First Tour Title At Duramed Championship

Second-year professional Whitney Wade gave her father a pretty memorable Fathers Day gift today. With Dad on the bag, the pint-size Kentuckian rallied from six shots back to fire a 5-under-par 66 to win the $125,000 Duramed Championship at 204 (-9). This years event was presented by Time Warner Cable. photo futurestour.com

23. June Basketball1285

LAT/GRE â€“ Maltsi, Greece clinch spot at 2010 FIBA World Championship for Women

RIGA (EuroBasket Women) â€“ Greece stunned Italy with a fourth-quarter comeback on Saturday to clinch fifth place at the EuroBasket Women and claim the fifth and final spot on offer in Riga for the 2010 FIBA World Championship for Women. photo FIBA

23. June Billiards1674

Lisa Marr Unstoppable for Her 1st OB Cues Ladies Tour Win

There was a lot of sweating going on June 13-14th weekend in Houston, TX at Bogieâ€™s Billiards. The sweating action came both from the 44 players who signed up for our 4th stop on the OB Cues Ladies Tour tournament trail.

23. June Kiteboarding1529

KPWT SEAT Kitesurf World Cup 2009

The freestyle discipline was completed and the titles went to Gisela Pulido (ESP, AIRUSH) in the womenâ€™s division.

23. June 1112

2009 U.S. Junior Water Ski Team Selected

The 2009 U.S. Junior Water Ski Team was selected on Saturday following the conclusion of the U.S. Junior Water Ski Team Trials at the Cory Pickos Ski & Wakeboard School in Santa Rosa Beach, Fla.

23. June Other Sports1650

Thorson gives up six early, Bandits fall to Force

The bases were loaded in the bottom of the second for Philadelphia Force second baseman Emily Friedman as she stepped into the batterâ€™s box to face Banditsâ€™ pitcher Kristina Thorson. photo Dana Kwit

23. June Other Sports1078

Jory and Ciantar make power boat history

In a weekend of history-making, #44 Ikocasa created a slice of P1 history themselves to become the first all-female team to win a race in the Powerboat P1 World Championship. photo onEdition

23. June Athletics2339

Heather leads the GB/NI Team in Belgium

The 23rd edition of the World 100km Championships, also incorporating the IAU European 100k championships was held in Torhout on the 19th June 2009.

23. June Athletics1089

Semick dominates to lead Team USA to Gold at 100k World Cup

Kami Semick (Bend, Ore.) won the individual title Saturday at the IAU 100 km World Cup in Torhout, Belgium while leading the Team USA women to the team gold medal

22. June Volleyball1994

Trinidad & Tobago, Cuba score easy victories

Trinidad & Tobago and hosts Cuba started with easy straight-sets victories at the NORCECA-F tournament of the FIVB Womens World Championship held at Ciudad Deportiva Coliseum. photo FIVB

22. June Tennis1012

Serena and Maria headline opening day at Wimbledon

Maria Sharapova and Serena Williams headline the opening days play at Wimbledon. Daniela Hantuchova takes on home favourite Laura Robson, first match on court 2. Stay tuned

22. June Tennis1071

First Day hots up at Wimbledon

The first few matches are complete. Home favourite Laura Robson had a tough first match against Daniela Hantuchova loosing in three sets 36 64 62. Gisela Dulko is through, Anna Lena Groenefeld came unstuck against Indias Sania Mirza in three sets 2-6 6-2 2-6.

22. June Hockey1427

England Draw series against European Champions.

Following their promising draw with Spain in two tests at Nottingham, the 18 strong new England senior squad travelled to Russelheim this weekend for two further test matches as part of their ongoing preparation for the Womens Champions Trophy in Sydney and the EuroHockey Nations Championships in Amsterdam this summer.

22. June Cricket1237