Women sport news

Bonn/Berlin - With 11 July just over three weeks away, partners for the International Paralympic Day (IPD) are preparing to make an impact in Berlin, Germany, where this major event will be taking place.

Even if she helped knock them back a peg in their quest for ANZ Championship glory, Julie Seymour believes Queensland Firebirds have the right weapon to win the battle to make the final four.

Eight USA Volleyball beach teams are among the 96 pairs that have been seeded for the 2009 SWATCH FIVB World Championships presented by ConocoPhillips to be held June 25-July 5 in Stavanger, Norway .photo FIVB

Top seed Elena Dementieva came unstuck yesterday in Eastbourne after a huge upset by Virginie Razano in three sets. Nadia Petrova also went out against Vera Dushevina of Russia after suffering a low back injury. Caroline Wozniacki won her match against Australias Samantha Stosur.

England womens bowlers prevented Pakistan getting anywhere near a 124-run target as they completed their ICC World Twenty20 group matches in Taunton with a 63-run victory and 100 per cent record. photo ICC

FA Chairman Lord Triesman addresses The FA Women’s Premier League Clubs, 22 May 2009 on the deferral of the Super League from 2010 to 201. photo FA

Grace Nakamura is not only a seasoned women’s pro player with titles and accomplishments spanning more than 2 decades, but she has also worked in the billiard industry for the last 15 years.

Jo Binns has announced her withdrawal from the England Netball squad. The 24 year old midcourt player has been a popular face in the squad since 2006 but has opted to concentrate on her coaching work.

Today marked a crucial step for the sport of Squash in its bid for inclusion in the Olympic Games from 2016. A team of six Squash representatives made their most important presentation so far to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Executive Board in Lausanne, Switzerland.

The 19th Womens World Championship is coming on 5 to 20 December 2009 in China with a total of 24 teams taking part. photo EHF

What a day of upsets! Newly crowned French Open Champion Svetlana Kuznetsova was ousted by Canadas Aleksandra Woniak in straight set 6-0 6-3. Other seeds to go out were Jelena Jankovic def by Anna Chakvetadze, Amelie Mauresmo def Vera Zvonareva in three sets. Britains Anna Keothavongs campaign also came to a head yesterday after loosing to Austrian Star Sybille Banner 6-3 6-2.

The White Ferns have brushed aside South Africa by six wickets at Taunton to finish top of Group A and book a place in the ICC World Twenty20 semi-finals. photo ICC

England’s Jodi Ewart and Rachel Jennings have been selected for the Great Britain & Ireland team for the Vagliano Trophy match against the Continent of Europe at Hamburg, Germany, on July 24 and 25.

Valerie Ghibaudo took the honours in the women’s fleet, with an inspiring start to her season. Like Antoine, back-to-back victories puts her in a powerful position for the end of year ranking. When asked how she felt, the answer was typical of the French speed queen. photo PWA

Challenges faced as a result of a funding shortfall from UK Sport through to the London 2012 Olympics have led British Swimming to review its strategy and implement a new and innovative water polo elite performance programme.

Caroline Zhang, the 2007 World Junior champion and 2009 U.S. bronze medalist, announced today she has ended her four-year professional relationship with coach Mingzhu Li and will train with Charlene Wong. photo Paul Harvath US Figure Skating

This weekend promises to be one of the biggest weekends EVER for guests going to Rollerworld and Quasar.

The International Archery Federation (FITA) and the Canadian manufacturer of archers-designed technical clothing TOXOFIL are pleased to announce the signature of a cooperation agreement.

SKINS have been announced as the official partner of the recently established Dextro Energy Triathlon - ITU World Championship Series. SKINS will be known as the exclusive, worldwide official compression performance gear for the series under the agreement.

Round 12 of the ANZ Championships start on Saturday with the LG Mystics taking on The Melbourne Vixens. Magic and Vixens head the table with The Adelaide Thunderbirds in third spot. photo Micheal Bradley

U.S. Womens National Volleyball Team Head Coach Hugh McCutcheon has announced the teams 19-player preliminary roster for the 2009 FIVB World Grand Prix

The Dominican Republic became the first team to qualify for the Final Round of the 2010 FIVB Womens World Championship when they beat Jamaica on Sunday to win the NORCECA-D third-round tournament on home soil in Santiago. photo FIVB

Camille Serme claimed the biggest WISPA World Tour squash title of her career when she toppled top seed Omneya Abdel Kawy in straight games in the final of the $25,300 Womens Alexandria Sporting Club Open at Alexandria Sporting Club in Alexandria, Egypt. photo WISPA

Top seed Elena Dementieva won her first round match against Maria Kirilenko in straight sets. Nadia Petrova upset Ana Ivanovic in three sets 6146 64.

Following a fairly tame 1-1 draw on Saturday in the first test at Nottingham’s Highfield Sports Centre Danny Kerry’s rebuilt squad went on to win the series with a more convincing 3-1 score line yesterday. Report and photo John Coxon

Grass Roots Football LIVE 2009 has been hailed as a major success following a record attendance at the NEC last weekend.