Women sport news

Tammy Williams sent a laser to the left field wall to open the bottom half of the fifth with a double. With Williams on second, Bandits outfielder Izmena Cabrera smacked a hard grounder up the middle, passed the diving glove of Courtney Bures for an RBI double, giving the Bandits a 2-1 lead in the bottom of the fifth. photo Dina Kwit.

Rising star Magdalena Rybarikova from Slovakia upset the form books as she held her nerve to win the AEGON Womens Tennis Classic in Birmingham, her first Tour title, beating Li Na of China in an outstanding final. Report Sally Jones

England Women today secured a place in the ICC Women’s World Twenty20 with a 71-run win over Sri Lanka at Taunton. photo ICC

The White Ferns have notched up their second win off the ICC World Twenty20 when they beat the West Indies by 52 runs at the County Ground in Taunton. White Ferns vs South Africa - Group stage The County Ground, Taunton - 12:00noon (local time), 11:00pm (NZ time) photo ICC

The USA Womens Senior National Team outlasted Australia 9-8 in the semifinals of the FINA Womens World League Super Final.

Out of the running for the top four, the Tactix were tactically right on the money as they effectively dismantled the visitor’s efforts to sew up a play-off spot. photo Micheal Bradley

Li Na, Maria Sharapova, Magdalena Rybarikova and Sania Mirza all advance to the semi finals at The Aegon Classic in Birmingham. Na takes on Sharapova and Mirza is up against Rybarikova of Slovakia. Play gets going at 12.00hrs. Black/Huber play their semi final draw against Chuang/Mirza.

Hilary Rose and Richard Beer have been jointly appointed as Team Managers to the senior England women’s hockey team until the end of the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi. Their appointments come after an extensive recruitment process that attracted a number of excellent candidates.

There was stalemate between England and Spain in the first of two meetings this weekend at Highfields Sports Club in Nottingham as Leicester’s Katie Long struck a superb effort to equalise Raquel Huertas’ opener.

The England Women’s Cricket Captain, Charlotte Edwards, has been awarded an MBE for services to cricket. photo Christopher Lee

English strokeplay champion Jodi Ewart has been honoured for her stellar performances on the US women’s college circuit.

Anna Nordqvist leads after the second round scoring an 8 under par at The McDonalds LPGA Tournament sponsored by Coca Cola. Castrale is closely following behind by one stroke. Wright and Hull are tied in third.

The first batch of the new Elliott 6m keelboats selected as equipment for the Womens Match Racing event at the 2012 Olympic Games have left the boatyard and are on their way to Germany to make their worldwide debut at the sixth event of the ISAF Sailing World Cup.

Though World Championship silver medalist Kikkan Randall (Anchorage) is best known for carving out the history of her sport for U.S. Women, Randall has an equally large passion in building up the future of the sport through the organization Fast and Female.

It was a day of homeruns for the Bandits as four different batters took three different Force (1-4) pitchers deep en route to a 9-4 victory over the Philadelphia Force. photo Dana Kwit

With Stacy May on second and Kristie Fox on first, Bandits’ catcher Rachel Folden blasted a single up the middle, passed the outstretched glove of the second baseman to score May for the RBI single. photo Dina Kwit

Stage 3 of the Archery World Cup took place in beautiful Antalya under the sun! Finals were shot this afternoon on Baki’s beach full of supporters. KWAK Ye-Ji (KOR) and Luzmary GUEDEZ (VEN) emerged as the big winners ! photo FITA

The team finals of Stage 3 of the World Cup took place today on the beautiful beaches of Antalya. New Zealand won in Compound Wome. Korea won the Recurve. photo FITA

The FIVB was delighted to welcome reigning Womens Olympic Volleyball champions Brazil to its headquarters in Lausanne today on the sidelines of the Montreux Volley Masters Tournament being played from June 9-14. photo FIVB

Top seed Zheng Jie of China was the latest seed to be ousted in Birmingham. She was defeated by Slovakian Magdalena Rybarikova in straight sets. Fellow player Li Na continues to advance, also Maria Sharapova and Urszula Radwanska won.

Reigning French Open champion Svetlana Kuznetsova and Britain’s top-ranked singles players Anne Keothavong and Elena Baltacha have received wildcards into the womens main draw at the AEGON International in Eastbourne.

England made a perfect start in their attempt to add the ICC World Twenty to the World Cup they won three months ago by thrashing India by 10 wickets at Taunton. Nicky Shaw celebrates taking the wicket of Latika Kumari during Englands win/photo ICC

Captain Aimee Watkins lashed 73 off 56 as the White Ferns hammered Australia by nine wickets in their opening match of the ICC World Twenty. photo ICC

Three third-round berths are up for grabs in the Asia Pool C second-round tournament of the 2010 FIVB Women\'s Volleyball World Championship when hosts Thailand, Chinese Taipei, Bangladesh and Fiji pit their expertise against each another. photo FIVB

11th seed Sania Mirza was too strong for Britains Number 1 Anne Keovathong, she ousted the Brit in straight sets. Aleksandra Wozniak is also through after defeating Olga Govortsova of Bulgaria 64 64.

Strong gusty winds see Valerie Ghibaudo take an early lead after a furious race in Costa Brava. Once again the day dawned quiet and tranquil here on the magnificent Ballena Alegre campsite. photo PWA