Women sport news

Korean golf sensation Se Ri Pak leads the table at the State Farm Classic tied with Suzann Petterson on 10 under par.

Se Ri Pak and Suzann Petterson both lead with 10 under par at this years State Farm Classic at Panther Creek Illinois. photos live from State Farm

The four seeds in action in todays opening day of the BBQ Womens Seoul Open survived in straightforward fashion in the first round of the $60,000 WISPA World Tour Gold squash event being staged on an all-glass court sited in front of the Hyundai I-Park Mall in Yongsan Plaza in the South Korean capital Seoul.

GREAT Britain women’s handball team made it three wins from four competitive games when they beat Basque team Euskadi 31-29 on Sunday to bring to an end a successful camp in Spain.

2nd seed Serena Williams was pushed to a three set match with Svetlana Kuznetsova falling at the third 7-5. Doubles top seed Black and Huber were also defeated by Garrigues and Pascual in three sets 75 57 62.

Yorkshire’s Danielle Hazell will replace Somerset’s Anya Shrubsole in the ICC Women’s World Twenty20 after Shrubsole was ruled out with a back injury. photo Christopher Lee

Oh outlasted 2008 Louise Suggs Rolex Rookie of the Year Yani Tseng in a one-hole, sudden-death playoff to become a Rolex First-Time Winner last year. Several of the LPGA’s top golfers have made early commitments to play in the 2009 LPGA State Farm Classic, June 1-7 at Panther Creek Country Club in Springfield.

VILNIUS (2010 FIBA World Championship for Women) - Lithuania are hoping to qualify for next year’s FIBA World Championship for Women in the Czech Republic with a strong showing at the EuroBasket in Latvia. photo FIBA

The UK’s fastest ever female marathon runners Paula Radcliffe (Bedford & County) and Mara Yamauchi (Harrow AC/Second Wind AC) and the UK’s fastest ever female walker Johanna Jackson (Redcar Race Walking) have been selected by UKA for this summer’s IAAF World Championships which takes place in Berlin, Germany on 15-23 August.

The Melbourne Marathon will double as the Australian marathon championships in 2009, the first time in 28 years the southern city has played host to the national titles.

Bonn/Berlin – Today, the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) officially announced that the International Paralympic Day 2009 (IPD) will take place in Berlin on 11 July. photo John Coxon

Round 10 of the ANZ Championships kicks off on Saturday 6th June. Vixens lead the table with 16 points followed by Magic in 14. Colour Plus Magic and Melbourne Vixens are up against each other on Monday 8th June. photo Micheal Bradley

The U.S. Women’s Sitting Team concluded the Parapan American Zonal Championships on Saturday at the McGill University Athletic Complex in Montreal with 4-0 records against the teams from Canada. photo USA Volleyball

Malaysias world number one Nicol David is seeded to reach her 52nd WISPA World Squash Tour final in this weeks $60,000 Womens Seoul Open in South Korea, thus moving ahead of her long-time rival Rachael Grinham to boast more Tour finals than any other current player. photo WISPA

Twin Tour title triumphs last month by Nicol David have extended the Malaysians lead at the top of the Womens World Squash Rankings, according to the new June list published today (Monday) by the Womens International Squash Players Association (WISPA).

Safina and Cibulkova are the first two players into the French Open Semi Finals. Safina only loosing 5 games in her first four matches def Victoria Azarenka in three sets. In one sided match that lasted just 1 hour 15 minutes Dominika Cibulkova defeated Maria Sharapova.

The Grass Roots Football LIVE All Stars line-up has been confirmed for the big kick off at the NEC, Birmingham on the 12th-14th June.

The Boston College Sailing Team has won the 2009 ICSA/APS Team Race National Championship, successfully defending the title won a year ago on Rhode Island’s Narragansett Bay, marking the third collegiate sailing national title the Eagles have won in school history. photo GTSphotos.com

U.S. water ski athletes won titles in respective events at the ninth annual Junior U.S. Open Water Ski Championships, May 30-31, at Lago Santa Fe in Santa Fe, Texas.

Two-time World BMX Champion Shanaze Reade is out of action for four months following an injury to her right shoulder sustained recently in training

With the landmark event just around the corner, 90 Team Singapore youth athletes will be vying for top honours on home ground at the upcoming 1st Asian Youth Games Singapore 2009 (AYG), which be held from 29 June to 7 July 2009.

Stephanie Brown Trafton, women\'s discus winner, I\'m very satisfied with today. Usually my first throw is my best. Today, I had an okay first throw, but the rest got better and better. I wanted to come out and do that.

Kelly Sotherton will captain Birmingham at UKA’s forthcoming innovative Super8 athletics competition, to be held at the Cardiff International athletics stadium on 10 June. photo Nike

Olympic javelin thrower Goldie Sayers has been ruled out of action for six weeks after being diagnosed with a partial stress fracture in her lower back.

2008 Team USA Olympic womens high jumper Sharon Day posted a landmark personal best performance in winning the heptathlon over the weekend at the inaugural Americas Combined Events Cup at the National Stadium in Havana, Cuba.

A week after being defeated by the same team twice in a SWATCH FIVB World Tour event, Talita Antunes and Maria Antonelli turned the tables on an American team here Sunday to capture the their second international Beach Volleyball title in 2009 by winning the US$190,000 Seoul Open. photo FIVB