Women sport news

Hopes of a Malaysian on the winners podium were well-and-truly kept alive in the womens $53,000 WISPA World Tour Gold event when Penang queen Nicol David, the favourite, beat Australian rival Rachael Grinham 9-11, 11-7, 11-5, 11-8.

Marion Bartoli the top seed left in the draw defeated Qualifier Vania King who had an awesome week to reach the Quarter finals but lost to Bartoli in 3 sets on Friday. Zheng Jie of China continues her campaign after executing Gisela Dulko 63 62. Iveta Benesova and Li Na also through to the semis on Saturday.

It was a day of mixed feelings for Canadas womens sevens team at the Rugby World Cup in Dubai

England Women booked their place in the quarter-finals of the Rugby World Cup Sevens today (Friday) with an impressive run of wins in the pools stages of the inaugural womens tournament in Dubai.

England Womens world cup dreams were shattered by Australia in the quarter-finals of the IRB Rugby World Cup Sevens on Saturday in Dubai.

England women kicked off their 2009 ICC Women’s World Cup campaign with a win over Sri Lanka by 100 runs. Claire Taylor, currently ranked the best player in the world in the ICC Women’s Player rankings, proved her worth by striking her eighth international century and earned the Player of the Match Award as a result.

Two best buddies remain at the top of the HSBC Women’s Champions in Singapore for the third day in a row. However, instead of childhood friends and 22-year-old overnight leaders Paula Creamer and Jane Park, it’s the more mature Angela Stanford and Katherine Hull. Quotes included from Russy Gulyanamitta Pornanong Phatlum, Shanshan Feng.

We hope that you had very Happy Holidays and would like to wish you a prosperous New Year too! We also want to thank each and every one of you for your generous support and promotion of the Ladies Spirit Tour during our 2008 season.

OTTAWA – Canadian soloist Marie-Pier Boudreau Gagnon wowed the crowd and judges at the German Open with her impressive solo technical routine to finish first overall.

OTTAWA – On Day 2 of the German Open Canada extended its winning ways. In her first competition against senior aged swimmers 17-year-old Chloe Isaac was rock solid finishing first overall in the Solo Free with a mark of 94.700.

Ottawa, ON. . . As many organizations around the world prepare to celebrate International Women’s Day this year on Sunday, March 8, 2009, the Canadian Association for the Advancement of Women and Sport and Physical Activity (CAAWS) looks ahead to a significant year of involvement by women in sport.

British record holder Goldie Sayers (Belgrave Harriers) has withdrawn from the European Cup – Winter Throws event in Los Realejos, Tenerife on 14-15 March, as a precautionary measure due to a slight elbow injury.

Twenty-five years after she began participating in the sport, Sydney race walker Cheryl Webb has made the breakthrough of her career to seal a spot in the Australian team for this year’s world championships after winning today’s Australian 20km race walking title in Melbourne.

Clara Grandt (Morgantown, W.V.), won her respective race to lead Team USA to team titles Saturday at the 2009 North America, Central America and Caribbean Athletic Association (NACAC) Cross Country Championships.

Loughborough Lightning stars Jo Harten and Jade Clarke helped England to a 3-0 series victory over arch rivals Jamaica in the Co-Operative International Series.

Fresh from international success against Jamaica in the Test Match Series, the England Netball coach is coming to Loughborough University this weekend (Sunday 8 March) to give coaches in the East Midlands region some top tips at a special training day.

In her first ever victory over the world number two, Englands Laura Lengthorn-Massaro today (Thursday) beat second seed Natalie Grinham in the CIMB KL Open to claim an unexpected berth in the semi-finals of the $53,000 WISPA World Tour Gold squash event in the Malaysian capital Kuala Lumpur.

The draw for the national stages of the Carnegie Champion Schools Tournament has been made following the conclusion of regional finals across England and Wales last week.

Returning from Polo Farm, Canterbury last Saturday with an important 2-1 win that saw them clear of the relegation zone, Poynton had then to play a match re-arranged because of the European Indoors against last year’s champions Slough, on Sunday. photo John Coxon

England Women’s Cricket team head to the Australian capital Canberra today (Friday March 6) for their first official game of the 2009 ICC Women’s World Cup against Sri Lanka which will be played tomorrow (March 7) at the Manuka Oval. photo Christopher Lee

Only a slight rain delay held up an exciting first day of the HSBC Women’s Champions at Tanah Merah Country Club with three players tied at the top on five under par.

Hot and humid weather saw co-leaders Paula Creamer and Jane Park hang on to their lead by one shot after Round 2 of the HSBC Women’s Champions at the Tanah Merah Country Club. Plus round 2 interviews with Joey Poh and Jane Park. photo Ross Kinnaird Getty Images

Childhood friends Paula Creamer and Jane Park remained co-leaders after the second round of the HSBC Women’s Champions in Singapore. On a day when only nine of the 24 players who posted sub-par opening rounds repeated the feat on day two at the Tanah Merah Country Club. Quotes from Shanshan Feng, Lindsey Wright, Russy Gulyanamitta and Pornanong Phatlum.

England international Jodi Ewart has won a Golfer of the Month award for her performances on the US women’s college circuit.

Basketball South Africa has named a strong team to represent the country in Harare during the African Championships this weekend. Included in the team is Emmerentia Ledwaba, who is back in the country after spending five years in the United States of America.

Mini-baskeball — basketball for young children — is a school sport played by millions of primary PE pupils across the world under the age of 12. It was was introduced internationally in 1964