Women sport news

The momentum gained from sailing’s success at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games continued full force with the expansion the Australian Sailing Development Squad (ASDS) in Yachting Australia’s Performance Program.

The 2008/09 season rolls on for Birmingham ’s premiere Roller Derby league – the Birmingham Blitz Derby Dames – and they’re sending their A-Team into back into battle against Germany ’s finest – the Stuttgart Valley Rollergirlz. photo Birmingham Blitz

England Women\'s 7s Head Coach Simon Amor has today (Monday) named his squad for the Dubai Exiles Rugby 7s later this month.

Number one! Hampshire’s Liz Bennett has won the English Women’s Golf Association order of merit for 2008 and is England’s top woman golfer of the year.

Hee Kyung Seo birdied her last four holes to claim the inaugural Saint Four Ladies Masters on Jeju Island in South Korea on Sunday. photo seoulsisters.com

Last year the Roxy Learn To Surf Tour taught over 1000 girls to surf, and over the years Roxy has taught over 10,000 girls to surf - an astounding amount that can bear testament to the fact that the Roxy learn To Surf Tour has one thing in mind – to get girls up and riding.

Marieke Gueher (AUS) was also rewarded for her regularity (she attended all the seven meets of the series) and got the first place with 199 points. Before Berlin, she was closely followed by Therese Alshammar (SWE), who needed to be the best performer with a World Record in this last meet to beat Guehrer.

The venue for this last Waterski and Wakeboard World Cup Stop of the 2008 season was a man-made saltwater canal at the exclusive Doha Diplomatic Club in Qatar. Mandy Nightingale and Claire Lise Welter claimed the top scores at the World Cup 2008.

The Big Challenge competition is now open to any 16-25 year old who has a big idea for a project or campaign that helps other young people lead more positive and healthy lives.

Steph Twell (Aldershot, Farnham & District) proved she is more than ready for the step up from junior level as she triumphed in the senior women’s race at the opening meeting of the McCain UK Cross Challenge Series in Gatshead on Saturday.

Top seeds April Ross and Jen Boss of the United States beat 15th-seeded Huang Ying and Zhang Xi from China 21-17 and 23-21 in 44 minutes in the final here on Sunday to win back-to back SWATCH FIVB World Tour women’s gold medal at the US$350,000 China Sanya Open presented by Olympic Garden. photo FIVB

The bid by Squash to get onto the Olympic Games programme for 2016 took a step forward today (Friday) when a World Squash Federation delegation offered the credentials of the sport to the Olympic Programme Commission in Lausanne.

India’s Joshna Chinappa triumphed in today’s (Friday) finals of the NSC Super Squash Satellite No3 - against expectations - at the Bukit Jalil National Squash Centre in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

The Independent Women\'s Football League (IWFL) and USA Football, the sport’s national governing body on youth and amateur levels, have forged a partnership to further promote the sport and its immense popularity among female athletes.

As the WTA Sony Ericsson Tour ends for this year, there is already excitement about 2009. Bigger and better prize money and new venues.

So it is true, Martina was live on our TVs yesterday for the start of I\'m a celebrity get me out of here! Not only in the world of tennis are people asking themselves, Why? She is going into the Australian jungle with a number of celebrities that I am sure she has never heard of ,,,help! I think her first night on the box was fantastic, she rised to the parashute jump even though scared of heights. Go Martina!!

WSR Reporter Laura Hannan had great pleasure recently in joining three of the current Women’s England Rugby Team at a Nike photo shoot in London. The occasion is to help to continue the success of Nike campaign ‘Here I Am’.

England\'s World Cup campaign came to an end on Sunday morning as Germany dominated to take the bronze medal in their third-place play-off encounter. Danielle Carter challenges Germany\'s Lynn Mester (Photos courtesy of Foto-Net.)

Angela Stanford became the seventh multiple winner of the 2008 LPGA Tour season with her one-shot victory at the inaugural $1 million Lorena Ochoa Invitational by Banamex and Corona Light at the Guadalajara Country Club.

VALENCIENNES (EuroLeague Women) - Russia national team center Maria Stepanova came off the bench and scored 10 points and grabbed eight rebounds in just 12 minutes for new club UMMC Ekaterinburg in an 85-65 win at Union Hainaut on Thursday.

The teenage new wave of women’s professional surfing stole the show at the Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) World Qualifying Series (WQS) 6-Star Reef Hawaiian Pro at Haleiwa yesterday. photo Cestari Covered Images

Eleanor Simmonds and Elizabeth Simmonds have been named as contenders for BBC Young Sports Personality of the Year.

At its annual conference, the International Sailing Federation (ISAF) selected the female boat classes which will be contested at the 2012 Olympic sailing competition at Weymouth and Portland.

Reigning overall and downhill World Cup champion Lindsey Vonn (Vail, CO) captured the first World Cup slalom podium of her career with a decisive victory at the opening slalom of the 2009 Audi FIS World Cup season in Finland Saturday. The win vaulted her into the World Cup lead.

Last week the British Junior Snowboard Squad packed their bags with head coach Sonia Shaw and former British World Cup Snowboard Cross team rider, assistant coach for the week, James Foster!

The competition at the Trophée Bompard concluded Saturday in Paris, France with the Pairs, LadiesFree Skating and the Free Dance. The Trophee Bompard is the fourth of six events in the 2008/2009 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating series.