Women sport news

Nine of the Top 20 will contest this week’s Generali Ladies Linz event, led by world No.4 Ana Ivanovic. In-form Zürich finalist Flavia Pennetta is among the contenders as seventh seed; also highlighting a strong Tier II field are Sony Ericsson Championships Race contenders Vera Zvonareva, Agnieszka Radwanska and Amelie Mauresmo

USA Hockey today announced that nine cities have been selected as host sites for the 2010 USA Hockey Youth, Girls' and Women's National Championships. The women's division championships will be held March 28-30, while the championships for the youth and girls' divisions will occur April 7-11.

One of Great Britain’s Female Olympic athletes has been listed among the International Hockey Federation’s (FIH) nominees for its Player of the Year and Young Player of the Year awards.

Rookie Vicky Hurst of Melbourne, Fla., carded an even-par 71 to win her fifth tournament and close out the 2008 Duramed FUTURES Tour season at the inaugural $150,000 Duramed Invitational.

Morgan Pressel sank an 18-foot birdie putt on the 72nd hole to earn her second-career LPGA Tour victory on Sunday at the inaugural $1.5 million Kapalua LPGA Classic. Pressel’s four-day total of 8-under-par (72-72-67-69=280) was one stroke better than five-time Tour winner Suzann Pettersen (68-72-72-69) who also birdied the final hole.

RIGA (EuroBasket Women 2009) - Hosts Latvia were on Wednesday afternoon drawn in EuroBasket Women 2009 Group B against Greece, Poland and Hungary.

Recent events on the international stage have turned professional women’s surfing on its head. Everything from teenage ASP Women’s World Champions to pre-pubescent event winners is seeing the performance level of the fairer sex perpetually shattered.

British Swimming's celebrated Olympians and next generation of swimmers will take their first step along the road to London 2012 in December when they compete at the LEN European Championships (25m) in Croatia.

The British Snow Tour brings the UK’s freestyle elite to the annual spectacle that is the Metro Ski & Snowboard Show for the Freeski Invitational Championships on Thursday 23rd and Snowboard Invitational Championships on Friday 24th October.

When U.S. Snowboarding's Lindsey Jacobellis (Stratton Mountain, VT) isn't busy dominating every man woman and child that dares to challenge her snowboardcross skills, she likes to spend her time shedding light on something close to her heart - animals.

The future of Australian sport looks bright after an outstanding 2008 Commonwealth Youth Games campaign came to an end in Pune, India overnight, with Australia winning 65 medals against world-class youth competition.

WHEELCHAIR DANCE SPORT has moved a significant step closer to becoming a part of the Paralympics after a new agreement was signed today.

ENGLAND'S young athletes won 13 medals on day six of the Commonwealth Youth Games in Pune, including another four golds in boxing and shooting.

The International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) offers three scholarships for young journalists to attend the World Individual Table Tennis Championships in Yokohama, Japan from 28th April to 5th May 2009.

Lancashire proved seven really is a lucky number by taking their seventh consecutive title at the asa’s National County Team Championships (25m) in Sheffield

It was 13th time lucky for England's Jenny Duncalf in today's (Friday) women's quarter-finals of the Hi-Tec World Open Squash Championships when the world No5 from Yorkshire upset Dutch star Natalie Grinham to ensure the event's first English finalist for five years.

Tx Tantrums one of the newest semi pro women's flag team for the HWFFL.

The second round of the inaugural Kapalua LPGA Classic is complete and 70 at 4-over-par 148 will compete this weekend for a share of the $1.5 million purse. Trade winds gusted above 20 mph for the second consecutive day on the island of Maui, keeping scores relatively low. photo Bret Douglas

Rusty's Billiards in Arlington, Texas hosted the 6th event of the year for the OB Cues Ladies 9-Ball Tour September 27-28. Fifty-one ladies came to compete and many new faces were in attendance! Welcome to all the new players!

Team England’s young athletes won 13 medals on day six of the Commonwealth Youth Games in Pune, India, including another four golds in boxing and shooting. The stars of the show were the England boxing team, with three golds, one silver and a bronze.

The England squad is preparing for their final battle on tour as they go head to head in the decider of a three-test series against New Zealand tomorrow.

In the biggest scoring match since the WISPA World Tour switched to Pro-Scoring (to 11 points per game) in July, Egypt's ninth seed Omneya Abdel Kawy upset England's Laura Lengthorn-Massaro, the eighth seed, 21-23, 19-17, 12-14, 11-6, 11-7 in 85 minutes.

Jelena Jankovic's winning run came to an end at the Tennis.com Zurich Open on Thursday, at the hands of Flavia Pennetta. It was the world No.1's earliest defeat of the season.

EH Premiership Womens' debutants, Poynton, managed to stay up last season after struggling at the bottom throughout most of the series whilst seasoned teams like Chelmsford had to win a play off to stay up. photo John Coxon

The English Women’s Golf Association has selected a strong girls’ team for the annual match against the England boys, which takes place at Woodhall Spa on Sunday, October 26.

INNSBRUCK, AUT-Riders from all over the world will celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Burton European Open (BEO) from January 9-16 in LAAX, Switzerland. Here’s a look back at ten years of one of the best snowboard competitions in the world.