Women sport news

The Australian Netball Diamonds head into a training camp tonight to fine tune preparations for the Holden Netball Test Series campaign against world number 3, England.

Japan put up a classy performance to completely demolish host Chinese Taipei in straight sets (25-18, 25-17, 25-23) in the final of the 14th Asian Women’s Junior Volleyball Championship and clinched the title in the women’s junior division after 18 years.

Natalia Pereira recorded 18 points, including five blocks, and Finasa-Osasco of Brazil defeated Centro Deportivo Nacional of Dominican Republic in straight sets on the first day of action of the International Clubs Salonpas Cup. photo fIVB

Rexona-Ades of Rio de Janeiro debuted with an emotional victory in the Salonpas Cup, the annual international tournament of clubs. The defending champions defeated Italian team Scavolini Pesaro 25-23, 25-23, 21-25, 27-25 in 1 hour and 51 minutes. photo FIVB

Brazilians Rexona-Ades defeated Centro Deportivo Nacional of Dominican Republic on Monday night to tie with Finasa-Osasco atop the preliminary round of the Women’s Volleyball Salonpas Cup.

The Sony Ericsson WTA Tour heads to tournament stops in Stuttgart, Tokyo and Tashkent this week. World No.1 Serena Williams is among those in the mix, going to Stuttgart with Venus.

The Rugby Football Union for Women and the Rugby Football Union is delighted to announce that England will host the 2010 IRB Women’s Rugby World Cup. photo rugbymatters.net

Great Britain Hockey has today announced the women’s youth training squad (Under 21 age group) in preparation for the 2009 Australian Youth Olympic Festival. The squad will take part in a series of training camps in October, November and December prior to competing in the Youth Olympic Festival from 14-18 January in Sydney, Australia. photo England Hockey

England are within touching distance of the European Championship finals in Finland next year after running out 5-1 winners in Prague, needing just a point from their final game with Spain on Thursday. photo FA

Hope Powell says that she was relieved to see her players respond to an honest assessment of their first-half performance against Czech Republic, but doesn't want to have to repeat herself when England face Spain on Thursday night. photo FA

PRATTVILLE, Ala., -- Mexico's Lorena Ochoa earned her seventh victory of 2008 in a two-hole, sudden-death playoff at the Navistar LPGA Classic Presented by MaxxForce on Sunday . The 26-year-old outlasted 10-time LPGA Tour winner Cristie Kerr (66-71-70-66=273) and three-time winner Candie Kung (69-72-65-67=273) to earn her 24th career victory.

A 15-strong squad of Britain’s next generation of elite swimmers are ready to take on the best young swimmers from around the Commonwealth at the Commonwealth Youth Games in Pune, India.

OTTAWA - Synchro Canada is pleased to announce that 24 athletes have been selected to train at the National Team Training Centre in Montreal, QC.

Os escribo desde Brasil donde acaba de terminar la novena etapa de la Copa del Mundo de Kiteboarding PKRA. Una año más estoy súper feliz con mis resultados en competición pues estoy a un pequeño paso de coronarme Campeona del Mundo PKRA 2008.

Patience was the key as 1,000 youngsters across England, Scotland and Wales took part in the 2008 RYA Zone and Home Country Championships last weekend. credit Paul Wyeth RYA. photo credit Paul Wyeth / RYA.

Liz Halliday will be heading back home next weekend to contest her first American Le Mans Series round in 18 months.

Nakhon Ratchsima, Thailand, September 28, 2008 - After the great success of the inaugural Asian Men’s Cup Volleyball Championship last week, the Mall Nakhon Ratchasima’s MCC Hall will become a battleground for another major competition. photo FIVB

Jelena Jankovic beat Vera Zvonareva in three sets while Svetlana Kuznetsova beat Zheng Jie in a tight two-setter, as the semifinals took the court at the $600,000 China Open on Saturday.

University of Minnesota Duluth Selected as Preseason No. 1 in USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Women's College Hockey Poll

The 2008 British Snow Tour headed indoors to Castleford SNO!zone this weekend, Saturday 20th September, for the hugely anticipated Animal Slopestyle Championships. Style and standards were high as over 150 of the UK'S best freestylers threw down a mixture of technical rail riding, crowd pleasing backflips and one footed antics.

After good team work during the race by the Great Britain riders who could been seen a lot on the TV at the front of the race action, Nicole finished the race off beautifully by getting herself into a six rider break that formed on the last of the eight laps of the hilly course.

Olympic silver medallist Vanessa Fernandes of Portugal successfully defended her ITU Duathlon World Championship today in Italy.

The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) honoured the recipients of the 2008 Paralympic Order last week as the Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games came to a close.

ISTANBUL (EuroBasket Women) – Turkey’s men have been grabbing the headlines of late after their unbeaten qualifying EuroBasket 2009 qualifying campaign. photo FIBA Europe

Zoe had a fantastic start to her Olympic Qualifying season this afternoon finishing in 4th place in the Argentinian World cup final. The field started yesterday with 31 of the best snowboard cross athletes in the World and the course was one of the most challenging Zoe has ever competed on with many different features which has seen a handful of the athletes taken away by helicopter.

Australian Netball Diamonds goal shooter Catherine Cox has been ruled unfit for the Holden Netball Test Series against England after suffering a minor ankle injury at training ten days ago.