Women sport news

Hazel Simpson was disqualified in the Sydney 200m final for running out of her lane but made no mistake this time as she chased home China’s Wang Fang and Claudia Nicoleitzic of Germany in 32.43.

China's Fuying Jiang won the 50m Butterfly S6 in style in the Water Cube this morning.

Canadian and favourite Stephanie Dixon swam home to win the gold medal in the 100m Backstroke S9 this morning in the Water Cube.

Britain's Elizabeth stormed to victory on Friday in the 100m Breaststroke SB 6.

China's Jimisu Menggen won the women discus F40 today with a masive new world record 28.04

NZL Sophie Pascoe and South Africa's Shireen Sapiro both touched the line together in world record form to both secure gold medals in the 100m backstroke S10

The stage is set for more top-flight beach volleyball as the main draw of the Nestea European Championships Tour English Masters gets underway at St Chad’s Headland in Blackpool today.

Flavia Pennetta and Nadia Petrova, the No.3 and No.4 seeds at the Commonwealth Bank Tennis Classic, moved into the quarterfinals in straight sets Thursday, although one had it much easier.

Charlotte Lawrence booked her place in the Grand Final of the 2008 RYA National Match Racing Championships next month as her crew finished runners-up at the penultimate qualifier of this year’s Series.

Dual sportswoman Liz Halliday is ready to make her debut at the prestigious Blenheim Palace International Horse Trials after solid pre-runs for her horses Oscar (Arctic Knight II) and Fox (Red Letter Day II) at Gatcombe Park last weekend.

British wheelchair racer Shelly Woods had to be content with bronze in the re-run of the T54 5,000m final. The Blackpool athlete, who was second in the original race, had the medal taken off her after a protest following a crash during the race.

In a repeat of the 2004 Paralympic semifinals for women’s sitting volleyball, the United States will play Netherlands in Friday’s semifinals and China will face Slovenia. photo USA Volleyball

BEIJING (Paralympics Women) - Japan edged a thrilling encounter against Canada on the third day of the Women’s Wheelchair Basket event at the Paralympics. photo IWBF

American Jessica Long broke the world record on her way to the gold medal in the 200m IND SM8.

Paralympic Heroine Natalie Du Toit claimed her thrid gold medal of the games breaking the world record on the way.

Sarah moved from the velodrome to the roads of the Ming Tomb Reservoir and won the women's LC1/LC2/CP4 individual time-trial in 37 min 16.65 sec for what was to be Britain's third road race gold of the day. Report and photo John Coxon

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The first matches of the 2008/2009 EHF Champions League and European Cup season took place over the past weekend.

England women have accepted an invitation to play two Test Matches against Germany at the beginning of October. The games will be played during the Men’s Hamburg Masters tournament and will, according to Head Coach Danny Kerry, present “an excellent opportunity to expose a number of players to senior international hockey of a very high level.” photo Andrew Beckett

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – USA Hockey's residency program for post-NCAA athletes involved in its U.S. Women's National Program begins today in Blaine, Minn. The new iniative, which involves on- and off-ice training and games, is based at the National Sport Center's Schwan Super Rink.

(Wiener-Neustadt, Austria - -- Australian Karen Lunn shot a six-under-par 66 to hold a one shot lead after the first round of the UNIQA Ladies Golf Open, presented by Raiffeisen, in Austria.

DRUSKININKAI (EuroBasket Women Qualifying) - There has been a lot of talk about Great Britain’s men this summer and their attempt to reach EuroBasket 2009 in Poland. But the women are also trying to make their mark on basketball and qualify for next year’s EuroBasket Women in Riga, Latvia.

THREE women world champions from three different cue sports will be in action in Derbyshire this weekend. photo Kevin Legg

The start of the Vendée Globe 2008/09 yacht race is only 63 days away and today at Gunwharf Quays, Portsmouth, Dee Caffari had her Open 60 yacht Aviva blessed by its celebrity godparents ahead of the gruelling round the world race. photo onEdition

CHRIS HOY, Britain's Olympic triple gold medallist, today unveiled the design for London's VeloPark to be used for the 2012 Games where it is hoped the country's cyclists will enjoy more success. photo paralympic gold medallist Sarah Storey.

Canadian Power athlete Chantal Petitclerc adds another gold medal to her collection in Beijing today by winning the 100m T54.