Women sport news

The top seeds of the day cruised into the second round of the Commonwealth Bank Classic in Bali. Both won in straight sets. 8th seed Aleksandra Wozniak fell to American Jill Craybas in three sets.

The final match of the NatWest Women's Series between England and India was abandoned after just four overs due to inclement weather at Hove today. photo Chris Seargeant

The final happened with 4 world champions on WQS Billabong Girls Pro Rio, on the raining Tuesday in Barra da Tijuca, Rio de Janeiro

Come and be apart of France's first Butterfly effect. A free all women down winder and wind surf clinic. A windsurfing, kiting and stand up paddle event.

Running with full momentum off her Slopestyle title win yesterday, 07/08 Swatch TTR World Tour Champion Jamie Anderson (USA) surprised everyone today with an epic first run in the Halfpipe finals to take home her first Halfpipe Title at the 5Star Burton New Zealand Open 2008. photo Shane Eecen

Hannah Teter (USA) made her triumphant return to the pipe scene, dominating the entire event to take both her first event result and title of the 08/09 season. photoD.Himbrechts

Barbara Buchan of the United States won the gold medal in the LC3-4/CP3 class of the Individual Pursuit of the Track Cycling event of the Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games with 4 minutes 15.848 seconds.

Sarah Storey of Great Britain claimed title of the Women's Individual Pursuit LC1-2/CP4 of the Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games Cycling Track event with 3 minutes 36.637 seconds on September 10, 2008.

New Zealand's Sophie Pascoe claimed the Gold in the 100m SB9 Medal in the pool today.

Valerie Grand Maison of Canada claimed the Gold medal in the 100m Freestyle S13 on Wednesday in the Water Cube.

Favourite Australian Katrina Porter flew away in the pool to take the 100m Backstroke S7 title.

Britain's Heather Frederiksen swam away with the World Record and the Women's 100m Backstroke S8 title today in the Water Cube.

The Birds nest was the celebration point for American Jessica Galli who won the gold in the 400m T53.

Lucy Ogechukwu Ejike of Nigeria set a new world record and won gold in the Women's 48kg Group. Natalie Blake’s decision to drop two categories for the 2008 Paralympic Games proved unsuccessful today as the Newark powerlifter finished sixth in the under-48kg event in Beijing’s BUAA Gymnasium.

Britain's women lost to reigning champions USA in their third pool A basketball game in Beijing today but remain hopeful of progressing to the quarter-final stages.

ParalympicsGB has been monitoring the protest around the women’s T54 5000m race to ensure the interests of the British athlete involved are protected.

The U.S. Sitting Women’s Volleyball Team suffered its first setback of the 2008 Paralympic Games on Tuesday, falling to top-ranked China, 25-14, 25-21, 25-19 in 1 hour, 10 minutes in front of 4,000 screaming fans at the China Agricultural University Gymnasium in Beijing.

Russian swimmer Oxana Savchenko grabs gold in the Water Cube today.

It was a fifth medal for the equestrian team tonight, as Felicity Coulthard pulled out all the stops in her lively grade II freestyle test to grab the silver at her first Games.

In a history making development for women’s sport, elite netball will be available in millions of homes across the country with Network Ten today announced as the official television broadcaster of netball in Australia.

Malaysian Nicol David celebrated her third title in a row in the women's final of mainland Europe’s biggest squash tournament at the Frans Otten Stadion in Amsterdam. photo WISPA

Germany’s Martina Eberl overcame a six shot deficit to claim a one stroke victory at the Nykredit Masters in Denmark on Sunday.

Sarah-Jane Kenyon of Queensland, Australia, earned her second professional win in wire-to-wire fashion at the $100,000 ILOVENY Championship, finishing with a final-round score of 2-under-par 69. photo futurestour.com

Ten Duramed FUTURES Tour players earned 2009 LPGA membership today by finishing in the top 10 on the season money list.

Justine Dupont (Lacanau, FRA), 17, clinched the 2008 Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) European Women’s title after placing second in the ASP WQS 3-Star Pantin Classic in Spain. photo ASP Europe.com

International surfer Paige Hareb (NZ) put Australia’s top Pro Junior surfers to the sword at One Mile Point Port Stephens by winning the Billabong Pro Junior Women’s division.