Women sport news

Beijing, China, August 19, 2008 – The buzz surrounding USA pair Misty May-Treanor’s and Kerri Walsh’s ascent to the Olympic Beach Volleyball Tournament gold-medal match has seen the media go into overdrive on coverage of the dazzling duo. photo FIVB Beijing 08

Delia Arnold celebrated an unexpected Malaysian title at the Bukit Jalil National Squash Centre in the Malaysian capital Kuala Lumpur.

England Women warmed up for the inaugural Nations Cup with an impressive and powerful display against the USA at Esher Rugby Club on Tuesday evening.

For the first time ever China will contest the Final of the women's Hockey. They stunned Germany in a 3-2 defeat. photo Andrew Bennett

BEIJING, August 20) -- World champions the Netherlands outplayed Argentina 5-2 to enter their second consecutive final of the Olympic Women's Hockey competition on Wednesday, August 20. photo Andrew Bennett

Alizee Arnaud (FRA), 18, won her second event of the season today after defeating top regional under-21 female surfers Pauline Ado (FRA), Lee-Ann Curren (FRA) and Canelle Bulard (FRA) in the final of the Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) Grade-2 Kana Miss Cup Pro Junior.

Team GB swimming success continued into the open water event where Keri-Anne Payne and Cassie Patten picked up silver and bronze medals after an exciting finish.

(BEIJING, August 20) -- Pre-race favorite and three-time world champion Larisa Ilchenko of Russia put in a withering finishing burst with only 50 meters remaining to win the gold medal on Wednesday in the Women's 10km Marathon.

Russians Anastasia Davydova and Anastasia Ermakova won the Synchronized Swimming Duet Free gold medal at the Beijing Olympic Games on Wednesday. Spain got the silver and Japan finished third.

Bryony Shaw has won Great Britain’s first ever women’s windsurfing medal clinching RS:X bronze at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games in Qingdao today (Wednesday 20 August).

(QINGDAO, August 20) -- Yin Jian nearly caused a riot Wednesday when she won China's first ever Olympic Sailing gold medal in a heart-stopping performance that had Chinese spectators screaming and waving flags.

The U.S. Olympic Team for Women’s Water Polo is headed back to the Gold Medal game for the first time since the 2000 Olympics in Sydney following their thrilling semi-final victory over Australia 9-8.

(BEIJING, August 21) -- Gymnastics Rhythmic, the most beautiful Olympic event, will take place from August 21-24 at the Beijing University of Technology Gymnasium.

Beijing, China (August 20, 2008) - Less then 24 hours after the completion of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games triathlon, the International Triathlon Union today announced an innovative new platform for the sport by establishing a pioneering new series that will take triathlon to new heights.

(BEIJING, August 20) -- Melaine Walker of Jamaica set an Olympic record to win the Women's 400m Hurdles, emerging victorious over pre-race favorite and rival Sheena Tosta of the United States at the National Stadium on Wednesday, August 20.

Lindsey Berg (Honolulu) served the U.S. Olympic Women’s Indoor Volleyball Team to leads of 8-0 and 5-0 in the fourth and fifth sets, respectively, to help the fourth-ranked Americans rally for a 20-25, 25-21, 19-25, 25-18, 15-6 victory over second-ranked Italy on Tuesday evening in the Olympic Games quarterfinal match at Beijing’s Capital Gymnasium.

Defending Olympic champions China, three-time Olympic gold medallists Cuba, World No. 1 Brazil and emerging threat USA advanced to the semi-finals of the Women's Olympic Volleyball Tournament in Beijing on Tuesday. photo FIVB Beijing 08

It will be a rematch of the 2007 SWATCH FIVB World Championships when Jia Tian and Jie Wang of China challenge Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh of the United States for the women’s gold medal at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games after both teams won semi-final matches here Tuesday. photo FIVB Beijing 08

Norway and Sweden are through to the semi finals of the Women's Handball Tournament in Beijing. Norway def Sweden and Hungary narrowly defeated Romania.

(BEIJING, August 19) -- China takes on defending gold medalists Germany in the first semifinal of the evening before the number one and two ranked teams in the competition, the Netherlands and Argentina, meet, at the Olympic Green Hockey Stadium on Wednesday, August 20. photo John Coxon

(BEIJING, August 18) -- Monday's Women's Football tournament was highlighted by comebacks in both semifinal games. USA and Brazil in Football Olympic Final

BEIJING (Olympics) - Miao Lijie tore apart Belarus on Tuesday to lift China to a 77-62 triumph and into the semi-finals of the Olympics. photo FIBA Beijing 08

BEIJING (Olympics) – South Dakota’s Becky Hammon never played for the United States and now she’ll have a chance to beat them in the semi-finals at the Olympics after leading her adopted Russia to a come-from-behind win against Spain.

BEIJING (Olympics) – Australia wiped the floor with the Czech Republic in the quarter-finals of the Olympic women’s basketball tournament by winning 79-46, but Penny Taylor sprained an ankle which has left the star forward in doubt for Thursday’s semi-final against China.

BEIJING (Olympics) – The United States broke open a close game in the second quarter and ended up hammering Korea 104-60 to stay on track for a fourth consecutive Olympic gold medal. photo FIBA Beijing 08

China beat Italy 10-7 in a Women's Water Polo classification 5th-6th match of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games at Yingdong Natatorium in Beijing, China, on August 19, 2008.