Women sport news

HAINING (FIBA Diamond Ball for Women) - The United States beat world champions Australia 71-67 on Tuesday night to win the FIBA Diamond Ball for Women. photo FIBA

The Opening Ceremony will get the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games on Friday 8 August and ISAF will be bringing you all the latest news from the sailing events in Qingdao on our Olympic microsite and via Making Waves.

U.S. Figure Skating announced today the skaters it will send to compete in the first event of the 2008 Junior Grand Prix (JGP) of Figure Skating Series, which takes place Aug. 27-30 in Courchevel, France.

Nike ACG Sweetspots kick-starts summer with a celebration of its athletes’ most prized achievements on film. Liv Sansoz is an ex-world champion climber who travelled to the UNESCO site of Hampi in India to film her climbing Sweetspot. photos Evrard Wendenbaum

Some weeks ago, it was reported that GIANT Italia Team will be represented at the Olympic Games in Beijing by 2 athletes, one being female Slovenian rider Blaza Klemencic.

The U.S. Women’s Olympic Indoor Volleyball Team held high expectations to do well at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens and finish on the medal stand. photo US Volleyball

Kippax, 25, who is from Chester and trains twice a week at the National Squash Centre in Manchester, will help to promote the event to a younger audience

A month after completing her second full year as world number one, Malaysia's Nicol David now marks her 25th successive month at the top of the August Women's World Squash Rankings - thereby overtaking Australia's Sarah Fitz-Gerald to establish the third-longest unbroken run in the history of the Women's International Squash Players' Association (WISPA) rankings.

Hong Kong's Annie Au pulled off a sensational performance - saving two match balls - to upset favourite Kasey Brown in the women's final of Australia’s most prestigious squash tournament in its second year at the Valleys Lifestyle Centre in Clare in South Australia. photo WISPA

New York Nemesis moves to Albany, Iowa Thunder hosting tryouts, Pittsburgh Force Hosting Tryouts.

Not only did the squad go undefeated until the final against France but Bonagrass Grove Striker Nikki Kidd was awarded Player of the Tournament, netting seven of the squad’s 13 goals-the most of any team.

England Women’s cricket team, who are currently right at the top of their game after series wins over the West Indies and New Zealand as well as an historic Ashes victory over Australia, return to Lord’s on August 8 2008 for the second ODI in their NatWest Women’s Series against South Africa.

It'd didn't matter if Kelly won the finals or not, she had earned enough points to move into the #1 position just ahead of Karen Corr. Allison Fisher will drop to the #6 position while Ga Young Kim and Xiaoting Pan are tied for 4rd, Sarah Ellerby is 5th. photo WPBA

The statue of the Pueo (owl) at Kewalo Basin Park stands as protector of the Kakaako area. It will be looking over contestants at the 3rd annual One Love Surf Shop presents the Sea Hawaii Girls Who Surf Contest August 16-17th.

The ASP Grade-1 Nikita Women’s Pro Junior saw Alizee Arnaud (FRA) secure her first win this season after defeating Johanne Defay (FRA), Ravi Bailleux (FRA) and Fanny Brice (FRA) in an all-French final. Aliizee Arnaud : photo Aquashot/ASP Europe

Natalya Pankina won Fina Open Water Swimming Grand Prix in Quebec while Angela Maurer won the Fina 10km Marathon.

The eighth race of the FINA Open Water Swimming Grand Prix 2008 took place on Saturday, August 2, when 21 swimmers took to the water of Lac Memphrémagog in the Canadian province of Québec

Team GB's swimmers will arrive in Beijing tomorrow - the final destination of a journey which for many started years ago when they first dreamt of representing their country at an Olympic Games.

The third day of Skandia Cowes Week belonged to the cannonball crews as perfect sailing conditions propelled the fleet round their courses at breakneck speed. photo onEdition Aviva skipper Dee Caffari with Dean Macy, Olympic Decathlete, grind the winches during the Artemis Challenge at Skandia Cowes Week.

Seven jumpers, including team veterans Lindsey Van, Jessica Jerome and Avery Ardovino (all Park City, UT), have been named to the 2009 U.S. Ski Jumping Team according to Nordic Program Director John Farra. The coming season highlights the inaugural World Championships for women's ski jumping. photo US Skiing

As part of the most successful Junior and U23 year GB Canoe and Kayak team that recently competed at the European Championships in Hungary, local girl Jess Walker has just found out she is Beijing bound.

Weightlifter Monica Devi was on Tuesday withdrawn from the Indian squad for Beijing Olympic Games hours before she was to board the flight to the Chinese capital for failing a dope test hours, sources said.

Three new faces join the 2008/09 Australian Netball Squad, as national coach Norma Plummer focuses her attention on youthful talent as she looks towards the future of Australian netball.

Glasgow’s franchise in The Co-Operative Netball Superleague will be called the Glasgow Wildcats. Trials are being held in Glasgow this morning as some of the strongest talent from Scotland and beyond compete for places in the squad which will take its place in the top flight of the sport next season.

Maintaining their composure after losing the first set, Germany's Chantal Laboureur and Levke Springer came from behind Sunday to defeat home country favourites Rimke Braakman/Sophie van Gestel to win the women's gold medal of the 2008 SWATCH FIVB Youth World Championships, presented by RICOH, for players under the age of 19. photo FIVB

After nearly 15 months of competition the SWATCH FIVB World Tour will take a break for three weeks as the world's top Beach Volleyball players head for the Beijing Summer Games. photo FIVB