Women sport news

Witness the adrenaline and sensational skill as the world’s best women’s squash players take to the courts at the Kallang Squash Centre from the 30 July to 2 August for the CIMB Singapore Women’s Squash Masters 2008.

Top seed Line Hansen, from Denmark, respectively, took the title in the NSC Super Squash Satellite No2 at the Bukit Jalil National Squash Centre in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. photo WISPA

Jennifer Blum is a lawyer. She’s also the career leading scorer for the New York Sharks, one of more than 80 women’s tackle-football teams in the country. photo Chang W. Lee/The New York Times

Dallas Diamonds defeat the Seattle Majestics 38 to 6 to win the 2008 IWFL Western Conference Championship!

Chicago Force defeats the Pittsburgh Passion 8 to 7 to win the 2008 IWFL Eastern Conference Championship!

Chicago, IL. , The Force have become the ‘cardiac kids’, for the post season anyway, posting an identical 8-7 nail biting, on the edge of your seat victory, this time against a talented Pittsburgh Passion (9-1) team.

Young teams battle well in Sweden. Two days of handball tournaments held at schools in Warrington during National Schools Sports Week have been branded a success by organisers. Primary Schools do battle in first handball championship

England Women recorded their second win in the Under 20s Nations Cup in Toronto, Canada on Monday night, with an impressive 22-0 victory against Canada A.

England narrowly loose out to The Netherlands at The Hague. A superb team performance today saw England’s U16 girls deservedly earn their place in the final against Holland, with four excellent goals securing the win against Spain.

England women's captain Charlotte Edwards says the one-day internationals with West Indies were ideal tune-up games despite the two matches lasting just 78.2 overs. photo Charlie Booker

World number three Suzann Pettersen secured a five shot victory at the AIB Irish Open, supported by Fáilte Ireland, on Sunday.

Rookie Vicky Hurst of Melbourne, Fla., erased a two-stroke deficit with a 4-under-par 68 to earn her fourth Duramed FUTURES Tour win of the season at the CIGNA Golf Classic. Hurst, winner of four events in eight entries, claimed the top prize of $11,200 and finished the tournament with a three-round total of 209 (-7). photo Futurestour.com

Rebecca Adlington (Nova Centurion) shaved two seconds off her own British and Commonwealth record in the women's 400m Freestyle on the final day of the asa Championships (50m).

A beyond capacity Avery Aquatics Center on the campus of Stanford University played host to the final game of a four game set between the U.S. Olympic Team for Women's Water Polo and the Australian Women's Olympic Team. photo Kirby Lee

With the wind in their sails. The world’s top 100 speed windsurfers and kiteboarders are coming to Fuerteventura for the 23rd Windsurfing & Kiteboarding World Cup. When Fuerteventura calls, they all come. The island, situated in the Canaries, has got the wind the windsurfers and kiteboarders need. Guaranteed.

DRUG CHEATS will have nowhere to hide in Britain, the head of UK Sport's anti-doping programme promised today.

The 6th Annual Women in the Winner's Circle Luncheon will be held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Thursday July 24 to celebrate women race car drivers in all race series as well as raise funds to sustain the Women in the Winner’s Circle Foundation programs

Double Olympic Gold medallist Daley Thompson is supporting Nestlé GO FREE, summer initiative, to encourage families to get active.

Following an invitation by Mr Andrey Kostin (RUS), President of the Russian Gymnastics Federation, FIG President Prof Bruno Grandi (ITA) and FIG Honorary Vice-President Mr Norbert Bueche (SUI) visited the Gymnastics training centre in Leninsk – Kouznetsky (RUS) on June 15, 2008.

Taking out her fourth major race in succession, Queensland’s Triple World Champion and Commonwealth Games Gold Medal winning Triathlete Emma Snowsill continued her blistering good form in the lead up to the Women’s Olympic Triathlon by winning the opening round of the 2008 LifeTime Fitness Triathlon Series race in Minneapolis (US time) by a handy 2mins 32seconds,

PAULA RADCLIFFE is refusing to give up her fight to be fit for the marathon at the Beijing Olympics next month.

European Athletics is pleased to announce that the 2008 SPAR European Cross Country Championships will take place in the Belgian capital of Brussels on Sunday December 14.

Brazil earned a hard-fought 3-0 victory over hosts Japan Sunday evening to win their seventh World Grand Prix title with a perfect 5-0 record as the 2008 edition of the women’s Volleyball gala lowered its curtain at Yokohama Arena. Cuba rallied past World No. 2 Italy 3-1 for the silver while the United States held off reigning Olympic champions China 3-2 to finish fourth. photo FIVB

With their Beijing Olympic status uncertain, Spain started in a positive fashion in the official test against GB in Terrassa. Having worked the ball into the GB circle in the 4th minute of the game, they took the lead from a penalty corner when Raquel Huercas dragged the ball past Katy Roberts in goal. photo Andrew Beckett

With the wind in their sails. The world’s top 100 speed windsurfers and kiteboarders are coming to Fuerteventura for the 23rd Windsurfing & Kiteboarding World Cup. When Fuerteventura calls, they all come. The island, situated in the Canaries, has got the wind the windsurfers and kiteboarders need. Guaranteed.

In one of the oldest running world cups on the circuit it was triathlon veteran Andrea Whitcombe of Great Britain to top the podium for the first time since 2005. photo Janos Schmidt Triathlon.org