Anya Shrubsole is the only uncapped player in the 15-player squad announced by the England women’s selectors for the forthcoming programme against the West Indies as well as two NatWest Women’s Series against South Africa and India.
The LPGA Tour continues play this week at the 2008 Jamie Farr Owens Corning Classic Presented by Kroger. Highland Meadows Golf Club in Sylvania, Ohio will once again serve as host.
Women in the Winner’s Circle Foundation today announced the five young women drivers who received funding from the Foundation’s new matching grant program, Project Podium.
The U.S. Girls’ Youth National Team swept U.S. Virgin Islands 25-7, 25-7, 25-7 with 17 aces on Monday evening to win Pool B with a 3-0 record at the NORCECA Girls’ Youth Continental Championship held in Guaynabo, Puerto Rico. photo US Volleyball
World No. 1 Brazil and Cuba remained as the only unbeaten teams at the 2008 FIVB World Grand Prix Finals after recording their second straight victories at the Yokohama Arena on Thursday. The 2007 World Cup bronze medallists USA came from behind to beat hosts Japan in five sets for their first win in the six-team round-robin tournament. photo FIVB
Klara Zakopalova is one of just two seeds left in the $175,000 Gaz de France Grand Prix after Thursday's loss of No.3 seed Tsvetana Pironkova. Two Hungarians are still in the hunt.
Flavia Pennetta beat Lourdes Dominguez Lino to move into the quarterfinals of the Internazionali Femminili di Tennis di Palermo. Four-time champion Anabel Medina Garrigues also won.
The Three Lions recorded their first victory in the UEFA European Women's U19 Championships after a brace from Toni Duggan secured a 3-1 win over Scotland. photo FA
England beat Denmark 6½-½ to sweep into the semi-finals of the European ladies’ team championship at Stenungsund, Sweden. photo em2008.golf.se/extra/pod/
THREE-time women’s world billiards champion Emma Bonney heads to Kings Lynn on Sunday to take on Austrian Karin Wannemacher in the English Ladies Open Billiards Championship. photo Kevin Legg
Toronto's Nicole Stevenson, a member of the Etobicoke Huskies Track Club, led from the gun to capture today's Emilie Mondor Memorial
5K Race for Women run from the Aviation Museum in the nation's capital.
The crowning of the ANZ Champions will soon be upon us. The Semi Finals have been decided. Magic will play Swifts and The Thunderbirds will be up against the Vixens,,,,,not to be missed. Play begins on Saturday. photo Micheal Bradley
World Cup winner Italy rallied past reigning Olympic champion China in a pulsating five-setter as the 2008 FIVB World Grand Prix Finals kicked off at Yokohama Arena on Wednesday. photo FIVB
Mexican squash star Samantha Teran stormed to victory in the Women's Harrow Mexican Open to notch up her fifth Tour title in a row this year in the maiden $16,000 WISPA World Tour event at Silver Squash in Pachuca, Mexico. photo WISPA
Hong Kong's Annie Au dashed hopes of a domestic double in today's (Sunday) finals of the ICL Chennai Open when she beat Indian teenager Dipika Pallikal in the climax of the women's WISPA World Tour squash event at the ICL Squash Academy in Chennai. photo WISPA
Houston,TX: Houston's all New 2008 Women's Football Franchise the "H'Town Texas Cyclones" has done it again, representing Houston, TX in their FIRST season of play with a 9-1 record. They went on to defeat the Saint Louis "SLAM" in their house 25-13 on Saturday, July 5, 2008.
Two top seeds were defeated in the first round of the Gaz De France. Ivetal Benesova was def 64-64 by home favourite Greta Arn. Parmentier of France was beaten by Karolina Sprem of Croatia 75-62. Ãgi Szávay will be the highlight of the day at the Gaz de France Grand Prix today, but 2nd seeded Alize Cornet will also play on the Center Court this afternoon.
Two top seeds lost there Palmero campaign in the first round on Tuesday. N0 3 seed Aravane Rezai of France was defeated by Rossana de los Rios in straight sets 64 61. Yanina Wickmayer of Belgium the N0 6 seed was ousted by Qualifier Chaknashvili in three sets 46 76 64.
Both Great Britain and Spain are undertaking final preparations for the Olympic Games in Beijing. Spain initially missed out in the quest for a place at the Olympics when they lost to England (playing on behalf of Great Britain) in the Bronze medal match at the 2007 EuroHockey Nations Championships. photo Andrew Beckett
THE new chairman of the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) has said that he wants to try to get the sport included in the 2012 Olympics even though the earliest it can become part of the programme is technically 2020.
SEATTLE (Olympics) - Swin Cash will not be among the three players added to the US Olympic team this week, according to a story in the Seattle Times. photo FIBA
The United States of America proved too strong for Australia’s best youth girls with victory in the Global Challenge water polo tournament at Brisbane’s Valley Pool yesterday. photo Australian Waterpolo
The U.S. Olympic Team for Women's Water Polo shrugged off a last second loss to Australia on Sunday evening and came back with a vengeance taking it to their rival with a 12-6 defeat in front of sold out crowd at the Brian Bent pool on the campus of Coronado High School. photo US Waterpolo
