Women sport news

It was successful day for Beach Volleyball power Brazil on the Hotel Anders courts at the US$350,000 GE Money Bank Mazury Open as four women’s teams from the South American country combined to win five matches here Thursday. photo FIVB

The H'Town Texas Cyclones will be traveling to Mobile, Alabama this weekend to take on the Gulf Coast Herricanes. Cyclones will be defending a 4-1 record.

From 1st June 2008, the organisation will now be known simply as ‘the asa’, rather than the Amateur Swimming Association (ASA), because as one of the most professionally run sports’ national governing bodies the use of the word ‘amateur’ no longer delivers any real benefit in terms of what it does and has a different perception today than its original message.

Helen Finlay has come out on top as winner of the Benromach 10 Under the Ben on Saturday 31 May 2008 enjoying a deserved dram of Benromach single malt whisky at the finish.

In a little over two weeks time, the SPAR European Cup, the world's premier international athletics team competition, will take place for the final time in Annecy, France.

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England Women's U19s notched an impressive 3-0 win over their Italian counterparts in Sardinia on Wednesday.

Colour Plus Magic go two points clear of their nearest Rivals The Queensland Firebirds after Round 9 of the ANZ Championships. photo Micheal Bradley

Following the recent take over of Northern Thunder by Netball UK, the North West franchise has now announced the appointment of Mike Greenwood Snr.

The U.S. Women’s National Volleyball Team blanked host Mexico 25-18, 25-22, 25-14 Monday evening during the Pan American Cup’s fourth day of pool play at Mexicali, Mexico. photo US Volleyball

The U.S. Women’s National Volleyball Team dominated Trinidad & Tobago 25-11, 25-11, 25-14 Tuesday afternoon during the Pan American Cup’s fifth and final day of pool play at Mexicali, Mexico. photo Norcea

Malaysia's Nicol David has stretched her lead at the top of the June Women's World Squash Rankings following her convincing victory in last month's Dunlop British Open, according to the list published today (Tuesday) by the Women's International Squash Players' Association (WISPA). photo WISPA

Ireland's Madeline Perry and Australian Kasey Brown - both unseeded - pulled off significant upsets in the first round of the Women's Seoul Open to claim unexpected places in the quarter-finals of the $60,000 WISPA World Tour squash event in its second year in the South Korean capital Seoul.

THE cream of British handball will be on show this weekend as the Hummel British Cup finals are staged at the Greenbank Academy in Liverpool. Saturday’s action includes the women’s cup finals.

Ana Ivanovic def Patty Schnyder and Jelena Jankovic won her quarterfinal against Navarro on Tuesday while Svetlana Kuznetsova finished her fourth round match. One of the three will take No.1 from Maria Sharapova next Monday.

Five-time LPGA Tour winner Suzann Pettersen, of Norway, will return to Bulle Rock Golf Course, site of the McDonald's LPGA Championship Presented by Coca-Cola to defend what was her second title in 2007 and first career major championship

USA Basketball today announced it has selected Seth Goodman of Monroe College (N.Y.) and Kris Huffman of DePauw University (Ind.) to serve as court coaches during the 2008 USA Basketball Women's U18 National Team Trials, June 9-12 at the U.S. Olympic Training Center (USOTC) in Colorado Springs, Colo.

The Goldcoast Oceanfest will be the host of a new and innovative surfing contest focussed on the increasing tribe of fanatical surfer girls that grace the modern line up.

When the International Sailing Federation (ISAF) announced in 2004 that the equipment used in the Olympic Games would be changed for 2008, selection trials, under the direction of the ISAF were conducted with the objective of choosing a new class of windsurfer. photo Christian Chardon

The top 18 college sailing teams in the nation have begun the contest they hope will end with their win of the most coveted title of the year – the ICSA/Gill National Championship.

Olympic-caliber ski and snowboard competitions will hit five of America's prestigious mountain communities when the annual International Ski Federation (FIS) World Cup circuit swings through the United States during the 2008-09 winter season the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association announced.

With approximately a year and a half until the 2010 U.S. Figure Skating Championships take place in Spokane, Wash., the event has already eclipsed the previous initial weekend ticket sales record, with 2,692 All Event Ticket Packages and 2,026 Skating Spectacular tickets being sold in the first 48 hours.

Women's cyclists from across the United States of America will gather at the Rasmussen College Women's Cycling Summit on June 10. The event, held at the Holiday Inn in Bloomington, will continue to help charting the future of women's cycling. photo Paul Forsyte

BACKSOFTBALL, the campaign for the reinstatement of softball onto the Olympic programme in 2016, has received a significant boost as His Royal Highness Prince Feisal, President of the Jordan Olympic Committee, has become the latest high profile representative to join the task force.

Racing driver Liz Halliday will form part of Eurosport’s commentary team for their exclusive coverage of the 2008 Le Mans 24 Hours on 14-15 June.

In view of the two races on 5th and 6th July, the marathon World Championship course has been opened for training purposes last weekend.