Women sport news

After 8 rounds of the ANZ Championship six teams are in strong contention for the top four spots, things could not get any tighter. And with top of the table ColourPlus Waikato/Bay of Plenty Magic and third-equal placed NSW Swifts having a bye this weekend, the results from round 9 will be crucial in deciding the final ladder places.

The future of U.S. Women’s National Volleyball will be showcased during the Pan American Cup, the 2008 season-opening event for Team USA, held May 30-June 7 at Mexicali and Tijuana, Mexico. photo US Volleyball

The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has confirmed that the England Women’s team will play two additional one-day internationals against the West Indies in July.

Gloucestershire’s Charlotte Ellis (right) and Cheshire’s Charlotte Wild (below left) will represent England in the Nations Cup at the Irish open strokeplay championship at Elm Park, from June 28-29.

Only eight races – four in both A- and B-Divisions – were left to be contested on the third and final day of racing for the 2008 ICSA Women’s National Championship. photo GTSPhots

MORE THAN 170 sporting facilities from every part of the UK will feature in London 2012’s Pre-Games Training Camp Guide for Paralympic sports, it was announced today.

As we have previously communicated, GIANT Italia Team has just signed down a partnership agreement with the Company SHARK, who is settled all over the World and represents an important part of OSOTSPA Group from Thailand.

Women’s Beach Volleyball teams from South American and Europe are pacing the field at the US$350,000 Hyundai Open Barcelona as the tandems of Juliana Felisberta Silva/Larissa Francaof Brazil and Vassiliki Arvaniti and Vasso Karadassiou of Greece won a pair of matches each Thursday to advance to the “final four” at this week’s SWATCH FIVB World Tour event. photo FIVB

The 2007/2008 Women’s European club season came to an end on 24th May 2008. All four winning teams won both home and away matches of the finals, proving themselves as the well deserved winners.

Jelena Jankovic toughed out a straight set win over one of the most promising young stars to reach the third round. Anna Chakvetadze became the second Top 10 player to fall at Roland Garros

The England Women’s 7s squad to compete in Sunday’s (June 1st) Home Nations Cup at Murrayfield, Edinburgh, has today been announced.

Michelle Wie is competing in her first full field Ladies European Tour event this week, at the HypoVereinsbank Ladies German Open presented by Audi, on the north eastern outskirts of Munich.

Nicole Castrale returns to Mt. Pleasant, S.C., this week to defend her first and only LPGA victory at the Ginn Tribute Hosted by ANNIKA. Karrie Webb and In-Kyung Kim top the leaderboard in the first round.

Scratch golfer Jamie-Leigh Voss (pictured) won the Leicestershire and Rutland county championship at Longcliffe – at the age of 14.

Cheshire’s Laura Jones has rounded off her first year at university in the USA by helping her team win a top college title.

PROSTEJOVE (FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament for Women) - Last October in Chieti, Belarus ended the EuroBasket Women title defence of the Czech Republic and went on to capture the bronze medal. photo FIVB

GUAYAQUIL (FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament for Women) – Defending champions Brazil edged Argentina in Ecuador on Monday in a battle of unbeatens at the South American Championship for Women. FIVB

Fiji’s national women’s basketball team is heading to Spain for its biggest challenge yet: attempting to qualify for the Beijing Olympics in August. photo FIBA

There is no compelling reason why women ski jumpers should not be allowed to participate in the 2010 Vancouver/Whistler Winter Olympics.

With around 350 archers the Meteksan Archery World Cup Stage 3 in Antalya promises an intense competition. Just two months before the Olympic Games the athletes need to show that they are ready. photo FITA

Chanelle Price has been named USA Track & Field's Athlete of the Week after breaking a national record in the 800 meters Saturday at the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletics Association (PIAA) Track and Field Championships in Shippensburg, Penn.

Colourplus Magic and Queensland Firebirds head the leader board of The ANZ Championship.

After placing 25th two weeks ago in Korea, a pair of Beach Volleyball wins by Simone Kuhn and Lea Schwer here Wednesday at the US$350,000 Hyundai Open Barcelona helped end a run of SWATCH FIVB World Tour disappointments for the Swiss pair. photo FIVB

Maria Sharapova avoided the dubious honor of becoming the first top seed to lose first round at Roland Garros in the Open Era. Marion Bartoli became the first Top 10 player to fall in Paris.

The Australian women's basketball team completed a clean sweep of Chinese Taipei in Terrigal on Saturday night, winning the third and final game by twenty-four points, 77-53.

PALENCIA (FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament for Women) – Angola suffered a heavy defeat to Spain on Sunday at the Torneo Palencia. photo FIBA