Women sport news

GUAYAQUIL (FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament for Women) - Argentina and Brazil enjoyed flying starts to the South American Championship for Women.

ARG/BRA â€“ Argentina, Brazil win twice at South American Championship

ATLANTA (WNBA) â€“ Lisa Leslie led the Los Angeles Sparks to a 74-56 mauling of the Atlanta Dream on Sunday. photo FIBA

USA â€“ Leslie, Milton-Jones Spark LA in rout of Dream

Folks enjoying their Memorial Day parades and picnics could hardly have a complaint with the weathermanâ€™s efforts today. But when the opening round of the 2008 ICSA Womenâ€™s National Championship got underway at noon, the blustery conditions that greeted racers were just a hint of what was in store for rest of their day out on Narragansett Bay.

2008 ICSA WOMENâ€™S NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP DAY ONE ACTION

COLORADO vs. WASHINGTON SATURDAY NIGHT JUNE 7th AT THE BLADIUIM

Roller Derby-Colorado vs Washington

28. May 1274

RAIN AND MUD FOR THE â€œINTERNATIONAL COMPETITIONâ€ OF GIANT ITALIA TEAM

This Sunday in Lugagnano Val dâ€™Arda the third round of the Challenge Internazionali dâ€™Italia Cross Country Membrane Respira Cup has run off.

27. May Tennis1168

Rainy Day at Roland Garros

While Svetlana Kuznetsova and Dinara Safina were able to beat the rain and move through, most of the day's 38 singles matches have been put on the sidelines because of the wet weather.

27. May Rugby1391

Letchworth Girls record best ever finish to season

The rest of the North Herts rugby world may have hung up its boots a month ago, but for one local team May has been a huge month, taking on the best in the country over a series of four tournaments in four weeks, and coming up with better results than ever previously achieved.

27. May Football4362

Winners revealed

Friday afternoon saw the cream of the women and girls' game converge on London, as The FA Women's Awards for the 2007-08 season took place. photo FA

27. May 1907

Gallop N Grind - New 14 Mile Duathlon - launched today

Fort William based No Fuss Events, today (Monday 26 May 2008), announced the launch of Gallop N Grind, a new fundraising event aimed at all ages and skill levels, to be staged in and around Fort William in the Highlands of Scotland on Saturday 27 September 2008.

26. May Netball1377

NSW Swifts def The Thunderbirds in Round 8 of the ANZ Championships

NSW Swifts defeated The Adelaide Thunderbirds to go 4th in the table and stay 2 points clear of The Thunderbirds. Mystics won by a small margin against the Suzuki Pulse. photo Micheal Bradley

26. May Squash1193

Grainger Grabs Texas Open Title

US squash star Natalie Grainger successfully defended her Women's Central Bank Texas Open title when she beat England's Laura Lengthorn-Massaro in straight games in the final of the $27,600 WISPA World Tour event at Downtown Club at the Met in Houston, USA.

26. May Rugby1458

England Women defeat New Zealand in London Emirates Airline 7s

England claimed their second win on the bounce against the New Zealand Aotearoa Maori 7s team on Sunday after a thrilling 14-10 victory at Twickenham.

26. May Golf1259

Lindley earns playoff victory at LPGA Corning Classic to become season's second Rolex First-Time Winner.

The LPGA Corning Classic has a history of producing Rolex First-Time Winners, and the 30th anniversary of the Tour stop proved no exception as Leta Lindley (73-67-70-67=277, -11) made a six-foot birdie putt on the first hole of a sudden-death playoff against Jeong Jang (71-69-69-68=277) to become the event's ninth first time champion.

26. May Golf1586

Pettersen secures Deutsche Bank Ladies Swiss Open

Suzann Pettersen was crowned Deutsche Bank Ladies Swiss Open champion on Sunday after the fourth and final round of the competition was cancelled due to a water logged course at Golf Gerre Losone.

26. May Basketball1543

FIJ â€“ Fiji aim to upset Brazil

SUVA (FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament for Women) - Fiji coach Michael Whippy has insisted that his team could spring the biggest upset in womenâ€™s international basketball history when they take on Brazil at the FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Madrid. photo FIBA

26. May Basketball1463

AUS â€“ Jackson, Storm battle back to win at Mercury

PHOENIX (WNBA) - Australiaâ€™s Lauren Jackson dominated the EuroLeague Women this year while leading Spartak Moscow Region to the title and now sheâ€™s doing the same with the Seattle Storm in the WNBA. photo FIBA

26. May Basketball1748

AUS - Opals two up on Chinese Taipei

SYDNEY (Friendly Games) - The Australian women's basketball team has taken an unbeatable two-nil lead in their 3-game series against Chinese Taipei on the NSW Central Coast. photo FIBA

26. May 1264

Gold and Silver for Canadians at FINA World Series

Ã‰milie Heymans of St-Lambert, Que., and Marie-Ãˆve Marleau of Laval, Que., won the gold medal in the womenâ€™s 10-metre synchro event on Sunday to conclude the second stop on the FINA World Series diving circuit. photo diving.ca

26. May 2365

CHINA DOMINATE DAY TWO OF WORLD SERIES IN SHEFFIELD

Chinese competitors dominated the second day of the FINA Diving World Series at Ponds Forge International Sports Centre in Sheffield. photo diving.ca

26. May Sailing1549

Windy Medal Races at Delta Lloyd Regatta 2008

Medals won by Tunnicliffe, Conti and Micol, Alabau, Marcelien de Koning and Lobke Berkhout and Manchon saw The Delta Lloyd Regatta have some twists and turns.

26. May Sailing2439

ACTION SET TO BEGIN FOR 2008 ICSA NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS

Every college sport has its powerhouse teams, and in sailing that brings to mind names such as Boston College, St. Maryâ€™s College, Yale University, Stanford University and the College of Charleston

26. May Sailing1477

Race 11 of the Clipper 07-08 Round the World Yacht Race gets underway

Nova Scotia led the Clipper 07-08 fleet across the start line at the beginning of Race 11 from Jamaica to New York. They were several boat lengths ahead of the following group of Durban 2010 and Beyond, Liverpool 08, New York and Hull & Humber. All ten of the yachts crossed the start line within two minutes. photo onEdition

26. May Rio Olympics 20162054

Canoe/kayak venue contract put out for tender

THE contract to construct the Â£20 million white water canoe centre for the London 2012 Games at Broxbourne was put out to tender by the Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) today.

26. May Triathlon1657

Fernandes becomes all-time World Cup leader with 20th title

Portugal's world champion Vanessa Fernandes today became the ITU's all-time world cup wins leader after winning the Madrid BG Triathlon World Cup.

26. May Paralympic sports1432

McGrory Sets New World Record in 5,000m

Wheelchair racer and Paralympic hopeful Amanda McGrory (Champaign, Ill.) broke her previous world record in the womenâ€™s wheelchair 5,000m with a time of 11:29.95 (previous â€“ 11:39.43) at the Swiss Racing Series--Daniela Jutzeler Memorial Meet in Ibach, Switzerland.

26. May Paralympic sports1290

Frederiksen adds more success at German Championships

The British team saw further success in the pool from Heather Frederiksen (City of Salford) in the 400m Freestyle.

25. May Netball1509

Round 8 ANZ Championships

Waikato / Bay of Plenty ColourPlus Magic (54 ) defeated Canterbury SKOPE Tactix (50) in round 8 of the ANZ Championships on Saturday.

25. May Netball1838

Fiji - Waqanidrola Named in Basketball Squad

Fiji netball team captain, Matila Waqanidrola has switched codes as she has been named in the 12-member Fiji Womenâ€™s Basketball squad for the Olympic qualifying tournament in Spain. photo Micheal Bradley

25. May Volleyball1844

Womenâ€™s World Olympic Qualification Tournament: all 12 Olympic teams finalized after Kazakhstan get last ticket

The Womenâ€™s World Olympic Qualification Tournament concluded in Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium here on Sunday after Kazakhstan clinched the last of the four tickets available at the tournament and all the 12 teams to participate in the Beijing Olympic Games has now finally determined. photo FIVB

25. May Beach Volleyball2911

Brazilians Juliana & Larissa net Keihan/SMFG Japan Open gold medal

Top-seeded Juliana Felisberta Silva and Larissa Franca of Brazil rebounded from an earlier setback in the US$175,000 Keihan/SMFG Japan Open to win a pair of matches here Sunday to capture their second SWATCH FIVB World Tour gold medal in 2008 by defeating Chinaâ€™s Jia Tian and Jie Wang in the finale. photo FIVB