Women sport news

The women's 3m Synchro event was dominated by the flawless performances of the reigning Olympic Champions, Chinese pair Minxia Wu and Jing Jing Guo.

Émilie Heymans of St-Lambert, Que., won the bronze medal on Saturday on women’s 10-metre tower at the second stop on the FINA World Series diving circuit. diving.ca

Serbia became the first of four teams to book their ticket to the 2008 Beijing Games at the Women’s Olympic World Qualification Tournament after downing Puerto Rico in straight sets in the second match on Friday at Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium. photo FIVB

It was the “perfect” day for Japan and Serbia on Friday, with both qualifying for the Beijing Games as they remained unbeaten in the Women’s World Olympic Qualification Tournament in Tokyo. photo FIVB

Elena Dementieva and Agnieszka Radwanska, the Top 2 seeds at the Istanbul Cup, will do battle for the Tier III title on Saturday after they both pulled off convincing semifinal victories on Friday.

Seeds stopped a pair of unseeded teens in the semifinals of the Internationaux de Strasbourg on Friday. One of the finalists is Anabel Medina Garrigues, a two-time champion at the event

Defending Champion Medina Garrigues defeated Katarina Srebotnk to win the 2008 title.

England's U19 Women travel to Sardinia next week as they build-up preparation ahead of the UEFA European Women's U19 Championship in July. photo FA

Back-to-back rounds of 3-under-par 69 have propelled 16-year LPGA Tour veteran Dina Ammaccapane to the top of the LPGA Corning Classic leaderboard at 6-under 138.

The Ladies’ Golf Union will crown a new Ladies’ British Open Amateur Champion this year. 144 of the best female amateurs from 24 countries, including Australia, New Zealand, India and Morocco, tee off at the renowned West Links, North Berwick, Scotland from 11-15 June.

English champion Hannah Barwood and Curtis Cup players Liz Bennett and Jodi Ewart have been selected for England’s Nations Cup team at the Ladies’ British Open Amateur Championship at North Berwick from June 11-15.

Yngling trio Sarah Ayton, Sarah Webb and Pippa Wilson claimed the first medal for Great Britain at the Delta Lloyd Regatta in Holland on Saturday (24 May) – their last major event before the Beijing Olympic Games in August. photo Yngling sailors Pippa Wilson, Sarah Webb, Sarah Ayton The Delta Lloyd Regatta, Medemblik, Holland, 21st - 25th May 2008 Skandia Team GBR image.

Since the end of 2007, the Brazilians Fernando Oliveira and Isabel Swan teamed up with the Italians Giulia Conti and Giovanna Micol as sparring partners. Now they are both on golden course in Medemblik.

The Reebok Grand Prix will begin at 5 p.m. on May 31, at Icahn Stadium on Randall's Island. On the heels of a sell-out last year, 1,500 bleacher seats have been added on the backstretch to accommodate the expected demand in this Olympic year.

Paralympic Champion Nyree Lewis lowered the world record in the women's 200m Backstroke as she fought to win the gold medal at the German Open Championships.

The second day at the 2008 Delta Lloyd Regatta in the Netherlands showed some close racing. The light breeze and shifts caused tactical difficulties, but pleased the Olympian teams preparing for China.

The women's 50m Backstroke also proved to be a fortuitous event for the British squad as both Heather Frederiksen (City of Salford) and Stephanie Millward (Melskham) entered the final having broken the European and world records respectively in the heats.

Put down 31st August till 6th September 2008 in the diary, because one of the most anticipated events on the netball calendar is back!

The fourth day of competition at the Women’s World Olympic Qualification Tournament ended Wednesday with Serbia and Japan moving nearer towards their final goal of booking a ticket to the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. Poland, meanwhile, followed closely behind the two hot favourites. photo FIBA

Alona Bondarenko made a strong start to her week at the Internationaux de Strasbourg, moving into the quarterfinals in straight sets. Top seed Marion Bartoli wasn't so fortunate

With Great Britain women currently in training for the 2008 Beijing Olympics, a number of matches have been arranged to aid their preparation and the two squads face a busy couple of months in the run up to August.

The LPGA Corning Classic tees off this week with a field highlighted by first-time defending champion Young Kim. Kim fired four consecutive rounds in the 60s, including a season-low 64 in the second round to edge Paula Creamer and Mi Hyun Kim by three strokes.

CADIZ (FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament) - Rising Spanish stars Anna Cruz and Silvia Dominguez have seen their hopes of playing for the senior team at the FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament dashed after being cut by national team coach Evaristo Perez on Wednesday. photo FIBA

On Thursday, May 22nd, tickets for the FIBA women´s Pre-Olympic tournament will go on sale at: www.entradas.com.

Four Canadian women are scheduled to face the world’s best divers at the second stop on the FINA World Series circuit May 24-25 in Sheffield, England. photo diving.ca

España, potencia mundial de este rompedor deporte, celebrará por tercer año consecutivo un Campeonato de máximo nivel deportivo