Women sport news

Billies Awards honor successful campaign and historic decision to grant equality at Wimbledon and Roland Garros

Round two of the highly successful women’s Super League series kicks-off this Sunday (May 4th) at Heythrop Park in Oxfordshire.

England Women U19s' hopes of qualifying for the European Championships this summer became a distinct reality following a convincing win over hosts Belgium at the Eupen Stadium on Saturday. photo FA

South Korean Mi Hyan Kim defends her title at the SemGroup Championships on the 1st May. She defeated Juli Inkster in a sudden death play off in 2007. World Number 1 Lorena Ochoa seeks her fifth straight title in Tulsa.

When Lorena Ochoa, the number one ranked female golfer in the world, steps onto the Cedar Ridge Country Club course for the SemGroup Championship presented by John Q. Hammons, she will be attempting to put her name in the record books once more in her young career.

Yorkshire golfer Naomi Edwards will enjoy home advantage when she defends the English women’s close amateur championship at her club, Ganton, from May 13-17.

The Australian, who stands just under two metres tall, has been one of the big names not only at home but also in the US, South Korea, and now Russia. photo FIBA

Gerda Hofstatter’s valiant effort to come back from a 4-1 deficit was for naught, as Allison Fisher held steady to win the WPBA’s season opener at the Viejas Casino. photo WPBA

Twenty-nine women came to play in the AWBT’s first ever double qualifier! The first qualifier, presented by J. Pechauer Custom Cues, was a paid entry into the WPBA Generationpool.com 9-ball Championships in Charlotte, North Carolina, June 8-12 2008. The second qualifier, presented by Visual Impressions, was a paid entry, plus $225.00 for expenses, into the Western Women’s Amateur Open.

A new southerly swell broke the wave drought on the Gold Coast overnight allowing the surfing action in the Brother Neilsen Pro Junior to commence today. photo ASP

Britain's long distance swimmers aiming for a place on the starting line of the inaugural Olympic 10km swim this summer in Beijing will be looking to guarantee their spot at this weekend's 5th World Open Water Championships in Seville.

BRITAIN will be represented in synchronised swimming at the Olympics for the first time since 1992 after Olivia Allison and Jenna Randall (pictured) were today formally named in the team for Beijing.

Christine Zukowski, the 2004 U.S. novice champion, 2005 U.S. junior silver medalist and 2006 World Junior bronze medalist, recently announced her retirement from competitive skating. photo Michelle Harvath

RUSSIAN athletes, like world pole vault record holder Yelena Isinbayeva (pictured), could use Basildon as a pre-Olympic training camp in 2012, it has been claimed.

AMANDA JENNINGS (pictured), former head of sponsorship and partnerships at O2, has been appointed as the first head of brand and marketing at London 2012, it was announced today.

Swift Racing are satisfied with the way the team are building towards the Tour de L’aude on 16 May.

BP Ultimate is proud to announce that it is to back rising Honda Formula 4-Stroke powerboating team Locamotion, led by female driver Rose Lores, in their bid for the 2008 title.

LoLo Jones was the featured female performer on the final day of the 2008 Drake Relays in Des Moines, Iowa. Plus news from The Penn Relays, The LSU Women dominate.

The U.S. Women’s Sitting Volleyball Team defeated Ukraine on Tuesday to win the bronze medal at the World Organization Volleyball for Disabled (WOVD) Intercontinental Cup in Ismailia, Egypt. photo US Volleyball

The Netherlands dominated the 1st WOVD Intercontinental Cup Sitting Volleyball for women. They never dropped a set in all matches and in the final defeated Slovenia 3-0

A BRITISH company is working to manufacture low-cost mass produced wheelchairs for basketball and tennis in time for the 2012 Paralympic Games. photo Paralympic gold medalist in wheelchair basketball Jennifer Howitt.

The results after round 4 of the ANZ Championships, show The NSW Swifts topping the table after their round 4 win over Suzuki Pulse 59-30. Vixens and The Firebirds in 2nd and 3rd. photo Micheal Bradley

Yeovil’s Melissa McMahon won the battle of the 15-year-olds to become the 2008 Dorset county champion. photo EWGA

BEIJING (Olympic Test Event) - China shocked the United States 84-81 on Saturday to win the 2008 Beijing Basketball Test Event. photo sportphoto.cn-FIBA

Fat Face, the active lifestyle brand, has confirmed the dates for this year’s Fat Face Night Surf as 27-29th June, which will take place at Lusty Glaze Beach in Newquay.

The first meet of the second edition of the high-profile FINA Diving World Series launched last year started with success started during the past week-end (April 25-26) in Tijuana, Mexico. photo diving.ca