Women sport news

THE Showground in Broxbourne was today officially unveiled as the new location for canoe/kayak slalom events for the 2012 Olympics after plans for the original site were scrapped.

Proponents of the game Speedminton say it's the fastest game on the planet. Others say it's a combination of tennis, racquetball and badminton.

ENGLAND were forced to settle for a silver medal after Denmark beat them 3-0 in the European Badminton Championships final tonight.

Dual sportswoman Liz Halliday believes both her and horse Oscar took a lot of positives from the CCI** event at Compiegne, France at the weekend.

Well after 12 months I had forgotten how difficult the Mulholland challenge was and as my friend Amber was signed up I decided at the last minute to join her! I paid full premium, $80 for the privilege of 3 digit temperatures and brutal climbs in and around Mulholland!

Triathlon Australia has today announced the Female athletes who have been chosen as part of the Nomination Team for Triathlon for Australia for the 2008 Olympic Games. photo Simon Grimmett Triathlon.org

Two of the world's finest ?Female athletes, Lauryn Williamsand Veronica Campbell Brown, will compete May 31 at the third event of USA Track & Field's Outdoor Visa Championship Series, the Reebok Grand Prix at Icahn Stadium on Randall's Island in New York City.

World Indoor 1500m record holder Yelena Soboleva from Russia has been voted the European Female Athlete of the Month for March based on her outstanding results at the World Indoor Championships in Valencia. photo Picture Alliance

Reigning World Champion - Jana Rawlinson - and World Indoor Championships silver medalist Jenn Stuczynski have been added to the lineup for the adidas Track Classic on May 18, organizers announced today.

A superb performance from 39 year old Malawi GA Mary Waya was not enough to prevent England's netballers from taking the second Co-operative International netball test match 56-40 at the Coventry Skydome this evening.

The English Korfball Association (EKA) Inter Area 2008 competition took part on April 12th in Manchester. Seven Area Associations took part in the EKA Inter Area competition yesterday along with the invited teams of the Scotland, Wales and British Students.

Five England internationals are on target to play their way into the Australian women’s matchplay championship which starts at Royal Adelaide on Friday.

The Jeddah United women's basketball team trickled onto the court, each player wrapped in a black abaya and head scarf. Within minutes, the women had shed their cloaks and were in uniform -- white pants and jerseys with their names in red -- practicing layups, passes and foul shots until they were wet with sweat.

Pamela Ware of Longueuil, Que., and Rachel Kemp of Victoria earned silver and bronze medals respectively on women’s platform Thursday at the annual Lambertz-Springen junior diving competition.

Norfolk, Virginia (April 15, 2008) – Sports fans, for whom filling in their college basketball “brackets” is a seasonal ritual, will soon get another chance to make the right picks as college sailing moves to a bracket system to determine who will play in the ICSA/Gill Coed National Championship scheduled for June 2-4, 2008, in Newport, R.I.

Sunday, the first competition of the Cross Country World Cup will take place in the Belgian location of Houffalize. The international worldwide Mountainbike will be protagonist of this important race and the athletes of the Giant Italia Team will be all at the starting line.

National Track & Field Hall of Famer Joan Samuelson leads the distinguished Class of 2008 that will be inducted into the U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame Presented by Allstate. The induction ceremony will take place June 19 in Chicago at the Joan W. and Irving B. Harris Theater.

ParalympicsGB has today named the four powerlifting athletes set to represent Britain at this summer’s Paralympic Games in Beijing.

UK Athletics have today announced a team of Female athletes for the Paralympic World Cup to be held on Sunday 11th May at SportCity, Manchester. photo Matchtight

The ANZ Championships start up again on Saturday with 3 teams tieing at the Top...stay tuned.....photo Sharelle McMahon (Vixens, blue) and Sonia Mkoloma (Pulse, yellow) Micheal Bradley

In the women's $26,200 Silver WISPA World Tour event, 15-year-old qualifier Nour El Tayeb produced the shock of the day when she upset Malaysia's Tricia Chuah, the No8 seed, 9-6, 9-7, 9-1.

Bethanie Mattek was one of the last to move into the second round, rallying from 2-0 down in the third to beat Yuan Meng. Dinara Safina was among the second round winners.

Flavia Pennetta avoided becoming the Estoril Open's first major casualty as she recovered from a set down to defeat Yvonne Meusburger. Camiile Pin was among Tuesday's other winners.

The Rugby Football Union for Women’s highly successful Super League series returns this Sunday at Heythrop Park in Oxfordshire.

Birmingham City ended their relegation fears with a convincing display at Charlton, winning by four goals and condemning Cardiff City to the drop. photo FA

Internationals Naomi Edwards and Liz Bennett are leading the English challenge in the Australian women’s strokeplay championship at Glenelg Golf Club, Adelaide.