Women sport news

PING pro Lorena Ochoa, 26, became the second youngest player to qualify for the LPGA and World Golf Halls of Fame with an 11-shot victory at the Corona Championship. Fittingly, the decisive victory came in her home country of Mexico, where thousands of fansâ€”many young girlsâ€”cheered her to victory. photo Richard Heathcoat Getty Images

PING pro Lorena Ochoa qualifies for Hall of Fame with win in Mexico

Great Britain returned today from a successful European Taekwondo Championships in Rome where they won 2 silver and 2 bronze medals at the 4-day event, which took place at the Piazzale dello Sport in the Italian capital.

Caroline Fisher wins Silver in Rome

You will be able to follow the action to see which female athlete will join Laura Bennett on the U.S. Olympic Team at September's Olympic Games in Beijing, China. photo ITU

Slowtwitch.com to Provide Live Updates from Olympic Trials

The official test event for the Olympic Games Women Volleyball Tournaments gets underway on Wednesday with the start of the "Good Luck Beijing" 2008 China Club Volleyball Tournament. photo FIVB

'Good Luck Beijing' official test event approaches ahead of Olympic Games Volleyball Tournaments

15. April Tennis1338

First Round Gets Underway at Charleston

Ninth seed Vera Zvonareva eased into the second round in Charleston with a two set win over Chai Jung. Dulko and Schruff also advanced.

15. April Hockey5576

HELEN GRANT ANNOUNCES RETIREMENT FROM HOCKEY

England and Great Britain forward Helen Grant, 28, has announced her retirement from hockey due to an ongoing knee injury which was originally sustained in 1997.

15. April Cricket1444

England Womenâ€™s Summer 2008 dates announced

The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has today announced the dates for the 2008 NatWest womenâ€™s international fixtures against both South Africa and India. photo Don Miles

15. April Cricket1760

England Women offered coaching contracts through Chance to shine

The Cricket Foundation, in partnership with the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB), has today (Monday 14 April) announced that it will offer eight Chance to shine coaching contracts to members of the England Womenâ€™s Cricket team.

15. April Basketball2648

RUS - Spartak clinch second straight EuroLeague Women title

BRNO (EuroLeague Women) - Spartak Moscow Region held on to beat hosts Gambrinus Brno on Sunday to win the EuroLeague Women title for a second straight season. photo FIBA

15. April Basketball1542

RUS â€“ Miller in contention for place in Russia squad

Becky Hammon is making most of the headlines as a potential Olympian with Russia after being made a citizen of the country, but Spartak Moscow Regionâ€™s Kelly Miller could beat her to the spot. photo FIBA

14. April Netball1540

Netball Singpore-NSL Results: Round 5 & 6

Marlins stayed at the top of the NSL league table with 11 points after beating Vipers by 4 goals and drawing with Stingrays over the weekend.

14. April Netball2371

Sheffield Warms to the Malawi Effect

A capacity crowd at the Hallam FM Arena was treated to a display of vintage African netball this evening when the Malawi Queens took on England in the first match of the Co-operative International Test Series.

14. April Hockey3132

EH Women's Premiership Relegation Play-offs. Chelmsford avoid the drop.

Chelmsford remain in the EHL Premiership following a nerve jangling 2-2 draw in their second day play-off match against the gallant twelve players of Sunderland at Chelmer Park , winning 5-3 on aggregate after victory in their first game on Saturday 3-1. Photo from John Coxon

14. April Golf1413

Ochoa triumphs at 2008 Corona Championship.

The Rolex Rankings number one dominated the field for the fourth time this season, winning by 11 strokes for the second time in two months (HSBC Singapore). photo Getty Images

14. April Surfing1501

DRUG AWARE PRO PRESENTED BY O'NEILL - HISTORY CREATED PAIGE HAREB (NZL) CLAIMING VICTORY AT SURFERS POINT

Paige Hareb (New Zealand) created her own individual piece of history, in her maiden professional tour victory in style. photo Drugaware.com

14. April Snowboarding1541

3-STAR VOLKL WORLD ROOKIE FEST HEADS TO ISCHGL AUSTRIA

Following stops in Italy and the Czech Republic along with many dedicated rookie events at the 1 and 2 star levels, the last World Rookie Fest of the season, powered by VÃ¶lkl, will take place April 16-20, 2008 in one of the best parks in Ischgl, Austria. photo TTR

14. April Cycling3838

Emma Davies wins GP Evergem

On Saturday afternoon, Emma Davies Jones took the first major road victory of the season for Swift Racing. Against strong competition, including newly crowned world champion Jo Rowsell, Emma took it upon herself to attack on the first of 13 laps. photo Adam Tranter

14. April Other Sports1404

MISANO GUESTS THE FIRST ROUND OF THE WOMEN ROAD RACING EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP

The two classes valid for the European Championship saw the victory of the Dutch Iris Ten Katen (Honda) and the German Nina Prinz (Yamaha), both 2007 European champions. photo www.uem-online.org

14. April Other Sports1597

Rocky Mountain Rollergirls to Bout in Laramie Wyoming!

The Rocky Mountain Rollergirls are boarding a bus and rolling up to Laramie, Wyoming, Saturday April 26th for a bone crunching, fast action Bout!

13. April Volleyball2650

USA Volleyball Announces Girls' Youth and Women's Junior High Performance Pipeline Coaches

USA Volleyball announced the coaching staffs for the U.S. Womenâ€™s Junior National Team and the U.S. Girlsâ€™ Youth National Team on April 9 for the upcoming 2008 season.

13. April Beach Volleyball2233

SWATCH-FIVB WORLD TOUR RESUMES AFTER FOUR-WEEK BREAK

After taking four weeks off after the season-opening event in Australia, the 2008 SWATCH-FIVB World Tour resumes at the end of April in the country that will host the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games. photo FIVB

13. April 1108

Trojans win their first English National League title

The English Korfball Association (EKA) National League Premier Division title came down to the last match of the season on April 6th, with Mitcham (London) taking on Trojans (London).

13. April Tennis1280

Cibulkova Moves Into First Tour Final

Dominika Cibulkova won an all-teenage battle with Alize Cornet to reach her first Sony Ericsson WTA Tour final. She will take on No.1 seed Maria Sharapova for the Tier II crown

13. April Tennis1272

Maria Downs Dominika in Amelia Island

Maria Sharapova defeated Dominika Cibulkova in the final of the Bausch & Lomb Championships on Sunday. The straight set win brings the Russian her third title of the 2008 season

13. April Rugby1667

England Womenâ€™s captain appointed TRDT Ambassador

England Womenâ€™s captain, Catherine Spencer, has been appointed an Ambassador of the Tag Rugby Development Trust (TRDT).

13. April Golf1480

Ochoa leads by seven.

Rolex Rankings number one Lorena Ochoa extended her lead to seven strokes and inched ever-closer to meeting the points requirement for the LPGA and World Golf Halls of Fame following a third-round 7-under-par 66 at the Corona Championship.

13. April Golf1517

England win Scottish U16 team title

England won the team honours for the second year in succession at the Scottish U16 open strokeplay championship at Craigielaw.

13. April Swimming1449

Simmonds smashes commonwealth record

Britain's Elizabeth Simmonds became the second fastest woman in history over 200m Backstroke as she swam an excellent race in this evening's final.

13. April 1219

Bronze medal for Benfeito and Filion at Russia Grand Prix

Meaghan Benfeito of Montreal and Roseline Filion of Laval, Que., collected a bronze medal on Saturday on womenâ€™s 10-metre synchro at the third stop on the FINA Grand Prix diving circuit. photo diving.ca

13. April Rio Olympics 20162082

HSBC to sponsor eventing

HSBC is to become the main sponsor of the Federation Equestre Internationale (FEI), which celebrates its centenary as part of the Olympics at London 2012.