Women sport news

Commonwealth Bank Southern Stars Vice-Captain Lisa Sthalekar has gone to stumps on day three of the women’s Ashes Test at the Bradman Oval in Bowral 95 not out.

England women had a mixed day on the third day of the Ashes Test at The Bradman Oval in Bowral as they battle to retain the Ashes. They posted 22 to their overnight total of 222-7, and were all out for 244. photo Don Miles

A well deserved victory over the World Cup semi-finalists ended England’s two-match trip to Cyprus on a high note as Hope Powell’s team continued the build-up to the resumption of their Euro 2009 qualifying campaign in fine style. photo FA

Arsenal Ladies won an unprecedented four major honours last season - Premier League National Division, Premier League Cup, FA Cup and UEFA Cup. They look equally as strong this term and it's no surprise that most of their first-team regulars are England stars. photo FA

Annika Sorenstam held a share of the lead going into today's (Sunday a.m. Singapore time) final round of the SBS Open at Hawaii's Turtle Bay Resort.

Annika Sorenstam put her money where her mouth is, winning the LPGA's season-opening SBS Open in Hawaii to add credibility to her stated goal of challenging for Lorena Ochoa's world number one status.

MOSCOW (FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament for Women) - Latvia didn’t win a medal at last year’s EuroBasket, but this team won over a lot of new fans with its beautiful, at times gritty style of basketball.

SAO PAULO (Campeonato Nacional Feminino) - Brazil international Iziane Castro scored a game-high 33 points as Ourinhos drew first blood in their Campeonato Nacional Feminino series with De Nassau. photo FIBA

New Zealand’s Page Hareb (Taranaki) put a halt to ASP World Junior Champion Sally Fitzgibbons’s (Geroa, NSW) recent winning streak by defeating the Australian in a fiercely fought Final, to win the Billabong Pro Junior Series – Coffs Harbour today. photo ASP

Britain’s snowboarders have once again proved to be world class this weekend with top four positions for Snowsport GB team riders in top level events in both Korea and Austria.

Dual sportswoman Liz Halliday has laid out her plans for her return to three-day eventing at the start of this season.

UK Athletics (UKA) Chief Executive Niels de Vos today announced that Dame Tanni Grey-Thompson will lead the organisation’s review into anti-doping policy.

Lancashire's Laura Lengthorn-Massaro beat her long-time rival Dominique Lloyd-Walter in straight games to claim a semi-final berth for the second successive year.

Unseeded Karin Knapp became the first player to make the semifinals of the Proximus Diamond games on Friday, coming from a break down in the final set to defeat Patty Schnyder. Henin also made the semi finals defeating Alisa Kleybanova

Holly Colvin, the Sussex spinner who made history by becoming the youngest person ever to play cricket for England when she made her debut in the Ashes summer of 2005 aged 15, is determined to help England retain the Ashes as they take on Australia in the one-off Test match at The Bradman Oval starting on Friday February 15. photo Don Miles

England Women got off to a fantastic start as they look to retain the women’s Ashes in the Test match at The Bradman Oval, dismissing Australia for 154 in their first innings. Isa Guha was the star of the day taking 5-40 from 18.5 overs. photo Don Miles

The heavy hitters of the LPGA teed off this morning (3-00 a.m. Saturday a.m. Singapore time) at the SBS Open at Turtle Bay hoping that the weather favours them the way it did the early starters on day one. photo Nick Laham Getty Images

The final line-up of the inaugural HSBC Women’s Champions reads like a who’s who of women’s golf. A stellar field, including the top 15 ranked players in the world, will compete over Singapore’s award winning Garden Course at the Tanah Merah Country Club from 28th February to 2nd March, 2008.

Beijing-bound sailors Sarah Ayton, Sarah Webb and Pippa Wilson have retained their Yngling World Championship title in emphatic style, clinching victory in Miami with a day to spare. photo Richard Langford Skandia Team GB

A record field of more than 700 athletes will converge on Mission Bay Park in San Diego, Calif., for Saturday's USA Cross Country Championships. Six races are scheduled to decide national champions. photo prettysportsy.com

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Slovak Daniela Hantuchova put an end to the dreams of Yanina Wickmayer on Day 3 of the Proximus Diamond Games, defeating the young Belgian in straight sets. Li Na also triumphed

Following the success of the RFUW’s Super League programme, the RFUW is pleased to announce that a girls Junior Super League (JSL) Under 18s competition will be introduced in May 2008.

There was no love lost in Australia on Valentines Day as the Hockeyroos beat Great Britain 5-0 in the first of five test-matches in a month-long tour Down Under. photo Andrew Beckett

England U20s again lost by the only goal in their second game at the U20 Four Nations Tournament in Chile.

Having defeated USA on Monday, Brent Hills' England were narrowly beaten by Germany in a hard fought contest that saw chances at a premium for both sides. photo FA