Women sport news

For Navistar LPGA Classic champion Maria Hjorth there proved to be something magical about the number three on Sunday afternoon. Three years following a return to LPGA Qualifying School in 2004, the 10-year Tour veteran garnered her third LPGA Tour victory to retain her exempt status for the following three years after carding a 14-under-par 274 for a $195,000 winner's check and a year's lease on a Navistar International MXT truck.

Hjorth overcomes four-stroke deficit for inaugural

Matches between Australia and New Zealand tend to bring out the best in both protagonists and tonightâ€™s clash between the Australian Opals and the New Zealand Tall Ferns in the final game of the FIBA Oceania Championship for Women was just another chapter in the never ending story. photo FIBA

AUS/NZL - Opals maintain their unbeaten record at Oceania Championships

United States of America won Gold in the 2007 FIBA Americas Championship for Women by dominating Cuba 101-71. The most important part of the win is that they qualified directly to the 2008 Olympics while Cuba, Brazil and Argentina qualified into the World Pre-Olympic Tournament. photo FIBA

USA/CUB - United States wins Gold by dominating Cuba

JUNE Banks must fancy her chances of a first tournament win for two years after news that Reanne Evans will not make the trip to the East Anglian Championship on Saturday. picture Kevin Legg

Evans won't be competing in The East Anglian Championship

01. October Windsurfing3489

The 2007 Colgate World Cup Sylt â€“ Final Day

Sylt goes out with a bang. Champagne corks pop and champions are crowned after a day rammed full of insane freestyle, wild surf slalom and an all-out wave sailing expression session.

01. October Sailing1638

RYA Team GBR Savours Team Racing Worlds Glory

The champagne corks were popping in Valencia on Saturday as Team GBR toasted double glory at the ISAF Team Racing World Championships. photo onEdition

01. October Snowboarding1886

Zoe Gillings grabs 6th Place in first NOKIA Snowboard FIS World Cup Competition of the 2007/08 Season

Zoe Gillings, Britainâ€™s No.1 female snowboarder, started off the 2007/08 winter season in style by achieving her best result in a World Cup Snowboardcross for three years. photo Mike Weyerhaeuser

01. October Snowboarding1632

Jacobellis Hangs On for 6th

U.S. Snowboarding pro rider and defending snowboardcross world champion Lindsey Jacobellis (Stratton Mountain, VT), who opened the World Cup SBX season with a victory Wednesday, survived a mid-race collision Saturday to finish sixth.

01. October Other Sports3426

Taekwondo results from Manchester

Here are the results of the Female categories from The Taekwondo Championships this weekend in Manchester, where the first three athletes in each section will qualify for the Beijing Olmpics. photo Andrew Beckett

01. October Other Sports2047

WOMEN'S SPORTS TV TO BE HOT TOPIC AT SPORTS CONFERENCE

Nashville, TN - Women's Sports TV is getting ready to make it's plans public at the Marketing Women's Sports Conference taking place November 5-6 in Nashville, Tennessee. photo FA

01. October Athletics1509

Richards set personal bests in Shanghai

2007 IAAF Golden League winner Sanya Richards stole the show in 100 meter action at the 2007 Shanghai Golden Grand Prix. photo Picture Alliance

30. September Netball2021

GREENWAY IS NEW ZEALAND-BOUND

TeamBathâ€™s Tamsin Greenway has been called up to join the England netball squad for the Netball World Championships, which will take place from 10-17 November in Auckland, New Zealand. photo SW Pix

30. September Beach Volleyball2729

BRAZIL & USA VIE FOR WOMENâ€™S SWATCH-FIVB WORLD TOUR GOLD

For the fourth-time this season and the 71st-time in womenâ€™s SWATCH-FIVB World Tour history, teams from Brazil and the United States will compete for an international Beach Volleyball gold medal featuring two of the best tandems on the planet.

30. September Beach Volleyball3689

BRAZILIANS TOP SWATCH TOUR, AMERICANS NET FORTALEZA GOLD

Saturdayâ€™s SWATCH-FIVB World Tour awardâ€™s ceremony featured two champions as Brazilians Juliana Felisberta Silva and Larissa Franca celebrated their third-straight season pointâ€™s title while American Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh left the Praia de Iracema with their fifth-straight international Beach Volleyball gold medal this season. photo FIVB

30. September Tennis1523

Venus wins third title of the year

Venus Williams thrilled the crowds with a three set win against Maria Kirilenko in the Hansol Korea Open final. It was her third Sony Ericsson WTA Tour singles title of the year and the 36th of her career.

30. September Tennis1716

Ivanovic wins her third tour title of the year in Luxembourg

Ana Ivanovic came back from a set down to steam roll to the Luxembourg Tour Victory. She defeated Daniela Hantuchova 36, 64, 64. She now takes her Sony Ericcson Tour Titles to 5 in total. Benesova and Husarova won the doubles title.

30. September Football1915

US bounce back to bag bronze

Abby Wambach was once again USA's heroine as Greg Ryan's side put their on-and-off-field troubles behind them to take bronze and deny Norway a place on the China 2007 podium. photo FA

30. September Football1959

Germany-The World Champions 2007

Germany did it again! Germany are The World Champions for 2007. They defeated Brazil 2-0 with goals from Laudehr and Prinz. Brazil had their chances, playing well and having possession of the ball for most of the 1st half, but they could'nt nail it when needed.

30. September Golf1687

Ochoa takes Navistar lead

Rolex Rankings number one Lorena Ochoa (66-68-69=203) put together her second bogey-free round of the Navistar LPGA Classic and carded a 3-under-par 69 on Saturday afternoon to take a one-stroke lead over 36-hole leader Stacy Prammanasudh (63-68-73=204) heading into Sundayâ€™s final round.

30. September Other Sports1586

Female sports hit winning note

BELIEVE IT or not, no part of the sport landscape has changed as dramatically, and for the better, over the past quarter-century as the games that women play.

30. September Other Sports2258

BRITISH TAEKWONDO STAR SARAH STEVENSON SECURES QUALIFICATION FOR THE BEIJING OLYMPIC GAMES

Sarah Stevenson (All Stars Taekwondo Club, Doncaster), booked her place at Beijing next year after winning the silver medal in the +67kgs category on the opening afternoon of the three-day World Taekwondo Olympic Qualification Event being held at Manchesterâ€™s MEN arena.

30. September Other Sports1438

DAME TANNI GREY-THOMPSON JOINS THE HUGE CROWDS TREATED TO FEAST OF WORLD CLASS TAEKWONDO ACTION IN MANCHESTER

Day two of the World Taekwondo Qualification Event for the Beijing Olympic Games saw the large crowd in Manchesterâ€™s MEN arena, which included Paralympic legend Dame Tanni Grey-Thompson, treated to feast of top class taekwondo action

28. September Netball6150

Jamaican squad announced for World Championships

Jamaica has selected a squad combining youth and experience for the 2007 New World Netball Championships, following a 3-0 series loss to England earlier this month. photo Brian Cummings

28. September Beach Volleyball1765

TOP AMERICAN & BRAZILIAN PAIRS EARN WOMENâ€™S SEMI-FINAL SPOTS

It is becoming very predictable on the womenâ€™s international Beach Volleyball circuit that Americans Misty May-Treanor/Kerri Walsh and Juliana Felisberta Silva/Larissa Franca of Brazil will be the first two teams to reach the semi-finals of SWATCH-FIVB World Tour event. photo FIVB

28. September Squash2301

Fitz-Gerald claims her third O35 Champion Title

In the Women's Over-35 event, Australia's record five-time world champion Sarah Fitz-Gerald, the reigning World O35 Masters champion, claimed her third successive title after beating England's British National Over-35 champion Claire Walker, from Yorkshire, 9-3, 9-0, 9-3 in the final.

28. September American Football2000

Modesto Magic Host 2nd Round of Tryouts!

Modesto Magic, Memphis Belles, OKC LIGHTNING, West Michigan Mayhem, Omaha Inferno, Kentucky Karma, New Orleans Blaze, Dayton Diamonds and FT Wayne Flash women's tackle football teams are hosting tryouts for the 2008 season.

28. September Rugby2026

WOMENâ€™S BOOTS ARE MADE FOR WINNING

Innovative brand Nomis has been developing an exclusively designed boot for women, with a reâ€“engineered heel counter for perfect fit and support.

28. September Golf1563

Prammanasudh leads Navistar

Two-time LPGA Tour winner Stacy Prammanasudh (31-32=63) tied her career-low, a 9-under-par 63, in the opening round of the inaugural Navistar LPGA Classic to take a three-stroke lead over Lorena Ochoa (34-32=66). photo Futurestour.com

28. September Golf1754

England name team for Spirit International

English ladiesâ€™ champion Naomi Edwards and fellow international Liz Bennett will team up with men internationals Gary Boyd and John Parry to represent England in the Spirit International Championship in Texas next month. photo ELGA

28. September Surfing1626

Four Oceans 2007

SerÃ¡ nos dias 5, 6 e 7 de Outubro que a costa sul do Algarve receberÃ¡ a 1Âª Etapa do European Longboard Tour 2007. On the 5th, 6th and 7th October, the south coast of the Algarve, Portugal will host the first event of the European Longboard Tour 2007.TambiÃ©n texto en espaÃ±ol