Women sport news

The 2008 BG Triathlon World Cup series calendar was released by the International Triathlon Union (ITU) today. In total 15 world cups will be organised for the 2008 season with many of the staple events returning and a number of new events emerging. photo Frank Wechsel ITU Media

The women's Long Distance Running Committee of USA Track & Field (USATF) has announced that Akron, Ohio, has been selected to host the 2008 USA Women's 8 km Championship.

Team USA standouts Sanya Richards, Michelle Perry and Lauryn Williams will lead an accomplished group of U.S. stars Friday at the 2007 Shanghai Golden Grand Prix in China.

Malaysia's world number one Nicol David is seeded to win her third successive title in the 2007 Women's World Open Squash Championships in Madrid, according to the draw which has been announced today by the World Squash Federation (WSF) and the Women's International Squash Players' Association (WISPA). photo Alexwan.net

Top seed Anna Chakvetadze advances along with Bartoli, Schnyder and Golovin.

Eleni Daniilidou continued the impressive defense of her Hansol Korea Open title on Thursday with a routine win over Ahsha Rolle. Venus Williams was among the day's other winners.

Scotland’s women’s B squad slid one lone goal passed an agile Malaysian goalkeeper last night to win 1-0 at Peffermill.

Brazil have beaten The USA 4-0 too reach The 2007 FIFA World Cup Final. Many in the Brazillian squad still have bitter memories of America's header that denied them the gold medal in the final of the Women's Olympic Football Tournament in 2004. Now they can holds their owns heads up with pride. photo FA

Surrey’s Andrea Downer has been named Athlete of the Week at Murray State University, Kentucky, after scoring her first win on the US college circuit.

CHIETI (EuroBasket for Women 2007) - Spain survived a late comeback from Serbia to scrape a 79-76 win and clinch top spot in Group D at the EuroBasket Women. photo FIBA

VALDIVIA (FIBA Americas Championship for Women) – On the beginning of the FIBA Americas Championship 2007, in the city of Valdivia, Chile, Candada defeated Jamaica, 68-47, with a great game display that allowed them to be in from begining to the end of the game.

VALDIVIA (FIBA Americas Championship for Women) - One of the favorites to win the 2007 FIBA Americas Championship for Women, Brazil, had many problems to defeat Argentina at the start of Group A action in the tournament. They finally won the game 72-62 after they marked the difference at the final two quarters. photo FIBA

DAKAR/THIES (FIBA Africa Championship for Women) - Defending champion, Nigeria Wednesday handed Kenya a painful 73-60 points defeat to maintain her second spot in group-B of the 20th Africa Nations Championship for Women.

CHIETI (EuroBasket Women) – Three days into the EuroBasket Women and the Czech Republic, Belgium, Russia and Spain are still unbeaten. photo FIBA

International Billiards, Professional Pool Player Kim White, Bogies Billiards, and the Hunter Classics Amateur Women’s Tour are hosting a charity event to raise money for custom cuemaker and player Annie Mayes (of AO Custom Cues). Anne Mayes has Nonsmall Cell Carcinoma, Stage IV cancer.

An early start this morning led to immediate dissapointment. The swell was smaller than predicted and the wind super light. There is still hope for slalom racing later in the day. Stay tuned!

The second last 2007 Singapore Stop of the Waterski and Wakeboard World Cup series of the International Water Ski Federation (IWSF) was a major test for the best Wakeboard Riders in the World.

ISAF and Rolex are proud to announce the shortlisted nominees for the ISAF Rolex World Sailor of the Year Awards 2007. photo Getty Images

British sailing’s Yngling World Champions and Beijing Olympic nominees Sarah Ayton, Sarah Webb and Pippa Wilson have been shortlisted for the prestigious ISAF Rolex World Sailor of the Year Award. photo Getty Images

Once again it is the weekend (29-30 September) Great Britain’s Olympic hopefuls of the future have their first real chance to shine.

U.S. Snowboarding pro rider and back-to-back snowboardcross world champion Lindsey Jacobellis (Stratton Mountain, VT) notched her second World Cup podium of the early season Wednesday winning the opening SBX World Cup event. photo smugmug.com

Tomorrow sees the start of the three-day World Taekwondo Qualification Event for the Beijing Olympics, which will see over three hundred athletes from more than one hundred countries battling it out at Manchester’s MEN Arena for the chance to compete in China next summer.

This fantastic road race has a field of nearly thirty thousand women of all ages and many different nationalities, all running together in a spirit of celebration for women's solidarity and the pure pleasure of finding themselves actors in this epic event.

The Australian Netball Squad has its final chance to impress national coach Norma Plummer this weekend in Canberra before the team to contest the 2007 World Netball Championships is revealed on Monday October 1. photo Matt King

Will the youthful enthusiasm for the Salgado sisters of Brazil and the German tandem of Sara Goller/Laura Ludwig be enough to experience continued success in the US$400,000 Banco do Brasil Open after both teams won a pair of SWATCH-FIVB World Tour matches here Wednesday. photo FIVB

South Africa will host the 4th World Deaf Squash Championships at the Durbanville Squash Club, near Cape Town, from 9-14 October 2007.