Women sport news

England Hockey has appointed the following personnel to lead both men’s and women’s indoor programmes for the 2007/08 season. The men’s programme will be led by former indoor international Andy Halliday with Craig Parnham leading the women’s programme. photo Andrew Bennett

Its gold for coach Keith Joss in his first major tournament as Scotland comfortably beat Russia 3-1 in the final of the European Nations Trophy in Lithuania on Sunday. The ultimate prize was the icing on the cake for Joss as his charges went through the tournament with a perfect record. photo Scottish Hockey

Photos from behind the scenes of England's Footballers as they prepare for The World Cup in China. photos FA

Hammons being rain-shortened from 54 holes to 18 holes, stats and earnings from this week's event will not be counted as official for the 2007 LPGA Tour season.

Scores: Germany def Argentina 11-0, England 2 Japan 2, USA 2 North Korea 2, Nigeria 1 Sweden 1.

The Solheim Cup is the most prestigious team event in women's professional golf. The biennial, trans-Atlantic event pits the United States against Europe for three days of grueling matchplay competition.

Kiran Matharu the 2006 English amateur champion, has won the Volvo Cross Country Challenge, a mini order of merit on the Ladies European Tour.

English champion Naomi Edwards (pictured right) will help Yorkshire defend their title at the County Finals at Brokenhurst Manor, Hampshire, from September 19-21.

“The Long Beach Autumn Regatta 2007” Hang Lung Properties Limited (stock code: 0101) will be launching a series of activities to promote its new prestigious waterfront residential project, The Long Beach.

When the individual Slalom, Tricks and Jump titles were announced at the Waterski World Championships in Linze-Steyregg in Austria, the final and most challenging Overall titles yet to be declared were hard fought battles of the very highest order.

The resorts of Perisher Blue, NSW, aptly hosted the TTR World Snowboard Tour event over the last 10 days as the Tour looks North for the launch of the Northern Hemisphere snow season. The TTR FOUR(4) STAR Garnier Fructis Australian Open provided a high standard Slopestyle course and possibly the best halfpipe ever seen on Australian soil.

Despite carrying a shoulder injury picked up last week during a bike fall while time trialing, Julie Dibens came home second in the LA triathlon the 4th in this year's series of LifeTime Fitness races.

The 2006 IAAF World Athlete of the Year, Sanya Richards is now the only American alive in the hunt for the Golden League Jackpot after winning the women's 400 meters Friday at the fourth meeting of the six fixture series. photo PA

The SWATCH FIVB Junior World Championships celebrates Lili – Seixas, who continue to keep at high level Brazilian Beach Volleyball history with four successes in the last four editions. photo FIVB

Margriet Huisman beat fellow Dutch player Orla Noom in the final of the Women's Pepsi Enschede Squash Open to claim her fourth WISPA World Tour title of the year at De Twentehallen in the Netherlands city of Enschede. photo Wispa

Back in mid-June, a Thai player with one of the longest names in golf nearly derailed Emily Bastel’s quest to win her second tournament of the season. Today, in the final round of the $100,000 ILOVENY Championship, that player stepped forward to win her first professional title. photo Futurestour.com

Five players qualified today as exempt LPGA Tour members for the 2008 season by finishing in the top five on the 2007 Duramed FUTURES Tour Money List. photo Futurestour.com

At 16-years-old, Pauline Ado (FRA) seized the Caixanova Surfing Girls 3 Star WQS, staying on the great roll that already gave her a runner-up finish in the Rip Curl Boardmasters 5 Star WQS and the 2007 ASP Europe Women’s Junior title.

Young British surfers across the country are putting in hours of training in preparation for the 2007 Billabong British Junior Championships. The teams at the British Surfing Association (BSA) and sponsors Billabong, Calypso and North Cornwall District Council are also planning the final arrangements and preparing themselves for what is expected to be the biggest ever entry. photo Estpix

Reigning world time trial champion Kristin Armstrong (Boise, Idaho/Team Lipton) scored an overall win Saturday for USA Cycling’s Women’s National Team at the Holland Ladies Tour. photo US Cycling

It has been a memorable weekend of racing for Anna Hemmings as she won her sixth World Champion title in the women’s K1 women’s K1 (kayak single).

The fight for the 2007 FIVB World Grand Prix title was a very public one for Francien Huurman and her Dutch teammates. photo FIVB

The gold medal of the SWATCH FIVB Junior World Championships will be assigned on Sunday here in Modena. The Women's gold final will be played by Australian Palmer-Rohkamper against Brazilian Lili-Seixas. The Men's last match will be on the main court at 18:00. The World title is going to be assigned with the game Italy - Spain: Giontella and Nicolai will face Gavira-Fernandez.

World No.1 Justine Henin didn't drop one set in Flushing Meadows, pulling off a rare Williams sister double en route to the final, then defeating Svetlana Kuznetsova for her seventh Grand Slam crown.

Teams Qualified for Beijing Olympic Games: USA – CHN – ROU – RUS – ITA – GBR – FRA – BRA – UKR – GER – AUS – JPN

The 15-year-old Shawn Johnson (USA), who competes on Senior level from the spring of 2007, grabbed the World title in Stuttgart, in the last rotation of a very close and spectacular Women’s All-around Final (61.875). Results of floor and Beam.