RIO DE JANEIRO (FIBA Americas Championship for Women) – Erika de Souza played for the Connecticut Sun this season in the WBNA, and now the technical commission of Team Brazil is working towards having everything ready for the center’s arrival this week.
LA HABANA (FIBA Americas Championship for Women) – For the third consecutive time, Cuba defeated Chile, 79-57; though the scored did get much closer, when Chile finally won the fourth quarter, although it wasn’t enough. photo FIBA
RIO DE JANEIRO (FIBA Americas Championship for Women) – Team Brazil keeps getting ready for the FIBA Americas Championship, to be held from September 26 to 30, in Chile, and now, they received some extra-help in the figure of forward Iziane Castro, who arrived in Sao Paolo and immediately joined the team. photo FIBA
Colorado Springs, Colo. (September 6, 2007) – Four-time U.S. silver medalist ice dancers Melissa Gregory announced today tha she has made a coaching change and will begin training under former U.S. medalist Priscilla Hill.
REXLERTOWN, Pa. – The fifth day of competition at the USA Cycling Masters Track National Championships was dominated by team racing. The country’s best track riders over the age of 30 teamed up to contest the team time trial, team sprint and madison. Friday’s racing wrapped up the week-long competition at the LeHigh Valley Velodrome. photo US Cycling
With all five Australian Tasman Trophy coaches now appointed, discussions are underway across the country with prospective players as the race to recruit ‘dream teams’ for next year’s challenging debut season of the competition hots up.
In the women's WISPA Gold event, Malaysia's defending champion Nicol David secured her anticipated place in the semi-finals - but the top seed was fully stretched by Ireland's Madeline Perry before winning in 64 minutes. more....
Elevation of the status of the men's and women's events in the forthcoming Wolverhampton Open Squash Championships has attracted high class international fields in both categories.
Malaysia's Nicol David has reached a new milestone in her remarkable squash career by achieving her 17th month as world number one in the new September Women's World Squash Rankings
England’s prolific batswoman, Claire Taylor has been nominated for the top women’s accolade at this year’s ICC Awards to be held in Johannesburg on September 10.
Surrey golfers Sally Peters and Sandra Read birdied their way to a narrow win in latest regional final of ELGA’s national competition for club golfers, the PING Ladies' Four Ball Better Ball Tournament of England 2007.
The Ladies’ Home International matches, one of the oldest of international team contests, breaks new ground when the four home countries meet at Dunbar Golf Club from 12-14 September.
Gloucestershire’s Hannah Barwood (pictured right) captained the English schools girls’ team to a fine 5½-½ win in the annual international against Wales at Gay Hill, Worcestershire.
Oxfordshire teenagers Laura Watkins and Vicky Shepherd (pictured right) swept into the grand final of ELGA’s national competition for club golfers, the PING Ladies' Four Ball Better Ball Tournament of England 2007.
Britain’s women’s wheelchair basketball team have qualified for the Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games, following medal-winning performances at the 2007 Wheelchair Basketball European Championships in Munich.
Hawaiian Alana Blanchard (Kauai) outclassed a quality field of young European surfers today to win the Rip Curl Girls Pro Junior in small 1-3ft (0.5-1m) waves at Liencres Beach in Spain.
PARK CITY, Utah (Sept. 2) - The summer phase of the women's ski jumping Continental Cup schedule came to a wild finish under the lights Sunday night at Utah Olympic Park following a rare two-meets-in-a-day lineup. "I saw a lot I liked," said first-year U.S. Head Coach Kjell Ivar Magnusson.
There was disappointment for Britain’s Helene Raynsford - the defending world champion – who finished fifth in the women’s arms only single scull. Raynsford had struggled earlier in the championships, suffering an asthma attack in the heats to finish fourth
HAMBURG, Germany – For the first time in triathlon history, Sweden has a world champion. Lisa Norden came from behind to win today’s Under23 Triathlon BG World Championship with a time of 2 hours 1 minute and 24 seconds.
There was disappointment for Britain’s Helene Raynsford - the defending world champion – who finished fifth in the women’s arms only single scull. Raynsford had struggled earlier in the championships
Reigning Netball Superleague champions TeamBath have announced an exciting
new coaching partnership for the 2007/8, with the appointment of Jess
Garland as assistant coach to the side.
n a match which was both players' longest ever, French qualifier Isabelle Stoehr clinched a magnificent five-game upset over fifth seed Vicky Botwright in the women's first round of the Forexx Dutch Open Squash Championships at Frans Otten Stadion in the Netherlands capital city Amsterdam.
England’s Florentyna Parker (pictured right) shot a five-under par 67 to soar up the leaderboard in the European ladies’ amateur championship at Golf National, France.
The US Women’s Team (Alicia SACRAMONE, Shawn JOHNSON, Nastia LIUKIN, Shayla WORLEY and Samantha PESZEK) won their second World Team title, on Wednesday, 5 September at the Hanns-Martin-Schleyer Halle in Stuttgart. Their score was 184.400 points.
HAMBURG, Germany – Great Britain’s Hollie Avil is the new junior women’s triathlon world champion, winning today with a time of 59 minutes and 43 seconds.
