Women sport news

Nottinghamshire’s Alex Peters swept the board for the girls at the North of England U16 championship at Heswall.

England’s Melissa Reid continued her sensational season when she won the Ladies’ British Strokeplay Championship by one shot at Conwy, Wales.

Tropical Storm Erin moved away from the Texas coastline just in time for the Hunter Classics Amateur Women's Tour to descend at Paradise Billiards in Corpus Christi , Texas August 18-19.

On August 11 & 12th, the NWPA held its fourth tour stop of 2007 at the renowned “PARLOR” of Bellevue, WA. The place had changed since our lst visit, with the addition of a dance floor, DJ booth and Ultra Lounge, a classy upgrade to an already impressive place.

Rising out of a four-year shadow, 26-year-old Samantha Cornish (AUS) won her first ASP Women’s World Tour title since 2003, at the Billabong Girls Pro Itacaré, this morning.

Californian longboarding veteran Julie Whitegon, 42, tasted victory in the annual Duke’s OceanFest at Waikiki for a third time, winning the Roxy Jam Honolulu by Schick Quattro For Women today. photo ASP

Top Hawaiian Windsurfer Tatiana Howard reports from Punta Abreojos, Mexico she went there to catch some wind and waves. It was so amazing down there with tons of perfect waves that you could windsurf on for miles!

La rider española alcanza su cuarto campeonato mundial consecutivo, y lo consigue a los 13 años en su primer año de participación en el circuito de la Professional Kiteboard Riders Association

Three Canadians in Top 4 in SL as development team competes in training races in Argentina. photo Alpine Canada

In Allison Simons, Australian Football has found itself a wonderful ally with a unique background and a passion to take the game to her African homeland.

This weekend the KTM International Team will be present with Claire Hassenfratz at the 4th and last stage of the Coupe de France., taking place in Montgenevre. An important international event for the Team in order to define the training, waiting for the MTB World Championship of Fort William.

GB's Julie Dibens retains her impressive second place in the lucrative Lifetime Fitness series by coming third in the Accenture Chicago Triathlon. photos and report John Coxon

It looked to most expert observers that Veronica Cambell of Jamaica had just got up on the line to snatch victory from defending champion, Lauryn Williams of the USA. But the computer firstly displayed differently, plus Day 4 Schedule

Team USA's hurdle corps moved en masse into the next round of competition during Monday morning qualifying at the 2007 IAAF World Outdoor Track & Field Championships at Nagai Stadium in Osaka, Japan.

Lucozade Sport and England Netball, the governing body for the country’s biggest female team sport, are delighted to unveil a new partnership that offers safe and effective sports nutrition products to players at all levels from the sport's elite athletes to all England Netball members.

Uprising European powerhouse the Netherlands landed their first title at the FIVB World Grand Prix in style after beating world champions Russia 3-2 here on Sunday for a perfect record in the six-team round-robin Finals.

Vikki Laing picked up this morning where she left off on Saturday afternoon when the second round of the $100,000 Gettysburg Championship was suspended due to thunderstorms. photo Futurestour.com

Lorena Ochoa recorded her third straight win at The Safeway Classic presented by Pepsi. Ochoa took over the lead yesterday and was able to hold off stiff competition from other players including Koreas Christina Kim.

The nineteenth Stop of the highly successful Waterski and Wakeboard World Cup series is now heading for the picturesque town of Enniskillen in Northern Ireland. It all takes place on September 7/9

Yngling World Champions Sarah Ayton, Sarah Webb and Pippa Wilson ensured that the golden run continued for Skandia Team GBR on the final day of racing at the 2008 Olympic sailing venue. photo Getty Images

Icenetwork.com, a partnership between U.S. Figure Skating and MLB Advanced Media (MLBAM), the interactive media and Internet company of Major League Baseball, will present free, live and on-demand video coverage of the 2007 Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating.

The National Championships proved to be a successful return to the UK for Women’s Professional team Global Racing/Bio-Racer. photo Larry Hickmott

The headquarters of British gymnastics at the Lilleshall National Sports Centre in Shropshire, will surely turn into magnetic place to be between 18-21st September, when the greatest gym-star from Russia, Svetlana Khorkina, visits the Centre for two days of clinics and meetings with the British Gymnastics community.

Junior Cyclist Claire Hassenfratz from the KTM International Team managed a position on the podium after having arrived at third position

The Olympic Champion and the woman that impresses everybody most in archery, PARK Sung-Hyun added another title to her career. Will she be the first women to retain an Olympic title in archery in 2008? photos FITA

The Swede’s winning streak - she was last beaten in a multi-events competition in March 2002 – continued with another World title. Despite being edged in a couple of events, Klüft never looked like being beaten. Valerie Vili of New Zealand won a cliffhanger contest in the second women’s Shot Put final this evening