Women sport news

The 3rd ASEAN Schools Netball Championship will kick off on 17 Aug (Fri), 3pm at the Toa Payoh Sports Hall. Teams from Brunei, Malaysia, SIngapore and Thailand will compete in this bi-annually event. Singapore will be represented by our National 19&U team and they will meet Brunei in the opening match.

The Melbourne First National Phoenix have outclassed a spirited Allied Pickford Melbourne Kestrels 68-42 at Sydney's Acer Arena on Friday night to qualify for Sunday's 2007 Commonwealth Bank Trophy Grand Final.

The Sydney TAB Swifts have edged out a determined Adelaide Medibank Thunderbirds 54-43 at Sydney's Acer Arena to advance to Sunday's Commonwealth Bank Trophy Grand Final against the Melbourne First National Phoenix

The U.S. Women’s National Volleyball Team lost to defending Olympic champion China 25-18, 25-17, 25-22 at the 2007 FIVB World Grand Prix on Friday at the Macau Forum at Macau, China.

Top seeds Zhang Ying/Ji Linjun of China were upset by Thailand's third seeds Kamoltip Kulna/Yupa Puklongploy and eliminated from the top four at the women's beach volleyball challenger quarterfinals on Friday. photo FIVB

Saturday’s women’s gold medal match at the US$400,000 PAF Open will feature the top two teams on the 2007 SWATCH-FIVB World Tour as Brazilians Juliana Felisberta Silva and Larissa Franca will play Jia Tian and Jie Wang of China in the finale. photo FIVB

More than 100 teenagers from a record 24 nations competed in the World Junior Women's Team Squash Championship, which came to a magnificent climax on an all-glass court at the Boundary Street Sports centre in Hong Kong

Organizers of the MARKETING WOMEN'S SPORTS conference being held November 5-6 in Nashville, Tennessee have announced that renowned sportscaster, Lesley Visser has been named the official Chairperson for the event.

Welcome to the first newsletter for Friends of Rwandan Rugby (FoRR), a UK registered charity that supports school and community participation in rugby, to promote reconciliation and encourage a healthy and active lifestyle amongst the Rwandan people.

New Zealand seamer Amy Satterthwaite claimed the best bowling figures in women’s Twenty20 internationals as her side took the third NatWest contest with England at Taunton by 38 runs.

An exceptional innings of 73 from all-rounder Jenny Gunn was not enough to steal victory from a very professional New Zealand side at Taunton with the hosts falling short by 21 runs in the first match of the NatWest Women's Series.

All the up to date World Cup football News from FIFA.com. photo FA

Girl international Kelly Tidy won an all-England tie to reach the semi-finals of the British girls’ championship at Southerndown, Wales. photo ELGA

Kent’s Claire Aitken will meet Jenny Pease of Essex in the final of the ladies’ English mid-amateur championship at Sherwood Forest, Nottinghamshire.

La de Sopelana es la tercera prueba del circuito mundial IBA

Britain's swimmers will look to close their season on a high just a year out from the Beijing Olympics when they undertake the toughest test of their summer.

Veronique Lemieux of Mascouche, Que. advanced to the 3m springboard final scheduled for Aug. 18 after finishing ninth in the semifinals on Thursday at the 24th Summer Universiade. photo diving.ca

Valerie Ghibaudo keeps her distance from world champion Karin Jaggi who both took a race win a piece. Verena Fauster is rock solid in third overall after 8 exciting races.

British sailors punched out some enviable results on the second day of the 2007 Olympic Test Event in Qingdao (CHN) on Thursday, with five Skandia Team GBR boats topping the leaderboards after a full day of racing. photo Richard Langdon/Skandia Team GBR

Three days into sailing’s 2007 Olympic Test Event, the original race schedule has been thrown into further disarray after more light winds dogged the 2008 Olympic waters in Qingdao, China, on Friday (17 August). photo onEdition

Athletes won national overall titles in respective divisions Tuesday as the 65th annual GOODE Water Ski National Championships, presented by Speedo, continued at Ski Westc Village near Bakersfield.

Athletes won national overall titles in respective divisions Wednesday as the 65th annual GOODE Water Ski National Championships, presented by Speedo, continued at Ski West Village near Bakersfield.

The Women’s Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA) is punchy with excitement to announce a new partnership with cable channel MavTV to broadcast this weekend’s Heartland Havoc, the WFTDA’s inaugural Eastern Regional Roller Derby Tournament

USA Triathlon is pleased to announce the 24 elite athletes who will represent the United States at the 2008 ITU Triathlon World Championships in Hamburg, Germany, August 31 to September 2.

There was over 300 trail runners as the gun went off, we soon paced out into a stream of color. I took a slower pace knowing 32miles in a LONG way in trail running and REALLY happy I was not doing the 50miler!

With reigning U.S. champion Jenn Stuczynski leading the way, Team USA will have a strong field event contingent at the 2007 IAAF World Championships in Athletics in Osaka, Japan. photo Prettysporty.com