Women sport news

Top seeds Zhang Ying and Ji Linjun led other two Chinese pairs into the last eight after day session at the FIVB women's beach volleyball challenger as the knockout round started on Thursday. photo FIVB

Last Weeks WTA Tour Winner Ana Ivanovic goes out in the second round in Toronto to Chinese Qualifier Yan Zi, Dementieva is also out, along with Pennettta and Kirilenko. Top seed Henin advances along with Schnyder, Golovin and Jankovic

Camp Hill Women RFC's preparations for life in National Championship One North are getting serious with a new coaching set-up and their most professional approach to a new season yet.

British Eurosport will have comprehensive coverage of the forthcoming EuroHockey Nations Championships 2007, which takes place from 18th-26th August at Belle Vue in Manchester. British Eurosport will be able to screen England’s highs and lows as they gun for Olympic Qualification for Beijing 2008

Four internationals who played all 72 holes of the Women’s British Open are included in England’s squad for the European ladies’ amateur championship at Golf National, France, from August 29 to September 1.

Hampshire’s Liz Bennett turned on a birdie blitz to win the Porters Park Centenary Cup by seven shots. photo ELGA

Hertfordshire teenager Lucy Williams leads the English challenge after the first round of the British girls’ championship at Southerndown, Wales. photo ELGA

The CN Canadian Women's Open is the final Winner event of the LPGA Playoffs 2007, in which the winner automatically qualifies for the ADT Championship. With 17 players already qualified, the remaining 12 spots will be filled based on ADT Points. Jeong Jang currently leads the second half ADT Points list with 419,795 ADT Points.

Karin Jaggi falters early and has to settle for second and Verena Fauster at last finds form to secure third overall. photo PWA Carter

Defending Women’s TTR World Snowboard Tour Champion Torah Bright (AUS), posted her first title win of the season.

Dual-sportswoman Liz Halliday will join the Motors TV commentary team this weekend as the ‘High Speed Television’ channel brings viewers live action from round 4 of the Le Mans Series in Spa. photo John Waugh

After the somewhat disappointing weekend at Cadwell Park in July where Gail finished second on the Saturday but crashed out from third, damaging her V12 on the Sunday, she was back in her 4 litre car for round eight of the XJ-S championship at one of her favourite tracks, Oulton Park in Cheshire over the weekend.

With four American world champions competing in the women's 100 and 200 meters at the IAAF World Outdoor Track & Field Championships in Osaka, Japan, Team USA looks poised for several prominent positions on the medal stand.

In less than a month, 5 countries will converge in Singapore for the 5 Nations Netball Cup. Netball Singapore today announced the Singapore team to take part in the tournament that will be from 3 to 8 September at the Toa Payoh Sports Hall.

England’s most promising young netballers will have an early opportunity to hone their skills and impress the national selectors en route to the senior game with the creation of a new elite youth competition.

The four captains vying for Commonwealth Bank Trophy title will come head-to-head tomorrow for the last time before the finals series kicks off on Friday night at ACER Arena in Sydney.

The Championships has started in Izmir Turkey, keep up to date. photo EHF

For the first time in 16 years three Canadians have made the second round of the Rogers Cup after Stephanie Dubois, Marie-Eve Pelletier and Aleksandra Wozniak triumphed on Tuesday. Garbin and Srebotnik, Dulko and Sugiyama all out

Scotland’s senior women are one step closer to the European Trophy as an 18 strong squad is announced, players and coach’s head to the competition as a united front.

England women sealed a series win with a comfortable victory over New Zealand in the second NatWest Twenty20 international at Bath. photo Don Miles

England Women’s Captain Charlotte Edwards underwent a precautionary scan on Tuesday morning on a hamstring injury she sustained during the NatWest Women’s International Twenty20 match in Bath.

Defending champion Cristie Kerr headlines one of the strongest fields of the season at the CN Canadian Women's Open. Members of the LPGA Tour will be joined by Canada's best to comprise the 156-player field competing for the $337,500 first place prize

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Race leaders used the strong breeze of an advancing low pressure system to power across the Celtic Sea and round the Fastnet Rock early evening on Tuesday. With the race leaders heading home, the bulk of the Rolex Fastnet Race fleet still racing is midway between Land's End and the Fastnet Rock sailing in southwesterly winds of 25-30 knots. Rolex Fastnet Rock 2007 ROLEX/Carlo Borlenghi

The infamous Qingdao light winds prevailed on the opening day of sailing’s Olympic Test Event, with only the 49er and 470 women’s classes seeing any action at the 2007 Qingdao International Regatta on Wednesday (15th August). photo Richard Langdon/Skandia Team GBR

On Monday 6 August, Archery made its appearance again at Lord’s as part of the three nations challenge between India, Great Britain and China. photo FITA