Women sport news

The second weekend of the FIVB World Grand Prix is ready to start. Three pools will play in Tokyo (Japan), Khabarovsk (Russia) and Hong Kong (China) from Friday to Sunday. photo FIVB

Lauren Shirock (Emmaus, Pa./BMW-Bianchi) showed she can ride out front with the best in the world in the women’s points race. photo US Cycling

USA Cycling announced today the complete team that will represent the United States at the UCI BMX Supercross World Cup event in Beijing, August 20-21. The event is set to serve as the official test event for the 2008 Olympic Games.

Russia edged China in one spectacular five-setter (23-25, 25-19, 21-25, 25-23, 15-7) winning Pool F and moving to a semi final match against Turkey, the second place finisher of Pool E. China will face Serbia the top team of Pool E next Friday. photo China setter Mi Yang against Russia FIVB

Dementieva, Peer and Sugiyama all through at The East West Bank Classic presented by Herbalife. The second round starts on Today

British Best Over 40, half, 10 mile and 20 mile 2007 Record Holder looks forward to competing at the British 50k Championships in Boddington on the 19th August 2007. Heather has overcome many difficulties this year, to fight back and triumph over adversity to retain her British Over 40 record attained last year at these championships would agur her well for the the future

2007 FIVB Girls' Youth World Championship has gone for the Second Round in Mexico. China defeated Brazil in straight sets but it was not a like a rose garden for the Chinese team who had to battle hard to prevail 25-15, 26-24, 26-24 in the nightcap of Pool F in Tijuana. photo FIVB

Irina Smirnova enjoyed a splendid night sending Russia to the semi finals of the 2007 FIVB Girls’ World Championship with a five-set victory over Brazil.

Flavia Pennetta had a short run in LA, she was def by Wild Card Madison Brengle 61 63. Tatiana Golovin retired with a hamstring strain against Tamarine Tanasugarn of Thailand.

Germany continued their World Cup preparations with a 5-0 victory over the Czech Republic in front of 4793 spectators in Gera last night, including England Head Coach, Hope Powell. photo FA

USA Cycling announced today the Female athletes it will send to the UCI BMX Supercross World Cup event in Beijing, August 20-21. The competition is set to serve as the official test event for the 2008 Olympic Games next summer.

New Women’s Cycling Coordinator and Organization Created to Reinvigorate Idaho Women’s Cycling

2007 UCI Junior Road and Track World Championships August 4 - 12, 2007 Aguascalientes, Mexico. photo US Cycling. photo US Cycling

Colleen Hayduk (Kutztown, Pa./Team Fuji-Salamander) turned in the best result of the day for the Americans with a sixth-place finish in the women’s 7.5-kilometer scratch race. photo US Cycling

USA Cycling announced athletes that have been nominated to represent the United States at the upcoming 2007 UCI Mountain Bike World Championships in Fort William, Scotland, Sept. 3-9.

In one month’s time, from August 30th to September 2nd, the Harbour city of Hamburg, Germany will play host to the 2007 BG Triathlon World Championships.

For the first time for ten years, players from four different countries will contest the semi-finals of the Hoe Hin White Flower Ointment World Junior Women's Squash Championships after the top four seeds survived today's (Saturday) quarter-finals of the biennial World Squash Federation event in Hong Kong.

Nicol David showed fans in Singapore just why she is the world squash number one with a fine display that was full of running and crafty shot-making, outlasting her closest rival Natalie Grinham 9-6, 9-5, 9-5.

No.1 seed Maria Sharapova defeated Patty Schnyder in three sets in the final of the Acura Classic on Sunday to capture her first title of the season at the Tier I hardcourt event.

Artists impression of how the purpose-built EuroVillage will transform Belle Vue during the EuroHockey Nations Championships 2007, which start on Saturday 18th August.

Charlotte Edwards, the England Women’s Captain yesterday launched the NatWest Women’s Series and the NatWest Women’s International Twenty20s against New Zealand in Blackpool.

Wiltshire’s Hannah Turland came from two shots behind to win the English girls’ U13 championship by three strokes at Brickendon Grange, Hertfordshire. photo ELGA

They have had their fair share of mother-daughter bickering over the last 15 weeks of tournaments with plenty of highway miles, lumpy hotel beds, missed putts, prayers to Buddha and questions about the future. photo Futurestour.com

Competition eventually rolls on ! Surfers string together heats to catch up with yesterday’s delay !

One U.S. Open and two meet records fell Thursday at the ConocoPhillips USA Swimming National Championships. Kate Zeigler (Great Falls, Va.) lowered her own U.S. Open record in the 400m free. photo US Swimming

Katie Hoff (Towson, Md.) notched her second National title of this meet, winning the 200m freestyle in U.S. Open record time. Photo Credit: Darrell Miho