Women sport news

Aruba’s Sarah-Quita Offringa (Starboard / NeilPryde) steals a crucial victory over reigning title holder Daida Moreno (North) in the women’s competition. Breaking waves in the course area prevented the Slalom event getting a green light. photo PWA Carter

Britain’s Olympic sailing hopefuls will face their biggest challenge since the Athens Games when racing gets underway at the ISAF World Sailing Championships in Cascais, Portugal, today. Bryony Shaw photo onEdition

Once again Portugal brings countries closer together via the sea”. This was the quote from Minister for the Presidency, Pedro Silva Pereira, who officially opened the World Sailing Championships before a sea of people.

The ISAF World Sailing Championships – Cascais 2007 get underway this afternoon. The first events, both scheduled to start at 13.00hrs, are in the Tornado and Star classes, each fleet contesting two regattas.

2007 USA Cycling Junior Track National Championships Colorado Springs, Colo. June 30 - July 4, 2007

Colleen Hayduk (Kutztown, Pa./Team Fuji-Salamander) earned the first national title of the evening by setting a new national record in the women’s 17-18 500-meter time trial and earning an automatic nomination to represent the United States at the UCI Junior Track World Championships later this summer in Mexico. photo US Cycling

The World Taekwondo Qualification Event for the Beijing Olympic Games today unveiled leading equipment supplier Dae do International as an official sponsor of the three-day competition which gets under way at the MEN Arena on Friday 28th September.

In her most serious encounter since returning to competition after giving birth to son Cornelus last December, Jana Rawlinson (nee Pittman) has defeated a star-studded line up which included four of the six fastest women in the world this year

The provisional entry lists for the European Athletics U23 Championships, which will take place in Debrecen, Hungary, from July 12-15 2007 are available

World N0 1 Justine Henin defeated N0 15 seed Patty Snynder 6-2 6-2 to book a place in the QF. Venus Williams battled through in 3 sets to beat Morigami to advance into the QF. Next on Centre Court is Former Wimbledon Champion and N0 7 seed Serena Williams, she will play Slovakian N0 1 Daniela Hantuchova.

The dynamic and colourful Jamaican Netball Team has arrived in Melbourne this morning ahead of the Holden Netball Test Series against Australia, starting this Thursday. photo Elaine Davis Jamaican Netball Captain

The U.S. Women's National Volleyball Team dropped its second contest in as many days following a 25-19, 26-28, 25-18, 28-26 loss to Dominican Republic in the Sixth Annual Pan American Cup third-place match on June 29 at Colima, Mexico.

The U.S. Women’s Sitting Volleyball team rebounded from two straight losses to the Netherlands earlier this week by sweeping the Dutch 3-0 on Thursday at the Wellness Center on the campus of University of Central Oklahoma. photo US Volleyball

In “one of the most stunning upsets” in the 15-plus-year history of the women’s SWATCH-FIVB World Tour, Jen Boss and April Ross captured the ConocoPhillips Grand Slam title and the prestigious “Viking” swords here Saturday afternoon before an over-flowing crowd of 5,000 at the Vaagen Harbour centre court.

The first batch of sand for the 2008 Olympic Games Beach Volleyball competition has arrived and offloaded at the under-construction Olympic Beach Volleyball site in Beijing’s Chaoyang Park. photo FIVB

Australian Amelia Pittock lifted the title in the Partek South Australian Open Squash Championships after triumphing in (Sunday) final at the Next Generation club in North Adelaide, Australia.

Natalie Grainger is on course to win her third successive WISPA World Tour on home soil in the USA - and will face Egypt's Raneem El Weleily for the second time in a week

The European Handball Federation welcomed over 300 distinguished guests from leading handball circles to the EHF Handball Champions League Gala on the evening of 29th June 2007. The exclusive event marked the start of the 15th EHF Champions League season, with the focus of the evening on the 2007/2008 Women's EHF Champions League Group Match Draws

Day 7 of Wimbledon will see Jelena Jankovic gunning for a place in the quarterfinals, while in the bottom half of the draw the final six fourth round berths will be decided

Tempest Sports have been appointed the Official Merchandise Supplier to the Qatar Airways-sponsored EuroHockey Nations Championships, which take place at Belle Vue in Manchester from 18th-26th August.

With just over two months to go before the FIFA Women's World Cup China 2007, all eyes are turning to a Sweden team currently enjoying a red-hot run of form. Photo FA

Christie Kerr claimed her first major Championships at The Women's U. S Open by two strokes over World N0 1 Lorena Ochoa and rookie Angela Park at 5 under par 270. ( 71-72-66-70). In her 11th year on tour this win marks her 10th career title and fifth this season

Rookie Seo-Jae Lee might have to let a few more dollars from her champion’s paycheck fall to tradition if she stays on her current winning pace. She entertained several Korean friends on Monday at a local Chinese buffet to celebrate her first professional win a week earlier in Cincinnati. photo Futurestour.com

The United States faced a 16-point deficit early on but stormed back to stun Australia 90-88 in the opening game for both teams. photo 2007 FIBA U21 World Championship for Women. USA vs AUS. Moscow region, Russia FIBA

Dora Horti and Andrea Somogyi provided a mean one-two punch for Hungary on Friday as they brushed aside Japan on opening day at the FIBA U21 World Championship for Women in Vidnoje.

Daida Moreno (North) fends off the new-wave of ladies freestyle talent despite the standard rocketing in the off-season. Aruban Sarah-Quite Offringa (Starboard /NeilPryde) sealed second place after halting Laure Treboux’s (Naish / Naish) remarkable fight back in its tracks. photo PWA Carter