Women sport news

NAKHON RATCHASIMA, Thailand, June 5, 2007 - The 2007 World Women’s Junior Volleyball Championship, which will take place between July 20 and 27 in Nakhon Ratchasima, the biggest city in the North East of Thailand. photo FIVB

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (June 5, 2007) - The 2007 FIVB World Women's Junior Volleyball Championships (U-20) held its drawing of lots today during a press conference in the host country of Thailand. Team USA Grouped with Thailand, China, Egypt, Dominican Republic and Germany. photo FIVB

Six teams from four countries advanced from the country quota playoffs here Tuesday to the Qualification Tournament for this week’s US$200,000 GE Money Bank Warsaw Open at Agrykola Prak in Mysliwiecka. photo FIVB

Dutch star Margriet Huisman delighted her fans at the Squash Almere club in the Netherlands when she won the inaugural Women's Hemubo Trophy in Almere to clinch her third WISPA World Tour squash title.

The national leagues around Europe are coming to an end and national team activitiy is in full throw. Attached is the National Championship you can find the winners of the leagues listed. Also the seeding lists for the 2007/2008 Women's Champions League.

Kent Ravens women had their first run out for the 2007 campaign against a strong but new to the League Nottingham Outlaws, Captain Rebecca Balance led from the front with a try but it was debutant Kyla Butcher that’ll take the headlines. photo Hannah Grant

Between 9-14 July, England U17 Girls will be participating in the EuroHockey Youth Nations Championships which is to be held at Peffermill in Edinburgh-Girls U18 NED, IRE, BEL, LIT, GER, ESP, ENG, SCO

Nicole Castrale Qualified for the 2007 LPGA Playoffs by winning The Ginn Tribute Hosted by ANNIKA

INCHEON (FIBA Asia Championship for Women) - With a 30-plus scoring rate from each game, India's Geethu Anna Jose has emerged as the leading scorer and the rebound collector after two days of the Championship.

BUENOS AIRES (FIBA Americas Championship for Women) - Argentina's Women coach Eduardo Pinto has decided to postpone a get-together ahead of the tour of China.

INCHEON (FIBA Asia Championship for Women) - For China, who lost to Japan on the opening day, an encounter against Malaysia couldn't have come at a better time. Having brought their second team to the Championship, as coach Sun Fengwu put it "any exposure is good exposure for these youngsters."

INCHEON (FIBA Asia Championship for Women) - Japan continued to win, taking Thailand in their stride as coach Tomohide Utsumi used Monday's encounter as a testing ground to check his bench strength. photo FIBA

NCHEON (FIBA Asia Championship for Women) - Hosts Korea displayed far better understanding of the game situation, and thus prevailed over a spirited Chinese Taipei on the second day of the Championship on Monday. photo FIBA

INCHEON (FIBA Asia Championship for Women) - Strong contenders India and East Asian challengers Hong Kong posted their successive wins from as many Level II matches on Monday. India recovered well in time from the initial slipups in their gameplan to outplay Vietnam before Hong Kong kept alive their hopes of earning a place in the play-offs for a Level I berth leaving unfancied Sri Lanka rather clueless. photo FIBA

INCHEON (FIBA Asia Championship for Women) - Japan caused what could be the first minor flutter of the Championship beating three-time defending champions China on the opening day on Sunday. photo FIBA

Britain's young synchronised swimmers put in an impressive performance at the European Champions Cup in Rome last weekend to fulfil their aim of reaching the finals in their events.

A young and relatively inexperienced British Diving squad will continue their international development in Madrid this weekend at the latest leg of the FINA Grand Prix series.

Russia and China dominated the operations in the fourth meet of the 2007 FINA Diving Grand Prix, held in Moscow (RUS) from May 31-June 3. photo divingcanada

Roseline Filion of Laval, Que., and Meaghan Benfeito of Montreal won the bronze medal in the women’s 10-metre synchro event on Saturday at the fourth stop on the FINA Grand Prix diving circuit. photo divingcanada

Daida Moreno (North) kick-starts her season with a critical victory against arch-rival Karin Jaggi (F2 / North. photo Daida Moreno/john carter PWA

AUS, CAN, CHN and USA: the first four finalists. The teams of Australia, Canada, China and USA secured their place in the Super Final of the FINA Women’s Water Polo World League 2007, after the first preliminary rounds in Tianjing (CHN) and Los Alamitos (USA).

Bonn, Germany - The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) today announced its Internal Appeal decision in respect of an anti-doping rule violation, which occurred at the 2007 IPC Alpine Skiing Wold Cup in January in Kimberley, Canada.

Roxy are proud to announce three new members to their UK team. Roxy, the leading boardsport company for girls and women and the little sister of Quiksilver, already have a very strong UK team which includes Aviemore's own British Snowboard Champion and Olympian, Lesley McKenna. photo Lesley McKenna

Organisers of the UCI Mountain Bike & Trials World Championships 2007 – powered by Nissan Sports Adventure – being held at Fort William from 3 to 9 September, will be taking the event on the road this summer. The aim is to raise the profile of the first ever Mountain Bike World Championships to be staged in the UK and promote interest in the sport at all levels. photo Britain's Top Downhill World Champion Tracy Moseley

For three days in June, Portland, Oregon will serve as home to more than 1,300 athletes taking part in one of the premier events for USA Triathlon: the 2007 Age Group Triathlon National Championship.

Jenn Stuczynski has the respective lead in USA Track & Field's Outdoor Visa Championship Series following Saturday's Reebok Grand Prix in New York City.