Women sport news

Rookie Caroline Larsson got a close-up view of winning last month when she went head-to-head against Mo Martin in El Paso, but she ultimately had to settle for second when Martin stiffed it on the final hole. photo Futurestour.com

Lorena Ochoa enters the final round of the Ginn Tribute, hosted by Annika Sorenstam with a 3 stroke lead over Nicole Castrale. Ochoa used a 2 under par 70 during the third round to extend her lead and sit at 11 under par.

Kent’s Claire Aitken has continued her tremendous winning run in 2007 scratch events with her fourth victory of the season. photo ELGA

For the 18th year in succession The Lady has agreed to sponsor this years South Eastern Division Championships. The event will be held at West Sussex Golf Club on the 17th, 18th and 19th July. photo seoulsisters.com

The final day of the Meteksan Archery World Cup Stage 3 in Antalya, Turkey, gave many exciting final matches. The new Russian star Erdyniyeva won Recurve Women and clinched a place in the World Cup Final later this year. The experienced Kazantseva (RUS) did exactly the same in Compound Women. photo FITA

Vanessa of Fernandes of Portugal has just won the 2007 Madrid BG Triathlon World Cup in the Spanish capital. Dubbed as her “second home” the 21-year-old Portuguese star has won on this course every year since the race's introduction in 2003. photo ITU Media

A jury composed of international experts from the International Paralympic Committee (IPC), the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the International Association for Sports and Leisure Facilities (IAKS), recently met in Cologne, Germany, to assign the IOC/IAKS Award 2007 and the IPC/IAKS Distinction for Accessibility.

Kent’s Claire Aitken completed a hat-trick of successes in top scratch events when she won the Critchley Salver at Sunningdale by five shots. photo ELGA

COURTS HOMECENTRES SWIMMING FINALS A HUGE SUCCESS

Colin Hood who guided numerous athletes to Paralympic glory in Sydney and Athens has retired from coaching.

Kim Glass (Outside Hitter, Lancaster, Pa.) and Norisha Campbell (Middle Blocker, Lakeland, Fla.) have been added to the U.S. Women's National Team roster, according to head coach "Jenny" Lang Ping. photo US Volleyball

The FIVB is pleased to publish the calendar for worldwide BeachVolleyball Challenger, Satellite and Exhibitions events. This calendar comprises of 11 women’s events.

Seoul, Korea, June 1, 2007 - Four teams from Beach Volleyball power Brazil remain in the competition for the gold medal at the US$200,000 Seoul Open, but tandems from Australia and China gained the first two “final four” berths here Friday in the SWATCH-FIVB World Tour event.

No 4 seed Jelena Jankovic defeated Venus Williams 64 46 61 to proceed to the fourth round, while Henin, Vaidisova and Garbin also continued good form at Roland Garros. Dementieva crashed out after being def by Marion Bartoli 62 64

Canterbury’s Natalie Seymour has been called up to England’s Champions Challenge squad to replace Leicester’s Anne Panter. Panter recently sustained a hamstring injury and will not recover in time for the tournament.

England Hockey is to join forces with Centrica plc to manage its information flows more effectively and strengthen communication with its members as it prepares for the 2012 Olympics.

NEW YORK (WNBA) - Phoenix Mercury guard Diana Taurasi earned WNBA Western Conference Player of the Week honours on Tuesday for the fourth time in her career.

NEW YORK (WNBA) - Team USA international Cappie Pondexter was the star of the show as the Phoenix Mercury rose from the ashes of a 17-point deficit to beat the Sacramento Kings 76-75.

After rocking France, Spain, and Portugal the 2007 Moskito Tour is on its way to Newquay!

Liz Halliday will step up to the LMP2 class for the 2007 Le Mans 24 Hours having agreed terms to drive for the French Noël Del Bello Racing team.

IT'S THE BATTLE OF THE BEST FOR WOMEN'S PRO FOOTBALL!----FOOTBALL PALLOOZA COMING TO NASHVILLE JULY 21ST!---The Pittsburgh Passion, a member of the National Women's Football Association, improved to a perfect 5-0 record with a season sweep over the Cleveland Fusion 40-18 on Saturday night at Bedford Stadium

The EHF Handball Champions League Gala is just one month away. On 29th June 2007, the EHF will embark on the 15th Champions League season.

A conference call took place Monday 14 May 2007 to determine which 16 athletes from the Women’s National Team pool of athletes would be selected to participate in the 30 May – 5 June Pan American Championships (PAC), a qualification tournament for the 2007 World Championships, in the Dominican Republic.

Maria Sharapova, Svetlana Kuznetsova and Amelie Mauresmo were all first round winners. Although she was beaten, Anastasia Myskina made a welcome return to action

Mauresmo, Sharapova, Kuznetsova and Serena Williams to name just a few, all won their second round matches on Thursday. Bondarenko and Dulko bowed out.

England captain Charlotte Edwards is on the road to recovery after undergoing surgery on her right knee. Edwards suffered fairly extensive damage to the back of the knee cap which required minor surgery