Nearly 10 years after turning pro, Akiko Morigami finally realized one of her career goals, defeating Marion Bartoli for her first Sony Ericsson WTA Tour singles title at the Tier IV ECM Prague Open
No surprises in round one of the Internazionali BNL d'Italia in Rome. Hantuchova battled 3 sets to make it through to the 2nd round. Meghann Shaughnessy def France's Emilie Loit 63 62.
On a wet and windy afternoon at the Priestfield Stadium, England began their UEFA 2009 European Championship qualifying campaign with 4-0 victory in front of a crowd of 3,944 photo FA
Suzann Petterson became fourth Rolex first time winner at the Michelob Open, after defeating Jee Young Lee in a 3 hole sudden death play off. Petterson takes home the $330.00 cheque and gains automatic entry into the 2007 LPGA Playoffs
A fantastic weekend of racing from 18 year old Lizzie Armitstead has seen her reputation in European racing rapidly rise. Her Global Racing Team started the Omloop Borsele, a UCI 1.2 ranked race.
The 2007 USA Cycling Collegiate Road National Championships continued Saturday as four individual national champions were crowned in the road race event and teams took another step towards securing overall titles. photo Mara Abbott US Cycling
The 2007 USA Cycling Collegiate Road National Championships concluded on Sunday as Stanford University claimed the overall Division I title and Western Washington University won the overall Division II championship. photo US Cycling
Andrea Whitcombe picks up important Olympic qualifying points with a 16th place finish in Richards Bay. After a disappointing swim, she spent most of the bike in the chase pack unable to bridge the gap to the leaders. Whitcombe moves up one spot to number 24 in the world rankings.
Australian triathlete Pip Taylor was knocked back into third place in the Olympic distance, Byron Bay Triathlon, 12th May 2007 after a drafting penalty cost her the race
It was an emotional Tanni Grey-Thompson who waved goodbye to her career at a rain-soaked Manchester Regional Arena as Britons took the limelight on the final day of the Visa Paralympic World Cup.
The squash prowess of Surrey schoolgirl Harriet Ingham has been recognised by the Women’s Squash Trust, who presented the 15-year-old from Weybridge with the 2007 Women’s Squash Trust Award.
An 80th minute converted try for England women’s international Michaela Staniford handed London the Super League crown at the death on Saturday at Twickenham Stadium
Jee Young Lee climbed to the top of the leaderboard during the third round of the Michelob Ultra Open, after matching the tournament record of 8- under par 63. Jee carded 8 birdies on the day and sits at 11- under par while Sarah Lee trails by one
Lauren Jackson scored 17 points and pulled in a game high 13 rebounds to lead Spartak Moscow to victory over CSKA Samara in the fifth and final game of the Russian Superleague Grand Final series overnight, 88-72.
The Australian Under 21 Women’s basketball team, the Sapphires, were defeated by the Japanese Senior National Women’s team at the AIS in Canberra last night, 72-52.
The Asian invasion is here in full force on the 2007 WPBA Classic Tour. Wins by Korean star and two time world champion Ga-young Kim, and now China's Xiao-ting Pan in the first two events
Natalie du Toit was once again covered in gold at the Visa Paralympic World Cup as the South African swim sensation helped herself to a hat-trick of titles.
Great Britain had its most successful Visa Paralympic World Cup yet in the pool with an impressive haul of medals. Natalie Jones Shines in the Manchester pool.
Swiss legend Karin Jaggi (F2 / North) shows no mercy, winning an incredible 9 out of 10 races in the womens event. Sarah Hebert (Starboard / Naish) steals second place from Ayako Suzuki (Starboard / Gaastra) who claimed third position. photo PWA
Two brother and sister pairings lead the double-handed classes at the end of the first day. In the Mirror class, William and Hannah Parkinson scored two race wins and a third to put them in the lead by one point. photo onEdition
She was disappointed after testing on Friday not to have been quicker in the new V12 compared to her race times last year when powered by a six cylinder engine.
Tasmanian Donna MacFarlane recorded a victory and Sally McLellan the second fastest time in her career at the IAAF World Tour meeting in Doha, Qatar overnight.
Fifth seed Samantha Teran pulled off a notable upset in the quarter-finals of the Womens Texas Open Squash Championship in Dallas when she upset Englands third seed Dominique Lloyd-Walter in straight games
The Alabama Renegades womens football team won their first home game of the 2007 season this past Saturday, 21-7 over the visiting Nashville Dream. The Renegades are 1-2 and have a bye week before traveling to Dallas on May 19.
2007 Women’s 17 European Championship
The 2007 Women’s 17 European Championship will take place in Slovakia from 29 June to 8 July 2007. The final tournament will be played in the
Sibamac Arena NTC and SH Pasienky in Bratislava.
