Women sport news

On a spectacular Southern California morning, Kate Major stormed the field at the Ford Ironman 70.3 California race.

On 29 June 2007, the EHF, together with its sister company EHF Marketing GmbH, will embark on the 15th season of the EHF Handball Champions League.

Thompson delight at Spartak triumph - VIDNOJE (EuroLeague Women) - Ros Casares fought to the death but were unable to stop Tina Thompson and Spartak Moscow Region in the EuroLeague Women championship game.

SYDNEY (University Games) - Carrie Graf has been named as the Head Coach of the Australian Women's University Games Team which will compete at the World University Games in Thailand this August.

2007 marks the centenary year of the International Sailing Federation (ISAF), the world governing body for the sport of sailing. ISAF is celebrating its birthday by celebrating sailing. The year 2007 will be marked by events, both small and large, global and local, for sailors and for people new to the sport.

Notts GC finish top at the 2007 British Women's Gymnastics Teams Championships from the Guildford Spectrum

The afternoon in Ulsan confirmed the everlasting domination of the Korean female archers in Recurve.

The Salgado sisters rebounded from a Friday setback to win five-straight matches to capture the women's Brazilian domestic title here Sunday by defeating Leila Barros and Ana Paula Connelly in the finals.

18 year old Morgan Pressel became a first time rolex winner , and was the youngest ever player to win the Nabisco Championship title. She is also the first automatic qualifier for the ADT Championships

MELBOURNE, Australia – Two more world records fell on the final night of swimming at the FINA World Championships, as the Baltimore duo of Michael Phelps and Katie Hoff both took down world marks in the 400m individual medley.

When competitors are as evenly matched as the United States and Australia, it is often difficult for either team to get an advantage in the water. In tonight’s grueling battle of two defensive powerhouses, Team USA ultimately came out on top, defeating Australia 6-5.

Melbourne, Australia, April 1, 2007 FINA representatives presented USA National Team athletes, Betsey Armstrong and Lauren Wenger with their official FINA awards just minutes after claiming the 2007 World Championship title last night.

Victoria Pendleton wins 3rd Gold at World Champs

Jennie Reed fifth in keirin to close out competition for U.S. at world's

Princess Sofia Trophy in Palma, Majorca

Margarita Fullana Riera (Spa) wins the Open de España - Maxxis - 2 St. Gregori, Spain

The 2nd edition of the Meteksan Archery World Cup started today 1 April in Ulsan, Korea with the Opening Ceremony. The sky of Ulsan, made yellowish by sand dust coming from China, associated with coloured fireworks and soap bubbles turned the atmosphere into something supernatural.

Ipswich Ladies Firsts went out at the semi final stage of the England Hockey Knockout Competitions Women's Cup 2006/07 , Saturday 31st March at Reading hockey club to premiership rivals Bowdon in a game where they came back from 1 nil down but which ended in a draw and was decided on the golden goal. In Sunday’s final, Bowdon Hightown , last year’s winners , were crowned champions beating Slough.

Jacqueline Silva (Brazil) today won the Drug Aware Pro in testing, windswept 1-to-1.5-metre (3-to-5ft) surf at Surfers Point in Margaret River, Western Australia, where she defeated Jessi Miley-Dyer (Aus/NSW/Bronte).

UCI Track World Championships-Palma De Mallorca- Becky Quinn relegated from third-place finish in scratch race at world's

State Auckland Hearts and White Ferns wicket keeper/batsman Rebecca Rolls has retired from all cricket

Recent LPGA Winner Lorena Ochoa leads the field with Paula Creamer

USA Volleyball Names Coaching Staff for Women's A2 Teams-U.S. Women's National Team Journal with Tayyiba Haneef-20 Questions with Laura Tomes

England bounced back from yesterdays 4-3 defeat with a 1-0 victory over their German counterparts in Cologne this evening

In a nail biting semi-final match between two of the world's top teams, Team USA came out on top, defeating the 2005 World Champions 10-9 in overtime