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Women sport news - MASTERS CHAMPIONSHIPS KICK OFF WITH NEW WORLD RECORD
The British Masters Championships 50m and Senior Age Group Championships kicked off in Manchester today with a new World record in the pool.
Women sport news - Karpathos prepares for thrilling action as the clock counts down to the opening of the 2007 Speed Windsurfing Season
For the second time in a row, the small village Afiartis on the idyllic island of Karpathos is preparing to play host for the fastest men and women in the speed windsurfing scene. From June 20th till 27th all the big names of the sport will compete for the first points for the 2007 world championship title. photo PWA
Women sport news - BRITISH WOMEN TO FACE FIRST EUROPEAN TEST
Britain's Water Polo women aim to put themselves into contention for next year's European Championships when they play in a qualification event that will also showcase the progress made under a new coaching regime.
Women sport news - Richards wins as Golden League gets underway
2006 IAAF World Athlete of the Year Sanya Richards is off to a good start in the IAAF Golden League 2007, winning the women's 400 meters at the ExxonMobil Bislett Games Friday in Oslo, Norway.
16. June Hockey1912

CHINA v ENGLAND, ATA HOLDING CHAMPIONS CHALLENGE

China offered a show of hockey dominance this morning in Baku, convincingly beating a young England side by producing expertly executed penalty corners and energy sapping counter-attacking hockey.
16. June Football1494

Peak of their powers

Pippa Bennett, doctor to the England’s women squad, is confident Hope Powell’s players will reach the peak of physical fitness at this summer’s World Cup in China. photo FA
16. June Golf1726

Cho-Hunicke, Bastel Share Lead In Decatur After Two Rounds

After two rounds of the $105,000 Michelob ULTRA Duramed FUTURES Players Championship, two different players emerged to share the lead in this week’s birdiefest.
16. June Swimming1378

Making Waves in Puerto Rico

Synchro Canada’s Pan American Team has been sweating it out at a training camp in Puerto Rico in preparation for next month’s Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
15. June Beach Volleyball1851

GERMANS GAIN FIRST-EVER SWATCH-FIVB WORLD TOUR “FINAL FOUR” BERTH

Germans Sara Goller and Laura Ludwig gained their first-ever SWATCH-FIVB World Tour “final four” appearance here Thursday to join Juliana Felisberta Silva and Larissa Franca of Brazil as the first two semi-final qualifiers for the women’s US$400,000 Open of Portugal. photo FIVB
15. June Beach Volleyball1685

GERMANS CHALLENGE BRAZILIANS FOR ANOTHER SWATCH-FIVB WORLD TOUR GOLD MEDAL

Sara Goller and Laura Ludwig will seek their country’s first-ever women’s SWATCH-FIVB World Tour gold medal here Saturday afternoon on the Praia da Baia as the young Germans face a team from Brazil in the finals of the US$400,000 Open of Portugal. photo FIVB
15. June Squash1371

WISPA Tour Provides Media Breakthrough In Chile

Widespread media interest, including national TV exposure for squash for the first time, was one of the key benefits that Nicol David, Rachael Grinham and Sarah Fitz-Gerald brought to Chile when the trio of WISPA world number ones visited capital Santiago on the fourth and final leg of their promotional tour of South America. Rachael Grinham (left) with world-ranked racquetball player Angela Grisar
15. June American Football2575

June 9th results from the WNFL

The Cleveland Fusion won over the Burn. The Illusion beat the Spitfire. The Passion beat the Phoenix. The Mutiny clinches Northern Division. The Slam won over the Sizzle. The Comets win over the Karma. The Locomotion beat the Barracudas and wins the Central Division of the Southern Conference. The OKC Lightning beat the Dream. The Flash won over the Momentum. photo NWFL
15. June Tennis1443

Semi Final line up decided in Barcelona

Meghann Shaughnessy defeated Agnes Szavay on Thursday to complete the semifinal line-up at the Barcelona KIA. Flavia Pennetta, Virginie Razzano and Edina Gallovits also advanced.
15. June Tennis1511

Continued rain in Birmingham postpones DFS Classic

Persistent rain in Birmingham prevented any matches from taking place at the DFS Classic on Thursday. Both the third round and quarterfinals are now scheduled for Friday.
15. June Tennis1265

Shaughnessy through to Barcelona Final

Meghann Shaughnessy defeated Flavia Pennetta in three sets to enter the final in Barcelona where she will meet Edina Gallovits who today defeated Virginie Razzano in two sets.
15. June Tennis1389

Jankovic comes through 3 set thriller

2nd seed Jelena Jankovic came through a three set thriller against Maria Kirilenko, to prevail in Birmingham. Bartoli, Na, Bondarenko also continue to advance
15. June Rugby1895

Team England Women’s Coaching Conference comes to Broadstreet RFC

Female club, regional and county coaches are being given the chance to learn from some of the best coaches in the field of women’s rugby next month.
15. June Hockey2083

ENGLAND v AZERBAIJAN, ATA HOLDING CHAMPIONS CHALLENGE

England played Azerbaijan for the first time in their history earlier today and won 1-0 in their fourth game of the Champions Challenge, putting them third in the table with a chance of reaching the final going into the last game on Friday.
15. June Basketball1585

USA - Jackson, Bird help Storm to back-to-back wins

CHICAGO (WNBA) - Lauren Jackson had 19 points and four blocks and Sue Bird added 13 and 11 assists to lift the Seattle Storm to an 81-69 victory over the Chicago Sky on Tuesday night. photo FIBA
15. June Basketball1737

KEN - Kenya moves to camp on Monday for the AAG preparations

NAIROBI (All Africa Games) - Kenya national women's team moves to camp at Moi International Sports Center, Kasarani, on Monday to start strict training for the 9th All Africa Games.
15. June Swimming1586

DU TOIT MAKES LONDON DEBUT

Paralympic champion Natalie Du Toit will take on her able-bodied counterparts at the FINA 10km Marathon Swimming World Cup in London this weekend (Sunday 17 June).
15. June Swimming1505

DIVERS CONTINUE WORLD TOUR AT ROME GRAND PRIX

Britain's divers will be action again this weekend as they continue to follow the FINA Grand Prix events with Rome this time playing host to the world's elite divers.
15. June Skiing1680

WOOLSTENCROFT LEADS CANADA’S SEARCH FOR PARA-ALPINE GLOBES IN 2007-08

Para-Alpine Globe winner Lauren Woolstencroft (Vancouver,BC / Calgary, AB) will lead the largest team in Canadian Para-Alpine history, as a group of 24 high performance athletes have begun preparing for the 2007/08 ski season. photo smugshot.com
15. June Other Sports1483

Woman in Le Mans world

When the 165 drivers entered to take part in this year’s Le Mans 24 Hours line-up in the town centre for the traditional drivers’ parade this Friday, one will perhaps stand out more than the rest.
15. June Other Sports1555

Canoe-European Slalom Championships!

This weekend a key event of the slalom calendar takes place – the European Slalom Championships in Liptovsky Mikulas, Slovakia.
15. June 3917

THE WORLDS IN FORT WILLIAM NEWS UPDATE

The Fort William team are motoring towards the biggest, best most spectacular mountain bike event in the World this September.
15. June 1598

FORT WILLIAM No 1 YET AGAIN

At a meeting of the IMTTO –- the International Mountain Bike Teams, Technical Support Companies and Organisers - in Champery, Switzerland, on Thursday 7 June 2007, the 2006 UCI Mountain Bike World Cup at Fort William was awarded the mountain bike event of the year for the second year running.
15. June Triathlon1599

Hy-Vee World Cup Set for Des Moines this Weekend

The richest event ever on the elite triathlon circuit is on tap for this Sunday (June 17) in Des Moines, Iowa, as the ITU World Cup makes its only stop in the U.S. in 2007.
15. June Athletics1464

Lysenko voted European Female Athlete of the Month for May

Russia's world record breaking hammer star, Tatyana Lysenko, has been voted the European Female Athlete of the Month for May. Lysenko, the defending European hammer champion, is completely dominating her event on a world level, improving her own World record with a throw of 78.61m in Sochi on May 26.
15. June Athletics1713

Norwich Union GB & NI Team for European Cup Combined Events

UK Athletics today named Commonwealth heptathlon gold and bronze medallists Kelly Sotherton and Jessica Ennis in the Norwich Union Great Britain and Northern Ireland team for the European Cup Combined Events match to be staged in Szczecin, Poland, on 7 and 8 July.
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