Women sport news

Daida Moreno (North) the single elimination winner look set to take the event title unless freak conditions turn up a surprise. photo John Carter PWA

EPSAN POOL SPORTS & TECHNICS has been announced as the official ball supplier for next month's LEN European Nations Trophy to be held in Manchester.

The event, which runs from June 10 to 15, is an opportunity for Britain’s top powerlifters to lift the qualification marks ahead of the Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games as well as a development opportunity for newer members of the squad.

Legendary Adriana Behar and Shelda Bede continued to add their streak of seasons with “final four” appearances here Friday by capturing a pair of matches in the US$200,000 GE Money Bank Warsaw Open to reach their 94th SWATCH-FIVB World Tour semi- final. photo FIVB

Serbian teenager Ana Ivanovic crushed world No.2 Maria Sharapova to reach her first Grand Slam final at Roland Garros, where she will face three-time champion and world No.1 Justine Henin for the title

Sydney Anderson (Setter, Salt Lake City, Utah) has been added to the U.S. Women's National Volleyball Team-Evaluation Period for U.S. Girls' Youth National Team Set

USA Volleyball has announced the nominees for the beach volleyball teams that will represent the United States at the 2007 Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. photo US Volleyball

The Commonwealth Bank Southern Stars, Australia’s world champion women’s cricket team, will start a training camp in Brisbane tomorrow in preparation for their upcoming Top End Series against New Zealand.

The fourth race of the 2007 FINA 10km Marathon Swimming World Cup will take place in Sevilla (ESP) next Saturday on June 9 with a record number of participants:

KFC is offering one lucky girl the experience of a lifetime: to serve as official Bat Girl for the USA Softball Women's National Team when they take on China this summer!

Lightning staged the fightback of the season last weekend but couldn’t quite claim a place in the National Super League final, losing to The Mavericks, 40 to 39.

With a potential spot in her fourth Beach Volleyball Olympics her main goal, Australian Natalie Cook looks forward to an appearance in her sixth SWATCH-FIVB World Championships next month in the Swiss Alps where the world’s best players compete for US$1-million in prize money. photo FIVB

Benefiting from an earlier upset along with rallying from a three-point deficit in their first GE Money Bank Warsaw Open match here Thursday, Hana Klapalova and Tereza Petrova of the Czech Republic are in position to post their best-ever finish on the SWATCH-FIVB World Tour. photo FIVB

A four-day visit to Buenos Aires by three of the biggest names in world squash was described as an 'historic opportunity for South American squash' by South American Squash Federation President Claudio Fontanazzi.

The success of FIFA’s extensive investment in the development of football worldwide seems to be leaving its mark with regard to the number of people around the globe who actually play the game according to the latest figures. photo FA

The first round is underway at the LPGA McDonalds Championship. Annika Sorenstam and Se Ri Pak battle for what could be a fourth victory at the event. Pak also made history today as she qualifies for the LPGA and World Golf Halls of fame. photo Seoulsisters.com

English champion Naomi Edwards and internationals Melissa Reid and Kerry Smith have been selected for England’s Nations Cup team at the Ladies’ British Amateur Championship at Alwoodley from June 12-16. photo ELGA

NCHEON (FIBA Asia Championship for Women) - Seldom has any individual player had as much as effect on the outcome of a basketball game as Sun-Min Jung did in Korea's last-gasp Level I win over China on Thursday.

INCHEON (FIBA Asia Championship for Women) - The semifinal line-up of the Championship p has been drawn. Hosts Korea take on Chinese Taipei followed by defending champions China matching wits with Japan. Both the semifinals will be played on Saturday. photo FIBA

A 30-strong legion of British swimmers will compete in Rome this weekend as the athletes continue to work through a period of heavy training in time for a demanding summer schedule of events.

No wind meant No worries for Daida Moreno (North), the single elimination winner today.

Single elimination winner Daida Moreno (North) enjoyed the summer sunshine and surf as Saturday provides the last glimmer of hope for those relying on a Double Elimination to fight back. photo John Carter PWA

Dee Caffari, the British woman who in May 2006 set the sailing world alight by achieving a 'world first' for solo circumnavigating the world against the winds and currents, has embarked on the first step in her next quest. photo onEdition

Liz Halliday’s debut with new team Del Bello Racing didn’t go according to plan at the weekend as she didn’t get to drive a single lap at the Le Mans Official Test in the team’s LMP2 Courage LC75. photo John Waugh

World No.1 Justine Henin defeated Serena Williams in straight sets on Tuesday to join No.2 Maria Sharapova and Serbian stars Jelena Jankovic and Ana Ivanovic in the semifinals of Roland Garros. Doubles No.1 seeds Lisa Raymond and Samantha Stosur were on top form during their quarterfinal victory over Anabel Medina Garrigues and Virginia Ruano Pascual at Roland Garros on Tuesday

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