Women's Sports
Women sports and women's sport activities. Although women's sports aren't as internationally popular as men's sports, many female athletes like golfer Babe Didrikson and tennis player Billie Jean King have proven that women can be worthy opponents to their male counterparts. Female athletes have long been a popular attraction of the Olympics, as seen in the cases of gymnasts Nadia Comaneci and Olga Korbut and skaters Dorothy Hamill and Kristi Yamaguchi. More recently, the Women's National Basketball Association was established, and female athletes are currently making advances in such sports as baseball, boxing, soccer, ice hockey, and automobile racing. This section focuses on women's sports activities.
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| Bodybuilding For Women - An Achievable Sport For Women Bodybuilding is a sport that most people regard as male only. Things are changing and more women are joining this sport. |
FA Confirm That Women's Super League Will Start in England in 2011 Women's football has received a welcome but overdue boost with the news that the proposed Super League will start in 2011 |
| Creating a 'wembley for Women' is One of Nottingham Forest's Key Aims for the New Stadium They Are Planning Creating a 'Wembley for women' is one of Nottingham Forest's key aims for the new stadium they are planning if England is... |
How to Choose Women’s Running Clothing Women’s running is more popular than ever before, sports wear manufacturers have noticed this trend and have recently... |
| Women's Running Shoes - Best Running Shoes for Women It is important to choose the best running shoes for women, if you plan to run this summer. You will have to consider many... |
Day of Reckoning for Visionary Hope Powell Who Changed Women's Game European final in Helsinki represents the pinnacle of Hope Powell's 11-year reign as England's manager |
| English Football: When Women Ruled the Pitch Once crowds of 50,000 watched them play. Will England's European Championship final tonight spark a revival? Anna Kessel... |
Germany Have Planned Their Party – But England's Women Hope to Poop It Hope Powell's side aim to make history in European Women's Championship final against a confident Germany |
| Have You Heard? England's Women Footballers Could Win Euro 2009 Hope Powell's side have gone further in a tournament than any men's team since 1966 |
England Women Out to Poop Host's Party in Finland Quarter-final England's manager, Hope Powell, is drawing on past experience before facing Finland in the Euro 2009 quarter-final |
| England Women Face Uphill Task After Casey Stoney Sees Red in Opener Alessia Tuttino scored nine minutes from time for Italy as England lose their opening group game |
Hope Powell Upbeat As England Women Prepare for European Championship Opener An experienced England side have high hopes ahead of the Women's European Championship in Finland |
| Gold Medal Athlete Caster Semenya Told to Prove She is a Woman South African officials insist 18-year-old 'is female' as she clocks year's fastest 800m time |
Female South African Athlete to Undergo Gender Verification Test A female South African runner, tipped to win 800m gold at the World Championships, is to undergo a gender verification test |
| Unattainable Records Leave Female Athletes Struggling for Acclaim Anna Kessel: Women at the World Athletics Championships are competing in the shadow of a murky past but deserve more acclaim |
Cycling Dismay As Women's Events Frozen Out for London 2012 British cycling is less than impressed that the IOC has decided no events will be added to its program at the London Games |
| Olympics Opens Doors to Women's Boxing Breakthrough for 2012 welcomed by gender equality campaigners• Last included in 1904 as exhibition-only sport |
Kim Clijsters' Comeback is a Boost for Beleaguered Women's Tour The former world No1 is aiming for the top after a two-year break from tennis, in what is a timely boost for the women's tour |
| Catriona Matthew is First Scot to Win a Women's Major With British Open Victory Only 11 weeks after giving birth Catriona Mathew became the first Scot to win a major women's title with victory at the... |
England's Women Revel in Favourites Tag for Ashes Test at Worcester Charlotte Edwards' team are red-hot favorites to retain the Ashes and bring memories flooding back at New Road |
| Williams Sisters Venus and Serena Continue to Rule Women's Tennis The Williams sisters' dominance of women's tennis threatens to run and run, according to the LTA's head coach |
Unseeded Oudin Blazes Past Jankovic to Boost Us Women's Tennis Wimbledon: Unseeded Melanie Oudin beat former world No1 Jelena Jankovic to reach the last 16 and prove there's more to... |
| Woman on a Winning Run English cricket is riding a tide of success, but it's the women, not the men, taking the trophies. Emine Saner reports |
What Figure Gets a Woman on Centre Court This Year (and It's Not First Serves Returned) Jon Henderson: A quick search on Google may explain the scheduling of some women's matches at Wimbledon |
| Elena Baltacha Blows Up Against Young Belgian Then Defends British Women The British interest in the ladies singles is over after Elena Baltacha disintegrates against Kirsten Flipkens of Belgium |
Claire Taylor and Her 'sisters' Help Women's Cricket Escape Its Boundaries Mike Selvey England's scintillating performance in the World Twenty20 will have turned many a women's cricket agnostic into... |
| Laura Robson Proves She Will Belong at the Top Table of Women's Tennis Steve Bierley: Despite losing to Daniela Hantuchova in the first round of Wimbledon, there was no doubting the pedigree of... |
All-women Crew on Verge of Breaking Sailing Record All-women crew on course to break record for sailing around the UK in the quickest time |
| Where Has It All Gone Wrong for Women's Tennis? Jon Henderson: Premature retirements and loss of form are robbing the women's game of the sort of great rivalries that have... |
Women Make Up the Majority of Online Bingo Players In fact most online bingo rooms are more like social networking sites with games of bingo thrown in as an after-thought. |
| FA Boosts England's Women's Team With Central Contracts The FA has rewarded 17 England players with central contracts ahead of the European Championship in Finland |
Arsenal Women Take Sixth Premier League Title in a Row Arsenal women pay tribute to their retiring manager as they take their sixth successive Premier League title |
| Why King Henry Viii Loved Sport More Than Women England's most notorious king was famous for his many wives, but Will Buckley discovers he loved sport more than women |
Famous Women Athletes There are many women athletes who have made remarkable achievements in the world of sports. To know more about these famous... |
| Famous Women Basketball Players Women's basketball is one of the few games that has evolved closely with its male version in the 19th century. Since then,... |
Wisden Accolade Heralds a New Era in the Women's Game Claire Taylor has become the first woman to be named among Wisden's top five cricketers of the year |
| English's Best Women Take the David Beckham Route As Us League Tries a Second Coming Top England players are going to try to make it in a professional league in America after it failed the first time round |
England Women's Cricket Team Bring Back the Cup - and the Pride No histrionics, no scandal, just an England women's cricket team and a World Cup trophy |
| England Women Win Cyprus Cup Women's football: England beat Canada 3-1 in final of Cyprus Cup in Nicosia |
Yachtswoman Wins Battle Against Loneliness to Reach Finish Line in Solo Round-world Race Sam Davies on the brink of becoming the first Briton to complete latest Vendée Globe race |
| Wie's Belated Debut on Women's Tour Gets Mixed Reaction Lawrence Donegan: Not everyone is enthusiastic about a teenager whose attainments are dwarfed by her media profile |
Coach Clark Quits After Gb's Women Are Relegated Mark Clark, the head coach of Great Britain's women's team for the past three years, has resigned in the wake of their... |
| Woman, 56, Claims Record Atlantic Swim Jennifer Figge says she took a month to make the journey in a shark tank towed by a catamaran |
Defeat Dashes Gb Women's Hopes of 2012 Games Berth Great Britain's women were defeated 71-66 by Romania, all but ending their hopes of qualifying for the 2012 Olympics |
| British Round-the-world Yachtswoman Leaves Race to Rescue Competitor Sam Davies tries to reach French sailor and friend Yann Eliès after he suffers a broken leg |
Hawaii 501 Gets Shirty Over Women in Darts Wayne Mardle has said that he would have quit darts if he had lost to Anastasia Dobromyslova |
| Loose Women Cash in on My Heroic Campaign Martin Kelner: I have long been a supporter of women's causes but this really takes the biscuit |
Quadriplegic Woman to Sail Round Britain Yachtswoman announces second attempt at becoming first female wheelchair-user to sail solo around Britain |
| 16-year-old Girl Becomes Japan's First Female Baseball Player Eri Yoshida is to about to become the first woman to play in Japan's all-male professional baseball league |
Women Play Power Game Women are increasingly being allowed into positions of power within professional sport |
| Are Women More Prone to Injury? As women take up sport what's being done to prevent an unlikely 'epidemic'? |
Newcastle's Carroll Arrested Over Attack on Woman Newcastle Untied striker Andy Carroll was arrested by police last weekend following an assault on a woman |
| Bolivia: Welcome to Lucha Libre - the Sport for Men Making Heroes of Women Wrestling makes feminism an unlikely champion in poor, tough Bolivia |
Focus on Wheels and Water in Hunt for Female Stars All-woman sporting version of The X-Factor starts auditioning for fast-track training |
| Olympics: Britain Will Lobby for More Women's Cycling Events at 2012 Team GB performance director Dave Brailsford has attacked the disparity between men's and women's events |
Candace Parker - The New Women Basketball Star Candace Parker is a women basketball player making history in the WNBA. |
| Olympics: Gold and Silver for Britain in Women's Pursuit Rebecca Romero beat her team-mate Wendy Houvenaghel to the gold in the women's individual pursuit |
Olympics: British Women's Relay Team Pipped to Bronze in 4x100m Medley The British women just missed out on a medal in the 4x100m medley, while David Davies came fifth in the men's 1500m |
| Olympics: Houvenaghel and Romero Set Up All-british Final in Women's Pursuit Team GB are guaranteed another gold medal after Wendy Houvenaghel and Rebecca Romero reached the final of the 3000m pursuit |
British Women Waste Medal Chance After Resting Key Swimmers Team GB wasted a medal chance by resting two key swimmers for their 4x200m freestyle heat |
| Olympics: China's Women Triumph Over Americans American women suffer defeat to hosts in clash of the titans |
Olympics: Korean Women Target Supremacy Korea's women blaze trail into last 16 as Naomi Folkard carries British hopes |
| Olympics: Cooke Champions Women's Rights As Team Gb Take to Road Gold medal winner Nicole Cooke used her moment in the spotlight to highlight the inequality that still exists in cycling |
Olympics: Korean Women Are Bullseye-brilliant But French Bronze Leaves Williamson in Tears Britain's women archers missed out on a bronze medal in Beijing after losing narrowly to France in the team competition |
| China's Most Famous Female Athlete Jumpstarts Hosts' Diving Domination With her colorful lifestyle and another gold medal in the bag, Guo Jingjing is perfect prime dive-time entertainment,... |
Olympics: Zagunis Takes Gold As Us Women Fencers Make a Clean Sweep Beautiful, talented, women fighting with swords - what's not to like about the pure theatre of fencing, asks Andy Bull |
| Female Bodybuilding Diet Tips I wanted to talk to you about the female bodybuilding diet. This has to be about the most complex, but important part of... |
Hard Work and Glamour Make Women's Tennis Shine The players' willingness to promote themselves off court is what make tennis the number one women's sport |
| Union May Ban Female Guests From Team Hotel Following allegations made against four England players the RFU is considering banning female guests from the team hotel |
Weakened Women's Draw Left Struggling to Find a Worthy Champion Svetlana Kuznetsova, the one player who might, on past form, be termed a deserved winner in Paris, remains unconvincing on... |
| Women's Draw French Open 2008: Women's draw |
French Open 2008: Women's Draw French Open 2008: Women's draw |
| Women’s Lacrosse Drills The ideal way to improve throwing, catching, and cradling skills for the sport of lacrosse is by performing a series of... |
Marathon Woman She is headed for Beijing and desperate for Olympic gold, Paula Radcliffe tells Aida Edemariam |
| Patrick Becomes First Woman of Indycar Danica Patrick became the first woman to win a major US open-wheel race by taking the Motegi round of the IRL IndyCar... |
Patrick Becomes First Woman to Win Indy Race Motor sport: Danica Patrick became the first female winner in Indy Car history after taking the Indy Japan 300 |
| Driving Need For Speed, these sexy women loves it. Meet the goddesses of race tracks! They are no ordinary women or racers; they are the best of their kind - and the sexiest... |
England's Women Cricketers Win Contracts Digger: England's women cricketers will receive a hefty financial reward in the way of central contracts after retaining... |
| England's Women Retain the Ashes England's male cricketers might have been thumped out of sight when they defended the Ashes down under, but England's women... |
5 Reasons Why Women Make Better Soccer Players Than Men The article takes a humorous approach at looking at why women make better professional soccer players then men. |
| Ochoa Wins the Female AP Athlete Award Once Again Lorena Ochoa won her second consecutive Associated Press Female Athlete of the Year Award and is very much pleased with... |
Woman Alleges Rape at Footballers' Party Hotel Police investigate incident after early hours 999 call · Manchester United stars had booked venue |
| 'I'd Love to Be More Famous and Have Lots of Support. Being a Female I Don't Stand a Chance' Despite a year of heroic achievement, cyclist Victoria Pendleton tells William Fotheringham why she's not yet a household... |
Stars in Women's Tennis From Maria Bueno to Venus Williams, women tennis has seen the advent of many great stars and many more are yet to come… |
| Spies Reveal Women's Football Has Arrived The emergence of an intriguing spy scandal in the Women's World Cup is a sign of progression, says Harry Pearson. |
Britain's Women Prosper in 400m Athletics: Britain will have two women in tomorrow's 400m final, while Veronica Campbell took the gold in the women's 100m. |
| NFL Merchandise For Women I am a woman who enjoys her fair share of sports. Football is one of my favorite games to watch, and I am always excited... |
Ochoa Class Shows Hapless Wie As a Girl Among Women Golf: While Lorena Ochoa confirmed her status as the world's best player, Michelle Wie had a horror day culminating in... |
| Wimbledon 2007: Bartoli v Venus Williams Women's Singles Final - Live! Tennis: Game-by-game report: Find out who prevails in the women's final that no one predicted with James Dart NOW. |
Wimbledon: Wonderful Women Are Well Worth Paying Tennis: The women's tournament is wide open, says Will Buckley, and all the better for it. |
| Fault! Disbelief As Tennis Study 'proves' Female Weakness Tennis: Economist studying tennis tournaments says women are more likely to make mistakes when under pressure. |
Women's Pool Pool: Watching women's pool on Sky Sports is a wholesome alternative to the BBC, writes Martin Kelner. |
| Women Tennis Players – Female Tennis Stars In Women Tennis history, there are many women Tennis players who have won hearts of million people. Surely, all these... |
Match of the Day's First Female Commentator Jacqui Oatley Soccer: On Saturday Jacqui Oatley becomes Match of the Day's first female commentator. The news has some men in the game... |
| British Women Fall Short of Sport Potential The Women's Sports Foundation say that women will be under-represented at all levels of sport for years to come. |
Newell Charged By Fa Over Female Assistant Comments Soccer: Luton manager facing improper conduct charge following comments about female football officials. |
| Liverpool Star Denies Assault on Woman A Premiership footballer grabbed a young woman by the throat and subjected her friend to a tirade of abuse after a... |
Bellamy 'grabbed Woman By the Throat' Soccer: Court hears how Liverpool striker squeezed hands around woman's neck after they bumped into each other in a... |
| Jail Threat to Woman Who Pestered Chairman Soccer: A television presenter has been threatened with a jail sentence after bombarding Crystal Palace chairman Simon... |
Motor Racing: Iranian Female Barred From Defending Title Female Iranian driver, Laleh Seddigh, known as 'Little Schumacher', has been barred from competing in a rally in Tehran. |
| Athletics: The Life and Times of the World's Best Sportswoman Babe Didrikson was possibly the greatest all-action sportswoman of all time. Jon Henderson investigates her amazing life. |
Rugby Union: England Women Reach Final England beat a spirited Canada side to reach the final of the women's World Cup and set up a repeat of the 2002 final. |
| Women’s Tennis Cashing In On Sex Appeal Although they are still paid less than men on the court, women’s tennis competitors are using sex over serves, and raking... |
Canadian Women’s Downhill Biking Champ Used To Be a Man As Michelle Dumaresq struggles for acceptance, some question as to whether or not she should be competing against women. |
| Women's Open: It's Top Shelf for Fine Sherri Golf: Sherri Steinhauer raced to the top of the leaderboard after hitting a six-under par round of 66 at Royal Lytham. |
Women's British Open: Stupples Thrives on Home Comfort Golf: Kent's Karen Stupples holed a 113-yard eagle on the 16th to go four behind the lead at Lytham. |
| Jowell Joins Women Players' Call for Equal Pay at Wimbledon Tennis: Minister expresses deep concern at prize gap · Only major tournament to have gender disparity |
Golf: Women Shun Open Invitation No female golfers have accepted an invitation to qualify for this year's Open Championship. |
| Horse Racing: Nina Carberry on Women in the National Nina Carberry will be the 14th women to ride in the National, but more importantly for her she will be lining-up alongside... |
Winter Olympics: Women Curlers Go Out Despite defeating the United States, Britain's women were eliminated when Canada beat Denmark with the last stone. |
| A British Woman at Last Masters Service Game The Audi Channel compares favourably with MUTV in the entertainment stakes for Martin Kelner. |
Goughie Next for One Woman and Her Job Screen Break: Interpid channel surfer Martin Kelner got more than he bargained for when he happened upon tv nutritionist... |
| Formula One: Female Driver Hits the Wall on Debut Katherine Legge might want to forget her formula one car debut after driving into a wall on the Vallelunga circuit near... |
Women Fight to Get Softball Restored for London Olympics Olympic Games: Dropping sport will cut female participation · Website and IOC lobby help rally support |
| Business of Sport: Women Tune in to Become Growth Market Traditionalists will be choking on their cucumber sandwiches after it emerged that four in 10 of those watching the Ashes... |
Golf: Van De Velde Eyes Women's Open Frenchman Jean van de Velde announced yesterday he will attempt to qualify for the women's British Open in protest at the... |
| Boxing: Women Boxers Close to Entering Olympic Ring at London 2012 Women's boxing, illegal in Britain until 1998, looks set to be included on the programme for the 2012 Olympics. |
Golf: Women Handed Hard Road to Open The Royal & Ancient have opened up the world's most prestigious to women - but only a select few will be eligible. |
| R&A Opens Door to Women's Elite Golf: On the day Michelle Wie makes her professional debut, the Royal and Ancient Golf Club has ended its ban on women... |
Boxing: Women's Boxing on Cards for London As the Women's World Championship of Boxing in Russia reached its climax, it was revealed that women's boxing is likely to... |
| Horse Racing: Woman Jockey Battles Prejudice Despite leading the race to become the Flat season champion apprentice, Hayley Turner realises her fight for recognition... |
Rowing: Women's Quad Takes Gold The British women's quad emulated the men by taking gold at the world championships in Japan, just holding off the Germans... |
| Women and the Trill of Cricket Cricket: The thrilling Ashes series has caught the imagination of lots of women - perhaps because it's nothing like football... |
Disabled Woman Sets Solo Sailing Record Sailing: Hilary Lister yesterday sipped and puffed her way into the record books, becoming the first quadriplegic to sail... |
| Athletics: The World's Fastest Woman Donald McRae talks to the new 100m world champion about flipping burgers in Wendy's, her father's leukaemia and how she... |
Golf: Wie Could Be in the Dough As First Female in the Deere Teenage sensation Michelle Wie is on course to become the first female to make the cut at a US PGA Tour event since 1945. |
| Woman Joins Top Rank of Matadors Spain's bullfighting fans were yesterday digesting the arrival of only the second woman ever to join the top rank of... |
Last Woman Standing Bemoans Lack of Support Tennis: Jane O'Donoghue slipped into the second round almost unnoticed and today will attempt to defy expectations when she... |
| Athletics: Women Show the Way As Men Falter in Florence The British women's team look likely to win promotion into the European Cup Super League, but the men will do well to stay... |
Women's Golf: Creamer Pips Wie As Flavour of Month 18-year-old Paula Creamer has stolen Michelle Wie's title as the prodigy most likely to challenge Annika Sorenstam in the... |
| Iranian Women Kick Out Against Football Ban With the red, white and green tricolour of the Iranian flag draped around her shoulders, Niloofar Ardalan appeared to be in... |
Motor Racing: Woman Driver Amongst Indy 500 Leaders A woman driver is leaving men behind in the Indianapolis 500. Oliver Owen reports. |
| I'll Take on Men, Says Woman Boxer Boxing: Ann 'Brown Sugar' Wolfe is such a terrifying boxer she has run out of women willing to go into the ring with her -... |
Tennis: More Wimbledon Money for Women The growing popularity of the women's game sees Wimbledon's ladies' champion prize money close to within £30,000 of the men. |
| Open Opened to Women Golf: The Royal and Ancient Club have agreed in principle to allow women to enter the Open Championship. |
Golf: Pga Breaks Barriers With Woman Captain Breaking with their men-only tradition, the Professional Golfers' Association have appointed Beverly Lewis as their... |
| Punch Kills Woman Boxer Boxing: A boxer who entered the ring for what she intended to be her last bout before retirement has become the first... |
English Women Bow Out in World Semis Cricket: England's run at the Women's World Cup came to an end as they slipped to a five-wicket semi-final defeat against... |
| Why a Grand National Victory By Carrie Ford Would Be a Boost for Women Riders Horse Racing: Why, when women do so well at eventing and showjumping, can they still not crack top-level racing? Or could... |
Sport for Muslim Women at Loughborough University Exclusive coaching courses for Muslim women at Loughborough University are developing confidence in place of constraints,... |
| Royal and Ancient Revolution: Women Golfers to Play in Open Golf: One of the enduring divisions in the world of professional sport is to be abolished after the Royal and Ancient,... |
Golf: Cautious Moderniser Puts Women on Course, But Not for Members' Bar Peter Dawson, secretary of the R&A , discusses his plans for the future of the game, including women playing in the Open. |
| Tennis: Russian Women Ready to Call Tune The Australian Open is the one major the Russian women have yet to conquer but all that may well change in Melbourne, says... |
Clare Balding: Women Want Equal Play - and Now Stereotypes preclude women from playing what have been deemed 'unfeminine' sports, writes Clare Balding. |
| Mexican Football Club Signs Woman A Mexican professional football club has made history by signing a woman. The move has already caused an uproar, but the... |
Peta Bee: British Women Must Stand Up, Then Go for a Run Having to shower after playing sport is one of the reasons a lot of women don't take exercise, which just isn't good enough... |
| Peta Bee: The Veil is Slowly Lifting for Muslim Women Athletes British Muslim women struggle to participate in sport because of their cultural ideal, but better opportunities are... |
USA women's sitting volleyball team win Paralympic bronze medal! Tears flowed for the second night in a row from the USA Women's Sitting Volleyball Team, but on this night they flowed for... |
| USA women's sitting volleyball team reaches Paralympic medal round The USA's Kendra Lancaster scored a team-high 16 points to lead four players in double figures as the United States held on... |
USA women's sitting volleyball team wins another five-set thriller For the second time in three matches the USA Women's Sitting Volleyball Team went the distance, and its persistence paid... |
| USA women's sitting volleyball team loses to China One day after posting a thrilling 3-2 win over Finland to begin play at the 2004 Paralympic Games in Athens, Greece, the... |
USA women's sitting volleyball team wins first Paralympic match The USA Women's Sitting Volleyball Team staged an inspiring start to the first day of volleyball competition at the 2004... |
| Olympic coverage fails USA. women's teams Women's team events got short shrift in the television coverage of the 2004 Summer Olympic Games. Additionally, programming... |
Olympics: The Olympiad of the woman With Islamic female athletes making history and women comprising 41 percent of the 11,047 athletes vying for gold in Athens... |
| America's women triumph Basketball: America's women succeeded where their men spectacularly failed. |
Olympics: Brazil outlasts USA women in Olympic quarterfinals The 2004 Olympic Games came to a sudden and disappointing end for the USA women's national volleyball team as Brazil posted... |
| Womens 1500m: Holmes Eases Through Kelly Holmes returned to the scene of her Olympic triumph tonight and used the same tactics which brought her 800 metres... |
Olympics: USA vs. Brazil for women's Olympic beach volleyball gold medal The rankings were proven to be correct as the top two-seeded teams for the Athens 2004 Olympic Games won as expected here... |
| Women's Wrestling Comes to the Olympics Women's wrestling: As the masseur of inaugural winner Irini Merlini put it, "Wrestling now for woman. Ukraine women.... |
Olympics: USA women stun Cuba, qualify for Olympic quarterfinals The No. 1 team in the world made its Olympic debut Sunday night ... on the last night of pool play. In a match it... |
| Olympics: USA women in must-win situation after loss to Russia Following another disappointing five-set loss on Friday night, the USA women's Olympic volleyball team finds itself facing... |
Olympics: Dominican Republic hands USA women stunning loss Milagros Cabral scored a match-high 21 points to lead a balanced attack as the energized and emotional Dominicans posted a... |
| Forty-two Seconds That Put Afghan Women on the Map Judo: Afghanistan's Friba Razayee is only a brown belt and lasted just 45 seconds in her opening heat but it was not... |
Olympics: USA women hold off Germany, net first Athens win For the second match in a row, Germany had upset on its mind in women's Olympic volleyball action. But a determined... |
| Olympics: China defeats USA women to begin 2004 Olympics The first day of women's Olympic volleyball competition in Athens, Greece, was capped off by a heavyweight match-up between... |
General: Erdmann sets world record in "Women's Boom Run" In 14.950 seconds, Mandy Erdmann went running into the history books. Competing at the 2004 Great Outdoor Games in Madison,... |
| Jowell Urges Women Hopefuls to Claim Gold, Glory and Headlines in Athens Tessa Jowell, the secretary of state for culture, media and sport, has called on administrators and the media to exploit... |
USA women sweep Cuba, win bronze medal at World Grand Prix Logan Tom scored a match-high 14 points to lead three players in double figures, as the United States overwhelmed Cuba in... |
| USA women fall to Italy, Brazil up next in Grand Prix semifinals Simona Rinieri scored a match-high 24 points to lead three players in double-figures as Italy scored a 3-1 win over the USA... |
USA women begin final round of Grand Prix with sweep of China Logan Tom scored a match-high 19 points and Keba Phipps added 17 as Team USA posted a stunning 3-0 win over China Thursday... |
| USA women capture last two Grand Slam "Final Four" berths in Austria It came down to Brazil and the United States competing for the final two berths in the women's "final four" of... |
FIVB announces women's, men's Beach Olympic teams On July 23, the FIVB announced the official Olympic ranking for the 24 men's teams and the 24 women's teams selected to... |
| General: Coach helps Wisconsin woman overcome jaywalking addiction A professed Jaywalking addict, Annie Watts knew it was time to seek help. She found the help she needed with the assistance... |
McPeak And Youngs win AVP Hermosa Beach women's title Straight off of their Belmar Open win, Olympian's Holly McPeak and Elaine Youngs captured the women's title on Saturday at... |
| USA women edge Thailand in five sets at Grand Prix One night after clinching a spot in the final round of the World Grand Prix, the USA women's national volleyball team... |
USA women clinch berth in championship round of Grand Prix The USA women's national volleyball team clinched a spot in the final round of the World Grand Prix with a 3-1 win over... |
| USA women finish second round of Grand Prix with victory Tayyiba Haneef scored a match-high 18 points to guide the USA women's national volleyball team to a 3-0 win over Thailand... |
China downs USA women in five sets at World Grand Prix Chalk one up for China. In the second match of the year between the top two teams in the world, No. 1 China posted its... |
| Brazilians face American trio in FIVB women's semi-finals They took different routes, but three teams from the United States earned "final four" berths on Friday where... |
It's Europe vs. the Americas in women's FIVB French tournament With SAS Prince Albert of Monaco watching the Beach Volleyball action on Thursday in Marseille, France, the women's teams... |
| USA women finish first week of Grand Prix with win Keba Phipps scored a match-high 13 points on nine kills, three blocks and one service ace to lead a balanced attack in the... |
USA Volleyball announces men's and women's Olympic team nominations USA Volleyball nominates the following athletes to the U.S. Men's and Women's Olympic Team pending certification by the... |
| USA women sweep Korea to begin World Grand Prix Heather Bown scored a match-high 13 points to lead three players in double-figures in the three-game sweep of Korea at the... |
USA women depart Monday for World Grand Prix The world's second-ranked USA women's national volleyball team departs for Bangkok, Thailand, on Monday, July 5, for the... |
| Russian Steel Helps Sharapova Forge Women's Revolution July 5: For all her youth and good looks, Maria Sharapova has the cold-eyed dedication of true champions. |
Dumont & Martin earn Canada's f irst women's "Final Four" spot By winning two of three Beach Volleyball matches on Friday, 12th-seeded Guylaine Dumont and Annie Martin became the... |
| Three USA women's beach volleyball teams unbeaten in Norway Three women's teams from the United States posted unbeaten marks here Thursday during the opening Main Draw rounds of the... |
Women's Semi Final: Serena Williams Beats Amelie Mauresmo 6-7, 7-5, 6-4 Women: Serena Williams fought back from a set down to beat France's Amelie Mauresmo 6-7, 7-5, 6-4 in the semi-final. |
| USA Women's "Lucky" Numbers - 1, 2, 3 & 15 No.'s 1, 2, 3 and 15 are the lucky numbers for the United States women, as four American tandems begin Beach Volleyball... |
USA women sweep Puerto Rico, qualify for 2005 Grand Prix Nancy Metcalf scored a match-high 24 points to lead four players in double-figures, as the USA women's national volleyball... |
| Cuba sweeps USA women to win Pool A Yaima Ortiz and Zoila Barros each scored a match-high 14 points as Cuba defeated the USA women's national volleyball team,... |
USA women improve to 3-0 at Pan Am Cup, Face Cuba Tuesday Nancy Metcalf and Ogonna Nnamani each scored a match-high 12 points to lead the USA women's national volleyball team to a... |
| USA women sweep Canada, Improve to 2-0 at Pan Am Cup Nancy Metcalf and Elisha Thomas each scored a match-high 16 points to lead the USA women's national volleyball team to a... |
USA men and women find success in Swiss sand While the United States women were winning seven of nine matches on Thursday during the opening Main Draw rounds of the... |
| USA women fall to Italy in Volley Masters final Simona Rinieri scored a match-high 20 points and Francesca Piccinini added 16 as Italy defeated the USA women's national... |
USA women stun top-ranked China in Volley Masters semifinals Nancy Metcalf scored a match-high 15 points to lead four players in double-figures as the United States stunned the world's... |
| Italy hands USA women first Volley Masters loss Simona Rinieri scored a match-high 23 points and Francesca Piccinini added 18 as Italy handed the USA women's national... |
Nnamani leads USA women to Volley Masters win over Poland Ogonna Nnamani scored a team-high 16 points and Nancy Metcalf added 14 to lead four players in double figure, as the United... |
| USA women defeat Japan to begin Volley Masters Nancy Metcalf scored a match-high 22 points and Ogonna Nnamani added 18 to lead four players in double figures as the USA... |
USA women's pre-Olympic journey begins next week in Switzerland The USA women's national volleyball team begins its pre-Olympic journey to the Summer Games in Athens, Greece, next week in... |
| Jon Henderson Watches the First Russian Female to Win a Grand-slam Title June 6: Anastasia Myskina's triumph in the battle of two Russians promised little of excitment for the future of tennis. |
Breath of Fresh Russian Air As Women Fight to Be First One by one the favourites have fallen away in this year's women's tournament and today a new French Open champion will be... |
| USA women's teams post 4-0 mark at FIVB China Open The pro beach volleyball teams of Holly McPeak/Elaine Youngs and Annett Davis/Jenny Johnson Jordan compiled a 4-0 match... |
USA men and women earn berths at FIVB tournaments Pro beach athletes worked hard today, to gain berths into this weekend's FIVB beach volleyball tournaments in China and... |
| Fastest Woman on Earth Ready to Stop Team in Its Tracks Doping scandal threatens to engulf some of America's brightest Olympic hopefuls as disgraced sprinter prepares to blow... |
Apathy is killing women's tennis Let's take a look at the current state of the WTA Tour. With the rash of illnesses and no-shows recently, is there an... |
| Turkey sweeps USA women at Yeltsin Cup Neslihan Demir scored a match-high 22 points as Turkey defeated the USA women's national volleyball team, 3-0, in the... |
USA women defeat Thailand as Haneef scores 30 points One day after scoring a career-high 41 points, Tayyiba Haneef scored a match-high 30 points as the USA women's national... |
| USA women lose to Azerbaijan at Yeltsin Cup The United States' troubles with Azerbaijan continued Wednesday afternoon. For the second straight year, Azerbaijan handed... |
USA women open 2004 season with victory over Croatia The USA women's national volleyball team opened the 2004 season with a 3-1 win over Croatia at the Yeltsin Cup tournament... |
| USA women open season at Yeltsin Cup in Russia The USA women's national volleyball team departs Saturday, April 17, for a long trip to Nizhniy Tagil, Russia, and the... |
Richard Williams Talks to Fiamma Breschi, the Woman Behind Enzo Ferrari Richard Williams speaks to the woman who loved Enzo Ferrari, the man behind formula one's greatest legend. |
| Yoshida sdds four players to USA women's national volleyball team Four players -- Cynthia Barboza, Nicole Davis, Jennifer Joines and Ogonna Nnamani -- have joined the USA women's national... |
Sailing: A New Boat and Fresh Wind in Tale of Young Woman and the Sea Paul Weaver watches Ellen MacArthur begin a new odyssey, launching her jumbo 75-foot trimaran, Castorama B&Q, |
| USA men's sitting team qualifies for 2004 Paralympics, Women finish 5-0 The USA men's national sitting volleyball team qualified for the 2004 Paralympic Games in Athens, Greece, with a 3-1 win... |
USA women's sitting team qualifies for 2004 Paralympics, men advance to Para Pan Am final The USA women's national sitting volleyball team qualified for the 2004 Paralympic Games in Athens, Greece, with a 3-0 win... |
| Paralympic qualifier begins Friday for USA men's, women's sitting teams The 2003 Para Pan Am Games sitting volleyball competition, which serves as the only qualifier for the 2004 Paralympic Games... |
USA women rout Cuba, qualify for 2004 Olympic Games! The USA womens national volleyball team booked a reservation to the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Greece, thanks to a... |
| Why is It a Man's World? November 16: Campaigners have called coverage of women's sport 'appalling'. Will Buckley looks at what can be done. |
USA women lose to Brazil, still can qualify for 2004 Olympics Brazil and China are Athens-bound heading into the final day of competition at the Women's World Cup of volleyball. But... |
| China edges USA women, remains unbeaten at World Cup It wasn't easy, but China remained unbeaten at the World Cup when it came back to defeat the USA women's national... |
USA women sweep Dominican Republic, improve to 7-1 at World Cup Danielle Scott scored a match-high 13 points to lead the USA women's national volleyball team to a sweep of the Dominican... |
| USA women return to winning form at World Cup Keba Phipps scored a team-high 21 points to lead five players in double figures as the United States edged Turkey, 3-2, in... |
USA women upset by Poland in five sets at World Cup Malgorzata Glinka scored a match-high 27 points and Kamila Fratczak added 21 as Poland shocked the USA women's national... |
| USA women defeat Japan, remain undefeated at World Cup Logan Tom scored a match-high 16 points and Keba Phipps added 13 as the United States remained unbeaten at the World Cup... |
USA women sweep Italy, remain undefeated in World Cup Danielle Scott scored a match-high 15 points and Keba Phipps added 13 as the USA women's national volleyball team improved... |
| USA women improve to 2-0 at World Cup Tayyiba Haneef scored a match-high 15 points and Logan Tom added 12 as the USA women's national volleyball team improved to... |
Women and Children Welcome But No Shopping Please October 24: Lewis Moody says it won't be the arriving wives and girlfriends to blame if England fail to 'perform' in the... |
| USA women ready to battle Brazil in Texas Now that the world's No. 2-ranked USA women's national volleyball team has won its second-straight NORCECA championship and... |
USA women sweep Canada, qualify for World Cup Logan Tom scored a match-high 17 points to lead the United States to a 3-0 win over Canada in the NORCECA Zone Championship... |
| USA women edge Cuba, reach NORCECA semifinals Logan Tom scored a match-high 20 points to lead a balanced attack as the USA women's national volleyball team clinched a... |
USA women sweep Costa Rica to begin NORCECA Championships Danielle Scott scored a match-high 15 points to lead three players in double figures as the USA women's national volleyball... |
| USA roster announced for women's NORCECA Championships The long journey to Athens, Greece, for the 2004 Summer Olympics begins on Sept. 14 in the Dominican Republic for the USA... |
Why I don't watch women's pro sports Sportswriters want to know why men don't watch women's pro teams like the WNBA or the WUSA. This reporter, who is a woman,... |
| USA women win bronze at Pan Am Games Wiz Bachman scored a match-high 18 points and Nicole Branagh added 17 as the U.S. women's national volleyball training team... |
USA women fall to Cuba in Pan Am semifinals Cuba blazed into the women's volleyball gold medal match at the Pan American Games with a 3-0 sweep of the USA women's... |
| USA women reach Pan Am Games semifinals The goal of the USA women's national volleyball training team heading into the Pan American Games was to win a medal. It... |
USA men and women reach Pan Am Games beach quarterfinals The USA men's and women's beach volleyball teams competing in the XIV Pan American Games netted spots in the Pan American... |
| USA women advance to Pan Am quarterfinals Youth and experience proved to be a winning combination for the USA women's national volleyball training team at the Pan... |
USA women stun Puerto Rico in five sets The USA women's national volleyball training team refused to give up and was rewarded with a thrilling come-from-behind 3-2... |