Charlotte Dujardin has won her second gold medal of the European Dressage Championships in Aachen, Germany in the freestyle event. After retaining her Grand Prix Special title yesterday and helping Great Britain to silver in the team event earlier in the week, Dujardin now has three medals from the Championships.
0 Comments
Taekwondo player Jade Jones lost in the final of the Moscow Grand Prix to Kimia Alizadeh Zenoorin. The Olympic champion was tied at 3-3 with the Iranian athlete, but lost on the golden point system. At the World Championships in May, Jones was controversially beaten by the same opponent 10-9 in the quarter final, when the electronic scoring system froze and didn't register some of the Welsh athletes shots. But she was unable to revenge that defeat in Moscow.
England have missed out on a place in the final of the Netball World Cup following todays 50-39 loss to New Zealand. Despite going into the game having won five matches from six in the group stages, the Roses went down early on and couldn't come back against the unbeaten Silver Ferns. England, ranked third in the world, got off to a slow start and quickly found themselves 4-0 down. But they grew into the game and managed to limit the score to 21-17, a deficit of only four at half time. But New Zealand came out after the break with fresh intent with Goal Attack Maria Tutaia proving very effective, scoring 35 goals. By the end of the third quarter, the world number two had opened up a ten point gap to lead 37-27. Coach Tracy Neville made changes for the last 15 minutes, but the deficit proved too much and the Silver Ferns were able to extend their lead to finish as 50-39 winners.
British equestrian rider Charlotte Dujardin has retained her Grand Prix Special dressage title at the European Championships in Aachen, Germany. The current Olympic and World Champion and her horse Valegro scored 87.577% to finish over four and a half points ahead of home favourite Kristina Broring-Sprehe who took silver. On Friday, the pair helped Great Britain to a silver medal in the team event as the Netherlands took gold. And Dujardin and Valegro performed well in the Grand Prix Special is an event that acts as a qualifier for Sunday's showpiece freestyle test, which set to music.
England are through to the Netball World Cup semi-finals after a convincing 62-46 win over South Africa. The win ensures Tracey Neville's team will finish runners-up in Pool F and are set to play four-time winners New Zealand on Saturday. Keeping the same line-up that secured a vital 78-33 win over Wales yesterday, England grew into the game after a slow start. South Africa, who lost heavily to hosts Australia on Wednesday, took a four point lead early on. But England started to take control of the game and scored six goals in a row to open up a healthy lead.
Australia have extended their lead to 8-2 in the multi-format Women's Ashes series after bowling England out on the fourth and final day to win the one and only test match. The hosts were outplayed throughout the match at Canterbury and must now win all three of the remaining T20's to draw the series and retain the Ashes. With Australia resuming on 90-4 the main question was at what point they would declare and whether they would have enough time to bowl England out for the second time. The overnight lead was 196 runs with Jess Jonassen, hero from the first innings, and Alex Blackwell playing well in good batting conditions.
England face a big task to win the one and only test match in the Women's Ashes as Australia take a large lead into the final day at Canterbury. Day three started in similar fashion to day two, as rain delayed the start of play once again. When the teams eventually came out, it was England who came out flying lead by opening bowler Katherine Brunt. Brunt, who top scored for England yesterday with the bat, started aggressively and bowled Elyse Villani for a duck with just the fifth ball of the innings. And she didn't let up, having the new batsman Meg Lanning trapped in front lbw in the third over leaving Australia reeling on 2-2. But then the weather interrupted England's momentum, as the forecasted thunder storms arrived and forced the players off after just 30 minutes of play with the visitors on 15-2, a lead of 121 runs.
England duo Jill Scott and Karen Bardsley have signed new two year contracts at Manchester City Women. The pairs previous contracts, which ran from when they first joined in 2013, were expected to expire at the end of this season, but now the players, who are integral in the Manchester City team, will stay until at least 2017.
Australia hold a 106 run lead after a commanding display on day two of the Women's Ashes Test at Canterbury in which they bowled England out for 168. After rain earlier in the morning, the start was delayed and the teams came out with about 30 minutes to play before lunch. Jess Jonassen, who reached 95 over night, could only add a few singles to her total with the injury to partner Kristen Beams forcing slow running between the wickets. Sitting on 99, Jonassen then fell lbw to Katherine Brunt, who finished with figures of 2-60. Fast bowler, Holly Ferling was the final batter and she faced just the one ball before Australia declared on 274-9. Captain Meg Lanning later said, the visitors were looking to declare late on the first day but the 10th wicket partnership wasn't scoring quick enough and as Jonassen got closer to a debut century, they held of the declaration hoping she would reach the milestone.
Australian all-rounder Jess Jonassen was the star on the first day of the one and only test in Canterbury as she ended the day on 95 not out. The 22-year-old, playing in her test debut, helped the visitors fight back from 99-5 to be on 268-8 at close of play. The English bowlers started well with Katherine Brunt especially looking threatening. But Australian openers Elyse Villani and Nicole Bolton were able to weather the storm and then looked to play their shots, reaching the 50 mark after sixteen overs. But the hosts got the breakthrough, Anya Shrubsole having Villani caught by Heather Knight at first slip for a well made 33. That wicket brought captain Meg Lanning, who had been in great form having hit 104 and 85 in the last two ODI's, to the middle. But Shrubsole didn't let her settle and managed to get the prize wicket, out the same way as Villani, caught by Knight in the slips. Lunch was taken not long after and, although the two quick wickets give England the upper hand, Lanning was replaced by another in form batter, Ellyse Perry.
|
Keep up to date with the latest news in the world of women's sport.
SELECT BY SPORT
All
NEWS ARCHIVE
October 2016
|