2009
30
Aug
A stunning 30-yard strike from Italy’s Alessia Tuttino consigned 10-woman England to defeat in their opening match of Group C in Euro 2009.
The midfielder smashed the winner nine minutes from time as England suffered only their second defeat in 12 games.
England lost Casey Stoney when she was sent off on 28 minutes, but soon [...]
2009
11
Jun
Amanda Ray Beard (born October 29, 1981 in Newport Beach, California), is an Olympic-level swimmer and model from the United States of America. Beard participated in the 1996 Summer Olympics, 2000 Summer Olympics, 2004 Summer Olympics, and 2008 Summer Olympics, capturing a total of seven medals, the most recent in the 2004 games. She [...]
2009
11
Jun
Maria Sharapova’s bid to reach the third round of the Aegon Classic was delayed by rain on Wednesday, with the former Wimbledon champion leading American teenager Alexa Glatch 6-3, 5-4 before a downpour halted play.
Sharapova twice held match point but was unable to close out and play was suspended for the day with [...]
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2009
9
Jun
Amanda Ray Beard (born October 29, 1981 in Newport Beach, California), is an Olympic-level swimmer and model from the United States of America. Beard participated in the 1996 Summer Olympics, 2000 Summer Olympics, 2004 Summer Olympics, and 2008 Summer Olympics, capturing a total of seven medals, the most recent in the 2004 games. She [...]
2009
6
Jun
It took Svetlana Kuznetsova just 74 minutes to clinch the women’s French Open title on Saturday, but this was a triumph that was more than a year in the making.
The Russian seventh seed blew away world No.1 Dinara Safina 6-4, 6-2 on Court Philippe Chatrier to secure a triumph that owes everything to her [...]
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2009
4
Jun
Alison Stokke, who normally rises over the pole-vaulting bar, rose to Internet Fame when a picture of her when she was 17 at a track meet was posted on the Internet.
Soon, more pictures would surface, millions of new fans would stare at her gazingly, and this future California Bear Field Star, would find unexpected, [...]
2009
4
Jun
Nigeria’s 2008 Olympic bronze medalist Blessing Okagbare of University of Texas, El Paso (UTEP) is one of four track and field women athletes nominated for the Collegiate Women Sports Award presented by Honda to the top NCAA Division I female athletes in their sport.
Okagbare becomes the first UTEP athlete to be nominated for the [...]
2009
27
May
Anna Kournikova is moving away from her image as a sexy tennis star in hopes of reaching out to a much younger audience.
Known as much for her good looks as her success on the court, Kournikova now works for the Boys and Girls Clubs of America and the Cartoon Network. She says she is [...]
2009
22
May
Beautiful, charitable and talented, Ana Ivanovic has battled the pretty tennis player stereotype and proved her critics wrong.
But as this 21-year-old is finding out, staying at the top can be harder than getting there.
It is in a karaoke booth that Ana Ivanovic proves she is flawed. Wearing tracksuit pants and a blue singlet top, [...]
2009
22
May
BOWLING’S AMF World Cup champion Jasmine Yeong-Nathan was named the Sportswoman of the Year on Tuesday after pipping two past multiple-winners – national paddler Li Jiawei and swimmer Tao Li.
The achievements of Singapore’s women athletes in 2008 made the choice a difficult one for the Singapore Sports Award Selection Committee.
Li was part of the [...]