Aussies Play for Bronze - Baseball

Australia’s run toward World Cup Gold came to an end after going down 10-1, in a near perfect performance by tournament favourites Japan, on Day 4 of the 2008 Women’s World Cup in Matsuyama.

The Japanese were relentless as they punched out 15 hits and scored at least one run in every inning to stand alone as the tournament’s only remaining undefeated team.

You can read the rest of the report over a Baseball Australia.

Australia is right now playing Canada for the bronze medal. We'll keep you posted!

Aussie Women fall to USA - Baseball

After two near flawless performances to open their World Cup campaign the Australian Women’s Baseball Team ran into a serious reality check in the form of a disappointing 11-1 loss to the United States on Day Three.

Despite the loss, head coach John Gaynor remained positive as the team enters the 2^nd phase of the tournament, confident his troops can bounce back.

“We were nowhere near our best today, but if there was ever a time to have a bad game, today was it,” Gaynor said.

Read more over at www.baseball.org.au

On Day 2 of the tournament, Australia defeated Taiwan (Chinese Taipei) 12-0 - more details at Australian Baseball

Australia knock up a win at the World Cup - Baseball

Our Aussie Women kicked off their campaign in the Women's Baseball World Cup with a smashing 15-0 win over India on Sunday.

Shae Lillywhite led the scoring with 3 runs followed by Christina Kreppold, Renee Straumietis, Samantha Hamilton and Tahnee Lovering all with 2 a piece.

Read the full report over at Baseball Australia.

Vikings Futsal Cup 2008 - Tournament Results

Northern Australia have taken out the 2008 Vikings Futsal tournament in New Zealand this week. Northern Australia defeated New Zealand 4-2 in the final after an unbeaten run in the in the preliminary rounds.

Southern Australia secured 3rd place defeating the Philippines 5-2 in the final.

Full results below courtesy of Vikings Futsal.

Northern Australia 5 d 2 Vikings New Zealand
Southern Australia 5 d 0 IROK Philippines

Northern Australia 3 d 2 Southern Australia
Vikings New Zealand 2 d 0 IROK Philippines

Vikings New Zealand 2 d 0 Southern Australia
Northern Australia 2 d 1 IROK Philippines

                    P W D L F  A Pts
Northern Australia  3 3 0 0 10 5 9
Vikings New Zealand 3 2 0 1 6  5 6
Northern Australia  3 1 0 2 7  5 3
Philippines         3 0 0 3 2  8 0

3rd/4th Playoff

Southern Australia 5 d 2 Philippines

Grand Final

Northern Australia 4 d 2 Vikings New Zealand

Jillaroos Squad Named - League

The Australian Women's Rugby League (AWRL) have today announced the Jillaroos squad that will contest the women's 2008 World Cup to be played later this year.

2008 Women’s World Cup squad

Teresa ANDERSON - QLD
Nicole BACKHOUSE - NSW
Tracey BAILEY - QLD
Joanne BARRETT - QLD
Jamie BLAZEJEWSKI - NSW
Teina CLARK - NSW
Melissa EDWARDS - QLD
Erin ELLIOTT - QLD
Lisa FIAOLA - NSW
Neena FRASER - QLD
Stephanie HANCOCK - QLD
Suzanne JOHNSON - QLD
Renae KUNST - QLD
Denise McGRATH - NSW
Karyn MURPHY - QLD
Tahnee NORRIS - QLD
Jess PALMER - NSW
Kylie PENNELL - NSW
Tegan ROLFE - QLD
Amie SOLOMONA - QLD
Deanna TURNER - QLD
Tarah WESTERA - QLD
Elianna WILSON - NSW

The squad was announced after the completion of the Women's State of Origin held in Brisbane over the weekend. The Queenslanders took out the Cup 2 games to for the 6th year running.

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Australian Women Oceana Champions - 7s Rugby Union

Australia have defeated New Zealand in a thriller to be crowned Oceania champions in their first Rugby 7s outing. Both teams have now qualified for the 7s World Cup to be held in Dubai next year.

Read the full report over at the Women's Rugby Review