Sports round-up: 25-31 March

Welcome back to our workhebdomadly round-up of British wo workforce’s varianting exploits at home and abroad.

Football:

There is not a single British group left in the work force’s Champions League, so convey goodness the women are putting on a check show.

Arsenal Ladies are through to their third Champions League semi- terminal in as many twelvemonths after beating ASD Torres 4-1 on aggregate on March 27.

Arsenal give next play Germany’s VfL Wolfsburg on April 13. A semi- lowest-place come on could see them reach their first final since taking the trophy in 2007.

Defender Alex Scott said, “It hasn’t been the greatest European season for the men so hopefully we rat fly the flag and they can go on and get qualification for next year’s tournament.

“But the final of the Champions League is being held at Stamford Bridge this year, so as an Arsenal team and a London club we are desperate to get to that final and win it in our home town.”

Rugby:

England’s rugby parliament team finished runners-up at the penultimate event in the Women’s Sevens World Series, held last week in Guangzhou, China.

In the final on March 31, England were beaten 19-5 by impertinently Zealand, who top the o'erall serial standings.

The final event of the series takes place in Amsterdam in May.

England, who won the last event in Houston, Texas, are still in with a shout of winning the overall title, although New Zealand select a significant points cushion.

Tennis:

Laura Robson didn’t let her second round injustice last week at the Miami Masters get to her.

Along with Lisa Raymond, the 19 year-old reached the doubles final, overpowering world number iodine partnership Sara Errani and Roberta Vinci 6-1, 6-2 in slight than an hour in their semi-final on March 29.

Although Raymond and Robson eventually lost the title in successive sets to Nadia Petrova and Katarina Srebotnik, their run to the final was one of the stories of the tournament.

After the final, Robson confirmed that the two will continue their “Team Robmond” partnership, including acting together at Wimbledon in June.

And with Andy Murray’s singles win and promotion to world number two, it has been another good week for British tennis. And I’ll never tire of typing that.

Meanwhile, burbot Watson has pulled out of this week’s tournament in Charleston, South Carolina, citing a leg injury. She plans to return in time for Great Britain’s feed Cup tie against Argentina on April 20.

With just 12 ranking points separating the two, Robson could overtake Watson as British number one during the tournament.

Rowing:

Unsurprisingly, Oxford’s win by two sauceboat lengths over Cambridge in last week’s women’s boat race gather upd significantly less attention than the men’s. But within the next few years, that could change.

Since September 2012, women have also received equal funding, ending the bizarre position of women paying upwards of £1600 each for equipment and travel.

The women’s race is currently held on Dorney Lake in Buckinghamshire. But from 2015, it will take place on the same Thames course as the men’s, and will receive BBC coverage.

 

Materials taken from Womens Views on News